JOSH DUBOVIE said he was “still smiling” after suffering the humiliation of coming last in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 19-year-old, from Basildon, Essex, represented the UK with a song masterminded by hit-maker Pete Waterman.
But his performance of That Sounds Good To Me failed to win over the public and national juries, and he ended up in bottom place with 10 points.
Dubovie, who returned to Britain yesterday, said: “This has been one of the best experiences of my life, no matter where I’ve come in the contest. It’s been a privilege to represent the UK, I will keep performing.”
It is the third time the UK has finished in bottom spot in the past eight years, after poorly-received performances from Andy Abraham in 2008 and Liverpool’s Jemini in 2003.
Germany stormed to victory with another 19-year-old singer, Lena, who scored 246 points with her song, Satellite.
* READ Boom-Bang-a-Blog's Eurovision 2010 review here
