Here's all you need to know about the singer and the song selected for the singing competition.
What is the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019?
Former X Factor contestant and winner of BBC's All Together Now Michael Rice, 21, has been picked to represent us in the contest this year.
He will travel to Tel Aviv, Isreal in May to sing the song Bigger Than Us.
Talking to the BBC, Michael said: "Bigger Than Us is about love, coming together, it's a really powerful song. You just connect with it. It's all about emotion."
To win the spot, Michael competed against five other hopefuls in BBC's Eurovision: You Decide on Friday, February 8, 2019.
He seems confident that this might be the UK's year. He told the BBC: "We might have lost loads of times, but I think, why couldn't it change? Why can't we make this different?
"We've for the best music industry – Adele, Sam Smith, The Beatles – why can't we send someone and hope for the best?"
When is the Eurovision Song Contest 2019?
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will take place on 14, 16 & 18 May 2019.
Semi-Finals will take place in Tel Aviv on the 14th and 16th of May.
The Grand Final will take place on 18th May.
The 2018 contest was held in Lisbon, Portugal.
Who won Eurovision 2018?
Eurovision fans were kept on the edge of their seats during the voting in the grand final on May 12, 2018.
In a tight run finish, Netta from Israel emerged as victor and Cyprus came second, with Austria just edging out Germany to take third place.
The UK finished in 24th place after Surie's performance was disrupted by a stage invasion from protester Dr ACactivism.
What are the lyrics to Bigger Than US?
[Verse 1]
Hear these words that I sing to you
I will make it clear, it's me and you
We can have this love that we’ll never lose
It's bigger than us, mhm
[Pre-Chorus]
Take my hand and I'll lead you home
Can you understand?
You will never be alone
[Chorus]
It’s bigger than us
It's bigger than you and me
It's bigger than us
It's bigger than everything we see
'Cause I can feel the universe
When I'm feeling you breathe
It's bigger than us
And it's bigger than you and me
It’s bigger
[Verse 2]
I won’t give up and I won't let go
’Cause this kind of love is gonna be our only hope
[Chorus]
It's bigger than us
It's bigger than you and me
It's bigger than us
It’s bigger than everything we see
'Cause I can feel the universe
When I'm feeling you breathe
It's bigger than us
And it's bigger than you and me
[Bridge]
It's bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (It's bigger than, it's bigger than)
Oh, it's bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (It's bigger than, it's bigger than)
It's bigger than us
It's bigger than you and me
This kind of love
It's bigger than everything we see, yeah, ooh
So much bigger
Yeah, bigger than us
[Chorus]
(It's bigger than us)
(It's bigger than you and me)
(It's bigger than us) I can feel it
(It's bigger than everything we see) Everything we see
'Cause I can feel the universe
When I'm feeling you breathe
It's bigger than us
And it's bigger than you and me
[Outro]
It's bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (It's bigger than, it's bigger than)
Ooh (Bigger)
Bigger (Bigger)
Bigger (It's bigger than, it's bigger than)
It's bigger
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