"Hold On to Our Love" was the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...

 entry for the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. It was sung by James Fox

James Fox (singer)

James Fox, real name . is a pop music singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist. He represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul...

 best known for his appearance as a contestant on the talent show Fame Academy

Fame Academy

Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...

. It was sung in English.

Despite the United Kingdom's 26th place at the 2003 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...

, the song was pre-qualified for the final as the United Kingdom is one of the "Big Four" (along with Spain

Spain

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, Germany

Germany

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 and France

France

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), which means that their entries are exempt from qualification in the semi-final.

The song was performed twentieth on the night (following Poland

Poland

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's Blue Café

Blue Café

Blue Café are a Polish musical group with jazz, soul and Latin influences. The band was formed in Łódź in 1998 and had three consecutive hit singles in Poland in 2002-03...

 with Love Song and preceding Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

' Lisa Andreas

Lisa Andreas

Lisa Andreas is an English singer of Cypriot descent. At age 16, she represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 and came fifth with her performance of "Stronger Every Minute". Andreas was the youngest singer taking part in the competition that year.-2001 - 2003:Andreas won a...

 with Stronger Every Minute

Stronger Every Minute

"Stronger Every Minute" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, performed in English by Lisa Andreas. The song was finished 5th in the final....

). At the close of voting, it had received 29 points, placing 16th in a field of 24.