"Hold Onto Our Love" is a single by Welsh singer
James Fox, who was best known for his appearance as a contestant on the
second series of the talent show ''
Fame Academy
''Fame Academy'' was a British television talent competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner would receive a chance to become a successful music artist and part of the international franchise ''Star Academy'' known un ...
'' in 2003. It was the
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following the country's victory at the with the song " Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Organised by the European B ...
entry for the .
At Eurovision
Despite the United Kingdom's 26th place at the
2003 contest, the song was pre-qualified for the final as the United Kingdom was one of the "
Big Four" (along with , and ), which means that its entries were exempt from qualification in the semi-final.
The song was performed 20th on the night, following 's
Blue Café
Blue Café is 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. They were nominated in the category Best Polish Act at the 2003 MTV E ...
with "
Love Song
A love song is a song about love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. Love songs can be found in a variety of different music genres. They can come in various formats, from sad and emotion ...
" and preceding '
Lisa Andreas
Lisa Jayne Porter (' Large; 22 December 1987), better known by the stage name Lisa Andreas (), is an English-Cypriot singer, dancer and artist, best known for Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song ...
with "
Stronger Every Minute". At the close of voting, it had received 29 points, placing 16th in a field of 24.
Charts
References
External links
"Hold Onto Our Love"at the Diggiloo Trush
2004 songs
2004 debut singles
Eurovision songs of the United Kingdom
Eurovision songs of 2004
Songs written by Tim Woodcock
Sony Music singles
British pop songs
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