"Don't Play That Song Again" was the UK entry for the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2000

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

. The song was performed by Nicki French

Nicki French

Nicola S. French is a female English singer and dancer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.-Career:French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure...

, already a well-known name, having had a worldwide hit in 1995 with a cover of Bonnie Tyler's

Bonnie Tyler

Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...

 "Total Eclipse of the Heart

Total Eclipse of the Heart

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" is a song written and produced by Jim Steinman and recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler for her fifth studio album, Faster Than the Speed of Night...

". On the night she wore a lilac trenchcoat over a bright purple two-piece outfit and ended the voting in sixteenth place - the worst ever showing for a UK entry up to that time. The song reached No.34 on the UK Charts, the lowest chart placing for a British Eurovision entry since 1989.