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Graham Norton paid heartfelt tribute to Terry Wogan during the Eurovision
Jonathan Brady / PA Wire Jonathan Brady / PA Wire / PA Wire
GRAHAM NORTON WAS in excellent form during the BBC’s Eurovision coverage last night, with sassy quips and scathing put-downs aplenty.
He took a moment before song nine however to pay tribute to his predecessor, the late Sir Terry Wogan, who was BBC’s Eurovision commentator for 35 years.
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In a heartfelt speech, he explained why song nine was so significant to him and Sir Terry:
An audibly emotional Norton then asked the viewers at home to raise their glasses in honour of Wogan during the ninth song, Sweden’s entry.
And raise their glasses they did:
In a pre-Eurovision interview with the Press Association, Norton said Sir Terry’s voice is in his head the entire time he’s in the commentary box.
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