Elton John a Disney's musical production "Aida" in 1999 with lyricist Tim Rice, for which they received the Tony Award for Best Original Score at the 54th Tony Awards, and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. The musical was given its world premiere in the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and went on to Chicago and eventually Broadway. John released a live compilation album called "Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits", featuring sings from the show he did at Madison Square Garden in New York City that same year. A concept album
Andrew Lloyd Webber to represent Britain, winning with It's My Time, by Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. At the contest, Lloyd Webber accompanied her on the piano during the performance. The United Kingdom finished 5th in the contest. The winner was Norway's Alexander Rybak with his composition "Fairytale". On 8 October 2009, Lloyd Webber launched the musical "Love Never Dies" at a press conference held at Her Majesty's Theatre, where the original "Phantom" has been running since 1986. Also present were Sierra Boggess, who had been cast as Christine Daaé, and Ramin Karimloo, who portrayed Phantom, a role he had recently played in