United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 leak of Bonnie Tyler's Eurovision participation, identified the UK representative as musical stage actress Bonnie Langford. The official announcement that Bonnie Tyler would represent the United Kingdom with the song "Believe in Me" was made on 7 March 2013. Tyler is the fifth Welsh-born solo act to represent the UK at Eurovision, following Mary Hopkin (1970), Emma (1990), Jessica Garlick (2002) and James Fox (2004). To date, the only Welsh-born person to sing on a winning Eurovision entrant is Nicky Stevens of Brotherhood of Man, that group having secured Eurovision victory for the UK in 1976 with "Save Your Kisses
Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 contests. The Georgian broadcaster announced on 10 June 2013, that they would be participating at the contest to be held in Kiev, Ukraine. Their artist and song were selected through an internal selection. On 8 October 2013, The Smile Shop was selected to represent Georgia with their song for the contest, "Give Me Your Smile". The Smile Shop are a Georgian band who represented Georgia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with their song "Give Me Your Smile" which came fifth with a total of 91 points. They consist of Mariam Shavladze, Ana Kvantaliani, Saba Chachua, Mariam Samushia, Luka