Steps would go for Eurovision but only after Adele or Ed Sheeran tried out first, says Claire Richards

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Eurovision double – a second nul points and bottom for the second year running – many fans are wanting Steps to enter. The UK has won five times, three of them with groups – Bucks Fizz, Brotherhood of Man and Katrina and the Waves.

And Steps are UK pop survivors who will celebrate 25 years at the top next year and whose last album reached No2. But Claire Richards, 43, has a different plan – put Ed Sheeran or Adele up first and see what happens.

She said: “I think there is an added element to Eurovision which wasn’t there with Bucks Fizz or Brotherhood of Man. Back then it was just the fun competition that it should be but unfortunately there are other elements that mean we won’t do that well ever again.“We will never know for sure before Ed.