The United Kingdom made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. To date, the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times. The UK has also finished second a record 15 times and also has the record for the longest-running string of Top 5 placings.
The United Kingdom holds the record for the longest run of consecutive appearances in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, 59 times in a row. The record would have gone to Germany had the country not been relegated in a pre-selection round in 1996.
The UK holds another record, which is regarded as one of the biggest achievements in the history of the Contest: coming in second in the final ranking 15 times.
The UK has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 8 times, stepping in to stage the event when others were unable to do so. The UK last hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 in Birmingham following Katrina and the Waves' victory with Love Shine A Light in 1997.
Sandie Shaw
Lulu
Brotherhood of Man
Bucks Fizz
Gina G
Katrina and The Waves
Andy Abraham
Jade Ewen
Josh
Blue
Engelbert Humperdinck
Bonnie Tyler
Molly
Electro Velvet
Joe and Jake
Lucie Jones
SuRie
Michael Rice
James Newman
James Newman
Frankfurt 1957
Cannes 1959
London 1960
Cannes 1961
Luxembourg 1962
London 1963
Copenhagen 1964
Naples 1965
Luxembourg 1966
Vienna 1967
London 1968
Madrid 1969
Amsterdam 1970
Dublin 1971
Edinburgh 1972
Luxembourg 1973
Brighton 1974
Stockholm 1975
The Hague 1976
London 1977
Paris 1978
Jerusalem 1979
The Hague 1980
Dublin 1981
Harrogate 1982
Munich 1983
Luxembourg 1984
Gothenburg 1985
Bergen 1986
Brussels 1987
Dublin 1988
Lausanne 1989
Zagreb 1990
Rome 1991
Malmö 1992
Millstreet 1993
Dublin 1994
Dublin 1995
Oslo 1996
Dublin 1997
Birmingham 1998
Jerusalem 1999
Stockholm 2000
Copenhagen 2001
Tallinn 2002
Riga 2003
Istanbul 2004
Kyiv 2005
Athens 2006
Helsinki 2007
Belgrade 2008
Moscow 2009
Oslo 2010
Düsseldorf 2011
Baku 2012
Malmö 2013
Copenhagen 2014
Vienna 2015
Stockholm 2016
Kyiv 2017
Lisbon 2018
Tel Aviv 2019
Rotterdam 2020
Rotterdam 2021
