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The United Kingdom made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. To date the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest five 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, as they came second in the final ranking 15 times. The UK also holds the record for most Top 10 (41) and Top 5 placings (29) over the years and won the Eurovision Song Contest on five occasions.
The UK has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest eight times in total, 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. 

Facts

First participation

1957 (Patricia Bredin)

Victories

1967 (Sandie Shaw)

1969 (Lulu)

1976 (Brotherhood of Man)

1981 (Bucks Fizz)

1997 (Katrina and The Waves)

Hosts

The basics

Full country name

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital

London

Featured participant

United Kingdom

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Frankfurt 1957	Patricia Bredin	All	6	7
Cannes 1959	Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson	Sing Little Birdie	16	2
London 1960	Bryan Johnson	Looking High, High, High	25	2
Cannes 1961	The Allisons	Are You Sure?	24	2
Luxembourg 1962	Ronnie Carroll	Ring-a-ding Girl	10	4
London 1963	Ronnie Carroll	Say Wonderful Things	28	4
Copenhagen 1964	Matt Monro	I Love The Little Things	17	2
Naples 1965	Kathy Kirby	I Belong	26	2
Luxembourg 1966	Kenneth McKellar	A Man Without Love	8	9
Vienna 1967	Sandie Shaw	Puppet On A String	47	1
London 1968	Cliff Richard	Congratulations	28	2
Madrid 1969	Lulu	Boom Bang-a-bang	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Mary Hopkin	Knock, Knock (who's There?)	26	2
Dublin 1971	Clodagh Rodgers	Jack In The Box	98	4
Edinburgh 1972	The New Seekers	Beg, Steal Or Borrow	114	2
Luxembourg 1973	Cliff Richard	Power To All Our Friends	123	3
Brighton 1974	Olivia Newton-John	Long Live Love	14	4
Stockholm 1975	The Shadows	Let Me Be The One	138	2
The Hague 1976	Brotherhood of Man	Save Your Kisses For Me	164	1
London 1977	Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran	Rock Bottom	121	2
Paris 1978	Co-Co	The Bad Old Days	61	11
Jerusalem 1979	Black Lace	Mary Ann	73	7
The Hague 1980	Prima Donna	Love Enough For Two	106	3
Dublin 1981	Bucks Fizz	Making Your Mind Up	136	1
Harrogate 1982	Bardo	One Step Further	76	7
Munich 1983	Sweet Dreams	I'm Never Giving Up	79	6
Luxembourg 1984	Belle and the Devotions	Love Games	63	7
Gothenburg 1985	Vikki	Love Is...	100	4
Bergen 1986	Ryder	Runner In The Night	72	7
Brussels 1987	Rikki	Only The Light	47	13
Dublin 1988	Scott Fitzgerald	Go	136	2
Lausanne 1989	Live Report	Why Do I Always Get It Wrong	130	2
Zagreb 1990	Emma	Give A Little Love Back To The World	87	6
Rome 1991	Samantha Janus	A Message To Your Heart	47	10
Malmö 1992	Michael Ball	One Step Out Of Time	139	2
Millstreet 1993	Sonia	Better The Devil You Know	164	2
Dublin 1994	Frances Ruffelle	We Will Be Free (lonely Symphony)	63	10
Dublin 1995	Love City Groove	Love City Groove	76	10
Oslo 1996	Gina G	Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit	77	8
Dublin 1997	Katrina and The Waves	Love Shine A Light	227	1
Birmingham 1998	Imaani	Where Are You?	166	2
Jerusalem 1999	Precious	Say It Again	38	12
Stockholm 2000	Nicki French	Don't Play That Song Again	28	16
Copenhagen 2001	Lindsay D.	No Dream Impossible	28	15
Tallinn 2002	Jessica Garlick	Come Back	111	3
Riga 2003	Jemini	Cry Baby		26
Istanbul 2004	James Fox	Hold On To Our Love
Grand Final			29	16
Kyiv 2005	Javine	Touch My Fire
Grand Final			18	22
Athens 2006	Daz Sampson	Teenage Life
Grand Final			25	19
Helsinki 2007	Scooch	Flying The Flag (for You)
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Andy Abraham	Even If
Grand Final			14	25
Moscow 2009	Jade Ewen	It's My Time
Grand Final			173	5
Oslo 2010	Josh	That Sounds Good To Me
Grand Final			10	25
Düsseldorf 2011	Blue	I Can
Grand Final			100	11
Baku 2012	Engelbert Humperdinck	Love Will Set You Free
Grand Final			12	25
Malmö 2013	Bonnie Tyler	Believe In Me
Grand Final			23	19
Copenhagen 2014	Molly	Children of the Universe
Grand Final			40	17
Vienna 2015	Electro Velvet	Still In Love With You
Grand Final			5	24
Stockholm 2016	Joe and Jake	You're Not Alone
Grand Final			62	24
Kyiv 2017	Lucie Jones	Never Give Up On You
Grand Final			111	15
Lisbon 2018	SuRie	Storm
Grand Final			48	24
Tel Aviv 2019

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, as they came second in the final ranking 15 times. The UK also holds the record for most Top 10 (41) and Top 5 placings (29) over the years and won the Eurovision Song Contest on five occasions.
The UK has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest eight times in total, 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. 

The basics

Full country name

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital

London

Facts

First participation

1957 (Patricia Bredin)

Victories

1967 (Sandie Shaw)

1969 (Lulu)

1976 (Brotherhood of Man)

1981 (Bucks Fizz)

1997 (Katrina and The Waves)

Hosts

Featured participant

United Kingdom

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Frankfurt 1957	Patricia Bredin	All	6	7
Cannes 1959	Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson	Sing Little Birdie	16	2
London 1960	Bryan Johnson	Looking High, High, High	25	2
Cannes 1961	The Allisons	Are You Sure?	24	2
Luxembourg 1962	Ronnie Carroll	Ring-a-ding Girl	10	4
London 1963	Ronnie Carroll	Say Wonderful Things	28	4
Copenhagen 1964	Matt Monro	I Love The Little Things	17	2
Naples 1965	Kathy Kirby	I Belong	26	2
Luxembourg 1966	Kenneth McKellar	A Man Without Love	8	9
Vienna 1967	Sandie Shaw	Puppet On A String	47	1
London 1968	Cliff Richard	Congratulations	28	2
Madrid 1969	Lulu	Boom Bang-a-bang	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Mary Hopkin	Knock, Knock (who's There?)	26	2
Dublin 1971	Clodagh Rodgers	Jack In The Box	98	4
Edinburgh 1972	The New Seekers	Beg, Steal Or Borrow	114	2
Luxembourg 1973	Cliff Richard	Power To All Our Friends	123	3
Brighton 1974	Olivia Newton-John	Long Live Love	14	4
Stockholm 1975	The Shadows	Let Me Be The One	138	2
The Hague 1976	Brotherhood of Man	Save Your Kisses For Me	164	1
London 1977	Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran	Rock Bottom	121	2
Paris 1978	Co-Co	The Bad Old Days	61	11
Jerusalem 1979	Black Lace	Mary Ann	73	7
The Hague 1980	Prima Donna	Love Enough For Two	106	3
Dublin 1981	Bucks Fizz	Making Your Mind Up	136	1
Harrogate 1982	Bardo	One Step Further	76	7
Munich 1983	Sweet Dreams	I'm Never Giving Up	79	6
Luxembourg 1984	Belle and the Devotions	Love Games	63	7
Gothenburg 1985	Vikki	Love Is...	100	4
Bergen 1986	Ryder	Runner In The Night	72	7
Brussels 1987	Rikki	Only The Light	47	13
Dublin 1988	Scott Fitzgerald	Go	136	2
Lausanne 1989	Live Report	Why Do I Always Get It Wrong	130	2
Zagreb 1990	Emma	Give A Little Love Back To The World	87	6
Rome 1991	Samantha Janus	A Message To Your Heart	47	10
Malmö 1992	Michael Ball	One Step Out Of Time	139	2
Millstreet 1993	Sonia	Better The Devil You Know	164	2
Dublin 1994	Frances Ruffelle	We Will Be Free (lonely Symphony)	63	10
Dublin 1995	Love City Groove	Love City Groove	76	10
Oslo 1996	Gina G	Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit	77	8
Dublin 1997	Katrina and The Waves	Love Shine A Light	227	1
Birmingham 1998	Imaani	Where Are You?	166	2
Jerusalem 1999	Precious	Say It Again	38	12
Stockholm 2000	Nicki French	Don't Play That Song Again	28	16
Copenhagen 2001	Lindsay D.	No Dream Impossible	28	15
Tallinn 2002	Jessica Garlick	Come Back	111	3
Riga 2003	Jemini	Cry Baby		26
Istanbul 2004	James Fox	Hold On To Our Love
Grand Final			29	16
Kyiv 2005	Javine	Touch My Fire
Grand Final			18	22
Athens 2006	Daz Sampson	Teenage Life
Grand Final			25	19
Helsinki 2007	Scooch	Flying The Flag (for You)
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Andy Abraham	Even If
Grand Final			14	25
Moscow 2009	Jade Ewen	It's My Time
Grand Final			173	5
Oslo 2010	Josh	That Sounds Good To Me
Grand Final			10	25
Düsseldorf 2011	Blue	I Can
Grand Final			100	11
Baku 2012	Engelbert Humperdinck	Love Will Set You Free
Grand Final			12	25
Malmö 2013	Bonnie Tyler	Believe In Me
Grand Final			23	19
Copenhagen 2014	Molly	Children of the Universe
Grand Final			40	17
Vienna 2015	Electro Velvet	Still In Love With You
Grand Final			5	24
Stockholm 2016	Joe and Jake	You're Not Alone
Grand Final			62	24
Kyiv 2017	Lucie Jones	Never Give Up On You
Grand Final			111	15
Lisbon 2018	SuRie	Storm
Grand Final			48	24
Tel Aviv 2019

The basics

Full country name

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital

London

Facts

First participation

1957 (Patricia Bredin)

Victories

1967 (Sandie Shaw)

1969 (Lulu)

1976 (Brotherhood of Man)

1981 (Bucks Fizz)

1997 (Katrina and The Waves)

Hosts

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, as they came second in the final ranking 15 times. The UK also holds the record for most Top 10 (41) and Top 5 placings (29) over the years and won the Eurovision Song Contest on five occasions.
The UK has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest eight times in total, 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. 

Featured participant

United Kingdom

Tel Aviv 2019

Event	Represented by	Song	Points	Rank
Frankfurt 1957	Patricia Bredin	All	6	7
Cannes 1959	Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson	Sing Little Birdie	16	2
London 1960	Bryan Johnson	Looking High, High, High	25	2
Cannes 1961	The Allisons	Are You Sure?	24	2
Luxembourg 1962	Ronnie Carroll	Ring-a-ding Girl	10	4
London 1963	Ronnie Carroll	Say Wonderful Things	28	4
Copenhagen 1964	Matt Monro	I Love The Little Things	17	2
Naples 1965	Kathy Kirby	I Belong	26	2
Luxembourg 1966	Kenneth McKellar	A Man Without Love	8	9
Vienna 1967	Sandie Shaw	Puppet On A String	47	1
London 1968	Cliff Richard	Congratulations	28	2
Madrid 1969	Lulu	Boom Bang-a-bang	18	1
Amsterdam 1970	Mary Hopkin	Knock, Knock (who's There?)	26	2
Dublin 1971	Clodagh Rodgers	Jack In The Box	98	4
Edinburgh 1972	The New Seekers	Beg, Steal Or Borrow	114	2
Luxembourg 1973	Cliff Richard	Power To All Our Friends	123	3
Brighton 1974	Olivia Newton-John	Long Live Love	14	4
Stockholm 1975	The Shadows	Let Me Be The One	138	2
The Hague 1976	Brotherhood of Man	Save Your Kisses For Me	164	1
London 1977	Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran	Rock Bottom	121	2
Paris 1978	Co-Co	The Bad Old Days	61	11
Jerusalem 1979	Black Lace	Mary Ann	73	7
The Hague 1980	Prima Donna	Love Enough For Two	106	3
Dublin 1981	Bucks Fizz	Making Your Mind Up	136	1
Harrogate 1982	Bardo	One Step Further	76	7
Munich 1983	Sweet Dreams	I'm Never Giving Up	79	6
Luxembourg 1984	Belle and the Devotions	Love Games	63	7
Gothenburg 1985	Vikki	Love Is...	100	4
Bergen 1986	Ryder	Runner In The Night	72	7
Brussels 1987	Rikki	Only The Light	47	13
Dublin 1988	Scott Fitzgerald	Go	136	2
Lausanne 1989	Live Report	Why Do I Always Get It Wrong	130	2
Zagreb 1990	Emma	Give A Little Love Back To The World	87	6
Rome 1991	Samantha Janus	A Message To Your Heart	47	10
Malmö 1992	Michael Ball	One Step Out Of Time	139	2
Millstreet 1993	Sonia	Better The Devil You Know	164	2
Dublin 1994	Frances Ruffelle	We Will Be Free (lonely Symphony)	63	10
Dublin 1995	Love City Groove	Love City Groove	76	10
Oslo 1996	Gina G	Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit	77	8
Dublin 1997	Katrina and The Waves	Love Shine A Light	227	1
Birmingham 1998	Imaani	Where Are You?	166	2
Jerusalem 1999	Precious	Say It Again	38	12
Stockholm 2000	Nicki French	Don't Play That Song Again	28	16
Copenhagen 2001	Lindsay D.	No Dream Impossible	28	15
Tallinn 2002	Jessica Garlick	Come Back	111	3
Riga 2003	Jemini	Cry Baby		26
Istanbul 2004	James Fox	Hold On To Our Love
Grand Final			29	16
Kyiv 2005	Javine	Touch My Fire
Grand Final			18	22
Athens 2006	Daz Sampson	Teenage Life
Grand Final			25	19
Helsinki 2007	Scooch	Flying The Flag (for You)
Grand Final			19	22
Belgrade 2008	Andy Abraham	Even If
Grand Final			14	25
Moscow 2009	Jade Ewen	It's My Time
Grand Final			173	5
Oslo 2010	Josh	That Sounds Good To Me
Grand Final			10	25
Düsseldorf 2011	Blue	I Can
Grand Final			100	11
Baku 2012	Engelbert Humperdinck	Love Will Set You Free
Grand Final			12	25
Malmö 2013	Bonnie Tyler	Believe In Me
Grand Final			23	19
Copenhagen 2014	Molly	Children of the Universe
Grand Final			40	17
Vienna 2015	Electro Velvet	Still In Love With You
Grand Final			5	24
Stockholm 2016	Joe and Jake	You're Not Alone
Grand Final			62	24
Kyiv 2017	Lucie Jones	Never Give Up On You
Grand Final			111	15
Lisbon 2018	SuRie	Storm
Grand Final			48	24
Tel Aviv 2019

Latest news about United Kingdom

Teddy Johnson (United Kingdom 1959) passed away at age 98

'Sing Little Birdie' singer Teddy Johnson, who represented the United Kingdom in 1959, passed away earlier this week. He and his wife Pearl Carr came second back in 1959 with their song.

7 June 2018 at 10:34

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SuRie - Storm - United Kingdom - LIVE - Grand Final - Eurovision 2018 (Jury Show Performance)

This is the Jury Show performance of Friday the 11th of May 2018. SuRie represented the United Kingdom at the Grand Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Storm [...]

12 May 2018 at 21:35

EBU statement about stage invasion during UK act

The EBU regrets a stage invasion took place during the United Kingdom's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final in Lisbon this evening. The person responsible is currently in police custody. The UK singer SuRie and her team were offered the option to sing again but decided not to because they were extremely proud of her performance and have decided that there is absolutely no reason to perform the song again.

12 May 2018 at 20:39

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SuRie - Storm - LIVE - United Kingdom - First Semi-Final - Eurovision 2018

Surie represents the United Kingdom at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon with the song Storm. Find out more about SuRie: https://spott.tv/topic/surie/PARTY_ROLE%7C493d4e69-071a-46b6-a2 [...]

8 May 2018 at 20:45

Meet Rylan, the new BBC Semi-Final co-commentator

The commentators are the voice of the Eurovision Song Contest. They speak to the 200 million people who tune in from all over the world [...]

8 May 2018 at 11:26

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Following the Big 5 and Portugal during their second rehearsal

Yesterday the Big 5 and Portugal rehearsed on stage for the second time [...]

7 May 2018 at 19:00

Portugal and 'Big Five' rehearse for the second time

Host country Portugal and the 'Big Five' — France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom — rehearsed for the second time on the Eurovision stage this morning [...]

6 May 2018 at 13:12

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