Highlights include 5 victories thanks to Sandie Shaw (Puppet On A String 1967), Lulu (Boom Bang-a-Bang 1969), Brotherhood of Man (Save Your Kisses For Me 1976), Bucks Fizz (Making Your Mind Up 1981), and Katrina & The Waves (Love Shine A Light 1997).
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is also the hostess with the mostest, as the Contest has traveled to the UK on 9 occasions: London in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977; Edinburgh in 1972; Brighton in 1974; Harrogate in 1982; Birmingham in 1998; and Liverpool in 2023.
The United Kingdom holds the record for taking second place more than any other nation, finishing as runner-up 16 times; the most recent of which in 2022 when Sam Ryder won the jury vote with Space Man.
Participation history
Event | Contestant | Song | Place | |
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Malmö 2024 |
Grand Final
18th - 46 points
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Liverpool 2023 |
Grand Final
25th - 24 points
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Turin 2022 |
Grand Final
2nd - 466 points
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Rotterdam 2021 |
Grand Final
26th - 0 points
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Rotterdam 2020 | ||||
Tel Aviv 2019 |
Grand Final
26th - 11 points
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Lisbon 2018 |
Grand Final
24th - 48 points
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Kyiv 2017 |
Grand Final
15th - 111 points
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Stockholm 2016 |
Grand Final
24th - 62 points
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Vienna 2015 |
Grand Final
24th - 5 points
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Copenhagen 2014 |
Grand Final
17th - 40 points
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Malmö 2013 |
Grand Final
19th - 23 points
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Baku 2012 |
Grand Final
25th - 12 points
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Düsseldorf 2011 |
Grand Final
11th - 100 points
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Oslo 2010 |
Grand Final
25th - 10 points
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Moscow 2009 |
Grand Final
5th - 173 points
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Belgrade 2008 |
Grand Final
25th - 14 points
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Helsinki 2007 |
Grand Final
22nd - 19 points
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Athens 2006 |
Teenage Life
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Grand Final
19th - 25 points
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Kyiv 2005 |
Touch My Fire
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Grand Final
22nd - 18 points
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Istanbul 2004 |
Hold On To Our Love
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Grand Final
16th - 29 points
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Riga 2003 |
Cry Baby
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Grand Final
26th - 0 points
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Tallinn 2002 |
Come Back
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Grand Final
3rd - 111 points
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Copenhagen 2001 |
No Dream Impossible
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Grand Final
15th - 28 points
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Stockholm 2000 |
Don't Play That Song Again
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Grand Final
16th - 28 points
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Jerusalem 1999 |
Say It Again
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Grand Final
12th - 38 points
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Birmingham 1998 |
Where Are You?
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Grand Final
2nd - 166 points
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Dublin 1997 |
Love Shine A Light
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Grand Final
1st - 227 points
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Oslo 1996 |
Grand Final
8th - 77 points
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Dublin 1995 |
Love City Groove
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Grand Final
10th - 76 points
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Dublin 1994 |
We Will Be Free (lonely Symphony)
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Grand Final
10th - 63 points
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Millstreet 1993 |
Better The Devil You Know
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Grand Final
2nd - 164 points
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Malmö 1992 |
One Step Out Of Time
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Grand Final
2nd - 139 points
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Rome 1991 |
A Message To Your Heart
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Grand Final
10th - 47 points
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Zagreb 1990 |
Give A Little Love Back To The World
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Grand Final
6th - 87 points
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Lausanne 1989 |
Why Do I Always Get It Wrong
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Grand Final
2nd - 130 points
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Dublin 1988 |
Go
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Grand Final
2nd - 136 points
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Brussels 1987 |
Only The Light
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Grand Final
13th - 47 points
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Bergen 1986 |
Runner In The Night
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Grand Final
7th - 72 points
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Gothenburg 1985 |
Love Is...
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Grand Final
4th - 100 points
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Luxembourg 1984 |
Love Games
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Grand Final
7th - 63 points
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Munich 1983 |
I'm Never Giving Up
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Grand Final
6th - 79 points
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Harrogate 1982 |
One Step Further
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Grand Final
7th - 76 points
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Dublin 1981 |
Making Your Mind Up
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Grand Final
1st - 136 points
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The Hague 1980 |
Love Enough For Two
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Grand Final
3rd - 106 points
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Jerusalem 1979 |
Mary Ann
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Grand Final
7th - 73 points
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Paris 1978 |
The Bad Old Days
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Grand Final
11th - 61 points
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London 1977 |
Rock Bottom
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Grand Final
2nd - 121 points
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The Hague 1976 |
Grand Final
1st - 164 points
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Stockholm 1975 |
Let Me Be The One
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Grand Final
2nd - 138 points
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Brighton 1974 |
Grand Final
4th - 14 points
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Luxembourg 1973 |
Power To All Our Friends
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Grand Final
3rd - 123 points
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Edinburgh 1972 |
Beg, Steal Or Borrow
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Grand Final
2nd - 114 points
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Dublin 1971 |
Jack In The Box
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Grand Final
4th - 98 points
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Amsterdam 1970 |
Knock, Knock (who's There?)
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Grand Final
2nd - 26 points
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Madrid 1969 |
Boom Bang-a-Bang
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Grand Final
1st - 18 points
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London 1968 |
Congratulations
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Grand Final
2nd - 28 points
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Vienna 1967 |
Puppet On A String
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Grand Final
1st - 47 points
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Luxembourg 1966 |
A Man Without Love
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Grand Final
9th - 8 points
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Naples 1965 |
I Belong
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Grand Final
2nd - 26 points
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Copenhagen 1964 |
I Love The Little Things
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Grand Final
2nd - 17 points
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London 1963 |
Say Wonderful Things
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Grand Final
4th - 28 points
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Luxembourg 1962 |
Ring-a-ding Girl
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Grand Final
4th - 10 points
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Cannes 1961 |
Are You Sure?
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Grand Final
2nd - 24 points
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London 1960 |
Looking High, High, High
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Grand Final
2nd - 25 points
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Cannes 1959 |
Sing Little Birdie
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Grand Final
2nd - 16 points
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Frankfurt 1957 |
All
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Grand Final
7th - 6 points
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