United Kingdom
Tower Bridge in London
Countries

United Kingdom

Full name
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital
London
Participations
63
First participation
1957 (Patricia Bredin)
Broadcasters
BBC ITV

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.

James Newman
Rotterdam 2020

James Newman

My Last Breath

Participation history

Frankfurt 1957
Patricia Bredin
All
Final
6 points 7th
Cannes 1959
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
Sing Little Birdie
Final
16 points 2nd
London 1960
Bryan Johnson
Looking High, High, High
Final
25 points 2nd
Cannes 1961
The Allisons
Are You Sure?
Final
24 points 2nd
Luxembourg 1962
Ronnie Carroll
Ring-a-ding Girl
Final
10 points 4th
London 1963
Ronnie Carroll
Say Wonderful Things
Final
28 points 4th
Copenhagen 1964
Matt Monro
I Love The Little Things
Final
17 points 2nd
Naples 1965
Kathy Kirby
I Belong
Final
26 points 2nd
Luxembourg 1966
Kenneth McKellar
A Man Without Love
Final
8 points 9th
Vienna 1967
Sandie Shaw
Puppet On A String
🏆
Final
47 points 1st
London 1968
Cliff Richard
Congratulations
Final
28 points 2nd
Madrid 1969
Lulu
Boom Bang-a-bang
🏆
Final
18 points 1st
Amsterdam 1970
Mary Hopkin
Knock, Knock (who's There?)
Final
26 points 2nd
Dublin 1971
Clodagh Rodgers
Jack In The Box
Final
98 points 4th
Edinburgh 1972
The New Seekers
Beg, Steal Or Borrow
Final
114 points 2nd
Luxembourg 1973
Cliff Richard
Power To All Our Friends
Final
123 points 3rd
Brighton 1974
Olivia Newton-John
Long Live Love
Final
14 points 4th
Stockholm 1975
The Shadows
Let Me Be The One
Final
138 points 2nd
The Hague 1976
Brotherhood of Man
Save Your Kisses For Me
🏆
Final
164 points 1st
London 1977
Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran
Rock Bottom
Final
121 points 2nd
Paris 1978
Co-Co
The Bad Old Days
Final
61 points 11th
Jerusalem 1979
Black Lace
Mary Ann
Final
73 points 7th
The Hague 1980
Prima Donna
Love Enough For Two
Final
106 points 3rd
Dublin 1981
Bucks Fizz
Making Your Mind Up
🏆
Final
136 points 1st
Harrogate 1982
Bardo
One Step Further
Final
76 points 7th
Munich 1983
Sweet Dreams
I'm Never Giving Up
Final
79 points 6th
Luxembourg 1984
Belle and the Devotions
Love Games
Final
63 points 7th
Gothenburg 1985
Vikki
Love Is...
Final
100 points 4th
Bergen 1986
Ryder
Runner In The Night
Final
72 points 7th
Brussels 1987
Rikki
Only The Light
Final
47 points 13th
Dublin 1988
Scott Fitzgerald
Go
Final
136 points 2nd
Lausanne 1989
Live Report
Why Do I Always Get It Wrong
Final
130 points 2nd
Zagreb 1990
Emma
Give A Little Love Back To The World
Final
87 points 6th
Rome 1991
Samantha Janus
A Message To Your Heart
Final
47 points 10th
Malmö 1992
Michael Ball
One Step Out Of Time
Final
139 points 2nd
Millstreet 1993
Sonia
Better The Devil You Know
Final
164 points 2nd
Dublin 1994
Frances Ruffelle
We Will Be Free (lonely Symphony)
Final
63 points 10th
Dublin 1995
Love City Groove
Love City Groove
Final
76 points 10th
Oslo 1996
Gina G
Ooh...Aah...Just A Little Bit
Final
77 points 8th
Dublin 1997
Katrina and The Waves
Love Shine A Light
🏆
Final
227 points 1st
Birmingham 1998
Imaani
Where Are You?
Final
166 points 2nd
Jerusalem 1999
Precious
Say It Again
Final
38 points 12th
Stockholm 2000
Nicki French
Don't Play That Song Again
Final
28 points 16th
Copenhagen 2001
Lindsay D.
No Dream Impossible
Final
28 points 15th
Tallinn 2002
Jessica Garlick
Come Back
Final
111 points 3rd
Riga 2003
Jemini
Cry Baby
Final
26th
Istanbul 2004
James Fox
Hold On To Our Love
Grand Final
29 points 16th
Kyiv 2005
Javine
Touch My Fire
Grand Final
18 points 22nd
Athens 2006
Daz Sampson
Teenage Life
Grand Final
25 points 19th
Helsinki 2007
Scooch
Flying The Flag (for You)
Grand Final
19 points 22nd
Belgrade 2008
Andy Abraham
Even If
Grand Final
14 points 25th
Moscow 2009
Jade Ewen
It's My Time
Grand Final
173 points 5th
Oslo 2010
Josh
That Sounds Good To Me
Grand Final
10 points 25th
Düsseldorf 2011
Blue
I Can
Grand Final
100 points 11th
Baku 2012
Engelbert Humperdinck
Love Will Set You Free
Grand Final
12 points 25th
Malmö 2013
Bonnie Tyler
Believe In Me
Grand Final
23 points 19th
Copenhagen 2014
Molly
Children of the Universe
Grand Final
40 points 17th
Vienna 2015
Electro Velvet
Still In Love With You
Grand Final
5 points 24th
Stockholm 2016
Joe and Jake
You're Not Alone
Grand Final
62 points 24th
Kyiv 2017
Lucie Jones
Never Give Up On You
Grand Final
111 points 15th
Lisbon 2018
SuRie
Storm
Grand Final
48 points 24th
Tel Aviv 2019
Michael Rice
Bigger Than Us
Grand Final
11 points 26th
Rotterdam 2020
James Newman
My Last Breath
Grand Final

Updates about 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

United Kingdom rehearsal 2017

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— 4 months ago
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