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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.
The basics
Featured participant
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 | Michael Rice | Bigger Than Us | ||
| Grand Final | ||||
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.
The basics
Facts
Featured participant
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 | Michael Rice | Bigger Than Us | ||
| Grand Final | ||||
The basics
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.
Featured participant
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 | Michael Rice | Bigger Than Us | ||
| Grand Final | ||||
Latest news about United Kingdom
Croatia's Roko and Michael Rice from the UK meet in Zagreb
Ahead of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in May, this year's British participant Michael Rice travelled to Croatia to perform his song Bigger Than Us on the Croatian tv show Zvijezde pjevaju. Roko, who will represent Croatia in Tel Aviv with The Dream, was there to greet him. Last week, Michael also met up with Portuguese representative Conan Osiris when they were both in Tel Aviv to film their postcards (a postcard is the short video introduction before a country's performance).
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