United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Participation summary
Appearances	67
First appearance	1957
Highest placement	1st: 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997
Host	1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1998, 2023
External links
BBC page
United Kingdom's page at Eurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 67 times since its debut in 1957. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the British broadcaster. United Kingdom had missed only two contests: 1956 and 1958.

The United Kingdom's five victories was achieved with the following songs:

• 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)
• Katrina and the Waves — Love Shine a Light (1997)

Participation overview

Table key

1	First place
2	Second place
3	Third place
◁	Last place
X	Entry selected but did not compete
†	Upcoming event

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Final	Points	Semi	Points
1957	Patricia Bredin	"All"	English	7	6	No semi-finals
1959	Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson	"Sing Little Birdie"	English	2	16
1960	Bryan Johnson	"Looking High, High, High"	English	2	25
1961	The Allisons	"Are You Sure?"	English	2	24
1962	Ronnie Carroll	"Ring-A-Ding Girl"	English	4	10
1963	Ronnie Carroll	"Say Wonderful Things"	English	4	28
1964	Matt Monro	"I Love the Little Things"	English	2	17
1965	Kathy Kirby	"I Belong"	English	2	26
1966	Kenneth McKellar	"A Man Without Love"	English	9	8
1967	Sandie Shaw	"Puppet on a String"	English	1	47
1968	Cliff Richard	"Congratulations"	English	2	28
1969	Lulu	"Boom Bang-a-Bang"	English	1	18
1970	Mary Hopkin	"Knock, Knock (Who's There?)"	English	2	26
1971	Clodagh Rodgers	"Jack in the Box"	English	4	98
1972	The New Seekers	"Beg, Steal or Borrow"	English	2	114
1973	Cliff Richard	"Power to All Our Friends"	English	3	123
1974	Olivia Newton-John	"Long Live Love"	English	4	14
1975	The Shadows	"Let Me Be the One"	English	2	138
1976	Brotherhood of Man	"Save Your Kisses for Me"	English	1	164
1977	Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran	"Rock Bottom"	English	2	121
1978	Co-Co	"The Bad Old Days"	English	11	61
1979	Black Lace	"Mary Ann"	English	7	73
1980	Prima Donna	"Love Enough for Two"	English	3	106
1981	Bucks Fizz	"Making Your Mind Up"	English	1	136
1982	Bardo	"One Step Further"	English	7	76
1983	Sweet Dreams	"I'm Never Giving Up"	English	6	79
1984	Belle and the Devotions	"Love Games"	English	7	63
1985	Vikki	"Love Is"	English	4	100
1986	Ryder	"Runner in the Night"	English	7	72
1987	Rikki	"Only the Light"	English	13	47
1988	Scott Fitzgerald	"Go"	English	2	136
1989	Live Report	"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"	English	2	130
1990	Emma	"Give a Little Love Back to the World"	English	6	87
1991	Samantha Janus	"A Message to Your Heart"	English	10	47
1992	Michael Ball	"One Step Out of Time"	English	2	139
1993	Sonia	"Better the Devil You Know"	English	2	164	Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
1994	Frances Ruffelle	"We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"	English	10	63	No semi-finals
1995	Love City Groove	"Love City Groove"	English	10	76
1996	Gina G	"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"	English	8	77	3	153
1997	Katrina and the Waves	"Love Shine a Light"	English	1	227	No semi-finals
1998	Imaani	"Where Are You?"	English	2	166
1999	Precious	"Say It Again"	English	12	38
2000	Nicki French	"Don't Play That Song Again"	English	16	28
2001	Lindsay Dracass	"No Dream Impossible"	English	15	28
2002	Jessica Garlick	"Come Back"	English	3	111
2003	Jemini	"Cry Baby"	English	26 ◁	0
2004	James Fox	"Hold On to Our Love"	English	16	29	Member of the "Big Four"
2005	Javine	"Touch My Fire"	English	22	18
2006	Daz Sampson	"Teenage Life"	English	19	25
2007	Scooch	"Flying the Flag (For You)"	English	22	19
2008	Andy Abraham	"Even If"	English	25 ◁	14
2009	Jade Ewen	"It's My Time"	English	5	173
2010	Josh Dubovie	"That Sounds Good to Me"	English	25 ◁	10
2011	Blue	"I Can"	English	11	100	Member of the "Big Five"
2012	Engelbert Humperdinck	"Love Will Set You Free"	English	25	12
2013	Bonnie Tyler	"Believe in Me"	English	19	23
2014	Molly	"Children of the Universe"	English	17	40
2015	Electro Velvet	"Still in Love with You"	English	24	5
2016	Joe and Jake	"You're Not Alone"	English	24	62
2017	Lucie Jones	"Never Give Up on You"	English	15	111
2018	SuRie	"Storm"	English	24	48
2019	Michael Rice	"Bigger than Us"	English	26 ◁	11
2020	James Newman	"My Last Breath"	English	Contest cancelled X
2021	James Newman	"Embers"	English	26 ◁	0
2022	Sam Ryder	"Space Man"	English	2	466
2023	Mae Muller	"I Wrote a Song"	English	25	24	Member of the "Big Five" Host country
2024	Olly Alexander	"Dizzy"	English	18	46	Member of the "Big Five"
2025	Remember Monday	"What the Hell Just Happened?"	English	19	88
2026	Look Mum No Computer	"Eins, Zwei, Drei"	English, German	25 ◁	1	Member of the "Big Four"
2027	Confirmed intention to participate †

Hostings

The United Kingdom has hosted the contest nine times, four times in London (1960, 1963, 1968, 1977, one time in Edinburgh (1972), one time in Brighton (1974), one time in Harrogate (1982), one time in Birmingham (1998) and one time in Liverpool (2023)

The BBC had helped hosted contests in countries like the Netherlands 1960, France 1963, Monaco 1972, and Luxembourg 1974. In 2023, the BBC hosted the contest for Ukraine due to Russia's war.

Year	Location	Venue	Ref.
1960	London	Royal Festival Hall
1963		BBC Television Centre
1968		Royal Albert Hall
1972	Edinburgh	Usher Hall
1974	Brighton	Brighton Dome
1977	London	Wembley Conference Centre
1982	Harrogate	Harrogate International Centre
1998	Birmingham	National Indoor Arena
2023	Liverpool	Liverpool Arena