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United Kingdom at Eurovision

The United Kingdom first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957 and has entered 68 contests. It has won five times: in 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981 and 1997. The contest has been held there nine times, most recently in Liverpool in 2023.

68
contests
5
wins
9
hosted
first song
1957
contests
68
wins
5 — 1967, 1969, 1976, 1981, 1997
second place
16 — 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2022
last place
6 — 2003, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2026
nul points
2003, 2021
in the final
22 of 22 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
sung in
English (68), German (1)
hosted
London 1960, London 1963, London 1968, Edinburgh 1972, Brighton 1974, London 1977, Harrogate 1982, Birmingham 1998, Liverpool 2023
not in the line-up
1958

The five wins

Photos are stills from the contest’s own videos on YouTube. Each one opens that year’s story.

Every song

All 69 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.

Year Artist Song Result Points
2026 Vienna Look Mum No Computer “Eins, Zwei, Drei” English, German 25th of 25 1
2025 Basel Remember Monday “What the Hell Just Happened?” English 19th of 26 88
2024 Malmö Olly Alexander “Dizzy” English 18th of 26 46
2023 Liverpool Mae Muller “I Wrote a Song” English 25th of 26 24
2022 Turin Sam Ryder “Space Man” English 2nd of 25 466
2021 Rotterdam James Newman “Embers” English 26th of 26 0
2020 Rotterdam James Newman “My Last Breath” English Contest cancelled —
2019 Tel Aviv Michael Rice “Bigger than Us” English 26th of 26 11
2018 Lisbon SuRie “Storm” English 24th of 26 48
2017 Kyiv Lucie Jones “Never Give Up on You” English 15th of 26 111
2016 Stockholm Joe and Jake “You're Not Alone” English 24th of 26 62
2015 Vienna Electro Velvet “Still in Love with You” English 24th of 27 5
2014 Copenhagen Molly “Children of the Universe” English 17th of 26 40
2013 Malmö Bonnie Tyler “Believe in Me” English 19th of 26 23
2012 Baku Engelbert Humperdinck “Love Will Set You Free” English 25th of 26 12
2011 Düsseldorf Blue “I Can” English 11th of 25 100
2010 Oslo Josh Dubovie “That Sounds Good to Me” English 25th of 25 10
2009 Moscow Jade Ewen “It's My Time” English 5th of 25 173
2008 Belgrade Andy Abraham “Even If” English 25th of 25 14
2007 Helsinki Scooch “Flying the Flag (For You)” English 22nd of 24 19
2006 Athens Daz Sampson “Teenage Life” English 19th of 24 25
2005 Kyiv Javine “Touch My Fire” English 22nd of 24 18
2004 Istanbul James Fox “Hold On to Our Love” English 16th of 24 29
2003 Riga Jemini “Cry Baby” English 26th of 26 0
2002 Tallinn Jessica Garlick “Come Back” English 3rd of 24 111
2001 Copenhagen Lindsay Dracass “No Dream Impossible” English 15th of 23 28
2000 Stockholm Nicki French “Don't Play That Song Again” English 16th of 24 28
1999 Jerusalem Precious “Say It Again” English 12th of 23 38
1998 Birmingham Imaani “Where Are You?” English 2nd of 25 166
1997 Dublin Katrina and the Waves “Love Shine a Light” English winner! 227
1996 Oslo Gina G “Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit” English 8th of 23 77
1995 Dublin Love City Groove “Love City Groove” English 10th of 23 76
1994 Dublin Frances Ruffelle “We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)” English 10th of 25 63
1993 Millstreet Sonia “Better the Devil You Know” English 2nd of 25 164
1992 Malmö Michael Ball “One Step Out of Time” English 2nd of 23 139
1991 Rome Samantha Janus “A Message to Your Heart” English 10th of 22 47
1990 Zagreb Emma “Give a Little Love Back to the World” English 6th of 22 87
1989 Lausanne Live Report “Why Do I Always Get It Wrong” English 2nd of 22 130
1988 Dublin Scott Fitzgerald “Go” English 2nd of 21 136
1987 Brussels Rikki “Only the Light” English 13th of 22 47
1986 Bergen Ryder “Runner in the Night” English 7th of 20 72
1985 Gothenburg Vikki “Love Is” English 4th of 19 100
1984 Luxembourg City Belle and the Devotions “Love Games” English 7th of 19 63
1983 Munich Sweet Dreams “I'm Never Giving Up” English 6th of 20 79
1982 Harrogate Bardo “One Step Further” English 7th of 18 76
1981 Dublin Bucks Fizz “Making Your Mind Up” English winner! 136
1980 The Hague Prima Donna “Love Enough for Two” English 3rd of 19 106
1979 Jerusalem Black Lace “Mary Ann” English 7th of 19 73
1978 Paris Co-Co “The Bad Old Days” English 11th of 20 61
1977 London Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran “Rock Bottom” English 2nd of 18 121
1976 The Hague Brotherhood of Man “Save Your Kisses for Me” English winner! 164
1975 Stockholm The Shadows “Let Me Be the One” English 2nd of 19 138
1974 Brighton Olivia Newton-John “Long Live Love” English 4th of 17 14
1973 Luxembourg City Cliff Richard “Power to All Our Friends” English 3rd of 17 123
1972 Edinburgh The New Seekers “Beg, Steal or Borrow” English 2nd of 18 114
1971 Dublin Clodagh Rodgers “Jack in the Box” English 4th of 18 98
1970 Amsterdam Mary Hopkin “Knock, Knock (Who's There?)” English 2nd of 12 26
1969 Madrid Lulu “Boom Bang-a-Bang” English joint winner! 18
1968 London Cliff Richard “Congratulations” English 2nd of 17 28
1967 Vienna Sandie Shaw “Puppet on a String” English winner! 47
1966 Luxembourg City Kenneth McKellar “A Man Without Love” English 9th of 18 8
1965 Naples Kathy Kirby “I Belong” English 2nd of 18 26
1964 Copenhagen Matt Monro “I Love the Little Things” English 2nd of 16 17
1963 London Ronnie Carroll “Say Wonderful Things” English 4th of 16 28
1962 Luxembourg City Ronnie Carroll “Ring-A-Ding Girl” English 4th of 16 10
1961 Cannes The Allisons “Are You Sure?” English 2nd of 16 24
1960 London Bryan Johnson “Looking High, High, High” English 2nd of 13 25
1959 Cannes Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson “Sing Little Birdie” English 2nd of 11 16
1957 Frankfurt Patricia Bredin “All” English 7th of 10 6

Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.

Sent more than once

The three acts the United Kingdom has sent to more than one contest.

Hosting

The nine contests held in the United Kingdom.

On air at home

The channels that carried the contest in the United Kingdom, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.

  1. 2026
    • BBC One (semi-finals) Rylan Clark and Angela Scanlon
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (semi-finals) Sara Cox
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Sara Cox and Rylan Clark
  2. 2025
    • BBC One (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Rylan
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Red Button British Sign Language interpretation
    • BBC Radio 2 (semi-finals) Sara Cox and Richie Anderson
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Scott Mills and Rylan
  3. 2024
    • BBC One (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Rylan Clark
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Red Button British Sign Language: various interpreters
    • BBC Radio 2 (semi-finals) Richie Anderson
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Scott Mills and Rylan Clark
  4. 2023
    • BBC One (semi‑finals) Scott Mills and Rylan
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc
    • BBC iPlayer Sign language: Various interpreters
    • BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Merseyside (semi‑finals) Paddy O'Connell
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Scott Mills and Rylan
    • BBC Radio Merseyside (final) Claire Sweeney and Paul Quinn
  5. 2022
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Rylan Clark
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  6. 2021
    • BBC Four (semi-finals) Scott Mills, Sara Cox and Chelcee Grimes
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  7. 2019
    • BBC Four (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Rylan Clark-Neal
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  8. 2018
    • BBC Four (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Rylan Clark-Neal
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  9. 2017
    • BBC Four (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  10. 2016
    • BBC Four (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  11. 2015
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Mel Giedroyc
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 Eurovision (semi-finals) Ana Matronic
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  12. 2014
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Laura Whitmore
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 Eurovision (semi-final 2) Ana Matronic
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  13. 2013
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Ana Matronic
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  14. 2012
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Sara Cox
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  15. 2011
    • BBC Three, BBC HD (semi-finals) Scott Mills and Sara Cox
    • BBC One, BBC One HD (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  16. 2010
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  17. 2009
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood
    • BBC One (final) Graham Norton
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  18. 2008
    • BBC Three (semi-finals) Paddy O'Connell and Caroline Flack
    • BBC One, BBC HD (final) Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  19. 2007
    • BBC Three (semi-final) Paddy O'Connell and Sarah Cawood
    • BBC One, BBC HD (final) Sir Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  20. 2006
    • BBC Three (semi-final) Paddy O'Connell
    • BBC One, BBC Prime (final) Sir Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  21. 2005
    • BBC Three (semi-final) Paddy O'Connell
    • BBC One, BBC Prime (final) Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  22. 2004
    • BBC Three (semi-final) Paddy O'Connell
    • BBC One, BBC Prime (final) Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 (final) Ken Bruce
  23. 2003
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  24. 2002
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Choice Jenny Eclair and Max Flint
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  25. 2001
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  26. 2000
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  27. 1999
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  28. 1998
    • BBC One Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  29. 1997
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  30. 1996
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  31. 1995
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  32. 1994
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  33. 1993
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  34. 1992
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  35. 1991
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  36. 1990
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  37. 1989
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  38. 1988
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce
  39. 1987
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  40. 1986
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  41. 1985
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Richard Nankivell
  42. 1984
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Richard Nankivell
  43. 1983
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Richard Nankivell
  44. 1982
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  45. 1981
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  46. 1980
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Steve Jones
    • BFBS Radio Andrew Pastouna
  47. 1979
    • BBC1 John Dunn
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  48. 1978
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Ray Moore
  49. 1977
    • BBC1 Pete Murray
    • BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan
  50. 1976
    • BBC1 Michael Aspel
    • BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Andrew Pastouna
  51. 1975
    • BBC1 Pete Murray
    • BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Terry Wogan
  52. 1974
    • BBC1 David Vine
    • BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio Richard Astbury
  53. 1973
    • BBC1 Terry Wogan
    • BBC Radio 2 Pete Murray
    • BFBS Radio Richard Astbury
  54. 1972
    • BBC1 Tom Fleming
    • BBC Radio 2 Pete Murray
    • BFBS Radio Terry James
  55. 1971
    • BBC1 Dave Lee Travis
    • BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan
    • BFBS Radio John Russell
  56. 1970
    • BBC1 David Gell
    • BBC Radio 1 Tony Brandon
    • BFBS Radio John Russell
  57. 1969
    • BBC1 David Gell
    • BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 Pete Murray
    • BFBS Radio John Russell
  58. 1968
    • BBC1
    • BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 Pete Murray
    • BFBS Radio Thurston Holland
  59. 1967
    • BBC1 Rolf Harris
    • BFBS Radio Thurston Holland
  60. 1966
    • BBC1 David Jacobs
    • BFBS Radio Ian Fenner
  61. 1965
    • BBC1 David Jacobs
    • BFBS Radio Ian Fenner
  62. 1964
    • BBC TV David Jacobs
  63. 1963
    • BBC TV David Jacobs
  64. 1962
    • BBC TV David Jacobs
  65. 1961
    • BBC TV Tom Sloan
  66. 1960
    • BBC Television Service David Jacobs
  67. 1959
    • BBC Television Service Tom Sloan
  68. 1958
    • BBC Television Service Peter Haigh
  69. 1957
    • BBC Television Service Berkeley Smith
  70. 1956
    • BBC Television Service Wilfrid Thomas

In our contest stories

Lines about the United Kingdom from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.

  • 1960 The hall

    The BBC put it in the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames, built for the Festival of Britain in 1951.

  • 1960 The result

    The United Kingdom was second for the second year running, this time with Bryan Johnson.

  • 1963 A contest made for television

    Ronnie Carroll sang for the United Kingdom again.

  • 1967 The voting falls apart

    The presenter, Erica Vaal, lost track as well. She declared the United Kingdom the winner while one country, Ireland, still had its votes to give.

  • 1967 The result

    Three separate juries gave it seven of their ten votes. It was the United Kingdom's first victory, after five second places.

  • 1968

    Britain had finally won, and the BBC gave the contest the grandest room it had: the Royal Albert Hall, 7,000 seats, open since 1871.

  • 1968

    Everyone expected Britain to win again.

  • 1969 Eighteen, four times

    Spain — Salomé, "Vivo cantando"; United Kingdom — Lulu, "Boom Bang-a-Bang"; Netherlands — Lenny Kuhr, "De troubadour", which she co-wrote; France — Frida Boccara, "Un jour, un enfant"

  • 1969 What the tie did to the record books

    Spain and the United Kingdom had two each, and Spain had become the first country to win in consecutive years.

  • 1972 Looking for a volunteer

    In the end the BBC stepped in. Its head of light entertainment, Bill Cotton, announced in September 1971 that Britain would stage the show if no one else did, and that for once it would not be in London.

  • 1972 The same eighteen

    The United Kingdom entered a group for the first time, and not an obscure one: the New Seekers had already had a worldwide hit with "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing".

  • 1976 The interval

    France's Catherine Ferry answered: the United Kingdom.

  • 1976 The result

    Brotherhood of Man won for the United Kingdom with "Save Your Kisses for Me" on 164 points, and Ferry finished second on 147.

  • 1981 Four points

    The United Kingdom's Bucks Fizz won with "Making Your Mind Up" on 136 points.

  • 1997 Televoting

    In five countries — Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom — the points were decided not by a jury but by the public.

  • 1997 The result

    The United Kingdom won, and it was not close.

Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from the United Kingdom was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.