Eurovision Song Contest: The United Kingdom Annual Report
A lookback at the songs that have represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest since it first entered the competition in 1957.
Truly a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
Enjoy!
Terry Wogan Hints At UK Pulling Out of ESC
UK commentator, Terry Wogan, hints at the United Kingdom pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest, along with other Western European countries, due to blatant friendly and political voting by the former Eastern Bloc nations.
Your View!
Some share the view that political and friendly voting has now ruined the Eurovision Song Contest and that Western nations, like the UK, have no chance of ever winning again.
Do you agree with Terry Wogan that it may now be time to leave?
Do You Think the UK Should Now Withdraw?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYes, leave now!
Graham Stephenson says:
The contest is now a farce. It is not about the songs but who you are allied to.
Posted September 04, 2008
Tom Bartram, Caerffili says:
The Eurovision used to be a wonderful institution but now it's gone too many countries, too English and completely lost all of its charm. Whatever happened to Ding DingaDong, A Ba Ni Bi A Ba Ni Be, and the live orchestra?
Posted August 01, 2008
Robert says:
I been looking at the history of the Eerovision song contest since the UK first enterd the contest And have been very successful but now the is very Polictol the Only part of western europe that has had some success is scandernavia and i think that UK has no chocise to pull out.
Posted June 23, 2008
Jason says:
How much does it cost for the UK to enter Eurovision each year? Who pays? Would you call this year good value for money?
Posted May 28, 2008
No, the UK needs to stay!
nickupton says:
Who cares who wins? I just enjoy watching all the strange entries from all around Europe.
Anyway, I don't believe in potitical voting. Would Bosnia vote for Serbia because they love their ethnic-cleansing neighbours or because the song is in a language they can understand?
Posted May 28, 2009
Emma says:
I don't think the UK should withdraw, but I think the competition should be divided into eastern and western Europe. It's too big now, and blatant bias voting from the Eastern bloc countries is turning Eurovision into a competition of political posturing. Have a cut-off boundary - all countries from Austria west in one division and east of Austria in another. Then we might once again have some beautiful music and a fun competition, just like in the 1970s and 80s.
Posted June 24, 2008
United Kingdom Song Entries: The 1950s
UK Eurovision Songs 1957 & 1959
The UK did not participate in the Song Contests of 1956 and 1958, so here are its entries for 1957 and 1959.
1957: All - performed by Patricia Bredin. Final Position 7th.
1959: Sing Little Birdie - performed by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson. Final position 2nd.
Patricia Bredin: 1957 UK Entrant

Patricia Bredin (born 1934) from Hull, England was the first United Kingdom representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. She took part in the 1957 contest, held in Frankfurt, and finished in seventh place out of ten entries with the song All, the first ever song sung in English at the Eurovision. According to The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor The Eurovis...
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byUnited Kingdom Song Entries: The 1960s
UK Eurovision Songs 1960-1969
The decade in which the United Kingdom won the Contest on two occasions (1967 and 1969), and perhaps should have won more.
Some big names of the day took part in the Contest (Cliff Richard, Kathy Kirby, Sandie Shaw and Lulu), giving the extravaganza some level of respectability and acceptability.
1960: Looking High, High, High - Bryan Johnson. Final position: 2nd
1961: Are You Sure? - The Allisons. Final position: 2nd
1962: Ring-a-Ding Girl - Ronnie Carroll. Final position: 4th
1963: Say Wonderful Things - Ronnie Carroll. Final position: 4th
1964: I Love the Little Things - Matt Monroe. Final position: 2nd
1965: I Belong - Kathy Kirby. Final position: 2nd
1966: A Man Without Love - Kenneth McKellar. Final position: 9th
1967: Puppet on a String - Sandie Shaw. Final position: 1st (Winner)
1968: Congratulations - Cliff Richard. Final position: 2nd
1969: Boom-Bang-A-Bang - Lulu. Final position: 1st (Winner)
Cliff Richard
One of the most successful and popular singers to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest was Cliff Richard.
Here you can read about his career and life by clicking on the Wiki link.
Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940Cliffennium, Volume 1, retrieved 2008-03-12.) is an English singer-songwriter and entrepreneur.
With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during Th...
United Kingdom Song Entries: The 1970s
UK Eurovision Songs 1970-1978
A great decade for the UK - eight Top 4 placings. Perhaps Co-Co should have placed higher, but Black Lace was instantly forgettable...the video for this song is truly awful, perhaps a little worse than the song.
1970: Knock, Knock, Who's There? performed by Mary Hopkin. Final position: 2nd.
1971: Jack in the Box performed by Clodagh Rogers. Final position: 4th.
1972: Beg, Steal or Borrow performed by The New Seekers. Final position: 2nd.
1973: Power To All Our Friends performed by Cliff Richard. Final position: 3rd.
1974: Long Live Love performed by Olivia Newton-John. Final position: 4th.
1975: Let Me Be the One performed by The Shadows. Final position: 2nd.
1976: Save Your Kisses for Me performed by Brotherhood of Man. Final position: 1st (Winner).
1977: Rock Bottom performed by Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran. Final position: 2nd.
1978: Bad Old Days performed by Co-Co. Final position: 11th.
1979: Mary Ann performed by Black Lace. Final position: 7th.
Olivia Newton-John
Another well-known name to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Her entry "Long Live Love" placed 4th in 1974.
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE (born 26 September 1948 in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom) is an acclaimed British-born, Australian singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Hot 100 singles http://books.google.com/books?id=7Mo7xm-X1r4C&pg=PA334&dq=%22olivia+newton%22&lr= and two No. 1 Billboard 200 albums. The RIAA has certified gold 11 of her singles (including two platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two platinum and four double platinum). She co-starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical, Grease, which became the highest grossing movie musical in Hollywood history. She is an avid activist for both environmental issues and breast cancer awareness. http://books.google.com/books?id=QqtinbjO0oEC&pg=PA172&dq=%22olivia+newton%22&lr=&as_brr=3#PPA173,M1 Her business interests have included launching several product lines for Koala Blue.
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United Kingdom Song Entries: The 1980s
UK Eurovision Songs 1980-1988
The 80s was, perhaps, not the best era for UK entries, but we managed a winning song in 1981 with Bucks Fizz (who had to overcome stiff competition in the UK heats from second placed band, Liquid Gold, with their entry for the Contest, "Don't Panic"), as well as two second places in 1988 and 1989.
1980: Love Enough for Two performed by Prima Donna. Final position: 3rd.
1981: Making Your Mind Up performed by Buck's Fizz. Final position: 1st (Winner).
1982: One Step Further performed by Bardo. Final position: 7th.
1983: I'm Never Giving Up performed by Sweet Dreams. Final position: 6th.
1984: Love Games performed by Belle & the Devotions. Final position: 7th.
1985: Love Is performed by Vikki. Final position: 4th.
1986: Runner in the Night performed by Ryder. Final position: 7th.
1987: Only the Night performed by Rikki. Final position: 13th.
1988: Go performed by Scott Fitzgerald. Final position: 2nd.
Eurovision 1989
UK Eurovision Song Representative 1989
Perhaps one of the best UK entries to not have won.
Why Do I Always Get It Wrong? performed by Live Report.
Live Report: 1989 UK Entrants

Live Report, originally called Midnight Blue, composed of Ray Caruana, John Beeby, Brian Hodgson and Maggie Jay. They were finalists in the BBC Television's A Song for Europe contest in 1989 with the song, "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong". It scored 111,996 votes, compared to runner-up Julie C's 51,449 votes. Live Report went on to represent the UK in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne, where they finished second to the Yugoslav entry, "Rock Me" performed by Riva.
Ray Caruana participated in the Maltese heat of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest and came second with "Scarlet Song".
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UK Eurovision Songs 1990-1998
Three second place songs and a winner in 1997 add up to a good decade for the UK.
The international hit by Gina G. surprisingly only managed eighth place. Go figure!
1990: Give a Little Love Back performed by Emma. Final position: 6th.
1991: A Message to Your Heart performed by Samantha Janus. Final position: 10th.
1992: One Step Out of Time performed by Michael Ball. Final position: 2nd.
1993: Better the Devil You Know performed by Sonia. Final position: 2nd.
1994: Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free) performed by Frances Ruffelle. Final position: 10th.
1995: Love City Groove performed by Love City Groove. Final position: 10th.
1996: Ooh Ah, Just a Little Bit performed by Gina G. Final position: 8th.
1997: Love, Shine a Light performed by Katrina and the Waves. Final position: 1st (Winner).
1998: Where are You? performed by Imaani. Final position: 2nd.
UK Entry For 1999
UK Eurovision Song Representative 1999
1999: Say it Again performed by Precious. Final position: 12th.
Michael Ball: 1992 UK Entrant

Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) is an Olivier Award winning English actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad in Hairspray for which he won the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for best actor in a musical.
United Kingdom Song Entries: The 2000s
UK Eurovision Songs 2000-2006
The United Kingdom has pretty much given up on winning the Contest in the past few years. It has become very political...and the entries reflect how seriously it is now taken in the UK.
Here's the proof...
2000: Don't Play That Song Again performed by Niki French. Final position: 16th.
2001: No Dream Impossible performed by Lindsay Dracass. Final position 15th.
2002: Come Back performed by Jessica Garlick. Final position: 3rd.
2003: Cry Baby performed by Jemini. Final position: 26th (Last with zero points awarded).
2004: Hold On To Our Love performed by James Fox. Final position: 16th.
2005: Touch My Fire performed by Javine. Final position: 22nd.
2006: Teenage Life performed by Daz Sampson. Final position: 19th.
2007: Flying the Flag (For You) performed by Scooch. Final position: 22nd.
2008: Even If performed by Andy Abraham. Final position: 25th (last).
The 2009 United Kingdom ESC Entry
It's My Time Performed By Jade
Jade, 21, was chosen as the UK's entry for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, after winning a live public vote on BBC television, following her performance during the national final: "Eurovision: Your Country Needs You".
The song, "It's My Time", has been composed and written by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren, and Lloyd Webber intends to accomapany Jade on piano at the Contest.
The 2009 Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Moscow on 16 May, 2009 and will feature 43 countries.
Jade: 2009 UK Eurovision Entrant
Jade's Biography
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