List of contestants from the UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision: You Decide is the current name of the BBC TV show broadcast to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest.

Shows of similar formats have previously gone under several other names, including Festival Of British Popular Songs, Eurovision Song Contest British Final, A Song For Europe, The Great British Song Contest, Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up and Eurovision: Your Decision. In 2011 the selection process was replaced by an internal BBC decision, but this process ended after 2015 with a revival of a national final for 2016 under a new name.

This page lists the contestants for each year of the show; the winners of the contest are in bold-italics.

Competition

In 1957, 1959 and 1960, there were a series of televised heats prior to the final.

Postcard voting was used to choose the winner from 1965–1975. This had to be abandoned in 1971 due to a postal strike, with regional juries, made up of ordinary members of the public selecting the winner. Juries did the job from 1957–1964 and from 1976–1987. From 1988 onwards, televoting has been organized ostensibly to choose the winner, although this result wasn't always followed.

Festival Of British Popular Songs (1957)

1957
Tuesday, 12 February. The King's Theatre Hammersmith, London.
Host: David Jacobs
Each song was performed by two different artists
Voting: 10 regional juries of 12 members with 1 vote each, located in Belfast, Newcastle, Bangor, Edinburgh, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow & London.

Song Title Performers Place Score
"Don't Cry Little Doll" Bill Maynard & The Keynotes 4th 14
"Once" Pauline Shephard & Carole Carr 2nd 23
"Seven" Dennis Lotis & The Keynotes =5th 13
"All" Patricia Bredin & The Malcolm Lockyer Quartet 1st 39
"For Your Love" Ronnie Hilton & Alan Bristow =5th 13
"That’s The Way It Goes" Lita Roza & Stan Roderick 3rd 18
Unknown~ Marion Ryan SF N/A
Unknown~ John Hanson SF N/A
Unknown~ Janie Marden SF N/A
Unknown~ Jill Day SF N/A
Unknown~ Edna Savage SF N/A
Unknown~ Bryan Johnson SF N/A
Unknown~ Lorrae Desmond SF N/A
Unknown~ Frank Horox SF N/A
Unknown~ George Mitchell Singers SF N/A
Unknown~ Frank Weir Quintet SF N/A
Unknown~ Shirley Eaton SF N/A
Unknown~ The Kentones SF N/A
Unknown~ Lee Lawrence SF N/A

~ Eliminated in one of three televised heats (Tuesday, 22 January, Tuesday, 29 January & Tuesday, 5 February).

1958 Not Held. No UK Entry at Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960)

1959
Saturday, 7 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Pete Murray
Voting: 7 regional juries from South of England, English Midlands, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & West of England, with 14 persons in each jury.

Song Title Performer Place
"Sing Little Birdie" Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson 1st
"This Is My Town" Lita Roza 2nd
"Suddenly" Glen Mason 3rd
"One Lonely Heart" Steve Martin 4th
"Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be In Love" Valerie Shane Unknown
"Success" John Hanson Unknown
"Love Me, Love Me"~ Sheila Buxton SF
"How Could I Know?"~ Don Rennie SF
"I'll Be With You"~ Marion Keene SF
"That's It, That's Love!"~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson SF
"Cha Cha Chocola"~ Rosemary Squires SF
"This I Will Tell My Son"~ Lester Ferguson SF

~ Eliminated in one of two televised heats (Monday, 2 February & Thursday, 5 February).

1960
Saturday, 6 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
Voting: 7 Regional Juries, with 15 people in each jury. Juries: South Of England, English Midlands, North of England, Scotland, Wales, West of England and Northern Ireland.

Song Title Performer Place
"Each Tomorrow" Malcolm Vaughan 3rd
"Looking High, High, High" Bryan Johnson 1st
"Love Me A Little" Dennis Lotis Unknown
"Mi Amor" David Hughes 2nd
"When The Tide Turns" Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Unknown
"Unexpectedly" Marion Keene Unknown
"Girl With A Curl" Ronnie Carroll Unknown
"Pickin' Petals"~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson SF
"As The Big Dipper Dipped"~ Don Lang SF
"Friendly Street"~ Benny Lee SF
"Teenage Years"~ Vince Eager SF
"Love, Kisses And Heartache"~ Marion Keene SF

~ Eliminated in one of two televised heats (Tuesday, 2 February & Thursday, 4 February).

A Song For Europe (1961–1995)

1961
Wednesday, 15 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Hostess: Katie Boyle
Voting: 12 Regional Juries of 10 jurors with 1 vote each, located in Aberdeen, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Bangor, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol & Southampton.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Dream Girl" Mark Wynter 4th 16
"The Girl Next Door" Craig Douglas =7th 3
"Why Can't We?" Ricky Valance 3rd 24
"A Place In The Country" Bryan Johnson 5th 6
"I Will Light A Candle" Anne Shelton 6th 4
"Suddenly I'm In Love" Steve Arlen 2nd 30
"Too Late For Tears" Valerie Masters =7th 3
"Tommy" Teresa Duffy =7th 3
"Are You Sure?" The Allisons 1st 31

1962
Sunday, 11 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
Voting: 14 Regional Juries in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Plymouth, Southampton and Bristol.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Pretty Hair And Angel Eyes" Robb Storme 5th 12
"Tell Tale" The Brook Brothers 8th 7
"There's No-One In The Whole Wide World" Jackie Lee 9th 3
"Look Look, Little Angel" Johnny Angel =6th 11
"Never Goodbye" Karl Denver 4th 15
"My Kingdom For A Girl" Doug Sheldon =10th 2
"Ring-A-Ding Girl" Ronnie Carroll 1st 59
"Get A Move On" Brad Newman 12th 1
"You're For Real" Rikki Price =10th 2
"Alone Too Long" Frank Ifield 2nd 26
"The Message In A Bottle" Donna Douglas 3rd 19
"There's Never Been A Girl" Kenny Lynch =6th 11

1963
Saturday, 23 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
Voting: 16 Regional Juries in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich, Birmingham, Cardiff, London North, London South, Plymouth, Southampton & Bristol. 12 persons in each jury, awarding 3 points to their favourite, 2 points to the second and 1 point to the third.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"My Continental Love" Anne Shelton 4th 9
"Say Wonderful Things" Ronnie Carroll 1st 33
"If You Ever Leave Me" Barry Barnett 2nd 20
"This Kind Of Love" Johnny Towers 6th 5
"Pick The Petals" Maureen Evans 3rd 17
"A Day At The Seaside" Vince Hill 5th 8
"The Little Cracked Bell Of San Raquel" Jimmy Justice 7th 4

1964
Friday, 7 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
All Songs Performed by Matt Monro
Voting: 16 Regional Juries.

Song Title Place Score
"Choose" 4th 16
"It's Funny How You Know" 6th 11
"I Love The Little Things" 1st 87
"I've Got The Moon On My Side" 2nd 43
"Ten Out Of Ten" 5th 15
"Beautiful, Beautiful" 3rd 20

1965
Friday, 29 January. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
All Songs Performed by Kathy Kirby on "The Kathy Kirby Show"
Result broadcast Friday, 12 February.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"I Won't Let You Go" 5th Unknown
"My Only Love" 3rd 61,993
"I'll Try Not To Cry" 2nd 96,252
"Sometimes" 6th Unknown
"I Belong" 1st 110,495
"One Day" 4th Unknown

1966
Thursday, 27 January. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: David Jacobs
All Songs Performed by Kenneth McKellar on "Kenneth McKellar's Song For Everyone" (BBC1) and "The Light Programme" (BBC Radio)
Result broadcast Thursday, 3 February.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place
"Country Girl" 2nd
"As Long As The Sun Shines" 3rd
"Comes The Time" 4th
"A Touch Of The Tartan" 5th
"A Man Without Love" 1st

1967
Saturday, 25 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Rolf Harris
All Songs Performed by Sandie Shaw on "The Rolf Harris Show"
Result broadcast Saturday, 4 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place
"Tell The Boys" 2nd
"I'll Cry Myself To Sleep" 3rd
"Had A Dream Last Night" 4th
"Puppet On A String" 1st
"Ask Any Woman" 5th

1968
Tuesday, 5 March. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Hostess: Cilla Black
All Songs Performed by Cliff Richard on "Cilla"
Result broadcast Tuesday, 12 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Wonderful World" 3rd 19,990
"Do You Remember?" 6th 4,200
"High 'n' Dry" 2nd 30,500
"The Sound Of The Candyman's Trumpet" 4th 11,200
"Congratulations" 1st 171,300
"Little Rag Doll" 5th 10,400

1969
Saturday, 22 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Michael Aspel
All Songs Performed by Lulu on "Happening For Lulu"
Result broadcast Saturday, 1 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Are You Ready For Love?" 5th 5,560
"March!" 2nd 38,418
"Come September" 3rd 11,362
"I Can't Go On Living Without You" 6th 5,087
"Boom Bang-a-Bang" 1st 56,476
"Bet Yer!" 4th 8,306

1970
Saturday, 7 March. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Cliff Richard
All Songs Performed by Mary Hopkin on "It's Cliff Richard!"
Result broadcast Saturday, 14 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Three Ships" 3rd 60,330
"Early In The Morning Of Your Life" 6th 15,090
"I'm Gonna Fall In Love Again" 2nd 74,670
"You've Everything You Need" 5th 39,360
"Can I Believe?" 4th 42,160
"Knock, Knock (Who's There)?" 1st 120,290

1971
Saturday, 20 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Cliff Richard
All Songs Performed by Clodagh Rodgers on "It's Cliff Richard!" (BBC1) and "The Acker Bilk Show" (BBC Radio 2)
Result broadcast Saturday, 27 February.
Voting: 8 Regional Juries in Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester & Norwich, each with 10 jurors who could award 1 vote to their favourite song.

Song Title Place
"Look Left, Look Right" 5th
"In My World Of Beautiful Things" 6th
"Jack In The Box" 1st
"Another Time, Another Place" 4th
"Wind Of Change" =2nd
"Someone To Love Me" =2nd

1972
Saturday, 12 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Cliff Richard
All Songs Performed by The New Seekers on "It's Cliff Richard!" (BBC1) and "Pete Murray's Open House" (BBC Radio 2)
Result broadcast Saturday, 19 February.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Out On The Edge Of Beyond" 3rd 14,645
"Sing Out" 5th 7,412
"Why Can't We All Get Together?" 4th 11,337
"One By One" 2nd 27,314
"Songs Of Praise" 6th 3,842
"Beg, Steal or Borrow" 1st 62,584

1973
Saturday, 24 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Hostess: Cilla Black
All Songs Performed by Cliff Richard on "Cilla" (BBC1) and "Pete Murray's Open House" (BBC Radio 2)
Result broadcast Saturday, 3 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Come Back, Billie Jo" 2nd 34,209
"Ashes To Ashes" 6th 17,115
"Tomorrow Rising" 4th 21,858
"The Days Of Love" 5th 18,304
"Power To All Our Friends" 1st 125,505
"Help It Along" 3rd 25,369

1974
Saturday, 23 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Jimmy Savile
All Songs Performed by Olivia Newton-John on "Clunk, Click... As It Happens" (BBC1) and "Pete Murray's Open House" (BBC Radio 2)
Result broadcast Saturday, 2 March.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Have Love, Will Travel" 4th 15,266
"Lovin' You Ain't Easy" 5th 5,905
"Long Live Love" 1st 27,387
"Someday" 6th 5,520
"Angel Eyes" 2nd 18,018
"Hands Across The Sea" 3rd 15,365

1975
Saturday, 15 February. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Hostess: Lulu
All Songs Performed by The Shadows on "Lulu" (BBC1) and "Pete Murray's Open House" (BBC Radio 2)
Result broadcast Saturday, 22 February.
Voting: Viewers cast votes via postcard for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"No, No, Nina" 6th 1,261
"This House Runs On Sunshine" 3rd 10,451
"Don't Throw It All Away" 4th 3,099
"Cool, Clear Air" 5th 1,601
"Stand Up Like A Man" 2nd 14,294
"Let Me Be The One" 1st 17,477

1976
Wednesday, 25 February. The Royal Albert Hall, London.
Host: Michael Aspel
Voting: 14 Regional Juries located in Bristol, Bangor, Leeds, Norwich, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Plymouth, Glasgow, Southampton and London. Each jury ranked the songs 1-12, awarding 12 points for their favourite down to 1 point for their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Wake Up" Co-Co 2nd 138
"Do You Believe In Love At First Sight?" Polly Brown 10th 71
"Save Your Kisses For Me" Brotherhood Of Man 1st 140
"Couldn't Live Without You For A Day" Hazel Dean =8th 77
"A Love For All Seasons" Champagne =8th 77
"Ain't Gonna Take No For An Answer" Frank Ifield 12th 21
"Maria" Sunshine 7th 80
"Love's A Carousel" Tammy Jones 6th 98
"Going To The Movies" Joey Valentine 11th 52
"Love, Kiss And Run" Sweet Dreams 4th 109
"Take The Money And Run" Louisa Jane White 5th 100
"Queen Of The Mardi Gras" Tony Christie 3rd 129

1977
Wednesday, 9 March. The New London Theatre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 14 Regional Juries located in Belfast, Bristol, Aberdeen, Bangor, Leeds, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Newcastle, Manchester, Plymouth and Southampton. Each jury ranked the songs 1-12, awarding 12 points for their favourite down to 1 point for their least preferred.
(Show not televised due to strike action)

Song Title Performer Place Score
"What Do You Say To Love?" Mary Mason 2nd 132
"Where Were You When I Needed Your Love?" The Foundations 3rd 125
"Leave A Little Love" Tony Monopoly 9th 66
"If Everybody Loved The Same As You" Lyn Paul =6th 74
"Just For You" High Society =6th 74
"A Little Give, A Little Take" Carl Wayne 11th 62
"Rock Bottom" Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran 1st 143
"You're My Sweet Sensation" Sweet Sensation 8th 73
"Swings And Roundabouts" Val Stokes 12th 57
"Everybody Knows" Beano 10th 60
"After All This Time" Wesley, Park And Smith 5th 106
"Promises, Promises" Rags 4th 120

1978
Friday, 31 March. The Royal Albert Hall, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 14 Regional Juries located in Belfast, Bristol, Aberdeen, Bangor, Leeds, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Newcastle, Manchester, Plymouth and Southampton. Each jury ranked the songs 1-12, awarding 12 points for their favourite down to 1 point for their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Shine It On" Christian =3rd 114
"Oh No, Look What You've Done" Brown Sugar =11th 49
"Door In My Face" The Fruit Eating Bears =11th 49
"Moments" Jacquie Sullivan 6th 106
"Too Much In Love" Sunshine 8th 81
"Lonely Nights" Ronnie France 9th 68
"One Glance" The Jarvis Brothers =3rd 114
"The Bad Old Days" Co-Co 1st 135
"We Got It Bad" Bob James 10th 66
"Don't Bother To Knock" Midnight 2nd 116
"Don't Let Me Stand In Your Way" Babe Rainbow 7th 84
"Solid Love" Labi Siffre 5th 110

1979
Thursday, 8 March. The Royal Albert Hall, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 14 Regional Juries located in Belfast, Bristol, Aberdeen, Bangor, Leeds, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Newcastle, Manchester, Plymouth and Southampton. Each jury ranked the songs 1-12, awarding 12 points for their favourite down to 1 point for their least preferred based on audio recordings of the songs. At the time, Manchester's votes were not included in the final tally as the jury could not be contacted and songs 6 & 12 were declared joint 2nd. The scores and places were adjusted later once the Manchester scores had been confirmed.
(Show abandoned due to strike action)

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Mary Ann" Black Lace 1st 132
"You Are My Life" Lynda Virtu 8th 82
"Who Put The Shine On Your Shoes?" Ipswich =5th 90
"Mr. Moonlight" Herbie Flowers & The Daisies =5th 90
"Miss Caroline Newley" M Squad 11th 44
"Call My Name" Eleanor Keenan 3rd 109
"How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?" Guys 'n' Dolls 10th 56
"All I Needed Was Your Love" Linda Kendricks 12th 33
"Home Again (Living With You)" Monte-Carlo 7th 83
"Let It All Go" Sal Davis 9th 77
"Harry, My Honolulu Lover" The Nolan Sisters 4th 101
"Fantasy" Kim Clark 2nd 117

1980
Wednesday, 26 March. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 14 Regional Juries located in Belfast, Bristol, Aberdeen, Bangor, Leeds, London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Norwich, Newcastle, Manchester, Plymouth and Southampton. Each jury ranked the songs 1-12, awarding 12 points for their favourite down to 1 point for their least preferred. Each jury then awarded 1 vote for the top two songs to break a tie.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Don't Throw Your Love Away" Scramble 6th 97
"Happy Everything" Maggie Moone 2nd 137
"Easy" Plain Sailing =4th 111
"Here We'll Stay" Sonja Jones 11th 56
"Love Enough For Two" Prima Donna 1st 139
"Symphony For You" Jacqui Scott 8th 67
"Love Is Alive" Duke & The Aces 7th 94
"Everything Is Alright" Roy Winston 10th 58
"Love Comes, Love Grows" Midnite 9th 62
"Gonna Do My Best" The Main Event 12th 45
"I Want To Be Me" Pussyfoot =4th 111
"Surrender" Kim Clark 3rd 129

1981
Wednesday, 11 March. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 7 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Not Without Your Ticket (Don't Go)" Headache 7th 50
"All Cried Out" Gary Benson 4th 63
"For Only A Day" Unity 8th 38
"Wish" Beyond 3rd 67
"Making Your Mind Up" Bucks Fizz 1st 97
"Have You Ever Been In Love?" Gem 4th 63
"Where Are You Now?" Lezlee Carling 6th 56
"Don't Panic" Liquid Gold 2nd 70

1982
Wednesday, 24 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 7 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" Q-Feel 6th 59
"No Matter How I Try" Paul Curtis =4th 60
"Every Step Of The Way" The Touring Company =2nd 69
"Different Worlds, Different People" Lovin' Feeling =4th 60
"Every Day Of My Life" Good Looks =2nd 69
"You're The Only Good Thing In My Life" Rich Gypsy (Kay Webber) 8th 53
"One Step Further" Bardo 1st 76
"How Long?" The Weltons 7th 58

1983
Thursday, 24 March. BBC Television Theatre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 8 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London, Norwich and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"I'm Never Giving Up" Sweet Dreams 1st 109
"I'm Going Home" Sam Childs 8th 50
"All Around The World" Stuart Slater 5th 63
"With Love" Casablanca 3rd 72
"We've Got All The Time In The World" Mirror 2nd 91
"Love On Your Mind" Audio 4th 68
"When The Kissing Stops" Rubic 5th 63
"Keeping Our Love Alive" Ritzy 7th 60

1984
Wednesday, 4 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 8 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London, Norwich and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Magical Music" Caprice 6th 60
"Look At Me Now" Nina Shaw 3rd 78
"This Love Is Deep" Bryan Evans 8th 53
"Love Games" Belle & The Devotions 1st 112
"Where The Action Is" First Division 2nd 79
"Let It Shine" Miriam Ann Lesley 5th 62
"Imagination" Sinitta 4th 77
"Stay In My Life" Hazell Dean 7th 55

1985
Friday, 5 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 9 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London, Norwich, Plymouth and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Love Is..." Vikki (Watson) 1st 124
"I'm Crying" Peter Beckett 7th 59
"The Clock On The Wall" Alvin Stardust 3rd 90
"What We Say With Our Eyes" James Oliver 6th 66
"Energy" Des Dyer 4th 77
"Let Me Love You One More Time" Annabel 5th 72
"Dancing In The Night" Kerri Wells 2nd 101
"So Do I" Mike Redway & Fiona Kennedy 7th 59

1986
Wednesday, 2 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 11 Regional Juries located in Leeds, Newcastle, Plymouth, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London, Norwich and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh and 5 to their least preferred. The final scores accord with the announced scores during the broadcast, whereas the scoreboard used in the telecast was incorrect due to a technical issue.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Dreamer" Vanity Fare 3rd 99
"Dancing With You Again" Palace 4th 91
"No Easy Way To Love" Colin Heywood 6th 80
"I'm Sorry" Chad Brown 7th 78
"Tongue Tied" Kenny Charles 5th 86
"Runner In The Night" Ryder 1st 145
"Don't Hang Up On Love" Jump 2nd 137
"The War Of The Roses" Future 8th 76

1987
Friday, 10 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: 9 Regional Juries located in Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Belfast, Edinburgh, London, Norwich, Newcastle and Bristol. Juries ranked the songs internally and awarded 15 points to their favourite, 12 to the second, 10 to the third, 9 to the fourth, 8 to the fifth, 7 to the sixth, 6 to the seventh, 5 to the eighth, 3 to the ninth and 1 to their least preferred.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Only The Light" Rikki (Peebles) 1st 112
"The Lion Within" Siy 8th 48
"I Want You" Mike Stacey 5th 72
"Everybody" Mal Pope 7th 58
"Too Hot Too Handle" Ann Turner 2nd 101
"Master Of The Game" Ian Prince 10th 34
"Just Let Me" Gordon Campbell 9th 43
"Bless Your Lucky Stars" Zuice 3rd 78
"What You Gonna Do?" John T. Ford 4th 75
"Romeo" Heavy Pettin' 6th 60

1988
Friday, 25 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
With guest commentators: Gloria Hunniford, Bruce Welch, Mike Batt & George Martin
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"'Til The Night" Catwalk 7th 22,358
"High Windows" Camino 3rd 41,528
"Just A Memory" Zoe (Nicholas) 6th 27,783
"Make Your Dreams Come True" FNAC 5th 28,946
"One More Chance" Klass 8th 19,504
"Heart To Heart" Clinging To The Wreckage 4th 30,382
"This Is The Kiss" Two-Ché 2nd 73,785
"Go" Scott Fitzgerald 1st 93,271

1989
Friday, 24 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
With guest commentators: Lulu, Deke Arlon, Leslie Bricusse & Gary Davies
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Back In The Groove" Frankie Johnson 6th 10,731
"I Can't Stop Loving You" James Oliver 7th 9,110
"Shame" Jane Alexander 3rd 47,664
"Just For The Good Times" Danny Ellis 8th 6,777
"You Stepped Out Of My Dreams" Julie C 2nd 51,449
"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?" Live Report 1st 111,996
"Love Come Down" The Pearls 4th 33,279
"Heaven Help My Heart" Linda Carroll 5th 17,084

1990
Friday, 30 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
With guest commentators: Gloria Hunniford, Cathy McGowan, Tim Rice & Carl Davis
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Better Be Good To Me" Kelly 6th 13,179
"That Old Feeling Again" Stephen Lee Garden 5th 14,447
"Never Give Up" Thom Hardwell 8th 3,540
"Give A Little Love Back To The World" Emma (Booth) 1st 97,625
"Ball And Chain" Les McKeown 5th 15,171
"Face In The Crowd" Simon Spiro 7th 5,551
"Sentimental Again" Kim Goody 3rd 17,986
"Where I Belong" John Miles 2nd 38,966

1991
Friday, 29 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"We Will Protect You" The Ravenscroft Partnership 5th 36,047
"Straight To Your Heart" Christopher Ellis 7th 14,231
"A Message To Your Heart" Samantha Janus 1st 108,896
"Nothing On This Earth" Christie (Joanne Castle) 6th 17,296
"One Love" Malcolm Roberts 8th 11,250
"A Little Bit Of Heaven" Lorraine Craig 3rd 61,589
"True Love" Julie Finney 4th 58,146
"Lover Come In" Brendan Faye 2nd 95,696

1992
Friday, 3 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
All Songs Performed by Michael Ball
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"This Is The Moment I've Been Waiting For" 5th 73,084
"Call On Me" 7th 48,419
"As Dreams Go By" 2nd 94,844
"Secret Of Love" 3rd 91,705
"Every Day, Every Night" 8th 32,007
"Who Needs To Know?" 6th 52,126
"One Step Out Of Time" 1st 153,792
"If You Need Another Love" 4th 86,476

1993
Friday, 9 April. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
All Songs Performed by Sonia
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"A Little Love" 4th 55,053
"I'm Gonna Put A Spell On You" 6th 27,795
"Life After Love" 5th 38,308
"It's Just A Matter Of Time" 8th 18,251
"Better The Devil You Know" 1st 156,955
"Our World" 2nd 77,695
"So Much Of Your Love" 3rd 70,454
"Trust" 7th 26,745

1994
Friday, 18 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
With guest commentators: Richard O'Brien & Jonathan King
All Songs Performed by Frances Ruffelle
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Place Score
"Waiting In The Wings" 3rd 36,856
"Slowboat" 7th 6,549
"I Know These Things" 8th 6,269
"Sink Or Swim" 2nd 63,417
"Wrong Guy" 6th 7,406
"One More Night" 4th 20,608
"His Love" 5th 8,031
"Lonely Symphony" 1st 99,946

1995
Friday, 31 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan with Mark Goodier presenting a Top of the Pops preview show
With guest commentators: Tony Mortimer, Ian Dury, Cheryl Baker, Mike Read, Let Loose, Jonathan King, Scarlet & Bruno Brookes
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"I Need You" Deuce 3rd 73,467
"Spinning Away" Paul Harris 7th 19,239
"I'm Just Your Puppet On A ... (String!)" Londonbeat 6th 35,434
"Go For The Heart" Sox 4th 65,436
"Then There's A Knock At The Door" FFF 8th 17,216
"One Gift Of Love" Dear Jon 2nd 81,359
"Rainbows And You" Simon Spiro 5th 43,299
"Love City Groove" Love City Groove 1st 140,174

The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999)

1996
Friday, 8 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Find Love" Layla 4th Unknown
"I Gave You Everything" Code Red 2nd 41,791
"I Never Knew"~ Esseness SF N/A
"Sometimes It Rains"~ Dan Anderson SF N/A
"I Just Wanna Make Love 2U"~ Lois SF N/A
"Louise"~ Twin Hazey SF N/A
"A Little Love" Zeitiah Massiah 3rd 41,105
"Just A Little Bit" Gina G 1st 113,576

~ Eliminated in a televised heat hosted by Nicky Campbell.

1997
Sunday, 9 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Dale Winton
Result broadcast Saturday, 15 March.
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Can't You See I'm Crying?"* Paul Varney SF N/A
"For The Life You Don't Yet Know" Sam Blue 4th Unknown
"Heart Of Stone"* Dave Black SF N/A
"Lighten Up"* B-Yond SF N/A
"Love Shine A Light" Katrina & The Waves 1st 69,830
"Room For Change"* Laura Pallas SF N/A
"Yodel In The Canyon Of Love" Do-Re-Mi featuring Kerry 2nd 58,696
"You Stayed Away Too Long" Joanna May 3rd 51,584

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

1998
Sunday, 15 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Result broadcast Saturday, 21 March.
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Don't It Make You Feel So Good?" Alberta 2nd 66,278
"Give It Up"* Lisa Millett SF N/A
"I'll Never Be Lonely Again" Sapphire 3rd 65,712
"Suddenly (Took So Many Years)"* Farrell Lennon SF N/A
"When We're Alone (We Dream)" The Collective 4th 53,950
"When We Were In Love"* Mandy Wilson SF N/A
"Where Are You?" Imaani 1st 70,421
"Wish You Were Here"* Anita Madigan SF N/A

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

1999
Sunday, 7 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Hostess: Ulrika Jonsson
Result broadcast Friday, 12 March.
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"All Time High"* Energia SF N/A
"Fly"* Cheryl Beattie SF N/A
"Say It Again" Precious 1st 52,457
"Separate Lives"* Susan Black SF N/A
"So Strange" Alberta 2nd 51,708
"Until You Saved My Life Tonight" Sister Sway 3rd 51,398
"Wait Until The Morning"* Leanne Cartwright SF N/A
"You've Taken My Dreams" Jay 4th 43,765

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

A Song For Europe (2000–2003)

2000
Sunday, 20 February. Elstree Studios, Elstree.
Hostess: Katy Hill
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Semi Final Score Semi Final Place Final Score Final Place
"Aria"* Helene 1,826 7th N/A N/A
"Crazy" Catherine Porter 5,191 2nd 29,348 3rd
"Don't Play That Song Again" Nicki French 5,550 1st 47,355 1st
"I Won't Let You Do This To Me" Sexy Sadie 4,403 3rd 10,494 4th
"Only The Women Know" Six Chix 4,115 4th 42,309 2nd
"Stand Up"* Jane Tretton 2,182 6th N/A N/A
"The Answer"* Catherine Porter 1,635 8th N/A N/A
"Wherever You Go"* India 3,254 5th N/A N/A

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

2001
Sunday, 11 March. Elstree Studios, Elstree.
Hostess: Katy Hill
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Just Another Rainbow" Lucy Randell 3rd 19,337
"King Of Love"* Charlotte Henry SF N/A
"Men" Nanne Grönvall 4th Unknown
"No Dream Impossible" Lindsay Dracass 1st 45,564
"That's My Love (For You)" Tony Moore 2nd 31,895
"To Die For"* Luke Galliana SF N/A
"Twisted"* Moneypenny SF N/A
"Why Should I Love You?"* Obsession SF N/A

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

2002
Sunday, 3 March. Elstree Studios, Elstree.
Hosts: Christopher Price & Claire Sweeney
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Lovestruck"* Honey Trap SF N/A
"Never In A Million Years" Zee Asha Disqualified N/A
"When You're Around"* Paula O'Neil SF N/A
"Fade Away"* Pulse SF N/A
"I Give In" Surf N Turf 4th Unknown
"Every Step Of The Way" Level Best 3rd 8,927
"DJ Romeo" Tricia Penrose 2nd 28,621
"Come Back" Jessica Garlick 1st 67,998

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.

2003
Sunday, 2 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Terry Wogan
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song. The votes were then divided into 6 regions: Scotland, Southern England, Northern Ireland, English Midlands, Northern England and Wales, with 12 points given to the highest scoring song in each region, 10 to the second, 9 to the third and 0 to the fourth placed song.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Do Anything For Your Love"* Fenix SF N/A
"Ever Since That Night" Mimi 3rd 54
"First Night"* SK (Steamy Knights) SF N/A
"Now And Forever" (aka "Wait For The Moment") Simon Chapman 4th 0
"Cry Baby" Jemini 1st 68
"Help Me" Emily Reed 2nd 64
"Smile"* Gallico SF N/A
"Rainy Day In Summer"* Ben Plus One SF N/A

* Eliminated in a radio only heat hosted by Terry Wogan & Ken Bruce.
"Now And Forever" was performed in the radio only semi final by Esther Hart and was titled "Wait For The Moment". Hart withdrew when she qualified for the Dutch National Final. Her replacement was the group 'United Colours of Sound', who also withdrew before the televised final; being replaced in turn by Simon Chapman. Mimi is better known as Marie Kevan

Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up! (2004–2007)

2004
Saturday, 28 February. BBC Television Centre, London.
Hosts: Terry Wogan & Gaby Roslin with Paddy O'Connell on BBC Three
With Panellists: Carrie Grant, Harry Hill & Lorraine Kelly
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song. The votes were then divided into 7 regions: South West England, Wales, Northern Ireland, English Midlands, South East England, Northern England and Scotland, with 12 points given to the highest scoring song in each region, 8 to the second, 6 to the third, 4 to the fourth, 2 to the fifth and 0 to the lowest ranked song. Votes given by SMS (regardless of location) were separately allocated as a percentage of the vote received and added to the regional scores.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Weekend (Gotta Work)" Enrap-Ture 4th 37
"Hold On To Our Love" James Fox 1st 120
"Me Without You" Haifa 6th 9
"Leading Me On" Hyrise 2nd 82
"With You I Believe" Haydon Eshun 5th 17
"It Just Gets Better" Madison Taylor 3rd 59

2005
Saturday, 5 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Hosts: Terry Wogan & Natasha Kaplinsky
With Panellists: Jonathan Ross, Bruno Tonioli, Paddy O'Connell & Natalie Cassidy
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song. The votes were then divided into 8 regions: South West England, South East England, Wales, Northern Ireland, English Midlands, Northern England, Scotland and any votes cast via the Internet (regardless of location), with 12 points given to the highest scoring song in each region, 8 to the second, 6 to the third, 4 to the fourth and 2 to the lowest ranked song. Votes given by SMS were separately allocated as a percentage of the vote received and added to the regional scores.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Touch My Fire" Javine (Hylton) 1st 116
"Brand New Day" Tricolore 4th 58
"Flashback" Gina G 5th 20
"Guardian Angel" Andy Scott-Lee 3rd 61
"Not Just Anybody" Katie Price (aka Jordan) 2nd 101

2006
Saturday, 4 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Hosts: Terry Wogan & Natasha Kaplinsky
With Panellists: Jonathan Ross, Bruno Tonioli, Fearne Cotton & Kelly Osbourne
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite song. The votes were then divided into 8 regions: Northern England, South East England, Scotland, English Midlands, Northern Ireland, Wales, South West England and any votes cast via the Internet (regardless of location), with 12 points given to the highest scoring song in each region, 8 to the second, 6 to the third, 4 to the fourth, 2 to the fifth and 0 to the lowest ranked song. Votes given by SMS were separately allocated as a percentage of the vote received and added to the regional scores.

Song Title Performer Place Score
"Play Your Game" Goran Kay 6th 14
"Whisper to Me" Kym Marsh (aka Kym Ryder) 4th 53
"Teenage Life" Daz Sampson 1st 151
"All About You" City Chix 3rd 55
"Hand On My Heart" Four Story 5th 17
"It's a Beautiful Thing" Antony Costa 2nd 96

2007
Saturday, 17 March. Maidstone Studios, Maidstone, Kent.
Hosts: Terry Wogan & Fearne Cotton
With Panellists: John Barrowman & Mel Giedroyc
Voting: Viewers voted by phone for their favourite song. Following an initial round of voting, the top two songs were performed again and voted on a second time. No details of the scores were given.

Song Title Performer Place
"(Don't It Make You) Happy!" Liz McClarnon 5th
"I Can" Brian Harvey 6th
"Big Bro Thang" Big Brovaz 3rd
"I'll Leave My Heart" Cyndi 2nd
"Flying The Flag (For You)" Scooch 1st
"They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To" Justin Hawkins & Beverlei Brown 4th

Eurovision: Your Decision (2008)

2008
Saturday, 1 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Hosts: Terry Wogan & Claudia Winkleman
With Panellists/Judges: John Barrowman & Carrie Grant
Voting: LoveShy, Rob McVeigh and Andy Abraham were eliminated by judges John Barrowman & Carrie Grant. Andy Abraham was then 'saved' by Terry Wogan and reinstated. Viewers voted by phone for their favourite of the four remaining songs. Following an initial round of voting, the top two songs were performed again and voted on a second time. No details of the scores were given.

Song Title Performer Place
"Mr. Gorgeous" LoveShy =5th
"It's You" The Revelations =3rd
"I Owe It All To You" Rob McVeigh =5th
"Changes" Simona Armstrong =3rd
"Even If" Andy Abraham 1st
"Woo (You Make Me)" Michelle Gayle 2nd

Eurovision: Your Country Needs You (2009–2010)

2009
Saturday, 31 January. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Graham Norton
With Panellists: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lulu, Diane Warren, Duncan James, Arlene Phillips, Emma Bunton & Alesha Dixon
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite act each week. The bottom 2 acts were then judged by Andrew Lloyd Webber who chose to 'save' one of the 2. On the final show, viewers voted by telephone for their favourite of the three remaining acts. No details of the scoring was given.

Song title Performer Place
"It's My Time" Mark Evans 3rd
"It's My Time" The Twins 2nd
"It's My Time" Jade Ewen 1st
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final
Jade Ewen 1st
1st
Danger Zone (3rd)
Winner
Nicola and Francine 3rd
3rd
2nd
Runner-up
Mark Evans 2nd
2nd
1st
3rd place
Emperors of Soul 4th
Danger Zone (4th)
Lost ALW's save (4th)
Eliminated
(Heat 3)
Charlotte Finlay Danger Zone (6th)
Lost ALW's save (5th)
Eliminated
(Heat 2)
Damien Flood Lost ALW's save (5th)
Eliminated
(Heat 1)

2010
Friday, 12 March. BBC Television Centre, London.
Host: Graham Norton
With Judge: Pete Waterman and Panellists: Bruno Tonioli, Jade Ewen & Mike Stock
Voting: Three singing acts - Miss Fitz, Uni5 and Karen Harding - were eliminated by judge Pete Waterman. Viewers voted by telephone for their favourite of the three remaining acts. No details of the scoring was given.

Song title Performer Place
"That Sounds Good To Me" Alexis Gerred 2nd
"That Sounds Good To Me" Esma Akkilic 3rd
"That Sounds Good To Me" Josh Dubovie 1st

Internal selection (2011–2015)

There was no televised national selection procedure for the UK Eurovision entrant from 2011 to 2015.

2011
Blue were selected to represent Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 internally by the BBC, with the song "I Can", written by Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Ciaron Bell, Ben Collier, Ian Hope, Liam Keenan and 'StarSign'.[1] In place of a national final, a one-hour documentary following the groups preparations for Germany, entitled Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue was broadcast by BBC One on 16 April 2011.[2]

2012
Engelbert Humperdinck was selected internally by the BBC to perform "Love Will Set You Free". The song was written by Grammy award-winning producer Martin Terefe and Ivor Novello winner Sacha Skarbek, who co-wrote the James Blunt hit "You're Beautiful".[3]

2013
An internal selection followed again in 2013, with Bonnie Tyler being chosen to represent the UK with the song "Believe In Me", written and composed by Desmond Child, Lauren Christy and Chris Braide.

2014
Another internal selection followed in 2014, with Molly being chosen to represent the UK with the song "Children of the Universe", co-written by herself and Swedish producer Anders Hansson. However, Smitten-Downes was a relatively unknown artist who was discovered through the BBC Introducing platform.

2015
A fifth internal selection took place in 2015, although the BBC accepted submissions from the public and song writing community. Electro Velvet were chosen to represent the UK with the song "Still In Love With You", co-written by Adrian Bax White and David Mindel, who had written many previous songs for the UK heats, his best result being two joint 2nd songs in 1982.

Eurovision: You Decide (2016)

2016
Friday, 26 February. The O2 Forum, Kentish Town, London
Hostess: Mel Giedroyc
With Panellists: Carrie Grant, Katrina Leskanich & Jay Revell
Voting: Viewers voted by telephone or online for their favourite song. No details of the scores or places were given.

Artist Song Place
Dulcima "When You Go" Unplaced
Matthew James "A Better Man"
Darline "Until Tomorrow"
Karl William Lund "Miracle"
Bianca "Shine a Little Light"
Joe and Jake "You're Not Alone" 1st

UK singles chart successes

Only tracks that have appeared in the officially recognised Top 50 (to 1978), Top 75 (to 2012) and Top 100 (from 2012) are included

Year Chart Song/Performer
1959 #12 "Sing Little Birdie" – Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
1960 #20 "Looking High, High, High" – Bryan Johnson
1961 #27 "Dream Girl" – Mark Wynter
1961 #2 "Are You Sure?" – The Allisons
1962 #46 "Ring-A-Ding Girl" – Ronnie Carroll
1962 #9 "Never Goodbye" – Karl Denver
1963 #6 "Say Wonderful Things" – Ronnie Carroll
1965 #36 "I Belong" – Kathy Kirby
1966 #30 "A Man Without Love" – Kenneth McKellar
1967 #1 "Puppet on a String" – Sandie Shaw
1968 #1 "Congratulations" – Cliff Richard
1969 #2 "Boom Bang-A-Bang" – Lulu
1970 #2 "Knock, Knock (Who's There)?" – Mary Hopkin
1971 #4 "Jack In The Box" – Clodagh Rodgers
1971 #13 "Another Time, Another Place" – Engelbert Humperdinck (Cover Version)
1972 #2 "Beg, Steal Or Borrow" – The New Seekers
1973 #4 "Power To All Our Friends" – Cliff Richard
1973 #29 "Help It Along"/"Tomorrow Rising" – Cliff Richard
1974 #11 "Long Live Love" – Olivia Newton-John
1975 #12 "Let Me Be The One" – The Shadows
1975 #20 "Don't Throw It All Away" – Gary Benson (Cover Version by Composer)
1976 #1 "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man
1977 #19 "Rock Bottom" – Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran
1978 #13 "The Bad Old Days" – Co-Co
1979 #42 "Mary Ann" – Black Lace
1980 #48 "Love Enough For Two" – Prima Donna
1981 #1 "Making Your Mind Up" – Bucks Fizz
1981 #42 "Don't Panic" – Liquid Gold
1981 #10 "Have You Ever Been In Love?" – Leo Sayer (Cover Version)
1982 #2 "One Step Further" – Bardo
1983 #21 "I'm Never Giving Up" – Sweet Dreams
1984 #11 "Love Games" – Belle & The Devotions
1985 #49 "Love Is..." – Vikki (Watson)
1985 #85* "The Clock On The Wall" – Alvin Stardust (On "So Near To Christmas" EP)
1986 #98* "Runner In The Night" – Ryder
1987 #96* "Only The Light" – Rikki (Peebles)
1988 #52 "Go" – Scott Fitzgerald
1989 #73 "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?" – Live Report
1990 #33 "Give A Little Love Back To The World" – Emma
1991 #30 "A Message To Your Heart" – Samantha Janus
1992 #20 "One Step Out Of Time" – Michael Ball
1993 #15 "Better The Devil You Know" – Sonia
1994 #25 "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" – Frances Ruffelle
1995 #7 "Love City Groove" – Love City Groove
1995 #10 "I Need You" – Deuce
1995 #55 "I'm Just Your Puppet (On A String)" – Londonbeat
1995 #47 "Go For The Heart" – Sox
1995 #68 "One Gift Of Love" – Dear Jon
1996 #1 "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" – Gina G
1996 #50 "I Gave You Everything" – Code Red
1997 #3 "Love Shine a Light" – Katrina & The Waves
1998 #15 "Where Are You?" – Imaani
1999 #6 "Say It Again" – Precious
2000 #34 "Don't Play That Song Again" – Nicki French
2000 #72 "Only The Women Know" – Six Chix
2001 #32 "No Dream Impossible" – Lindsay Dracass
2001 #42 "To Die For" – Luke Galliana
2002 #13 "Come Back" – Jessica Garlick
2003 #15 "Cry Baby" – Jemini
2004 #13 "Hold On To Our Love" – James Fox
2005 #18 "Touch My Fire" – Javine (Hylton)
2006 #8 "Teenage Life" – Daz Sampson
2007 #5 "Flying The Flag (For You)" – Scooch
2008 #67 "Even If" – Andy Abraham
2009 #27 "It's My Time" – Jade Ewen
2011 #16 "I Can" – Blue
2012 #60 "Love Will Set You Free" – Engelbert Humperdinck
2013 #93 "Believe in Me" – Bonnie Tyler
2014 #23 "Children of the Universe" – Molly
2016 #81 "You're Not Alone" – Joe & Jake

* Technically not a hit as the UK chart only officially recorded a Top 75 for singles at the time. The positions 76–100 at this time were only for releases that had not yet appeared in the Top 75, but were 'bubbling under' the Top 75.

From 1964 to 1975, the runner up in the UK heat was featured as the B-side of the winning single (both runners-up in 1971). The remaining two songs from 1973 were on the B-side of "Help It Along/Tomorrow Rising" in 1973. A cover version of "Songs Of Praise" from the 1972 contest was featured as the B-side of "Dear Elaine", a #18 hit in 1973 for the song's composer, Roy Wood.

(Top Ten hits in bold. No.1s in bold italics)

UK extended play chart successes

Year Chart Song/Performer
1964 #16 "Song For Europe" (inc. all 6 entries) – Matt Monro
1965 #9 "BBC TV's Song For Europe" (inc. all 6 entries) – Kathy Kirby
1967 #4 "Tell The Boys" (inc. the 4 'losing' songs) – Sandie Shaw

EP chart discontinued after 1967
Top Ten hits in Bold.

Broadcast

Trivia

References

  1. "Blue - I Can (United Kingdom 2011) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest - Malmö 2013". Eurovision.tv. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 - News: Blue will represent the UK at Eurovision 2011". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. "BBC News - Engelbert Humperdinck is UK Eurovision act for 2012". Bbc.co.uk. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  4. "A Song For Europe 1966 1967". Songs4europe.com. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. O'Connor, John Kennedy. Carlton Books 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
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