What was Britain's first Eurovision Song Contest entry
"Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The entry was selected in the national final ""Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2018"" on 3 March 2018, where all three entries were performed by the singer Saara Aalto who was internally selected by the Finnish broadcaster Yle on 7 November 2017 to perform the nation's entry at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-one times since their first entry in . Finland has won the contest once in 2006 with the song ""Hard"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The United Kingdom took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 1957. The country was represented by Patricia Bredin with the song ""All"" written by Reynell Wreford and Alan Stranks. The entry was chosen during a national final called A Song for Europe. The United Kingdom actually wanted to take part in the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, but was disqualified because the entries were submitted too late. The national final was held over four stages - three semi finals and a grand final. All shows were"
"All (song) ""All"" was the United Kingdom entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 performed in English by Hull born actress and occasional singer Patricia Bredin. It was a ballad and at a length of 1:52 minutes, it had the distinction of being the shortest entry in the history of the Contest until Finland in 2015 as well as being the first song to be performed in English. The song was performed 3rd on the night (following Luxembourg's ""Amours mortes (tant de peine)"" and preceding Italy's ""Corde della mia chitarra"", the latter coincidentally being the longest entry in the history"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1968. It was held on 5 March 1968 and presented by Cilla Black as a special edition of her debut BBC1 TV series 'Cilla'. Black had been the BBC's first choice to sing the 1968 UK entry, but she had turned it down as she did not believe any nation was likely to win back-to-back contests. Unlike the last three UK selections, the songs were not presented at all before the final. Instead,"
"The EBU further went on to explain that the ""Festival of British Popular Song"", a contest created by the BBC for the United Kingdom, was the inspiration that brought in format changes to the contest elements from the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 onwards. Patricia Bredin was the first performer to represent the UK at Eurovision, finishing seventh in 1957. The UK was the first choice to stage the third contest in 1958, however following a failure to get an agreement from various artistic unions, the BBC withdrew their bid in the summer of 1957 and the UK did not enter"
"United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest The participation of the United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest first began at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. ITV, a member organisation of the United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting (UKIB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the selection process of their participation. The United Kingdom used a national selection format, broadcasting a show entitled """"Junior Eurovision Song Contest: The British Final"""", for their participation at the contests. The first representative to participate for the nation at the 2003 contest was"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 by Bardo with the song ""One Step Further"". It was chosen as the British entry through the """" national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 76 points. The television show """" was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. Terry Wogan once again hosted the contest, which was held on 24 March in Studio 1 of Television Centre, London. Eight songs were shortlisted from those"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, sending their 54th entry to the contest. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the broadcaster responsible for the United Kingdom entry, internally selected successful boy band Blue to compete at Eurovision, where they performed the song ""I Can"". Their selection was reported on 29 January 2011, and their song was publicly performed for the first time on 11 March. Being one of the favourites to win the contest, the United Kingdom finished in 5th place in the public vote of"
"first entry, ""All"" by Patricia Bredin, was – and still remains – the shortest entry in the history of the contest, at 1:52 minutes. However, their first entry failed to impress the European juries, finishing in 7th place out of 10 songs, with only 6 votes. As a result of their poor placing, the BBC did not compete in the 1958 contest; however, after the success of the Italian entry of that year, ""Nel blu dipinto di blu"" performed by Domenico Modugno, more commonly known as ""Volare"", the United Kingdom decided to return, and began the longest uninterrupted run of"
"Patricia Bredin Patricia Bredin (born 1935) is a British actress and one-time singer from Hull, England, who was best known as the very 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. At 1:52, this was for a long time the shortest performance in the history of the contest. However, this record was beaten in 2015 when Finland selected Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät to represent them in the"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was ""Love Shine a Light"" by Katrina & the Waves. The entry was chosen during the UK selection show, ""The Great British Song Contest"", hosted by Dale Winton on 9 March, with the results announced six days later. The UK went on to win the song contest which was being held in Dublin, Ireland, with an unprecedented 227 points. The UK sang at position 24. The lead singer was Katrina Leskanich. The 1997 contest is the most recent win for the United"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 by Belle and the Devotions with the song ""Love Games"". It was chosen as the British entry through the """" national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 63 points. The television show """" was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. It was held on Wednesday 4 April in Studio 1 of Television Centre, London and was hosted once again by Terry Wogan. The BBC"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 by Sweet Dreams with the song ""I'm Never Giving Up"". It was chosen as the British entry through the """" national selection process and placed sixth at Eurovision, receiving 79 points. The television show """" was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. Terry Wogan was once again the host and the show was staged at the Television Theatre on Thursday 24 March. The BBC Concert Orchestra"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1972. It was held on 12 February 1972 and presented by Cliff Richard as a special edition of his BBC1 TV series """" All songs were performed by the group The New Seekers, the first group ever to represent the UK in the contest and the first quintet ever to appear in Eurovision as a group. Contemporary press reports suggested that Cliff Richard was the first artist selected to represent the UK in"
"the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 25, the United Kingdom placed 24th out of the 26 participating countries with 62 points. Prior to the 2016 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-eight times. Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song ""Puppet on a String"" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song ""Making Your Mind Up"" performed by Bucks"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 with its entry ""Go"" performed by Scott Fitzgerald and written by Julie Forsyth. The song was chosen through the ""A Song for Europe"" national final which consisted of eight songs in 1988. At the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, Fitzgerald and his song was placed second with 136 points. The 1988 A Song For Europe contest, the United Kingdom's national final, was held on 25 March, in Studio 1 at the BBC Television Centre. It was hosted by Terry Wogan. The theme music"
"Tom Morley with the song ""My Song For The World"", which finished in third place out of sixteen participating entries, achieving a score of one hundred and eighteen points. United Kingdom withdrew from competing in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, and have yet to return to the contest. The United Kingdom are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on 15 November 2003 at the Forum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Child-singer, Tom Morley, was the first participant to represent the United Kingdom with the song"
"own band in America called California Screaming. The UK was awarded 12 points (the highest possible) a total of 10 times. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 The United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 was ""Love Shine a Light"" by Katrina & the Waves. The entry was chosen during the UK selection show, ""The Great British Song Contest"", hosted by Dale Winton on 9 March, with the results announced six days later. The UK went on to win the song contest which was being held in Dublin, Ireland, with an unprecedented 227 points. The UK"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with Michael Ball and the song ""One Step Out of Time"". The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. For the 1992 UK national final, the multi-artist format utilized since 1976 was dropped in favor of having a single act perform all the nominated songs which had been the format for the UK national final for Eurovision from 1964 to 1975. The BBC internally selected Michael Ball to eventually compete"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. It was held on 29 January 1965 and presented by David Jacobs. The BBC internally selected the singer for the second time. They chose a solo female singer, Kathy Kirby, whose looks were compared to Marilyn Monroe and who had just scored four consecutive top 20 hit singles. The song was then selected by viewers of ""The Kathy Kirby Show"" on BBC1, casting votes on postcards via post, with the winner ""I"
"the point awarding. The winner of the Contest was Germany with Nicole's ""Ein bißchen Frieden"". United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 by Bardo with the song ""One Step Further"". It was chosen as the British entry through the """" national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 76 points. The television show """" was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. Terry Wogan once again hosted the contest, which was held on"
"De vogels van Holland ""De vogels van Holland"" (""The birds of Holland"") was the first Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (the only edition of the contest at which two entries per country were allowed). It was written by Annie M. G. Schmidt and performed in Dutch by Jetty Paerl. The song is particularly significant for being the first song performed in Eurovision Song Contest history, and the first of many to sing the praises of the singer's homeland. Composed in the ""chanson"" style characteristic of the contest's early years, the song is about the titular ""birds of"
"the final with 166 points and 11th in the 50/50 jury split, receiving a total of 100 points from 25 of 43 votes. Had only the jury decided the outcome, ""I Can"" would have finished in 22nd place. Shortly after the contest the entry was seen in the top ten iTunes download charts in several Eurovision countries. The United Kingdom first entered the contest in 1957, the second contest held. The BBC had initially attempted to compete in the first contest the year before; however, the broadcaster missed the deadline for entries and were unable to participate. The United Kingdom's"
"on BBC1 on 24 and 31 March. The French entry was broadcast by all the nations showing the previews, even though the song was withdrawn from the Eurovision final itself. The programme was also notable in being the European television debut for the winners, ABBA, who were peculiarly credited in previews as ""The Abba"". The United Kingdom was represented in the contest by the (British-born) Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, who finished in fourth place with the song ""Long Live Love"". As noted by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book ""The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official"
"2nd in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1972. It was held on 12 February 1972 and presented by Cliff Richard as a special edition of his BBC1 TV series """" All songs were performed by the group The New Seekers, the first group ever to represent the UK in the contest and the first quintet ever to appear in Eurovision as a group. Contemporary press reports suggested that Cliff Richard was the first artist selected to"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The British entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Bonnie Tyler represented United Kingdom with the song ""Believe in Me"" composed by Desmond Child, Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide. Tyler finished in 19th place with a score of 23 points in the final. The first official statement on UK participation in Eurovision 2013 was made on 17 January 2013, with the BBC's Eurovision semi-finals commentator Scott Mills stating that he would be hearing"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The United Kingdom held a national preliminary round to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The semi-finals were held on 2–5 February 1959 and the final was held on 7 February 1959. All were presented by Pete Murray. ""Sing, Little Birdie"" was a pop song which won the national and went on to come second in the contest, it was the UK's best result up until that point. The UK has since come in 2nd place 15 times, the last time was in 1998 and has"
"British Forces Radio with commentary provided by Richard Nankivell. Colin Berry once again served as spokesperson for the UK jury. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 by Belle and the Devotions with the song ""Love Games"". It was chosen as the British entry through the """" national selection process and placed seventh at Eurovision, receiving 63 points. The television show """" was used once again to select the British entry, as it had since the United Kingdom's debut at the Contest in 1957. It was held on"
"member of the ""Big 5"", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2018 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty times. Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times: in 1967 with the song ""Puppet on a String"" performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song ""Boom Bang-a-Bang"" performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song ""Save Your Kisses for Me"" performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song ""Making Your Mind Up"" performed by Bucks Fizz and"
"United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The United Kingdom competed at the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003. A national final was held by Independent Television (ITV) to select the first UK entry to Junior Eurovision. The United Kingdom had a national selection to choose the song that will go to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. It was held on 6 September 2003 and presented by Mark Durden-Smith and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. The UK national final was held on 6 September 2003, and was broadcast on ITV1. The show was presented by Mark Durden-Smith and Tara"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, represented by Jessica Garlick with the song ""Come Back"". The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final, """", to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, continuing with the format of a radio semi-final with eight songs, with the top four songs, selected by televoting, progressing to the televised final. The semi-final of A Song for Europe 2002 was held on 1 February 2002 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Although Zee initially"
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 The United Kingdom held a televised national pre-selection broadcast on BBC1 to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 with Scottish singer Lulu chosen to represent the UK. After performing all six songs weekly on her eponymous TV series ""Lulu"", the final was held on 22 February 1969 and presented by Michael Aspel. Of the six finalists, song No.4, ""I Can't Go On Living Without You"", was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, before both found songwriting fame. John recorded the track as a demo which"
"performance of ""All"", performing third that night following Luxembourg with ""Amours mortes (tant de peine)"" and preceding Italy with ""Corde della mia chitarra"". At the close of voting, the United Kingdom had received six points and finished seventh among the ten countries. However, the United Kingdom had received points from five of the nine other countries, which means more than half of them. It would take the United Kingdom until 1978 not to finish in the first half of the scoreboard again. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 The United Kingdom took part in the Eurovision Song Contest"