UNITED KINGDOM in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. To date, the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times. The UK has also finished second a record 16 times and also has the record for the longest-running string of Top 5 placings.

The United Kingdom holds the record for the longest run of consecutive appearances in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The record would have gone to Germany had the country not been relegated in a pre-selection round in 1996.

The UK holds another record, which is regarded as one of the biggest achievements in the history of the Contest: coming in second in the final ranking 16 times.

The United Kingdom has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 9 times (if we include upcoming Liverpool 2023), stepping in to stage the event when others were unable to do so. The UK last hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 in Birmingham following Katrina and the Waves’ victory with ‘Love Shine A Light’ in 1997.

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

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United Kingdom’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)

# 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 Australia X X X X X X X X X X 10 X 8 6 10 6 40 5 8,00
2 Lithuania X 7 6 12 7 10 7 X 10 4 3 4 12 8 12 102 14 7,29
3 Ireland 7 10 12 X 10 X 1 6 X 5 X 8 X X 2 7 68 10 6,80
4 Bulgaria X 6 X X X 5 X X X X X X 5 8 5 8 37 6 6,17
5 Denmark 6 5 X X 12 12 10 X X X X X 48 9 5,33
6 Sweden X 3 3 X 12 8 X 7 X 12 7 1 X X 53 10 5,30
7 Turkey 10 8 X 1 1 6 X X X X X X X X X X 26 5 5,20
8 Latvia X X X X X X X X X X 7 10 3 5 25 6 4,17
9 Malta X X X 5 12 7 X 7 X 5 X X 36 9 4,00
10 Finland X X 6 X X X 6 8 X X X X X X 20 5 4,00
11 Poland X X X 5 X X X X 4 2 4 10 10 35 9 3,89
12 Greece 12 X 8 X 8 X 2 1 X X X X X 31 8 3,88
13 Austria X X 2 X X X X 1 12 12 X X X 27 7 3,86
14 Israel 3 5 X X X X X X X 5 12 3 4 2 34 9 3,78
15 Romania 8 12 X X 4 X 6 X X X X X 30 8 3,75
16 Netherlands X X X X 4 6 8 8 X X X X X 26 7 3,71
17 Russia X 3 X 10 10 X 6 X 7 X X 36 10 3,60
18 Ukraine 5 2 X 2 5 2 X X X 10 5 6 3 40 12 3,33
19 Cyprus 4 X X X X 3 X X 6 7 2 X X 22 8 2,75
20 Belgium X X X X X 3 5 X X 3 X 7 4 22 8 2,75
21 Estonia X X X 4 7 4 X X X X X X X 15 6 2,50
22 Iceland X 4 7 X 2 X 4 X X X X X X 17 7 2,43
23 Spain X 1 X 8 X X 5 X X 4 X X 18 8 2,25
24 Georgia 1 X X X X 12 12 1 26 12 2,17
25 Italy X X 7 X X X X 8 X X X 15 7 2,14
26 Switzerland X 10 2 X X X X 1 3 X X X 16 8 2,00
27 Moldova X 8 X X X X X X X X X X 8 5 1,60
28 Hungary X X 10 X X X X X X 10 8 1,25
29 Germany 4 X X 6 X X X X X X 10 8 1,25
30 Portugal X X 3 X X X X X X 1 X X X X 4 4 1,00
31 France 2 X X X X X X 6 X X 8 8 1,00
32 Azerbaijan 4 2 X X X X X 6 11 0,55
33 Serbia X 3 X X X 1 X 2 6 11 0,55
34 Belarus X X X X X X X X 3 3 8 0,38
35 Norway X X X 2 X X 1 3 11 0,27
36 Bosnia & Herzegovina X X 1 X X X X X X X X X X 1 4 0,25
37 Slovenia X X X X 2 X X 2 10 0,20
38 Croatia X X X X X X X X 1 X X 1 6 0,17
39 Albania 1 X X X X X X X X X X 1 6 0,17

United Kingdom’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)

# Country 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 MT Malta X 7 5 X 4 1 12 1 X X X 30 13 2,31
2 IE Ireland 6 X 4 X 7 8 1 7 3 X 36 16 2,25
3 SM San Marino X 2 X X 5 X 3 8 X X X 18 11 1,64
4 TR Turkey 6 X X X X X X X X X X X 6 4 1,50
5 BG Bulgaria 12 X X X X X X X 12 12 1,00
6 DK Denmark 3 X X 7 X X 3 X 13 14 0,93
7 RU Russia X 4 X X X 6 X X X 10 11 0,91
8 ES Spain X X 4 X 5 X X X X X 9 10 0,90
9 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 4 4 X 8 10 0,80
10 AL Albania X 6 X X X X 5 X 11 14 0,79
11 EE Estonia X X 5 X X 3 X X X 8 11 0,73
12 CZ Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X 4 X X X 4 6 0,67
13 IT Italy X 10 X X X 10 16 0,63
14 IS Iceland X 2 X X 4 X X X X 6 11 0,55
15 RO Romania X X 3 X X X X X X X 3 6 0,50
16 LV Latvia X 5 X 2 X X X X 7 14 0,50
17 AZ Azerbaijan 5 X X X X X X 5 11 0,45
18 PT Portugal X 3 X X X X X X X X 3 7 0,43
19 CY Cyprus 4 X X X X X X X 4 10 0,40
20 MD Moldova X 4 X X X X X X X 4 10 0,40
21 MK North Macedonia X 5 X X X X 5 15 0,33
22 NO Norway 1 X 3 X 4 17 0,24
23 AM Armenia 2 X X X X X X X X 2 9 0,22
24 UA Ukraine 3 X X X X X 3 14 0,21
25 GE Georgia X 3 X X 3 16 0,19
26 GR Greece X 2 X X X X X X 2 11 0,18
27 LT Lithuania 3 X 3 18 0,17
28 BE Belgium X X 1 X 1 X X X 2 14 0,14
29 RS Serbia X X X X 2 X 2 15 0,13
30 CH Switzerland X 2 X X 2 16 0,13
31 BY Belarus X 2 X X X 2 16 0,13
32 SI Slovenia 1 X 1 X 2 17 0,12
33 FR France X 1 X X X X X X X 1 10 0,10
34 SE Sweden X 1 X X X X 1 12 0,08
35 IL Israel 1 X X X X 1 15 0,07