The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Cry Baby" written by Martin Isherwood. The song was performed by the duo Jemini. The British entry for the 2003 contest in Riga,Latvia was selected via the national final A Song for Europe 2003,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Eight acts competed in the national final which consisted of a semi-final and a final,during which the winner was selected entirely through a regional televote.
Eurovision:You Decide is the most recent name of a BBC television programme that was broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show had previously gone under several other names,including Festival of British Popular Songs (1957),Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960),The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999),Eurovision:Making Your Mind Up (2004–2007),Eurovision:Your Decision (2008),and Eurovision:Your Country Needs You (2009–2010),but was known,for most of its history,as A Song for Europe.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Touch My Fire" written by Javine Hylton,John Themis and Jonathan Shalit. The song was performed by Javine. The British entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine was selected via the national final Eurovision:Making Your Mind Up 2005,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Five acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
"Even If" is an up-tempo soul-type song by Andy Abraham,the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008,which took place in Belgrade,Serbia. It was written by Abraham,Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins,and was released on 19 May 2008. The song finished in joint last place at 23rd,with 14 points.
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 65 times. It first took part in the second contest in 1957 and has entered every year since 1959. Along with Sweden and the Netherlands,the UK is one of only three countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades. It is one of the "Big Five" countries,along with France,Germany,Italy and Spain,that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The British national broadcaster,the BBC,broadcasts the event and has,on multiple occasions,organised different national selection processes to choose the British entry. The United Kingdom has won the Eurovision Song Contest five times,and has finished as runner-up on a record sixteen occasions. The UK has hosted the contest a record nine times,four times in London and once each in Edinburgh (1972),Brighton (1974),Harrogate (1982),Birmingham (1998),and Liverpool (2023).
Greece participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "This Is Our Night" written by Dimitris Kontopoulos,Craig Porteils and Cameron Giles-Webb and performed by Sakis Rouvas. To select their entry for the 2009 contest,which was held in Moscow,Russia,the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) internally selected Rouvas,while his song was chosen through the televised national final Ellinikós Telikós 2009,which consisted of three candidate songs voted upon by the public and a jury.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "It's My Time" written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. The song was performed by Jade Ewen. The British entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow,Russia was selected via the national final Eurovision:Your Country Needs You,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final which consisted of two heats,a semi-final and a final,during which the winner was selected entirely through a public televote.
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "What If We" written by Marc Paelinck and Gregory Bilsen. The song was performed by Chiara,who had previously represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1998 and 2005 edition where she achieved third and second place with the songs "The One That I Love" and "Angel",respectively. The Maltese entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow,Russia was selected through the national final GO Malta EuroSong 2009,organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final,held between 8 November 2008 and 7 February 2009,where "What If We" performed by Chiara eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a jury in the first round and gaining the most votes from a public televote in the second round with 12,249 votes.
Jade Louise Ewen is a British singer,actress and a former member of the girl group Sugababes. She began her singing career in a girl group named Trinity Stone,which signed with Sony BMG in 2005 but disbanded in 2007 without releasing an album. In 2009,after winning the right,she represented the United Kingdom in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest by performing the Andrew Lloyd Webber / Diane Warren penned "It's My Time". She finished in fifth place.
"My Man" is a song by English singer Jade Ewen. It was written by Ina Wroldsen,Harry Sommerdahl and Kalle Engstrom,with production by Kage Sigurth,Wroldsen and Engstrom for Ewen's debut studio album. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 17 September 2009. Musically,"My Man" is a pop and contemporary R&B and song backed by electro and R&B beats and a synthesizer. It is notably different from her previous single "It's My Time",which was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "That Sounds Good to Me" written by Pete Waterman,Mike Stock and Steve Crosby. The song was performed by Josh Dubovie. The British entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo,Norway was selected via the national final Eurovision:Your Country Needs You 2010,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of voting.
"That Sounds Good to Me" is a song written and composed by Pete Waterman,Mike Stock and Steve Crosby that finished last when it represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 held in Oslo,Norway. The song and performer was revealed as Josh Dubovie on 12 March 2010 who won Eurovision:Your Country Needs You.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Can" written by Duncan James,Lee Ryan,Ciaron Bell,Ben Collier,Ian Hope,Liam Keenan and StarSign. The song was performed by the group Blue,which was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf,Germany. Blue was announced as the British entrant on 29 January 2011,while the song "I Can" was presented to the public on 11 March 2011.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Love Will Set You Free" written by Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek. The song was performed by Engelbert Humperdinck,who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2012 contest in Baku,Azerbaijan. Humperdinck was announced as the British entrant on 1 March 2012,while the song "Love Will Set You Free" was presented to the public on 19 March 2012.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Believe in Me" written by Desmond Child,Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide. The song was performed by Bonnie Tyler,who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2013 contest in Malmö,Sweden. Tyler and the song "Believe in Me" were announced as the British entry on 7 March 2013.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Children of the Universe" written by Molly Smitten-Downes and Anders Hansson. The song was performed by Molly,who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark. Molly and "Children of the Universe" was announced as the British entry in a special presentation show titled The UK Launch broadcast on the BBC Red Button service in March 2014.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Still in Love with You" written by David Mindel and Adrian Bax White. The song was performed by the duo Electro Velvet,which was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2015 contest in Vienna,Austria. Electro Velvet and "Still in Love with You" was announced as the British entry in a special presentation show titled Our Song for Eurovision 2015 broadcast on the BBC Red Button service in March 2015.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "You're Not Alone" written by Matt Schwartz,Justin J. Benson and S. Kanes. The song was performed by Joe and Jake. The British entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm,Sweden was selected via the national final Eurovision:You Decide,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected entirely through a public vote.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Never Give Up on You" written by Daniel Salcedo,Emmelie de Forest and Lawrie Martin. The song was performed by Lucie Jones. Songwriter Emmelie de Forest represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Teardrops" where she won the competition. The British entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine was selected via the national final Eurovision:You Decide,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through the combination of a public vote and the votes of an eight-member professional jury.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Bigger than Us" written by Laurell Barker,Anna-Klara Folin,John Lundvik and Jonas Thander. The song was performed by Michael Rice. Songwriter John Lundvik represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest the same year with the song "Too Late for Love". The British entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv,Israel was selected via the national final Eurovision:You Decide,organised by the British broadcaster BBC. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of voting.
