"Making Your Mind Up" is a song by the British pop group Bucks Fizz. It was the winner of the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest,representing the United Kingdom,and was composed by Andy Hill and John Danter. Released in March 1981,it was Bucks Fizz's debut single,the group having been formed just two months earlier. Following its win in the contest,the song reached No. 1 in the UK and several other countries,eventually selling in excess of four million copies. It launched the career of the group,who went on to become one of the biggest selling acts of the 1980s and featured on their debut,self-titled album.
The United Kingdom competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. In addition,the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 9 May 1998 after the nation won the competition in 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves. The BBC organised a public selection to select its entry for the contest,The Great British Song Contest 1998. Eight songs competed over two rounds,with four songs selected through a radio-broadcast semi-final advancing to the televised final round,held on 15 March 1998,where viewers selected the winning entry through televoting. Imaani received the most votes and was selected to represent the UK in the contest with the song "Where Are You?". Imaani performed 16th at the international contest,and at the close of the voting process the UK finished in second place with 166 points,the nation's 15th second-place finish since its debut.
The United Kingdom competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999,held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem,Israel. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest,The Great British Song Contest 1999. Eight songs competed over two rounds,with four songs selected through a radio-broadcast semi-final to advance to the televised final round,held on 7 March 1999,where viewers selected the winning entry through televoting. Girl group Precious received the most votes and were selected to represent the nation in the contest with the song "Say It Again".
"Love Shine a Light" is a song by British rock band Katrina and the Waves. It represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1997. It was released as a single on 28 April 1997 and was later included on the band's ninth studio album,Walk on Water (1997),serving as the album's lead single.
Bad Boys Inc were a British boy band,formed in 1993 by the record producer Ian Levine. Signed to A&M Records,the members were David W. Ross,Matthew James Pateman,Tony Dowding and Ally Begg.
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.
"Come Back" is a single released by Welsh pop singer Jessica Garlick which was the United Kingdom entry for 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.
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).
"Where Are You?" was the United Kingdom's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998,performed in English by Imaani Saleem,held in Birmingham,United Kingdom. It was composed by Scott English,Phil Manikiza and Simon Stirling. The song placed second,becoming the UK's fifteenth entry to place in that position. This was the last time that the UK placed in the contest's top 2 up until the 2022 competition in which Sam Ryder,with his song "Space Man",came 2nd to Ukraine.
"Rock Bottom" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977,performed in English by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran. It was also written and produced by de Paul and Moran and released on the Polydor record label. Originally it was written for the group Blue Mink;and submitted unbeknown to de Paul and Moran as an entry for A Song For Europe by the publishers;when it was selected,de Paul agreed to perform the song if Moran would join her. On 9 March 1977,"Rock Bottom" was selected to represent the UK at the A Song for Europe 1977 event held at the New London Theatre,presented by Terry Wogan.
"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.
Holly Mae Muller is an English singer and songwriter. She first received mainstream recognition after releasing the single "Better Days" in 2021,a collaboration with Swedish music collective Neiked and American rapper Polo G,which went on to chart in the top 40 in both the United Kingdom and United States. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool,with top 10 hit,"I Wrote a Song". In the competition final,the song finished in 25th place with 24 points. She released her debut studio album Sorry I'm Late in September 2023.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin,Italy. British singer-songwriter Sam Ryder represented the country with his song "Space Man",which he co-wrote with Max Wolfgang and Amy Wadge. He was selected as the 2022 UK entrant by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in collaboration with record label TaP Music and their management company.
Stefan Airapetjan,known simply as Stefan,is an Estonian singer and songwriter,best known for winning the first edition of Maskis Laulja,the Estonian version of Masked Singer in 2020 and representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hope",placing 13th in the final.
Sam Ryder Robinson is an English singer,songwriter,producer,composer and social media personality. He rose to prominence in 2020,after posting music covers on TikTok,during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic and signed to Parlophone Records before parting ways with them in 2023. His music has since incorporated various genres including rock music,pop,alternative rock,and metalcore,while his vocal range,and use of vibrato and falsetto,has garnered critical acclaim.
The discography of British singer-songwriter Sam Ryder consists of one studio album,three extended play (EP),and nine single releases including two as collaborations. Ryder has made an appearance on three soundtracks,which includes two christmas singles. Before rising to prominence as a solo artist,in 2012 he joined the Canadian rock band Blessed by a Broken Heart and contributed to their album Feel the Power. In 2013,after his departure from the band,he joined the line up of the American hardcore rock band Close Your Eyes and released one studio album with them called Line in the Sand.
The United Kingdom returned to compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Armenia,which was held on 11 December 2022 in Yerevan. On 25 August 2022,the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced that the country would return to the contest after a sixteen-year absence,replacing ITV who previously organised the country’s participation in the contest between 2003 and 2005. Freya Skye was selected as the UK entrant with the song "Lose My Head".
There's Nothing but Space,Man! is the debut studio album by English singer and songwriter Sam Ryder,released on 9 December 2022 through Parlophone Records. The album was written and recorded by Ryder before and after his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022,working with writers and producers including TMS,Tre Jean-Marie and Jamie Hartman. Primarily a pop and pop rock record,with elements of other genres including dance-pop and folk,it features guest appearances from David Guetta and Sigala.
"I Wrote a Song" is a song by English singer and songwriter Mae Muller,who wrote the track with Karen Poole and Lewis Thompson,the latter of whom produced it with Alfred Parx. It was released on 9 March 2023 as the third single from Muller's debut studio album Sorry I'm Late (2023),and was selected by TaP Music and the BBC to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. In the Eurovision final,"I Wrote a Song" finished in 25th place with 24 points.
"Mountain" is a song by British singer and songwriter Sam Ryder. It was released on 12 May 2023 through Parlophone Records. It was written and co-produced by Ryder along with Jimbo Barry and Lewis Allen. Lyrically about perseverance and overcoming and conquering life obstacles,it received its first televised performance at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. The song peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Ryder's second top 40 entry in his home country. The song was produced for a global brand campaign with Ottobock,and some of their disabled performers joined Ryder onstage at Eurovision.
