United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	3 March 2014
Selected entrant	Molly
Selected song	"Children of the Universe"
Selected songwriter(s)	Molly Smitten-Downes; Anders Hansson;
Finals performance
Final result	17th, 40 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated January 14, 2024

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.

Background

Prior to the 2014 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-six times.^[1] 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 in 1997 with the song "Love Shine a Light" performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner-up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, the UK had only twice finished outside the top 10, in 1978 and 1987. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, the UK has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten twice: in 2002 with the song "Come Back" performed by Jessica Garlick and in 2009 with the song "It's My Time" performed by Jade Ewen. For the 2013 contest, the United Kingdom finished in nineteenth place out of twenty-six competing entries with the song "Believe in Me" performed by Bonnie Tyler.

The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 on 1 October 2013.^[2] Between 2011 and 2013, BBC opted to internally select the British entry, a selection procedure that continued for their 2014 entry.^[3]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 19 February 2014, BBC announced that the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 would be selected internally from entries provided by record labels and music industry experts including writers, producers and artists, some of them which came from the BBC Introducing platform.^[4]^[5] On 28 February 2014, the British Eurovision executive producer and Head of Delegation Guy Freeman, who headed the selection process, revealed that the British artist and song would be revealed on 3 March 2014 on the BBC Red Button service.^[6]^[7]

On 3 March 2014, the song "Children of the Universe" written by Molly Smitten-Downes and Anders Hansson and performed by Smitten-Downes (under the mononym Molly) was revealed as the British entry during the show The UK Launch, hosted by Scott Mills on the BBC Red Button service. The show was also streamed online via the BBC iPlayer and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. In regards to her selection as the British entrant, Molly stated: "To represent the United Kingdom in such a huge competition, not only as a singer and performer but as a songwriter is an unbelievable honour. I hope I can do us proud."^[8]^[9]

Promotion

Molly made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Children of the Universe" as the British Eurovision entry. On 31 March, Molly performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Sandra Reemer.^[10] In addition to her international appearances, on 15 April, Molly performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. On 23 April, Molly performed at a solo concert which was held at the Madame Jojo's venue in London.^[11]

At Eurovision

Video of Molly presenting herself and "Children of the Universe" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to compete in one of two semi-finals, and qualify in order to participate in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big 5", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final on 10 May 2014. In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014, the United Kingdom was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.^[12]

In the United Kingdom, the semi-finals were broadcast on BBC Three with commentary by Scott Mills and Laura Whitmore, while the second semi-final was also broadcast on BBC Radio 2 Eurovision, a pop-up DAB station, with commentary by Ana Matronic.^[13]^[14] The final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Graham Norton and broadcast on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 2 Eurovision with commentary by Ken Bruce.^[15] The British spokesperson, who announced the British votes during the final, was Scott Mills.^[16]

Final

Molly took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 9 and 10 May. This included the jury final on 9 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. During the British delegation's press conference on 6 May, Molly took part in a draw to determine in which half of the final the British entry would be performed. United Kingdom was drawn to compete in the second half.^[17] Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. United Kingdom was subsequently placed to perform last in position 26, following the entry from San Marino.^[18]

The British performance featured Molly performing in front of a stage set-up which included a drummer in the centre with two backing vocalists on each side. The LED screens displayed floral patterns and Chinese lanterns and the performance featured smoke effects and a pyrotechnic waterfall.^[17]^[19] The supporting performers that joined Molly for the performance were drummer Joe Yoshida and backing vocalists Lincoln Jean-Marie, Katie Holmes, Victoria Beaumont and Sharleen Linton. The United Kingdom placed seventeenth in the final, scoring 40 points.^[20]

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding points from 1–8, 10 and 12 as determined by a combination of 50% national jury and 50% televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that the United Kingdom had placed twenty-first with the public televote and sixteenth with the jury vote. In the public vote, the United Kingdom scored 29 points and in the jury vote the nation scored 52 points.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to the United Kingdom and awarded by United Kingdom in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to the United Kingdom

Points awarded to the United Kingdom (Final)^[21]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Ireland
7 points	Denmark
6 points
5 points	San Marino Spain
4 points	Iceland Malta
3 points	Georgia Norway
2 points
1 point	Belgium

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Points awarded by the United Kingdom (Semi-final 2)^[22]
Score	Country
12 points	Austria
10 points	Lithuania
8 points	Finland
7 points	Malta
6 points	Romania
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Poland
3 points	Switzerland
2 points	Slovenia
1 point	Greece

Points awarded by the United Kingdom (Final)^[21]
Score	Country
12 points	Austria
10 points	Malta
8 points	Netherlands
7 points	Sweden
6 points	Finland
5 points	Spain
4 points	Iceland
3 points	Denmark
2 points	Greece
1 point	Switzerland

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the British jury:^[23]

Carrie Grant (jury chairperson) –vocal coach, television presenter, public speaker, represented the United Kingdom in the 1983 contest as member of Sweet Dreams
Stephen Allen –music producer, keyboard player, musical director, arranger
Candice McKenzie –DJ, Radio Presenter
Gus Gowland –writer, actor, composer
Laura Wright –mezzo soprano

Detailed voting results from the United Kingdom (Semi-final 2)^[24]
Draw	Country	C. Grant	S. Allen	C. McKenzie	G. Gowland	L. Wright	Jury Rank	Televote Rank	Combined Rank	Points
01	Malta	8	1	1	4	5	3	7	4	7
02	Israel	7	14	10	8	9	13	10	13
03	Norway	5	13	12	6	4	7	12	11
04	Georgia	15	12	14	14	11	14	15	15
05	Poland	14	15	15	15	15	15	1	7	4
06	Austria	1	3	9	2	2	2	3	1	12
07	Lithuania	13	5	6	3	7	5	2	2	10
08	Finland	4	6	3	1	1	1	8	3	8
09	Ireland	12	4	4	13	12	11	4	6	5
10	Belarus	10	2	13	9	8	9	11	12
11	Macedonia	11	8	5	7	13	10	14	14
12	Switzerland	9	7	11	5	10	8	9	8	3
13	Greece	3	11	7	11	14	12	6	10	1
14	Slovenia	2	10	2	12	3	4	13	9	2
15	Romania	6	9	8	10	6	6	5	5	6

Detailed voting results from the United Kingdom (Final)^[25]
Draw	Country	C. Grant	S. Allen	C. McKenzie	G. Gowland	L. Wright	Jury Rank	Televote Rank	Combined Rank	Points
01	Ukraine	22	16	20	18	7	18	12	16
02	Belarus	17	7	17	25	19	19	19	21
03	Azerbaijan	5	4	25	13	6	8	24	18
04	Iceland	8	14	22	14	13	15	4	7	4
05	Norway	7	22	19	11	5	11	17	13
06	Romania	19	11	18	20	22	22	9	17
07	Armenia	20	24	23	16	18	24	16	23
08	Montenegro	16	10	15	23	24	21	25	25
09	Poland	25	25	24	24	25	25	1	11
10	Greece	13	18	8	6	23	14	7	9	2
11	Austria	1	8	9	2	4	3	3	1	12
12	Germany	18	21	16	9	8	16	20	19
13	Sweden	6	12	10	3	1	5	8	4	7
14	France	24	23	12	17	21	23	15	20
15	Russia	14	9	6	19	14	10	18	14
16	Italy	23	19	7	12	15	17	22	22
17	Slovenia	4	6	4	8	16	6	23	15
18	Finland	2	13	3	1	3	2	11	5	6
19	Spain	12	3	1	5	10	4	10	6	5
20	Switzerland	11	17	11	7	12	9	13	10	1
21	Hungary	15	15	13	10	11	12	14	12
22	Malta	3	2	2	4	9	1	5	2	10
23	Denmark	10	5	14	21	17	13	6	8	3
24	Netherlands	9	1	5	15	20	7	2	3	8
25	San Marino	21	20	21	22	2	20	21	24
26	United Kingdom

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Children of the Universe</span> Single by Molly Smitten-Downes

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Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete