United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 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
Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Georgia will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Iriao was internally selected by the Georgian broadcaster Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) on 31 December 2017 to perform the song that represented the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Georgia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest ten times since their first entry in 2007. The nation's highest placing in the contest, to this point, has been ninth place, which was achieved on two occasions: in 2010 with the song "Shine" performed by Sofia Nizharadze and in