United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. It was held on 25 February 1967 and presented by Rolf Harris. Harris's weekly show had been the showcase for the five songs in the competition, which had been performed in successive weeks prior to the final. Harris himself would be the BBC's commentator for the final in Vienna. The internal BBC selection of Sandie Shaw as the singer was something of a departure; in recognition of changing trends in the contest,
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 United Kingdom this year. Overall the United Kingdom finished in 16th, its worst placing since it first entered the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 For the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest, the United Kingdom entered "Don't Play That Song Again", performed by Nicki French. It received 28 points and 16th place in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2000, the BBC reverted to the historic "A Song for Europe" title for the national selection competition, but retained the format from the previous selection show "The Great British Song Contest" (1996–99). The format consisted of a radio semi-final with eight songs,