United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 25, the United Kingdom placed 24th out of the 26 participating countries with 62 points. Prior to the 2016 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-eight times. 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
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 as the United Kingdom pulled away from the pack to gain a very comprehensive victory. By the close it had also been passed by the songs from Ireland and France, finally finishing fourth of the 17 entries. The Luxembourgian jury awarded 5 of its 10 points to the United Kingdom. Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Luxembourg was represented by 17-year-old Greek singer Vicky Leandros (billed on the night simply as Vicky), with the song '"L'amour est bleu", at the 1967 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 8 April in Vienna. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster