United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entries in the contest to date. Since that time, the United Kingdom has won the contest a total of five times: in 1967 with "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw; one of four winners of the 1969 contest with "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu; in 1976 with the Brotherhood of Man song "Save Your Kisses for Me"; in 1981 with "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz; and most recently in 1997 with "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves". The United Kingdom also holds the record for the most second-place finishes, a total of 15. Since the
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 BBC 1, additionally Wogan also provided commentary for viewers in Ireland and Australia for RTÉ 1 and SBS via the BBC. Due to the contest being held on St. George's Day, BBC Radio 2 opted not to broadcast the contest as they had already made plans to broadcast "The St. George's Day Concert" held at the same time. Colin Berry returned as spokesperson for the UK jury. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 The United Kingdom was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 by Sweet Dreams with the song "I'm Never Giving Up". It was chosen as