United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 United Kingdom finished in 15th place with 111 points, the country's best result since 2011 As a member of the "Big 5", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2017 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine 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
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 The United Kingdom selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway with a new show, "The Great British Song Contest". The winning entry was Gina G with "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit". The qualifying round for the contest, a special edition of "Top of the Pops", was broadcast on BBC1 on 1 March 1996 and was hosted by Nicky Campbell. It was announced that the four songs with the highest number of telephone votes would qualify for the final. The top four songs were announced on 2