United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Kingdom was obligated to vote in the second semi-final. In the United Kingdom's fifty-eighth Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "Still in Love with You" finished in twenty-fourth place out of 27 competing songs with 5 points. Prior to the 2015 Contest, the United Kingdom had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-seven times since its first entry in 1957. The United Kingdom has, thus far, won the competition 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
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 who won the Song for Europe contest another three times, making him the most successful writer in the history of the UK selection process. He also wrote a further 21 songs that reached the UK finals. "Let Me Be The One" became the record ninth British entry to place 2nd in the "Eurovision Song Contest". The Shadows released all six songs from the final shortly after the contest on the album "Specs Appeal". The top two songs were released on single, peaking at No.12 in the UK singles chart, their first hit single since 1967. Gary Benson released his own