Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Eurovision Song Contest 1967 The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the 12th edition of Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 8 April 1967 in Vienna, Austria following Udo Jürgens win at the 1966 contest. The presenter was Erica Vaal. The winning entry "Puppet on a String", sung by Sandie Shaw, representing the United Kingdom, had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition; it garnered more than twice as many points as the second placed song. (Only Italy, in the 1964 contest, beats this record with a margin of 47 to 17, almost three times
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,