United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest once again choosing which song to enter into the contest. Since 2017, the votes from a professional jury panel have been combined with the public vote to select the winner. Even though the United Kingdom was entered twice into with Cliff Richard's 1968 runner up entry "Congratulations" and Brotherhood of Man's 1976 winning song "Save Your Kisses for Me", the BBC decided not to participate in airing the event or taking part in the voting for the greatest Eurovision Song of the past fifty years, but instead aired an hour-long special programme entitled "" hosted by Terry Wogan looking back
Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The Swiss national final took place on 15 December 2012, where each of their regional broadcasters presented a number of songs, with the winner being decided by televoting. The national final was won by Heilsarmee with the song "You and Me". On 17 December 2012, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Heilsarmee must change their band name and uniforms for the Eurovision Song Contest. Heilsarmee is the German title of the Christian denominational charitable organisation The Salvation Army. The rules