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
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision: You Decide is the current name of a BBC television programme broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. The show had previously gone under several other names, including "Festival of British Popular Songs" (1957), "Eurovision Song Contest British Final" (1959–1960), "The Great British Song Contest" (1996–1999), "Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up" (2004–2007), "Eurovision: Your Decision" (2008), and "Eurovision: Your Country Needs You" (2009–2010) but was known, for most of its history, as A Song for Europe (1961–1995, 2000–2003). The selection process, originally broadcast on BBC