United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The British public broadcaster, the BBC, broadcasts the event each year and organises the national selection for the entry. The UK has won the contest five times. The United Kingdom's five winners are Sandie Shaw with the song "Puppet on a String" (), Lulu with "Boom Bang-a-Bang" ( tied), Brotherhood of Man with "Save Your Kisses for Me" (), Bucks Fizz with "Making Your Mind Up" () and Katrina and the Waves with "Love, Shine a Light" (). The UK has also finished as runner-up on a record 15 occasions; with Pearl Carr & Teddy
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