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
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest and Jessica Garlick had a runaway victory of nearly 70,000 votes with her ballad "Come Back". The song was also a success in Eurovision with it finishing joint third with host country Estonia. 2003 saw terrible disappointment. The new voting system of regional televoting, where 9, 10 and 12 points were awarded to the top three songs, led to an unsuccessful winner. Jemini's "Cry Baby" won by four points over "Help Me" by Emily Reed. Confidence in the UK entry was low for both fans and the public, and in the actual contest held in Riga, Jemini picked up the