Let Me Be the One (The Shadows song) Let Me Be the One (The Shadows song) "Let Me Be the One" was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, written by Paul Curtis and performed in English by the band The Shadows. The song was performed ninth on the night (following Yugoslavia's Pepel in Kri with "Dan ljubezni" and preceding Malta's Renato with "Singing This Song"). At the close of voting, it had received 138 points, placing 2nd in a field of 19. It was succeeded as British representative at the 1976 Contest by the UK's third ever Eurovision champion, Brotherhood of Man's "Save Your
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 to have had a chart-topper at all. A documentary entitled "Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue" was produced for BBC One broadcast on Saturday 16 April 2011. The group placed 11th at the Eurovision final with 100 points and peaked at no.16 in the UK singles chart. For 2012, Engelbert Humperdinck was selected internally by the BBC to represent the UK in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Love Will Set You Free". The song is written by Grammy award-winning producer Martin Terefe and Ivor Novello winner Sacha Skarbek, who co-wrote James Blunt hit "You're Beautiful". It was reportedly recorded