To within 1 year either side, in what year did the UK first win the Eurovision Song Contest?
UK national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest. Author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in his book "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History", that every UK entry to the contest from 1967 to 1977 finished in the top four, with only three songs not being first or second. Indeed, the UK were only 7 points short of four consecutive victories from 1967 to 1970. In 1976, a new system was put into force. Twelve songs were performed by artists chosen by the songwriters themselves and the winner was chosen by regional juries across the country during a stand-alone show called "A Song
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 "Il Faut Chanter La Vie". "Power To All Our Friends" placed 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest. The 1973 contest became the most watched Eurovision Song Contest in the UK, with 23.54 million watching Cliff Richard perform in Luxembourg, almost 1 million more viewers than the record set in 1972. For the second year running, the contest was the No.1 rated TV show for the entire year in the UK. This was also the first Eurovision Song Contest where Terry Wogan provided the BBC television commentary, having previously provided the BBC radio commentary for the 1971 Contest. Pete Murray returned