United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

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The United Kingdom has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 68 times. Its first participation was at the second contest, in 1957, and it has entered every year since 1959. The British participating broadcaster in the contest is the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The country has won the contest five times: in 1967, with "Puppet on a String" performed by Sandie Shaw; in 1969 (a four-way tie), with "Boom Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu; in 1976, with "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man; in 1981, with "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz; and in 1997, with "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina and the Waves. The UK has also achieved a record sixteen second-place finishes, the first in 1959 and the most recent in 2022. The United Kingdom is one of the "Big Four" countries, alongside France, Germany, Italy which have an automatic place in the final of the contest each year, due to their participating broadcasters being the largest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting...

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