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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

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The United Kingdom entry is chosen by the BBC. The UK first took part in 1957 and has won five times.

Olly Alexander to Eurovision – this is a good thing, yeah?

Apparently, all the UK fans' Christmases have come at once, with an announcement on the BBC's top-rated show "Strictly Come Dancing" that Years and...

Who needs what to get their Best Result: Your Nice 2023...

As well as music, Eurovision fans love statistics - and both contests are an absolute goldmine for facts, figures and number-crunching! So just before...

2 November – Say a little prayer and sleep tonight

If you were an all-round entertainer, and an appearance in our favourite TV show was only one of the highlights of your career, would...

6 October – When you fall I’ll be your parachute

You have to admire the United Kingdom of stuff. They have this glittering past of top three places that came to a juddering halt...

3 September – We follow the straightest road

Do you have a preferred size of venue? Do you wish our favourite TV show - and it is a TV show after all...

29 August – Denounce the devil from within

Remember the United Kingdom of stuff? They regularly used to do rather well in Eurovision circles, until those pesky 'New Europeans' came along. They...

3 August – What can you do for me?

If you were a Eurovision performer, eagerly awaiting the draw for the Grand Final, what would your worse fear be? Being on first? Being...

2 August – Let’s do it now

Eurovision is mainly a young person's game. Yes, even with the Junior version of our favourite TV show, the majority of performers at the...

17 July – I feel so intoxicated

The United Kingdom has generally had a torrid time of things in the 21st Century. The once dominant nation, with 22 Top Three finishes...

27 June – You’re in my mind in everything I do

Runner-up day today. There's been plenty of them through the years. Only one year - to my knowledge - has no runner-up. It's a good...