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The UK had to wait 11 years after the contest began to bag its first win.
Sandie Shaw brought home the trophy with a total of 47 points in Vienna, the second highest winner’s score Eurovision had seen at that point.
Puppet on a String s win brought Eurovision hosting duties back to the UK for the first time as reigning champion, although London had already hosted it in 1960 and 1963 on behalf of the Netherlands and France.
The song also became a No.1 hit in the UK, but Shaw, who had already topped the chart with with (There s) Always Something There to Remind Me and Long Live Love, said that she was no fan of Puppet on a String, which was chosen from five potential UK song entries.
Brotherhood of Man won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976
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How to Eurovision: United Kingdom
05 February 2021 at 17:00 CET
Each participating country brings their own unique flavour to the competition. In our series How to Eurovision we ve been exploring how each participating country tends to compete in the Contest. In this episode we re highlighting all the special reasons why we love to watch. the United Kingdom!
The northwestern European island nation made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has had a long and pretty successful history throughout its time in the Contest. With a handful of wins, several near misses, and plenty of not-so-successful entries most recently, it s time to take a closer look at how the United Kingdom (UK) typically represents itself in the Eurovision Song Contest!