United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1972. It was held on 12 February 1972 and presented by Cliff Richard.

Results

Artist	Song	Place	Points
The New Seekers	Out On The Edge Of Beyond	3	14,645
The New Seekers	Sing Out	5	7,412
The New Seekers	Why Can't We All Get Together	4	11,337
The New Seekers	One By One	2	27,314
The New Seekers	Songs Of Praise	6	3,842
The New Seekers	Beg, Steal Or Borrow	1	62,584
The table is ordered by appearance.

"Beg, Steal Or Borrow" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest.

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1956~~ 1957 ~~1958~~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Patricia Bredin ~~1958~~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

1960s	Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth McKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu

1970s	Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace

1980s	Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report

1990s	Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious

2000s	Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen

2010s	Josh Dubovie Blue Engelbert Humperdinck Bonnie Tyler Molly Electro Velvet

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "All" ~~1958~~ "Sing, Little Birdie"

1960s	"Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations" "Boom Bang-a-Bang"

1970s	"Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love" "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann"

1980s	"Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games" "Love Is" "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"

1990s	"Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again"

2000s	"Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold On to Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "Even If" "It's My Time"

2010s	"That Sounds Good To Me" "I Can" "Love Will Set You Free" "Believe in Me" "Children of the Universe" "Still in Love with You"

(Note: Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Countries

Final (by final results)	Luxembourg (winner) United Kingdom Germany Netherlands Austria Italy Portugal Switzerland Yugoslavia Spain France Finland Sweden Norway Ireland Monaco Belgium Malta

Artists

Final (by final results)	Vicky Leandros The New Seekers Mary Roos Sandra and Andres Milestones Nicola di Bari Carlos Mendes Véronique Müller Tereza Kesovija Jaime Morey Betty Mars Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor Family Four Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg Sandie Jones Anne-Marie Godart and Peter MacLane Serge & Christine Ghisoland Helen and Joseph

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Après toi" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Als het om de liefde gaat" "Falter im Wind" "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" "A festa da vida" "C'est la chanson de mon amour" "Muzika i ti" "Amanece" "Comé-comédie" "Muistathan" "Härliga sommardag" "Småting" "Ceol an Ghrá" "Comme on s'aime" "À la folie ou pas du tout" "L-imħabba"

Points awarded to UK

Points Awarded to UK^[1]
10 points	9 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Norway	France Monaco Yugoslavia	Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Switzerland	Austria Finland Italy	Ireland Sweden
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points
	Belgium Portugal		Malta Spain

Points Awarded by UK^[1]

10 points	Luxembourg
9 points	France Netherlands
8 points
7 points
6 points	Malta
5 points	Belgium Finland Germany Monaco Yugoslavia
4 points	Ireland Norway Portugal Switzerland
3 points	Austria Italy Spain Sweden
2 points

References

1 2 ESC History - Luxembourg 1972

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, September 17, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972

Results

Points awarded to UK

Points Awarded by UK[1]

References

Points Awarded by UK^[1]