United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Playing host to the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, the United Kingdom was expected to, and did, send an entry to the Contest, which was held in Wembley, London.

The national final to select the entry, A Song for Europe 1977, was held on 9 March 1977 at the New London Theatre and presented by Terry Wogan. A national strike prevented the entries from seeing the light of day on television, but A Song for Europe was aired on BBC Radio 2.

Results

Fourteen regional juries voted on the songs: Bristol, Bangor, Leeds, Norwich, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Plymouth, Glasgow, Southampton and London.

Artist	Song	Place	Points
Mary Mason	What do you say to Love	2	132
The Foundations	Where were you when I Needed your Love	3	126
Tony Monopoly	Leave a Little Love	9	66
Lyn Paul	If Everybody Loved the Same as you	6	74
High Society (band)	Just for you	6	74
Carl Wayne	A Little Give, a Little Take	11	59
Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran	Rock Bottom	1	143
Sweet Sensation	You're my Sweet Sensation	8	73
Val Stokes	Swings and Roundabouts	12	57
Beano	Everybody Knows	10	60
Wesley, Park & Smith	After all this Time	5	106
Rags	Promises, Promises	4	120
The table is ordered by appearance.

"Rock Bottom" won the national and came 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 1977

Countries

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

Artists

Final (by final results)	Marie Myriam Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran The Swarbriggs Plus Two Michèle Torr Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy Pepe Lienhard Band Dream Express Silver Convention Micky Monica Aspelund Ilanit Heddy Lester Mia Martini Os Amigos Anita Skorgan Anne-Marie B Schmetterlinge Forbes

Songs

Final (by final results)	"L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Rock Bottom" "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" "Une petite française" "Mathima Solfege" "Swiss Lady" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Telegram" "Enséñame a cantar" "Lapponia" "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" "De mallemolen" "Libera" "Portugal no coração" "Casanova" "Frère Jacques" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Beatles"

(Note: All information are in order of appearance)

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