United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a Western European country that has participated in Eurovision every year since 1959 and has the longest unbroken participation of any country in Eurovision ever,opting to only miss the 1958 contest (the first one doesn't count as the BBC missed the deadline for entries in the 1st contest). The UK was also the first ever country to withdraw from competition, in 1958. Since then, the United Kingdom has never missed the final of Eurovision.

Up until recently, the United Kingdom has almost always finished in the top 10 of a contest, mostly in second place. The UK has won an impressive five contest and has been runner-up an astonishing fifteen times, moreso than any other country. However, the United Kingdom had to wait 11 years for their first win (1967)