United Kingdom in the Eurovision song Contest 2018 - wikipedia United Kingdom in the Eurovision song Contest 2018 Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Country United Kingdom National selection Selection process Eurovision : You Decide Selection date ( s ) 7 February 2018 Selected entrant SuRie Selected song `` Storm '' Selected songwriter ( s ) Nicole Blair Gil Lewis Sean Hargreaves Finals performance Final result 24th, 48 points United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest ◄ 2017 2018 The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The British entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal, was selected via the national final Eurovision : You Decide, organised by the British broadcaster BBC. On 16 November 2017, it was announced that Måns Zelmerlöw, winner of the 2015 contest for Sweden, would join the show as co-host alongside Mel Giedroyc. The national final took place on 7 February 2018 at the Brighton Dome. Six acts competed in the national final, with the song `` Storm '' performed by SuRie being selected the winner. As a member of the `` Big 5 '', the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2.1 Eurovision : You Decide 2.1. 1 Competing entries 2.1. 2 Final 3 At Eurovision 3.1 Grand Final 3.2 Points awarded to United Kingdom 3.2. 1 Points awarded by United Kingdom 3.3 Split voting results 4 References 5 External links Background Main article : United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2018 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty times. Thus far, the United Kingdom has won the contest five times : in 1967 with the song `` Puppet on a String '' performed by Sandie Shaw, in 1969 with the song `` Boom Bang - a-Bang '' performed by Lulu, in 1976 with the song `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' performed by Brotherhood of Man, in 1981 with the song `` Making Your Mind Up '' performed by Bucks Fizz and in 1997 with the song `` Love Shine a Light '' performed by Katrina and the Waves. To this point, the nation is noted for having finished as the runner - up in a record fifteen contests. Up to and including 1998, the UK had only twice finished outside the top 10, in 1978 and 1987. Since 1999, the year in which the rule was abandoned that songs must be performed in one of the official languages of the country participating, the UK has had less success, thus far only finishing within the top ten twice : in 2002 with the song `` Come Back '' performed by Jessica Garlick and in 2009 with the song `` It 's My Time '' performed by Jade Ewen. For the 2017 contest, the United Kingdom finished in fifteenth place out of twenty - six competing entries with the song `` Never Give Up on You '' performed by Lucie Jones amassing a total of 111 points. The British national broadcaster, BBC, broadcasts the event within the United Kingdom and organises the selection process for the nation 's entry. BBC announced that the United Kingdom would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 on 29 September 2017. Between 2011 and 2015, BBC opted to internally select the British entry. For their 2016 entry, the broadcaster announced that a national final would be organised featuring a competition among several artists and songs to choose the British entry for Eurovision. The same process was used in 2017. Before Eurovision Eurovision : You Decide Main article : Eurovision : You Decide Eurovision : You Decide is the national final that was used to select the 2018 entrant, being previously used in the past two years. Six acts competed in a televised show on 7 February 2018 which was held at the Brighton Dome and once again hosted by Mel Giedroyc, being joined this year by Eurovision Song Contest 2015 winner Måns Zelmerlöw. The winner was selected via the combination of a public televote, consisting of televoting and online voting, and the votes of a professional jury panel. As in 2017, the show was broadcast live on BBC Two. The national final was watched by 900,000 viewers in the United Kingdom with a market share of 4.8 %. Competing entries On 29 September 2017, BBC announced an open submission for interested artists to submit their songs. The submission period lasted until 27 October 2017. The BBC invited the UK branch of the international OGAE fan club to assist in shortlisting the open entries and also revived its partnership with the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors ( BASCA ) who ran a songwriting competition amongst its members. The BBC also consulted with music industry experts including writers, producers, artist managers and members of the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ). Former music director of RCA Records and founder of Innocent Records, Hugh Goldsmith, acted as music consultant to the BBC. As in 2017, multiple songwriting camps were also held to promote the submission of entries. Songs from all entry methods were included in a final shortlist which was presented to a professional panel, who ultimately selected six finalists to compete in the national final. The six songs were announced on 24 January 2018. Final Six acts competed in the televised final on 7 February 2018. A combination of the votes from the public and the votes from an eight - member professional jury selected the winner, SuRie, with `` Storm ''. The three members of the panel, who provided feedback regarding the songs during the show, were : Rylan Clark - Neal -- singer, television presenter, television personality and model Rochelle Humes -- singer and television presenter Tom Fletcher -- singer - songwriter and guitarist The eight - member jury panel consisted of the following : music journalist Caroline Sullivan, music correspondent Roisin O'Connor, regional radio promoter Steve Tandy, Spotify music editor Sara Sesardic, A&R manager Alastair Webber, MTV Music editor Marco Sensi, singer Kele Le Roc and head judge, vocal coach David Grant. Zelmerlöw and the United Kingdom 's 2017 representative, Lucie Jones, opened the show performing an ABBA medley. Draw Artist Song Songwriter ( s ) RAYA `` Crazy '' Emil Rosendal Lei, Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, Samir Salah Elshafie Liam Tamne `` Astronaut '' Ashley Hicklin, Jacob Pedersen, Jeanette Bonde, Rune Braager Asanda `` Legends '' Christopher Wortley, Laurell Barker, Roel Rats Jaz Ellington `` You '' Ashley Hicklin, Herman Gardarfve, Laura White 5 SuRie `` Storm '' Nicole Blair, Gil Lewis, Sean Hargreaves 6 Goldstone `` I Feel the Love '' Eric Lumiere, Joakim Buddee, Laura White, Roel Rats At Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 took place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and consisted of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the `` Big 5 '' ( France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom ) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final ; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the `` Big 5 '', the United Kingdom automatically qualifies to compete in the final. In addition to their participation in the final, the United Kingdom is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 29 January 2018, the United Kingdom was assigned to broadcast and vote in the first semi-final on 8 May 2018. In the United Kingdom, the semi-finals were broadcast on BBC Four with commentary by Scott Mills and Rylan Clark - Neal, while the final was televised on BBC One with commentary by Graham Norton. Mel Giedroyc announced the United Kingdom jury results. Grand final SuRie performed 9th in the running order during the Grand Final. In the middle of her performance, a stage invader grabbed her microphone and shouted : `` Modern Nazis of The UK media, we demand freedom ! War is not peace ! '', before being removed by security and taken into police custody. SuRie was without her microphone for about 10 seconds, but was nevertheless able to finish her performance. She was offered the opportunity to perform again by the EBU after the final country, Italy, had performed, but declined, claiming she and her team were `` proud of her performance ''. After returning to The UK, in an interview on This Morning, SuRie revealed she had some bruises on her hands where the invader had grabbed her and also on her shoulder where he had barged into her, but she said that she had not been seriously harmed by the incident. Points awarded to United Kingdom Points awarded to United Kingdom ( Final ) Televote 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Ireland Australia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Albania Denmark Germany Malta San Marino Jury 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points Israel Italy 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point France Croatia Latvia Montenegro Points awarded by United Kingdom Semi-final 1 Score Televote Jury 12 points Lithuania Bulgaria 10 points Ireland Austria 8 points Cyprus Israel 7 points Finland Albania 6 points Bulgaria Estonia 5 points Israel Croatia 4 points Estonia Switzerland 3 points Greece Finland 2 points Czech Republic Armenia 1 point Albania Ireland Final Score Televote Jury 12 points Lithuania Austria 10 points Ireland Israel 8 points Cyprus Bulgaria 7 points Israel Albania 6 points Bulgaria Estonia 5 points Czech Republic Norway 4 points Moldova Finland 3 points Germany Ireland 2 points Denmark Sweden 1 point Australia Spain Split voting results The following five members comprised the British jury : Richard Beadle -- Chairperson -- musical director, orchestrator, composer Natalie Shay - singer - songwriter Michelle Escoffery -- singer - songwriter Toby Lawrence -- club and radio DJ Eady Crawford -- singer show Split voting results from United Kingdom ( Semi-final 1 ) Draw Country Jury Televote R. Beadle M. Escoffery N. Shay T. Lawrence E. Crawford Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Azerbaijan 11 18 18 16 7 16 15 02 Iceland 9 19 14 17 14 17 16 03 Albania 10 5 7 10 04 Belgium 5 8 16 15 15 11 13 05 Czech Republic 19 15 8 6 19 13 9 06 Lithuania 18 17 15 19 16 19 12 07 Israel 7 5 8 6 5 08 Belarus 12 14 17 9 8 14 14 09 Estonia 8 5 14 6 5 6 7 10 Bulgaria 12 5 6 11 Macedonia 13 16 19 12 12 18 17 12 Croatia 6 6 9 13 6 5 19 13 Austria 5 10 11 14 Greece 17 7 7 18 13 12 8 15 Finland 16 11 11 10 8 7 16 Armenia 10 9 6 8 11 9 18 17 Switzerland 12 12 11 18 7 12 18 Ireland 14 13 10 9 10 10 19 Cyprus 15 10 13 7 17 15 8 show Split voting results from United Kingdom ( Final ) Draw Country Jury Televote R. Beadle M. Escoffery N. Shay T. Lawrence E. Crawford Average Rank Points Rank Points 01 Ukraine 23 19 10 13 14 18 23 02 Spain 17 17 11 24 10 22 03 Slovenia 12 18 21 5 11 13 24 04 Lithuania 16 8 12 23 12 17 12 05 Austria 8 12 19 06 Estonia 15 7 16 5 6 11 07 Norway 21 11 7 6 5 15 08 Portugal 21 15 19 19 13 23 18 09 United Kingdom 10 Serbia 24 22 24 14 9 20 25 11 Germany 22 12 23 21 10 19 8 12 Albania 5 8 7 16 13 France 19 13 17 15 15 22 21 14 Czech Republic 6 23 8 10 16 11 6 5 15 Denmark 20 24 22 12 24 24 9 16 Australia 13 11 16 22 23 21 10 17 Finland 11 7 13 6 6 7 14 18 Bulgaria 14 5 8 5 6 19 Moldova 8 9 18 9 22 14 7 20 Sweden 16 20 20 19 9 20 21 Hungary 9 6 14 18 25 15 12 22 Israel 5 5 10 7 23 Netherlands 10 20 6 17 20 16 13 24 Ireland 18 10 9 18 8 10 25 Cyprus 7 14 15 7 21 12 8 26 Italy 25 25 25 25 17 25 17 References ^ Jump up to : Jordan, Paul ( 29 September 2017 ). `` BBC opens public song submissions for Eurovision 2018 ! ''. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 October 2017. 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External links BBC 's official Eurovision website hide 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 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1997 1998 2017 2018 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 Joe and Jake Lucie Jones SuRie 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 `` Do n'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 '' `` You 're Not Alone '' `` Never Give Up on You '' `` Storm '' Note : Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete hide Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Countries Finalists ( by final results ) Israel ( winner ) Cyprus Austria Germany Italy Czech Republic Sweden Estonia Denmark Moldova Albania Lithuania France Bulgaria Norway Ireland Ukraine Netherlands Serbia Australia Hungary Slovenia Spain United Kingdom Finland Portugal Semi-final 1 Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Croatia Greece Iceland Macedonia Switzerland Semi-final 2 Georgia Latvia Malta Montenegro Poland Romania Russia San Marino Artists Finalists ( by final results ) Netta Barzilai Eleni Foureira Cesár Sampson Michael Schulte Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro Mikolas Josef Benjamin Ingrosso Elina Nechayeva Rasmussen DoReDoS Eugent Bushpepa Ieva Zasimauskaitė Madame Monsieur Equinox Alexander Rybak Ryan O'Shaughnessy Mélovin Waylon Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Jessica Mauboy AWS Lea Sirk Amaia & Alfred SuRie Saara Aalto Cláudia Pascoal Semi-final 1 Aisel Alekseev Ari Ólafsson Eye Cue Franka Gianna Terzi Sennek Sevak Khanagyan Zibbz Semi-final 2 Christabelle Gromee feat. Lukas Meijer Iriao Jessika feat. Jenifer Brening Julia Samoylova Laura Rizzotto The Humans Vanja Radovanović Songs Finalists ( by final results ) `` Toy '' `` Fuego '' `` Nobody but You '' `` You Let Me Walk Alone '' `` Non mi avete fatto niente '' `` Lie to Me '' `` Dance You Off '' `` La forza '' `` Higher Ground '' `` My Lucky Day '' `` Mall '' `` When We 're Old '' `` Mercy '' `` Bones '' `` That 's How You Write a Song '' `` Together '' `` Under the Ladder '' `` Outlaw in ' Em '' `` Nova deca '' `` We Got Love '' `` Viszlát nyár '' `` Hvala, ne ! '' `` Tu canción '' `` Storm '' `` Monsters '' `` O jardim '' Semi-final 1 `` A Matter of Time '' `` Crazy '' `` Forever '' `` Lost and Found '' `` Oneiro Mou '' `` Our Choice '' `` Qami '' `` Stones '' `` X My Heart '' Semi-final 2 `` For You '' `` Funny Girl '' `` Goodbye '' `` I Wo n't Break '' `` Inje '' `` Light Me Up '' `` Taboo '' `` Who We Are '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Kingdom_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018&oldid=846313081 '' Categories : Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 2018 in British music United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Nederlands Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 17 June 2018, at 22 : 32 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who's singing for britain in eurovision 2018
Answer: SuRie