    the united kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the eurovision song contest 1974. it was held on 23 february 1974 and presented by jimmy savile. ==results== {| class="wikitable" |- ! artist ! song ! place ! points |- | olivia newton-john | have love, will travel | 4 | 15,266 |- | olivia newton-john | lovin' you ain't easy | 5 | 5,905 |- style="background:#ffdead;" | olivia newton-john | long live love | 1 | 27,387 |- | olivia newton-john | someday | 6 | 5,520 |- | olivia newton-john | angel eyes | 2 | 18,108 |- | olivia newton-john | hands across the sea | 3 | 15,365 |- | colspan=4 style="background:#efefef;" | the table is ordered by appearance. |} "long live love" won the national and went on to tie for 4th in the contest.   
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