Question: When did england last win the eurovision song contest?

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question: As of 2017, when did england last win the eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 3 May 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest
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question: As of 2016, when did england last win the eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 3 May 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest
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question: As of 2015, when did england last win the eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 3 May 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
42nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest
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question: As of 2017, when was the last time England won the Eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 1997
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question: As of 2016, when was the last time England won the Eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 1997
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question: As of 2015, when was the last time England won the Eurovision song contest?
short_answers: 1997

Answer: The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times. It first took part in the second contest in 1957 and has entered every year since 1959. Along with Sweden and the Netherlands, the UK is one of only three countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades. It is one of the "Big Five" countries, along with France, Germany, Italy and Spain, that are automatically prequalified for the final each year as they are the biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The last time England won was Eurovision Song Contest 1997, the 42nd edition held on 3 May 1997. Katrina and the Waves, famous for their 1980s hit Walking on Sunshine, comfortably won the contest with the song Love, Shine a Light.