where did the uk come in eurovision song contest
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title: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest text: Johnson (), Bryan Johnson (), The Allisons (), Matt Monro (), Kathy Kirby (), Cliff Richard (), Mary Hopkin (), The New Seekers (), The Shadows (), Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran (), Scott Fitzgerald (), Live Report (), Michael Ball (), Sonia () and Imaani (1998). The United Kingdom finished outside the top ten on only three occasions at the contest in the 20th century (, and ). In the 21st century, the United Kingdom has only reached the top ten twice, with Jessica Garlick third (2002) and Jade Ewen fifth (2009). Since 2003, the UK have finished title: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest text: They scored 227 points, which would remain the highest points total of the pre semi-final era. At the 1998 contest in Birmingham, Imaani achieved the UK's 15th second-place finish and 20th top two result, with the song "Where Are You?", losing to Israel's Dana International. The UK, as of 2018, has not finished in the top two since. The UK has fared less well in the contest in the 21st century. Since girl-group Precious finished 12th in 1999, the UK has failed to reach the top ten in all but two of the last 19 contests (1999–2017) – the exceptions title: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest text: online). Former "X Factor" contestant Lucie Jones won the show and earned the right to represent the UK at the 2017 contest in Kiev, with the song "Never Give Up on You", becoming the 60th UK Eurovision entry. The song won praise by many fans across Europe for its impressive staging, and finished a respectable 15th in the final with a combined score of 111 points, placing 10th in the jury vote with 99 points and 20th in the televote with 12 points. In 1999, a rule change allowed the United Kingdom, along with France, Germany and Spain, to automatically title: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 text: United Kingdom finished in 15th place with 111 points, the country's best result since 2011 As a member of the "Big 5", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2017 contest, the United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine 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 title: United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 text: 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 2018 contest, the United Kingdom finished in twenty-fourth place out of twenty-six competing entries with the song "Storm" performed by SuRie amassing a total of 48 points. The British