United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Young Musicians 15 times since its debut in 1982 , most recently taking part in . The United Kingdom hosted the inaugural contest in 1982 and won the contest in . The country returned to the contest in as hosts . The BBC Young Musician of the Year is a televised national music competition , that inspired the creation of the Eurovision Young Musicians . Broadcast on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3 biennially , and hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) , the competition , a former member of European Union of Music Competitions for Youth , is designed for British percussion , keyboard , string , brass and woodwind players , all of whom must be eighteen years of age or under on 1 January in the relevant year
inaugural contest in 1982
Eurovision Young Musicians 1982
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians