On 1 March 2012 , the BBC announced that Humperdinck would represent the United Kingdom in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 , to be staged in Baku , Azerbaijan , on 26 May . The song , " Love Will Set You Free " was unveiled on 19 March 2012 , produced by Grammy Award-winning music producer Martin Terefe and co-written by Sacha Skarbek . The song was recorded in London , Los Angeles and Nashville , Tennessee , and was mixed by Thomas Juth in London . When Humperdinck 's participation was announced , he was set to become the oldest singer to ever participate in the contest at the age of 76 . He was however overtaken in the same year when the Buranovskiye Babushki performed later on that night . During the final allocation draw , the United Kingdom was drawn to perform first . Humperdinck eventually finished in 25th place out of 26 , coming in second to last in the voting , with 12 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)