<P> The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times and is one of the most successful countries to compete in the contest . They first participated in the second contest in 1957 . The UK has entered every year since 1959 , and has won the contest a total of five times . Along with Sweden , the UK is one of only two countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades . The United Kingdom is one of the `` Big 5 '' , along with France , Germany , Italy and Spain who are automatically allowed to participate in the final as they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) . The British public broadcaster , the BBC , broadcasts the event each year and organises the national selection for the entry . </P>
<P> The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times and is one of the most successful countries to compete in the contest . They first participated in the second contest in 1957 . The UK has entered every year since 1959 , and has won the contest a total of five times . Along with Sweden , the UK is one of only two countries with Eurovision victories in four different decades . The United Kingdom is one of the `` Big 5 '' , along with France , Germany , Italy and Spain who are automatically allowed to participate in the final as they are the five biggest financial contributors to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) . The British public broadcaster , the BBC , broadcasts the event each year and organises the national selection for the entry . </P>
how many times has the uk won the eurovision contest
how many times has the uk won the eurovision contest
five
five