The United Kingdom has come in 2nd a total of 15 times.
1959 - "Sing Little Birdie" by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
1960 - "Looking High, High, High" by Bryan Johnson
1961 - "Are You Sure" by The Allisons
1964 - "I Love the Little Things" by Matt Monro
1965 - "I Belong" by Kathy Kirby
1968 - "Congratulations" by Cliff Richard
(There are allegations of vote rigging in ESC 1968, but officially, Congratulations came in second)
1970 - "Knock Knock, Who's There?" by Mary Hopkin
1972 - "Beg, Steal, or Borrow" by The New Seekers
1975 - "Let Me Be the One" by The Shadows
1977 - "Rock Bottom" by Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran
1988 - "Go" by Scott Fitzgerald
1989 - "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong?" by Live Report
1992 - "One Step Out of Time" by Michael Bell
1993 - "Better the Devil You Know" by Sonia
1998 - "Where Are You?" by Imaani
Only once, in 2007
Twice: in 1964 and 1990.
Italy @ EurovisionAccording to wikipedia: "The reason behind the (Italians) refusal to participate is explained by the fact that "Italians are so passionate about their many singer-songwriters, cantautori. It's just for this reason that Italy no longer participates every year in the Europe-wide song festival called the Eurovision Song Festival.""A few years back, when Italy came in a terrible position with a song and performance by one of their most treasured singer-songwriters, Enrico Ruggeri, they took their ball and well home, refusing to play with Eurovision any more. They accused their fellow broadcasters of catering to the masses' lack of musical sophistication and of politicized voting."Hope that helpsItaly rejoined the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 and competed again in 2012, in both cases earning a respectable position in the final.
France has won the Eurovision Song Contest 5 times in the years, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969 and 1977.
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Portugal have never won the Eurovision Song Contest, up to and including the 2011 contest.
Portugal has never won the Eurovision Song Contest
Blue, representing the United Kingdom, finished in 11th place out of 25 participants in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
The United Kingdom has hosted Eurovision 8 times. However, the country has won Eurovision 5 times.
Only once, in 2007
25 in the actual final but 43 altogether
Twice: in 1964 and 1990.
There are 43 contestants, so 43 songs in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Because, like many other European countries, they are entitled to enter.
3 times: 1985, 1995, 2009.
42 countries entered and 25 qualified for the final, which was won by Norway.
three times: Bobbysox in 1985, Secret Garden in 1995 and Alexander Rybak in 2009.