United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, represented by Jessica Garlick with the song "Come Back".
Before Eurovision
A Song for Europe 2002
The British Broadcasting Corporation continued to use a national final, , to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, continuing with the format of a radio semi-final with eight songs, with the top four songs, selected by televoting, progressing to the televised final.Semi-final
The semi-final of A Song for Europe 2002 was held on 1 February 2002 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Although Zee initially qualified for the final with the song "Never In A Million Years", she was subsequently disqualified because it was revealed that the song was previously released in Hungary in 2001. Therefore, Surf 'n' Turf, who came 5th in the semi-final with their song "I Give In", replaced her in the final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer | Result |
| 1 | Honey Trap | "Lovestruck" | Ben Copland, Yvonne John Lewis, Nicky Cooke, Phil Dane | Eliminated |
| 2 | Paula O'Neil | "When You're Around" | Ben Copland, Martin Bushell | Eliminated |
| 3 | Pulse | "Fade Away" | Stuart Hanna, Alistair Griffin | Eliminated |
| 4 | Surf 'n' Turf | "I Give In" | Jonathan Maitland, Jackie Collins, Peter Maitland | Finalist |
| 5 | Level Best | "Every Step of the Way" | Graham Kearns, Howard New | Finalist |
| 6 | Tricia Penrose | "DJ Romeo" | Bea Eden, Simon Stirling, James Gordon | Finalist |
| 7 | Jessica Garlick | "Come Back" | Martyn Baylay | Finalist |
Final
The final was held on 3 March 2002 at the BBC TV Centre in London, hosted by Claire Sweeney and Christopher Price. The winner was Jessica Garlick with her song "Come Back", gaining a total of 67,798 votes, almost 40,000 more than second-place Tricia Penrose. The televotes of only the top three songs were announced.| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Level Best | "Every Step of the Way" | 8,927 | 3 |
| 2 | Tricia Penrose | "DJ Romeo" | 28,681 | 2 |
| 3 | Surf 'n' Turf | "I Give In" | — | 4 |
| 4 | Jessica Garlick | "Come Back" | 67,798 | 1 |