United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007


The United Kingdom was represented by Scooch in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Flying the Flag ".
The British entry finished joint 22nd in the contest with France, with 19 points.

Before Eurovision

''Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up'' 2007

Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2007 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Six acts competed in a televised show on 17 March 2007 held at the Maidstone Studios in Maidstone, Kent and hosted by Terry Wogan and Fearne Cotton. The winner was selected entirely through a public vote over two rounds. The show was broadcast on BBC One between 19:30 and 21:30 GMT.

Competing entries

A number of rumours circulated about the finalists competing in the national final, including Scissor Sisters, Queentastic, Ace of Base and Daz Sampson & Carol Decker. Morrissey was approached in January 2007 to write a song for the national final, but it wasn't produced in time. Justin Hawkins & Beverlei Brown replaced The Puppini Sisters who had been earlier approached by the BBC due to the their submitted material, "And She Sang" and "Don't Call Again", were considered unsuitable for the competition. The six competing artists and songs were announced on 28 February 2007.

Final

Six acts compete in the televised final on 17 March 2007. The winner was selected by a public vote over two rounds. In the first round, the top two songs, "I'll Leave My Heart" performed by Cyndi and "Flying the Flag " performed by Scooch, advanced to the second round. In the second round, the public vote selected the winner, "Flying the Flag " performed by Scooch.
During the announcement of the final result, Wogan announced the winner to be Cyndi while simultaneously, Cotton revealed the winner to be Scooch. Wogan's announcement was louder than Cotton's, leading many people to believe Cyndi was the winner. After several seconds of confusion, it was finally confirmed that Scooch were the winners. The BBC later issued a written apology, blaming the blunder on "live TV".

At Eurovision

As a member of the Big Four, the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final held on 12 May. Scooch was drawn to perform nineteenth in the line-up. At the end of the contest, the song finished in 22nd place with only 19 points, ahead of only Ireland, who came last. Nevertheless, the United Kingdom still managed to receive a maximum score of 12pts from Malta.

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Semi final

Final

12 points10 points8 points7 points6 points

  • 5 points4 points3 points2 points1 point

    Unofficial Representation

    Despite Scooch being the official representatives, the UK was unofficially representing Eurovision for other countries.