United Kingdom in EuroMusic Song Contest 1

The United Kingdom participated in the first edition of the EuroMusic Song Contest. The EBU invited the Btitish broadcaster, BBC, to compete in this edition.

Selection process
For their first participation the British broadcaster, BBC, decided to select their submission internally. They decided to not hold a national selection. For this edition, the EBU decided that the countries have to perform a song in their own national language. Because of this, The United Kingdom had only one option: English. Some countries complaned about the language rule because the UK could have an advantage to perform in English.

Later on, the British broadcaster presented their song: "That sounds good to me" for Madrid.

At EuroMusic Song Contest
The UK was drawn to perform eleventh following Luxembourg and preceding Denmark.

Due the bookmakers, The UK the top favorite to win the show. However, they received 78 points. With this amount they finished at the fourth place.

Voting
The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to The UK and awarded by The UK in the final.