United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Selection process | Eurovision: You Decide | |||
| Selection date | 8 February 2019 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Bigger than Us" | |||
| Artist | Michael Rice | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 26th, 11 points | |||
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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Bigger than Us", written by Laurell Barker, Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, and Jonas Thander, and performed by Michael Rice. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry in the contest via the national final Eurovision: You Decide. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of voting. Songwriter John Lundvik represented Sweden that same year with the song "Too Late for Love".
As a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 16, the United Kingdom placed 26th (last) out of the 26 participating countries with 11 points. This was the fourth time the nation had placed last in the history of the competition.