United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 information
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country
United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process
The Great British Song Contest 1999
Selection date(s)
Semi-final 5 February 1999 Final 7 March 1999
Selected entrant
Precious
Selected song
"Say It Again"
Selected songwriter(s)
Paul Varney
Finals performance
Final result
12th, 38 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The United Kingdom competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest, The Great British Song Contest 1999. Eight songs competed over two rounds, with four songs selected through a radio-broadcast semi-final to advance to the televised final round, held on 7 March 1999, where viewers selected the winning entry through televoting. Girl group Precious received the most votes and were selected to represent the nation in the contest with the song "Say It Again".
Precious performed fifth at the international contest, and at the close of the voting process the UK finished in 12th place, receiving 38 points from 10 countries. At the time this result was the UK's second-worst placing in its competitive history, and was the nation's first finish outside of the top 10 countries in 12 years. "Say It Again" charted in several singles charts in Europe following the contest, and following further limited commercial success as a group Precious subsequently disbanded in 2001.
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