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O'Grady, S. (2026, September 18). Committee of MPs to scrutinise UK’s ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sam-ryder-mps-jade-ewan-olly-alexander-bulgaria-b1297453.html
O'Grady, Sean. “Committee of MPs to scrutinise UK’s ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision.” Evening Standard, 18 Sept. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sam-ryder-mps-jade-ewan-olly-alexander-bulgaria-b1297453.html.
O'Grady, Sean. “Committee of MPs to scrutinise UK’s ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision.” Evening Standard, September 18, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/sam-ryder-mps-jade-ewan-olly-alexander-bulgaria-b1297453.html.
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Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, announced an inquiry into the UK's poor performance at Eurovision, citing recent dismal results. In May 2023, Look Mum No Computer placed last with just one point; in 2022, Mae Muller finished second-to-last, while James Newman won "nul points" in 2021. The committee will investigate who selects the UK's entrant and on what basis, questioning if bad song choices or weak performances contribute to the poor showings. Since 2000, the UK has only reached the top 10 three times and placed last six times. Prior to 2000, however, the country enjoyed more success, winning in 1997 with Katrina And The Waves' "Love Shine A Light."
