United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song For Europe
Selection date(s)	20 February 1971
Selected entrant	Clodagh Rodgers
Selected song	"Jack in the Box"
Selected songwriter(s)	John Worsley David Myers
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 98 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1970 • 1971 • 1972►

The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. It was held on 20 February 1971 and presented by Cliff Richard.

Clodagh Rodgers a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including, 1969 hit "Come Back and Shake Me" sang most the 1971's UK Eurovision Entry "Jack in the Box". For the performance in Dublin, Rodgers wore a pink frilly top and spangled hot pants. She finished in fourth place, behind Monaco, Spain and Germany. It was the first time since 1966 that the UK had not placed first or second.

Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis provided the BBC Television commentary, whilst Terry Wogan began his long running commitments with the Eurovision, providing the radio commentary for BBC Radio 1 listeners.

Results

Due to a postal strike, regional votes were announced for each song.

"Jack in the Box" won the national and went on to come 4th in the contest.

Points awarded to UK

Points Awarded by UK^[1]

10 points	Finland
9 points
8 points	Monaco
7 points	Norway  Spain
6 points	Belgium  Germany  Ireland  Italy  Luxembourg  Portugal   Switzerland
5 points	France  Netherlands  Sweden
4 points
3 points	Austria  Malta  Yugoslavia
2 points

References