Where are the previous UK Eurovision winners now? From living in a caravan to ... trends now
Past winners include artists who went on to achieve international stardom, including ABBA and Celine Dion.
Years and Years singer Olly Alexander, 33, is the UK's entry for 2024, and will be performing his song Dizzy at Saturday's live final and hoping to take home the crown.
The United Kingdom has only won Eurovision a total of five times, with the last victory taking place back in 1997.
MailOnline looks at the previous UK winners of the international song contest and where they are now, ahead of this year's musical showdown.
Sandie Shaw, 77, was the first British entry to ever win Eurovision with her song Puppet On A String in 1967, earning her 47 votes (Pictured above in 2023)
Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String (1967)
Sandie Shaw, 77, was the first British entry to ever win Eurovision with her song Puppet On A String in 1967, earning her 47 votes.
The Dagenham native, went on to earn thousands from her music and was one most successful British female singers of the 1960s.
She performed her song barefoot at the contest in Vienna, something that was a trademark of hers during the swinging sixties.
The singer, whose real name is Sandra Ann Goodrich, had already won the hearts of the nation by getting a UK number one three years before being selected for the competition in 1964.
Puppet On A String also earned Sandie the impressive title of being the first ever British female singer to have three number one records - the other two being (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me (1964) and Long Live Love (1965).
After her Eurovision win, she continued making music and even appeared on a lot of British TV programmes such as Ready Steady Go! and Top Of The Pops.
It's common knowledge that Sandie didn't actually like her Eurovision entry and felt it wasn't representative of her material, despite winning her the competition.
She performed her song barefoot at the contest in Vienna, something that was a trademark of hers during the swinging sixties
The Dagenham native made an appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool last year (pictured above)
Since the 1990s, she has worked as a Psychotherapist and announced her full retirement from music in 2013
The British singer sadly lost her fortune after her marriage in 1968, to fashion designer Jeff Banks, now 81.
He left her living in a caravan with their daughter Gracie when they divorced in 1978 after spending her money on a failing career as a designer, reported The Times.
She made a comeback in 1984, when her version of The Smiths Hand In Glove peaked inside the UK top 30.
Sandie went on to marry Tony Bedford, a psychiatrist, in 1982 and the couple had two children together before divorcing in 1995.
Since the 1990s, she has worked as a psychotherapist and announced her full retirement from music in 2013.
In 2018, she was honoured with an MBE at Buckingham Palace when Prince Charles asked why it had taken her so long to be awarded.
She said afterwards: 'I told him the truth. The truth is that women in music haven't tended to be honoured in the past, certainly not in the Sixties.
'He said he was glad I was here now. He was a bit stunned it had taken so long.'
Lulu - Boom Bang-a Bang (1969)
Lulu was the second British Eurovision winner, who took home the crown just two years after Sandie Shaw in 1969 with her song Boom Bang a-Bang in Madrid
Her Champagne with Lulu tour wrapped at the London Palladium last month but she has a performance booked in at Worthy Farm's world famous festival in June
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Lulu was the second British Eurovision winner, who took home the crown just two years after Sandie Shaw in 1969 with her song Boom Bang a-Bang in Madrid.
She shared the crown with Lenny Kuhr from the Netherlands, Frida Boccara from France, and Salomé from Spain, after the voting led to a four-way tie.
The Scottish singer and actress, who was born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, went on to have a glittering career spanning six decades.
Her success began before the contest, with her first single hitting the UK Singles Charts in 1964.
She rose to international prominence after appearing in and singing the theme tune for the movie To Sir, With Love in 1967 - she went on to achieve another five top ten hits in the UK, including Boom Bang a-Bang.
Lulu went on to release more music, including The Man With the Golden Gun for the James Bond film of the same name in 1974.
During the 70s and 80s Lulu appeared in several pantomimes and plays, and has since remained in the public eye through her work in radio, and occasional television appearances - she was also awarded an OBE in 2000.
She competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 and was the fifth contestant to be eliminated from the popular show.
However, she has since vowed 'never' to do another talent show like the BBC contest again, for fear of her life.
Speaking to Good Housekeeping, Lulu, said: 'I thought it was just going to be fun, and some of it was, but physically it nearly killed me.'
'It took me a year to get my body back. I didn’t do any exercise for 12 months because I had bruised ribs.'
The legendary musician is set to take to the stage at Glastonbury this year for one final time after announcing her retirement from touring.
Lulu went on to release more music, including The Man With the Golden Gun for the James Bond film of the same name in 1974 (Pictured in 2022)
She competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2011 and was the fifth contestant to be eliminated from the popular show
The singer, 75, told fans in February she would be doing no more live gigs on the road after her current tour following a glittering 60-year career - saying she felt 'unsupported' dealing with the heavy demands of touring last year.
Her Champagne with Lulu tour wrapped at the London Palladium last month but she has a performance booked in at Worthy Farm's world famous festival in June.
She first performed at Glastonbury nine years ago in 2015 and will perform this year in the Field of Avalon.
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