| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 1 March 2012 Song: 19 March 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Engelbert Humperdinck | |||
| Selected song | "Love Will Set You Free" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 25th, 12 points | |||
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Love Will Set You Free" written by Martin Terefe and Sacha Skarbek. The song was performed by Engelbert Humperdinck, who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Humperdinck was announced as the British entrant on 1 March 2012, while the song "Love Will Set You Free" was presented to the public on 19 March 2012.
As a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, the United Kingdom placed 25th out of the 26 participating countries with 12 points.