| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  United Kingdom | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 March 2022 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Sam Ryder | |||
| Selected song | "Space Man" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 466 points | |||
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. British singer-songwriter Sam Ryder represented the country with his song "Space Man", which he co-wrote with Max Wolfgang and Amy Wadge.[1][2][3] He was selected as the 2022 UK entrant by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in collaboration with record label TaP Music and their management company.
Ryder performed in the second half of the Eurovision final, in 22nd position.[4] He finished in second place with 466 points, winning the jury vote with 283 points, scoring the third highest jury votes by a contestant.[5] Ryder also became the highest scoring UK Eurovision entrant and scored the UK its best result since 1998 and its first top three result since 2002.[6][7][8] It also marked the sixteenth time that the UK had finished in second place in the contest.
An average of 9.3 million people watched the final on BBC One, with a peak viewing figure later reaching 10.6 million, the highest UK viewing figures for the contest since 2011.[9] It was the most-watched televised programme in the UK of that year before being surpassed by the Platinum Party at the Palace, and delivered the largest number of viewers for the contest that year across all European markets.[10][11] Furthermore, it was the fourth most watched show in the UK of 2022.[12] "Space Man" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the highest-charting UK Eurovision entry since Gina G's "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" in 1996.[13]
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