Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 9 March 2023 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Mae Muller | |||
Selected song | "I Wrote a Song" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Holly Mae Muller Lewis Thompson Karen Poole | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 25th, 24 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. British singer Mae Muller represented the country with her song "I Wrote a Song", which she co-wrote with Lewis Thompson and Karen Poole.[1][2][3] Muller was internally selected as the 2023 UK entrant by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in collaboration with record label TaP Music and their management company.
As both the host country and a member of the "Big Five", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Muller performed in the second half of the Eurovision final, closing the show in position 26.[4] She finished in twenty-fifth place with 24 points.
An average of 10.237 million people watched the final on BBC One, with a peak viewing figure later reaching 11 million, the highest UK viewing figures for the contest in history.[5][6][7] The semi-finals also reached record viewing figures, being broadcast on the BBC's flagship channel alongside the final for the first time ever, with the first semi-final averaging 2.541 million viewers and the second semi-final averaging 2.496 million viewers.