United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Selection process | Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2007 | |||
| Selection date | 17 March 2007 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Flying the Flag (For You)" | |||
| Artist | Scooch | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 22nd, 19 points | |||
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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Flying the Flag (For You)", written by Russ Spencer, Morten Schjolin, Andrew Hill, and Paul Tarry, and performed by the group Scooch. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest, Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up 2007. Six acts competed in the national final and the winner was selected through two rounds of public televoting.
As a member of the "Big Four", the United Kingdom automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, the United Kingdom placed 22nd out of the 24 participating countries with 19 points.