United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | 3 March 2014 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Children of the Universe" | |||
| Artist | Molly | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 17th, 40 points | |||
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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Children of the Universe" written by Molly Smitten-Downes and Anders Hansson, and performed by Molly. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), internally selected both the song and the performer. Molly and "Children of the Universe" was announced as the British entry in a special presentation show titled The UK Launch broadcast on the BBC Red Button service in March 2014.
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 closing performance of the show in position 26, the United Kingdom placed 17th out of the 26 participating countries with 40 points.