United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Children of the Universe" written by Molly Smitten-Downes and Anders Hansson. The song was performed by Molly, who was internally selected by the British broadcaster BBC to represent the United Kingdom at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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.
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 3 March 2014 | |||
Selected entrant | Molly | |||
Selected song | "Children of the Universe" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 17th, 40 points | |||
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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.