The United Kingdom has participated in the
Eurovision Young Dancers
The Eurovision Young Dancers (), often shortened to EYD, or Young Dancers, was a biennial dance competition, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and is broadcast on television throughout Europe. Thirty-seven countries have taken pa ...
7 times since its debut in
1985
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, most recently taking part in 2005. The UK has hosted the contest once, in
2001
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and jointly won the contest in
1989.
Participation overview
Hostings
Commentators
See also
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
The United Kingdom has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 64 times. It first took part in the second contest in and has entered every year since . Along with Sweden and the Netherlands, the UK is one of only three countries with Eurovi ...
– Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Dance Contest
The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international ballroom dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007.
The contest was similar in format to the long-running Eurovision Song Contest and ...
– Dance version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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United Kingdom in the Eurovision Young Musicians
The United Kingdom has participated in the biennial classical music competition Eurovision Young Musicians sixteen times since its debut in 1982, most recently taking part in after a 8-year absence. The United Kingdom hosted the inaugural contes ...
– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
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United Kingdom in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
The United Kingdom first participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the inaugural which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. ITV, a member organisation of the United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting (UKIB) and the European Broadcasti ...
– Singing contest for children aged between 9 and 14.
Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Eurovision Young Dancers
Countries in the Eurovision Young Dancers
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