The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1978. It was held on March 31, 1978 at the Royal Albert Hall and presented by Terry Wogan.
[edit] Results
Fourteen regional juries voted on the songs: Bristol, Bangor, Leeds, Norwich, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Plymouth, Glasgow, Southampton and London.
"The Bad Old Days" won the national and came 11th in the contest.
| Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
| Christian |
Shine it on |
3 |
114 |
| Brown Sugar |
Oh no, Look what you've Done |
11 |
49 |
| Fruit-Eating Bears |
Door in my Face |
11 |
49 |
| Jacquie Sullivan |
Moments |
6 |
106 |
| Sunshine |
Too much in love |
8 |
81 |
| Ronnie France |
Lonely Nights |
9 |
68 |
| The Jarvis Brothers |
One glance |
3 |
114 |
| Co-Co |
The Bad Old Days |
1 |
135 |
| Bob James |
We Got it Bad |
10 |
66 |
| Midnight |
Don't Bother to Knock |
2 |
116 |
| Babe Rainbow |
Don't Let me Stand in your Way |
7 |
84 |
| Labi Siffre |
Solid love |
5 |
110 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. |
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[edit] Jury Spokespersons
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(Note - Entries scored out are when the United Kingdom did not compete)
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