United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song for Europe 2002
Selection date(s)	Semi-final; 1 February 2002; Final; 3 March 2002
Selected entrant	Jessica Garlick
Selected song	"Come Back"
Selected songwriter(s)	Martyn Baylay;
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 111 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

The United Kingdom competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, represented by Jessica Garlick with the song "Come Back".

A Song for Europe 2002

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) continued to use a national final, A Song for Europe, to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, continuing with the format of a radio semi-final with eight songs, with the top four songs, selected by televoting, progressing to the televised final.

Semi-final

The semi-final of A Song for Europe 2002 was held on 1 February 2002 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. Although Zee initially qualified for the final with the song "Never In A Million Years", she was subsequently disqualified because it was released that the song was previously released in Hungary in 2001. Therefore, Surf 'n' Turf, who came 5th in the semi-final with their song "I Give In", replaced her in the final.

**A Song for Europe 2002 - Semi-final - 1 February 2002**
Artist	Song	Composer(s)	Result
Jessica Garlick	"Come Back"	Martyn Baylay	Finalist
Honey Trap	"Lovestruck"	Ben Copland, Yvonne John Lewis, Nicky Cooke, Phil Dane	Eliminated
Level Best	"Every Step of the Way"	Graham Kearns, Howard New	Finalist
Paula O'Neil	"When You're Around"	Ben Copland, Martin Bushell	Eliminated
Pulse	"Fade Away"	Stuart Hanna, Alistair Griffin	Eliminated
Surf 'n' Turf	"I Give In"	Jonathan Maitland, Jackie Collins, Peter Maitland	Finalist
Tricia Penrose	"DJ Romeo"	Bea Eden, Simon Stirling, James Gordon	Finalist
Zee	"Never In A Million Years"	Mark Jiggens, Zee Asha	Disqualified

Final

The final was held on 3 March 2002 at the BBC TV Centre in London, hosted by Claire Sweeney and Christopher Price. The winner was Jessica Garlick with her song "Come Back", gaining a total of 67,798 votes, almost 40,000 more than second-place Tricia Penrose. The televotes of only the top three songs were announced.

**A Song for Europe 2002 - Final - 2 March 2002**
Draw	Artist	Song	Composer(s)	Televotes	Place
1	Level Best	"Every Step of the Way"	Graham Kearns, Howard New	8,927	3rd
2	Tricia Penrose	"DJ Romeo"	Bea Eden, Simon Stirling, James Gordon	28,681	2nd
3	Surf 'n' Turf	"I Give In"	Jonathan Maitland, Jackie Collins, Peter Maitland	?	4th
4	Jessica Garlick	"Come Back"	Martyn Baylay	67,798	1st

At Eurovision

Garlick performed "Come Back" for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. She performed second in the running order on the night of the contest, following Cyprus and preceding Austria. She received 111 points at the close of the voting, coming joint 3rd place with host country Estonia. This was the best result for the UK since 1998 and the best result for the UK in the 2000s.

Points Awarded by United Kingdom

Final

12 points	Malta
10 points	France
8 points	Latvia
7 points	Estonia
6 points	Slovenia
5 points	Israel
4 points	Belgium
3 points	Cyprus
2 points	Spain
1 point	Sweden

Points Awarded to United Kingdom

Points Awarded to United Kingdom (Final)
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
Austria	Malta	Finland Germany Lithuania Slovenia	Bosnia and Herzegovina Greece	Belgium Denmark Estonia Switzerland
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Israel Latvia	Macedonia		Sweden Turkey	France