United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song For Europe
Selection date(s)	Semi-final; 26 January 2001; Final; 11 March 2001
Selected entrant	Lindsay Dracass
Selected song	"No Dream Impossible"
Selected songwriter(s)	Russ Ballard; Chris Winter;
Finals performance
Final result	15th, 28 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

For the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, the UK entered "No Dream Impossible", performed by Lindsay.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe

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 was held on 26 January 2001 on BBC Radio 2, hosted by Terry Wogan and Ken Bruce. The top 4 songs were chosen by televoting to compete in the televised final. Although the voting results are unknown, it is rumoured that Tony Moore won.

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Composer(s)	Result
1	Lucy Randell	"Just Another Rainbow"	Peter Kirtley, Tim Hawes	Finalist
2	Charlotte Henry	"King of Love"	Max Milligan, Charlotte Henry	Eliminated
3	Nanne	"Men"	Kimberley Rew	Finalist
4	Lindsay D	"No Dream Impossible"	Russ Ballard, Chris Winter	Finalist
5	Tony Moore	"That's My Love"	Tony Moore	Finalist
6	Luke Galliana	"To Die For"	Stephen Lipson, Wayne Hector, Deni Lew, Nicky Graham	Eliminated
7	Moneypenny	"Twisted"	Dawn Joseph, Sara Eker, Lucy Abbott, Russ Ballard, Chris Ballard, Andy Murray	Eliminated
8	Obsession	"Why Should I Love You"	Jodie Wilson, Richard Darbyshire, Frank Musker	Eliminated

Final

The final was held on 11 March 2001 at BBC Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and hosted by Katy Hill for a second year. A public televote selected the winner, "No Dream Impossible" performed by Lindsay D.

Draw	Artist	Song	Televote	Place
1	Lucy Randell	"Just Another Rainbow"	19,337	3
2	Nanne	"Men"	—	4
3	Lindsay D	"No Dream Impossible"	45,564	1
4	Tony Moore	"That's My Love"	31,895	2

At Eurovision

United Kingdom performed 16th in the running order, following Turkey and preceding Slovenia. At the close of voting, it had received 28 points and finished in 15th place. The United Kingdom televoting awarded its 12 points to contest winners Estonia.

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

12 points	Estonia
10 points	Denmark
8 points	Sweden
7 points	Greece
6 points	France
5 points	Ireland
4 points	Lithuania
3 points	Spain
2 points	Germany
1 point	Malta