The United Kingdom's entry into the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest was "Love Shine a Light" by Katrina & the Waves. During this year the UK won the song contest which was being held in Dublin, Ireland, with an unprecedented 227 points. The UK sang at position 24. The lead singer was Katrina Leskanich. The 1997 contest is the most recent win for the United Kingdom.

Dale Winton hosted the UK selection show, The Great British Song Contest, on 9 March 1997. The final results were as follows:

(written by Kimberley Rue)

(written by Kenny and Gordon MacDonald)

(written by Don Black and Richard Kerr)

(written by Nick Spindler and Peter Thompson)

On 7 February, a semifinal was held on BBC Radio 2 at 09:30am, presented by Ken Bruce. This featured eight songs. Radio 2 listeners voted at 10:00am and voting closed at 11:15am and the top 4 went forward to the televised final. In addition to the four listed above, the following were included, although these were eliminated:

(written by Rowan Heath and Steve Long)

(written by Nicola Philo)

(written by Lee Lyndsey, Mike Bryan and Dave Christie)

(written by Cliff Cresswell and Laura Pallas)

Each of the 4 finalists were featured each week on the National Lottery show:

16/2/97 - "Love Shine a Light"

23/2/97 - "Yodel in the Canyon of love"

1/3/97 - "You stayed away too long"

8/3/97 - "The life you don't yet know"

The Great British Song Contest was held on Mother's Day, Sunday 9 March 1997 and televised on BBC 1 at 15:30pm. Gina G was special guest at the show. The final was hosted by Dale Winton. There was no simultaneous broadcast with Radio 2.

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