Sam Ryder performs at the 2022 Eurovision final

Sam Ryder has admitted he'd give Eurovision some other go (Picture: Getty Images)

The UK is basking in the glory of its all-time Eurovision performance in years, after singer Sam Ryder finished in second identify backside Ukraine at the contest in Turin.

Sam scored an impressive 466 points for his vocal Space Man, giving the U.k. its 16th runner-upwards spot in contest history – although we've had a while to wait for that to happen, with 1998 vocalist Imaani being the terminal U.k. act to terminate 2d.

With the 32-yr-quondam TikTok star having turned around the fortunes of the land on the Eurovision stage, following years of dismal results, information technology's understandable many would love him to come back for another attempt in 2023.

And he'due south said he'd love to do it again, telling BBC Breakfast he would return to Eurovision 'In a heartbeat,' before adding: 'I don't know if I'd practise it next twelvemonth, I think I'd still be catching up on sleep. It is brutal, the schedule for Eurovision.

But can those who accept taken office in Eurovision before enter the contest for a 2d, third – or even quaternary – time?

Can an act enter Eurovision more than one time?

The short respond is yes – there is no limit to the number of times an deed can stand for their state at Eurovision.

And many have gone dorsum for some other go – although with varying degrees of success. Although there are too many repeat performers to listing them all here, some are more notable than others.

The most number of times any act has represented their nation on the contest stage is four.

These performers include Belgian singer Fud Leclerc, who represented his country in the very first contest in 1956, as well as 1958, 1960 and 1962.

Swiss group Peter, Sue and Marc represented their domicile nation in 1971, 1976, 1979 and 1981 – while San Marino'southward Valentina Monetta has also notched upward 4 appearances, taking to the stage in 2012, 2013, 2014 and in 2017, in a duet with American singer Jimmie Wilson.

Notwithstanding Valentina has only always reached the last of the contest once – in 2014.

Norwegian singer Elisabeth Andreassen, meanwhile, has besides participated iv times – three as part of duos, and in one case as a solo performers.

Likewise as being one half of Bobbysocks, who brought Kingdom of norway their first e'er win with Lat De Swinge in 1985, Andreassen took function in 1982, 1994 and 1996 – the latter as a solo creative person on domicile turf, post-obit Norway'south win in 1995. She finished second behind Republic of ireland that year.

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Valentina Monetta has represented San Marino 4 times – qualifying for the final only one time, in 2014 (Film: Getty Images)

A longer list of artists accept notched upwards three Eurovision appearances, amongst them Sweden'south Carola – who won the contest in Rome in 1991, besides appearing in 1983 and 2006 – and Malta'due south Chiara, whose best result saw her finish second in Kyiv in 2005.

Those who have entered twice have included Jedward, who reached the terminal for Ireland in 2011 and 2012, with their entries Lipstick and Waterline.

And a whole host of one-time winners have returned to the competition for some other endeavour over the years – including Germany's 2010 winner Lena, who returned to defend her title in 2011, finishing 10th.

Israeli's 1998 winner Dana International gave it another go in 2011 – but failed to make it out of the semi-last that time – while another Israeli champion, 1978 winner Izhar Cohen, represented his country for a second time in 1985.

And Norway's Alexander Rybak – who scored a huge victory in 2009 with Fairytale – flew the flag over again in Lisbon in 2018 with That's How You lot Write A Vocal – merely failed to nab a 2d win, ending in 15th place.

In fact, merely ane former champion has ever won the contest twice – Ireland'southward Johnny Logan, who triumphed with What's Some other Year? in 1980 and Concur Me At present in 1987.

He also penned Linda Martin's 1992 winner Why Me?

Can you enter Eurovision more than one time with the same song?

Eurovision 2021, Iceland

Iceland's Dadi & Gagnamagnid had to come up with a new song that wasn't Think About Things when they took function in 2021 (Picture: Getty Images)

Sadly, no. If you decide to give Eurovision a second get, you take to enter with a different vocal – so we can't send Sam Ryder dorsum to compete with Infinite Man again adjacent year.

The rule as well applied afterward the contest was cancelled in 2020 – while the 2021 contest saw over half of the countries, including the Britain, send the human activity they planned to send in 2020, they had to exercise so with a different song to the one they were going to perform before the pandemic forced the competition to be shelved.

Whatever song released commercially after September 1 of the previous year is eligible for the contest the post-obit May – and tracks can exist disqualified if they are plant to have been released or publicly performed before this date.

In that location are some criteria attached to entries likewise – for example, no song featured in the competition may be longer than three minutes (longer songs can compete to be their state'due south entry but they must be edited down) while but six performers can appear onstage for each country.

The next Eurovision Song Contest will take place in May 2023. The 2022 Eurovision Vocal Song Contest final is bachelor to scout on BBC iPlayer.

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