United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959

The United Kingdom held a national preliminary round to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The semi-finals were held on 2 February – 5 February 1959 and the final was held on 7 February 1959. All were presented by Pete Murray.

A Song for Europe 1959

Semifinal 1

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Marion Keene	"I'll Be With You"	NO
2	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	Sing, Little Birdie	YES
3	Glen Mason	Suddenly	YES
4	Don Rennie	"How Could I Know"	NO
5	Steve Martin	One Lonely Heart	YES
6	Sheila Buxton	"Love Me, Love Me"	NO

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Semifinal 2

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Lita Roza	This Is My Town	YES
2	Lester Ferguson	"This I Will Tell You My Son"	NO
3	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	"That's It, That's Love"	NO
4	Rosemary Squires	"Cha Cha Chocola"	NO
5	John Hanson	"Success Song"	YES
6	Valerie Shane	"Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be In Love"	YES

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Final

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	"Sing, Little Birdie"	1st
2	Glen Mason	"Suddenly"	3rd
3	Steve Martin	" One Lonely Heart"	4th
4	Lita Roza	"This Is My Town"	2nd
?	John Hanson	"Success"	?
?	Valerie Shane	"Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be In Love"	?

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"Sing, Little Birdie" won the national and went on to come second in the contest.

References

1 2 3 "Eurovision Song Contest British Heats". Songs4europe.com. Retrieved 2014-06-25.

External links

UK National Final page

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1956~~ 1957 ~~1958~~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Patricia Bredin ~~1958~~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

1960s	Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth McKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu

1970s	Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace

1980s	Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report

1990s	Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious

2000s	Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen

2010s	Josh Dubovie Blue Engelbert Humperdinck Bonnie Tyler Molly Electro Velvet

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "All" ~~1958~~ "Sing, Little Birdie"

1960s	"Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations" "Boom Bang-a-Bang"

1970s	"Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love" "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann"

1980s	"Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games" "Love Is" "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"

1990s	"Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again"

2000s	"Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold On to Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "Even If" "It's My Time"

2010s	"That Sounds Good To Me" "I Can" "Love Will Set You Free" "Believe in Me" "Children of the Universe" "Still in Love with You"

(Note: Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1959

Countries

Final (by final results)	Netherlands (winner) United Kingdom France Switzerland Denmark Italy Belgium Germany Sweden Austria Monaco

Artists

Final (by final results)	Teddy Scholten Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Jean Philippe Christa Williams Birthe Wilke Domenico Modugno Bob Benny Alice & Ellen Kessler Brita Borg Ferry Graf Jacques Pills

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Een beetje" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Irgendwoher" "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" "Hou toch van mij" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Augustin" "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" "Mon ami Pierrot"

(Note: "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

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