United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 15 February 1961 and presented by Katie Boyle. The songs were voted on by a total of 120 jurors aged between 19 and 40. who were divided into 12 juries of ten in the following cities: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Bangor, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol & Southampton. The Eric Robinson Orchestra supplied the music and vocal backing was provided by the Beryl Stott Singers.

Results

Artist(s)	Song	Place	Points
Mark Wynter	Dream Girl	4	16
Craig Douglas	The Girl Next Door	7	3
Ricky Valance	Why Can't We	3	24
Bryan Johnson	A Place In The Country	5	6
Anne Shelton	I Will Light A Candle	6	4
Steve Arlen	Suddenly I'm In Love	2	30
Valerie Masters	Too Late For Tears	7	3
Teresa Duffy	Tommy	7	3
The Allisons	Are You Sure	1	31
The table is ordered by appearance.

"Are you Sure" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest.

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 1961

Countries

Final (by final results)	Luxembourg (winner) United Kingdom Switzerland France Denmark Italy Norway Yugoslavia Spain Monaco Finland Netherlands Germany Sweden Austria Belgium

Artists

Final (by final results)	Jean-Claude Pascal (winner) The Allisons Franca di Rienzo Jean-Paul Mauric Dario Campeotto Betty Curtis Nora Brockstedt Ljiljana Petrović Conchita Bautista Colette Deréal Laila Kinnunen Greetje Kauffeld Lale Andersen Lill-Babs Jimmy Makulis Bob Benny

Songs

Final (by final results)	"Nous les amoureux" (winner) "Are You Sure?" "Nous aurons demain" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Angelique" "Al di là" "Sommer i Palma" "Neke davne zvezde" "Estando contigo" "Allons, allons les enfants" "Valoa ikkunassa" "Wat een dag" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "April, April" "Sehnsucht" "September, gouden roos"

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