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"Cry Baby", written and composed by Martin Isherwood, was the 's entry at the
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, performed by the duo
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. It was the first of two songs entered by the United Kingdom to earn no points (''
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'') from any other countries. It was also the first ever English-language song to receive no points. The song is a simple pop ditty about a woman telling her lover that their relationship is over because he does not love her anymore. He sings back saying she is being unfair, prolonging the relationship while he has his own life to live.


Selection process

Jemini were selected to take part in Eurovision by a public phone poll in the
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'' competition. More than 100,000 votes cast in total for the duo.


Eurovision performance

For their Eurovision appearance, Chris Cromby and Gemma Abbey were accompanied on stage by three female backing singers, and a guitarist. The Eurovision failure prompted a great deal of mirth and consternation in the British and European media. Jemini admitted that their performance was
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, and claimed they were unable to hear the backing track due to a technical fault.
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, long-time commentator on the contest for the
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, said that the UK was suffering from "post-
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backlash". Although the majority of the media blamed the result on the poor quality of the song and that it was sung out of tune with
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branding the song "a disgrace" and "so out of tune they deserved to be last". Following the show, their dressing room was broken into and vandalised. Author and historian
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notes in ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'' that with a record field of 26 entries, this made the UK's failure the most spectacular in the history of the contest. This would not be the only occasion that the UK has scored no points, with "
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" performed by James Newman also achieving the same feat in .


Charts


References

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