The United Kingdom participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 at the in Cannes, France, and hosted by French television presenter Jacqueline Joubert. Organised by the European B ...
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(BBC) organised a national final to select the United Kingdom's entry for the contest. The song selected was "
Sing, Little Birdie
"Sing, Little Birdie" is the entrant song that took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. Performed by husband-and-wife duo Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, "Sing, Little Birdie" was the first UK Eurovision entrant to be recorded, reachi ...
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Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
Pearl Lavinia Carr (2 November 1921 – 16 February 2020) and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson (4 September 1919 – 6 June 2018) were English husband-and-wife entertainers who gained their highest profile during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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. The song placed second in the contest, at the time the United Kingdom's best result in the competition, and remained so until their first victory in .
Before Eurovision
Prior to the 1959 contest, the United Kingdom had participated in the contest once, in , represented by
Patricia Bredin
Patricia Bredin (born 14 February 1935) is an English actress and one-time singer, who is best known as the first representative of the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. She took part in the 1957 contest, held in Frankfurt and fini ...
with the song "
All
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". The song placed 7th in a field of 10 entries.
The country declined to take part in the inaugural contest in , as the BBC had created their own contest, the ''
Festival of British Popular Songs'', aspects of which influenced the
1957 contest. The BBC initially intended to participate in but ultimately withdrew.
''Eurovision Song Contest British Final''
The ''
Eurovision Song Contest British Final
''Eurovision: You Decide'' is the most recent name of a BBC television programme that was broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. The show had prev ...
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to select the United Kingdom's entry for the contest. The selection consisted of two semi-finals held on 2 February and 5 February 1959, and a final held on 7 February 1959, broadcast on
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The songs were scored by seven 14-member regional juries representing the South of England, the Midlands, Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the West of England.
Twelve entries were shortlisted by the BBC for the contest. "I'll Be With You" was originally scheduled to be performed by Alma Cogan, but was replaced by Marion Keene.
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Semi-final 1 was held on 2 February 1959. The highlighted songs qualified for the final.
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Semi-final 2 was held on 5 February 1959. The highlighted songs qualified for the final.
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The final was held on 7 February 1959 at 19:30 GMT.
performed tenth in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of the voting "Sing Little Birdie" had received 16 points, placing United Kingdom 2nd in a field of 11 entries. The British jury awarded 5 of its 10 points to .