United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Syd Cordell
Stan Butcher

Finals performanceFinal result4th, 10 pointsUnited Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

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1962

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The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. It was held on 11 February 1962 and presented by David Jacobs.

"Ring-a-Ding Girl" won the national, performed by Ronnie Carroll went on to come 4th in the contest.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1962

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Place	Points
1	Robb Storme	"Pretty Hair and Angel Eyes"	5	12
2	The Brook Brothers	"Tell Tale"	8	7
3	Jackie Lee	"There's No-One in the Whole Wide World"	9	3
4	Johnny Angel	"Look, Look, Little Angel"	6	11
5	Karl Denver	"Never Goodbye"	4	15
6	Doug Sheldon	"My Kingdom for a Girl"	10	2
7	Ronnie Carroll	"Ring-a-Ding Girl"	1	59
8	Brad Newman	"Get a Move On"	12	1
9	Rikki Price	"You're for Real"	10	2
10	Frank Ifield	"Alone Too Long"	2	26
11	Donna Douglas	"The Message in a Bottle"	3	19
12	Kenny Lynch	"There's Never Been a Girl"	6	11

At Eurovision

"Ring-a-Ding Girl" won the national and went on to come equal 4th in the contest, with the orchestra conducted by Wally Stott, who in 1972, transitioned to become Angela Morley.

Voting

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Denmark Switzerland Yugoslavia
1 point	Spain

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Germany
1 point	France

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

Artists

Songs

"All"
"Are You Sure?"
"The Bad Old Days"
"Beg, Steal or Borrow"
"Believe in Me"
"Better the Devil You Know"
"Bigger than Us"
"Boom Bang-a-Bang"
"Children of the Universe"
"Come Back"
"Congratulations"
"Cry Baby"
"Dizzy"
"Don't Play That Song Again"
"Embers"
"Even If"
"Flying the Flag (For You)"
"Give a Little Love Back to the World"
"Go"
"Hold On to Our Love"
"I Belong"
"I Can"
"I Love the Little Things"
"I Wrote a Song"
"I'm Never Giving Up"
"It's My Time"
"Jack in the Box"
"Knock, Knock Who's There?"
"Let Me Be the One"
"Long Live Love"
"Looking High, High, High"
"Love City Groove"
"Love Enough for Two"
"Love Games"
"Love Is..."
"Love Shine a Light"
"Love Will Set You Free"
"Making Your Mind Up"
"A Man Without Love"
"Mary Ann"
"A Message to Your Heart"
~~"My Last Breath"~~
"Never Give Up on You"
"No Dream Impossible"
"One Step Further"
"One Step Out of Time"
"Only the Light"
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
"Power to All Our Friends"
"Puppet on a String"
"Ring-A-Ding Girl"
"Rock Bottom"
"Runner in the Night"
"Save Your Kisses for Me"
"Say It Again"
"Say Wonderful Things"
"Sing, Little Birdie"
"Space Man"
"Still in Love with You"
"Storm"
"Teenage Life"
"That Sounds Good to Me"
"Touch My Fire"
"We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
"Where Are You?"
"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
"You're Not Alone"

Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Isabelle Aubret Victor Balaguer Inger Berggren Ronnie Carroll François Deguelt Camillo Felgen Conny Froboess Inger Jacobsen Fud Leclerc Lola Novaković Jean Philippe Marion Rung Eleonore Schwarz De Spelbrekers Claudio Villa Ellen Winther
Songs	"Addio, addio" "Dis rien" "Katinka" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Llámame" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Petit bonhomme" "Le Retour" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Sol och vår" "Tipi-tii" "Ton nom" "Un premier amour" "Vuggevise" "Zwei kleine Italiener"