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Pete Murray
| In 1959 there was a new name for the selection of the United Kingdom entry: Eurovision Song Contest of 1959 - British Finals. It comprised two heats, each with six songs, with the top three highest scoring songs from each heat going forward to the final. |
| Transmission Date (Final): | Saturday 7th February 1959 |
| Channel: | BBC Television |
| Time: | 19:30-20.15 |
Presenter: | Pete Murray |
| Orchestra Conductor: | Eric Robinson |
| Orchestra: | The Eric Robinson Orchestra |
| Orchestra Leader: | David McCallum |
| Musical Associate: | Alan Bristow |
Producer: | Harry Carlisle |
| Settings: | Norman James |
Voting: | Seven regional juries: South of England, Midlands, Northern, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & West of England, with fourteen people in each jury |
Winning Song: | Sing Little Birdie Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson |
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SONGS
| Heat 1 | Monday 2nd February 1959 18:20-18.50 |
| Song: | Performer(s): | Composer(s): | |
| 01 | Love Me, Love Me | Sheila Buxton | Norman Percival |
| 02 | One Lonely Heart | Steve Martin | Peter Callander Dick James (aka Isaac Vapnick) |
| 03 | Sing Little Birdie | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Stan Butcher Syd Cordell |
| 04 | How Could I Know | Don Rennie | Tommy Sampson Barbara Nelson |
| 05 | Suddenly | Glen Mason | Michael Pratt |
| 06 | I'll Be With You | Marion Keene (Originally scheduled to be sung by Alma Cogan) | Lee Lennox |
| Heat 2 | Thursday 5th February 1959 18:20-18.50 |
| Song: | Performer(s): | Composer(s): | |
| 01 | That's It, That's Love | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Sam Johnson |
| 02 | Success | John Hanson | Ralph Ruvin Harold Irving Dick James (aka Isaac Vapnick) |
| 03 | Cha Cha Chocola | Rosemary Squires | Max Francis & Bill Craig |
| 04 | This I Will Tell My Son | Lester Ferguson | Terry & Irene Roper |
| 05 | Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be I Love | Valerie Shane | Michael Pratt |
| 06 | This Is My Town | Lita Roza | John S Rossiter (Harold Cornelius, Dominic John & Bob Halfin) |
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SCOREBOARD
| Final | Saturday 7th February 1959 19:30-201.5 |
| 1st. Sing Little Birdie - Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson 2nd. This Is My Town - Lita Roza 3rd. Suddenly - Glen Mason 4th. One Lonely Heart - Steve Martin ?. Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be I Love - Valerie Shane ?. Success - John Hanson
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| SONG | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | Position | |
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| 1 | Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be I Love | Valerie Shane | Michael Pratt | Unknown |
| 2 | One Lonely Heart | Steve Martin | Peter Callander | 4 |
| 3 | Sing Little Birdie | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Stan Butcher & Syd Cordell | 1 |
| 4 | Success | John Hanson | Ralph Ruvin, Harold Irving &Dick James (aka Isaac Vapnick) | Unknown |
| 5 | Suddenly | Glen Mason | Michael Pratt | 3 |
| 6 | This Is My Town | Lita Roza | John S Rossiter(Harold Cornelius, Dominic John & Bob Halfin) | 2 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume One - The1950s and 1960s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson at The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 |
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AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 959
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes, France on Wednesday 11th March 1957, Sing Little Birdie finished in 2nd place with 16 points. The song was conducted by Eric Robinson. Tom Sloan provided the commentary for BBC Television. |