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| In 1979, A Song for Europe was due to be broadcast live on Thursday 8th March 1979 on BBC1. However the event was hit by industrial action and could not go ahead. Instead, juries had to listen to recordings of the songs and vote on them. The results were collected internally on BBC circuits. Unfortunately it is not known how the Manchester jury voted, but this did not affect the outcome. The production details below relate to the scheduled (cancelled) broadcast. |
| Transmission Date: | Thursday 8th March 1979 (see above) |
| Channel: | BBC One (see above) |
| Time: | 19.20-21.00 (see above) |
| Venue: | Royal Albert Hall London (see above) |
Presenter: | Terry Wogan |
| Musical Director: | Alyn Ainsworth |
Executive Producer: | Robin Nash |
| Producer: | David G Hillier |
| Sound: | Chris Holcombe |
| Lighting: | Harry Thomas |
| Design: | John Hurst |
Voting: | Fourteen regional juries: Aberdeen, Bangor, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth & Southampton - see below |
Winning Song: | Mary Ann Black Lace |
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Songs
Songs & Scoreboard
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Group Members | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Mary Ann | Peter Morris | Black Lace | Alan Barton, Terry Dobson, Colin Routh & Steven Scholey | 132 | 1 |
| 2 | You Are My Life | Tony Colton & Jean Roussel | Lynda Virtu | - | 82 | - |
| 3 | Who Put The Shine On Your Shoes? | Nola York | Ipswich | Wendy Chapman, Chris Connolly, Jean Perry, Richard Croome, Tim Moore & David Nelson | 90 | 5 |
| 4 | Mr Moonlight | Herbie Flowers & Doreen Chanter | Herbie Flowers & The Daisies | Herbie Flowers, Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter, George Fenton, Barry de Souza & Ken Freeman | 90 | - |
| 5 | Miss Caroline Newley | Adrian Baker | M Squad | Adrian Baker, Brian Hudson, Tom Marshall, Steve & Colin | 44 | 11 |
| 6 | Call My Name | Roger Whitaker | Eleanor Keenan | - | 109 | 2 |
| 7 | How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? | Ben Findon & Michael Myers | Guys 'n' Dolls | Paul Griggs, Dominic Grant, Martine Howard & Julie Forsyth | 56 | 10 |
| 8 | All I Needed Was Your Love | Doug Taylor | Linda Kendrick | - | 33 | 12 |
| 9 | Home Again | David Knowles | Monte Carlo | Barry Wortley, Paul Wortley, David Knowles & Michael Pearce | 83 | - |
| 10 | Let It All Go | Paul Curtis | Sal Davis | - | 77 | - |
| 11 | Harry My Honolulu Lover | Terry Bradford | The Nolan Sisters | Maureen, Anne, Bernie & Linda Nolan | 101 | 4 |
| 12 | Fantasy | Richard Gillinson | Kim Clark | - | 117 | 2 |
| A more detailed scoreboard for this event may be viewed on desktop, laptop and tablet devices |
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Scoreboard
| SONG | Aberdeen | Bangor | Belfast | Birmingham | Bristol | Cardiff | Glasgow | Leeds | London | Manchester | Newcastle | Norwich | Plymouth | Southampton | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Mary Ann | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | ? | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 132 | 1 |
| 2 | You Are My Life | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ? | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 82 | - |
| 3 | Who Put The Shine On Your Shoes? | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ? | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 90 | 5 |
| 4 | Mr Moonlight | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | ? | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 90 | - |
| 5 | Miss Caroline Newley | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ? | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11 |
| 6 | Call My Name | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | ? | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 109 | 2 |
| 7 | How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ? | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 10 |
| 8 | All I Needed Was Your Love | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 12 |
| 9 | Home Again | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ? | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 83 | - |
| 10 | Let It All Go | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ? | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 77 | - |
| 11 | Harry My Honolulu Lover | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | ? | 11 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 101 | 4 |
| 12 | Fantasy | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | ? | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 117 | 2 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume Two - The 1970s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Black Lace at The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1979
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel on Saturday 31st March 1979, Mary Ann finished in 7th place with 73 points. The song was conducted by Ken Jones. John Dunn provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Ray Moore provided the commentary for BBC Radio 2. |