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| In 1996, the eight songs in contention to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest competed in a semi-final round, with previews on various radio and television shows - including a special edition of Top of the Pops on Friday 1st March 1996 - followed by a phone vote. The top four songs were announced on Saturday 2nd March 1996 and went forward to the final on Friday 8th March 1996, another special edition of Top of the Pops styled The Great British Song Contest. The winning entry was announced at the end of the show following a further public phone vote. |
| Transmission Date: (Final) | Friday 8th March 1996 |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 20.00-21.00 |
| Venue: | TC6 BBC Television Centre London |
Presenter: | Terry Wogan |
Executive Producer : | Kevin Bishop |
| Producer: | Guy Freeman |
Voting: | Public phone vote |
Winning Song: | Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit Gina G |
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Scoreboard
| Semi-Final Round | No detailed voting information is avaialble; the names of the four qualifying songs only were revealed |
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Group Members | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Little Love | Pam Sheyne & Elliot Kennedy | Zetiah Messiah | - | Qualified |
| 2 | Find Love | Marcus Vere & Simon Wilkinson | Layla | - | Qualified |
| 3 | I Gave You Everything | Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector | Code Red | Philip Rodell, Neil Watts, Lee Missen & Roger Ratajczak | Qualified |
| 4 | I Just Want To Make Love To You | Ben Keen, Paul Thompson & Mike Connaris | Lois | Georgia Lewis, Janeth Mayo, Michelle Du Verney, Paul Thompson, Ben Keen & J J Kundi | Eliminated |
| 5 | I Never Knew | Stuart Elliot, R Driscoll & Mike Connaris | Esseness | Sam Blewitt & Susie Webb plus inc Sophie Langham, Ben Smith | Eliminated |
| 6 | Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit | Steve Rodway & Simon Tauber | Gina G | - | Qualified |
| 7 | Louise | Keith Summers, David Whitehouse & Michael Flaherty | Twin Hazy | Unknown | Eliminated |
| 8 | Sometimes It Rains | Louisa Scott & Ronnie James Scott | Dan Anderson | - | Eliminated |
| Final | Only the voting details for the top three songs are known |
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Votes | Position | |
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| 1 | A Little Love | Pam Sheyne & Elliot Kennedy | Zetiah Messiah | 41,105 | 3 |
| 2 | I Gave You Everything | Deni Lew, Nicky Graham & Wayne Hector | Code Red | 41,791 | 2 |
| 3 | Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit | Steve Rodway & Simon Tauber | Gina G | 113,576 | 1 |
| 4 | Find Love | Marcus Vere & Simon Wilkinson | Layla | Unknown | 4 |
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Gina G at The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1996
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 in Oslo, Norway on Saturday 18th May 1996 Ooh Aah, Just A Little Bit finished in 8th place with 77 points. The song was conducted by Ernie Dunstall. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Ken Bruce provided the commentary for BBC Radio 2. |