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David Jacobs
| In 1957 the second Festival Of British Popular Songs was staged, involving three heats, each with six songs. The best two from each heat went forward to the final. The winning song All went on to represent the United Kingdom at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest - its first entry in the competition. |
| Transmission Date (Final): | Tuesday 12th February 1957 |
| Channel: | BBC Television |
| Time: | 19.45-20.45 |
| Venue (Final): | King's Theatre Hammersmith London |
Presenter: | David Jacobs |
| Orchestra Conductors: | Eric Robinson Stanley Black Frank Chacksfield |
| Orchestra: | The Concert Orchestra |
| Backing Vocals: | The George Mitchell Singers |
| Festival Music Directors: | Eric Robinson Stanley Black Frank Chacksfield |
Producer: | Francis Essex |
| Designer: | Richard Henry |
Voting: | Ten regional Juries: Birmingham, Aberdeen, Cardiff, Newcastle, Belfast, Manchester, Bangor, Bristol, Glasgow and London. There were twelve members in each jury; each could award one vote to their favourite song |
Winning Song: | All Patricia Bredin |
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PARTICIPANTS
| Heat: | Date: | Performers: | Musical Directors: |
| 01 | Tuesday 22nd January 1957 19:45-20:30 | Lita Roza Dennis Lotis Marion Ryan John Hanson Stan Roderick Janie Marden The Keynotes Bill McGuffie Quartet | Bill McGuffie Eric Robinson |
| 02 | Tuesday 29th January 1957 21:00-21:45 | Jill Day Ronnie Hilton Edna Savage Bryan Johnson Lorrae Desmond Frank Horrox George Mitchell Singers Frank Weir Quintet | Frank Weir Stanley Black |
| 03 | Tuesday 5th February 1957 19:45-20:30 | Carole Carr Shirley Eaton Bill Maynard (aka Walter Frederick George Williams) The Kentones Malcolm Lockyer Quartet Patricia Bredin George Mitchell Singers Lee Lawrence | Frank Chacksfield Malcolm Lockyer |
| FINAL | Tuesday 12th February 1957 19.45-20.45 | Patricia Bredin/ Malcolm Lockyer Quartet Carole Carr/Pauline Shepherd Lita Roza & Stan Roderick Bill Maynard/The Kentones The Keynotes/Dennis Lotis Alan Bristow/Ronnie Hilton | Stanley Black Eric Robinson Frank Chacksfield |
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SCOREBOARD
| 1st. All - Patricia Bredin/Malcolm Lockyer Quartet 2nd. Once - Carole Carr/Pauline Shepherd 3rd. That's The Way It Goes - Lita Roza & Stan Roderick 4th. Don't Cry Little Doll - Bill Maynard /The Kentones 5th =. Seven - The Keynotes/Dennis Lotis 5th =. For Your Love - Alan Bristow/Ronnie Hilto
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| Final | Tuesday 12th February 1957 19.45-20.45 |
| SONG | Performer(s) | Composer(s) | TOTAL | Position | |
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| 1 | Don't Cry Little Doll | Bill Maynard /The Kentones | Ron Grainer & David Dearlove | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Once | Carole Carr/Pauline Shepherd | Barbara Killalee | 23 | 2 |
| 3 | Seven | The Keynotes/Dennis Lotis | Peter Hart & Christopher Richardson | 13 | 5= |
| 4 | All | Patricia Bredin/Malcolm Lockyer Quartet | Alan Stranks & Reynell Wreford | 39 | 1 |
| 5 | For Your Love | Alan Bristow/Ronnie Hilto | Robert Kingston, Ronald Bridges & Ralph Ruvin | 13 | 5= |
| 6 | That's The Way It Goes | Lita Roza & Stan Roderick | Tony Osborne | 18 | 3 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume One - The1950s and 1960s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Patricia Bredin at The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 |
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AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1957
| At the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 in Frankfurt, West Germany on Sunday 3rd March 1957, All finished in 7th place with 6 points. The song was conducted by Eric Robinson. Berkeley Smith provided the commentary for BBC Television. |