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| Transmission Date: | Saturday 24th February 1963 |
| Channel: | BBC Television |
| Time: | 19.30-20.20 |
| Venue: | BBC TV Theatre London |
Presenter: | David Jacobs |
| Orchestra: | Eric Robinson and his Orchestra |
| Orchestra Conductor: | Eric Robinson |
| Orchestra Leader: | David McCallum |
| Musical Associate: | Alan Bristow |
| Backing Vocals: | The George Mitchell Singers |
Producer: | Harry Carlisle |
| Director: | Yvonne Littlewood |
| Designer: | George Djurkovic |
| Art direction: | Richard Levin |
Voting: | Sixteen regional juries: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich, Birmingham, Cardiff, London North, London South, Plymouth, Southampton and Bristol. Twelve people in each jury, awarded three points to their favourite, two points to their second choice and one point to their third choice |
Winning Song: | Say Wonderful Things Ronnie Carroll |
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SONGS
| SONG | Composer(s) | Arranger | Performer(s) | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | My Continental Love | Jimmy Kennedy | Johnny Arthey | Anne Shelton with the George Mitchell Singers | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Say Wonderful Things | Norman Newell & Philip Green | Wally Stott | Ronnie Carroll (aka Ronald Cleghorn) with the George Mitchell Singers | 33 | 1 |
| 3 | If You Ever Leave Me | Hal Shaper & Steve Race | Les Reed | Barry Barnett with the George Mitchell Singers | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | This Kind Of Love | Jerry Lordan | Leon Young | Johnny Towers | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Pick The Petals | Leslie Bricusse | Johnny Keating | Maureen Evans with the George Mitchell Singers | 17 | 3 |
| 6 | A Day At The Seaside | Johnny Worth (aka Yani Skoradalides) | Johnny Keating | Vince Hill | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | The Little Cracked Bell Of San Raquel | Tommie Connor | Bob Leaper | Jimmy Justice (aka James Little) | 4 | 7 |
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SCOREBOARD
| 1st. Say Wonderful Things - Ronnie Carrollwith the George Mitchell Singers 2nd. If You Ever Leave Me - Barry Barnett with the George Mitchell Singers 3rd. Pick The Petals - Maureen Evans with the George Mitchell Singers 4th. My Continental Love - Anne Shelton with the George Mitchell Singers 5th. A Day At The Seaside - Vince Hill 6th. This Kind Of Love - Johnny Towers 7th. The Little Cracked Bell Of San Raquel - Jimmy Justice
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| SONG | Aberdeen | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Belfast | Newcastle | Leeds | Manchester | Nottingham | Norwich | Birmingham | Cardiff | London North | London South | Plymouth | Southampton | Bristol | TOTAL | Position | |
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| 1 | My Continental Love | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Say Wonderful Things | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | If You Ever Leave Me | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | This Kind Of Love | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pick The Petals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | A Day At The Seaside | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | The Little Cracked Bell Of San Raquel | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume One - The1950s and 1960s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Ronnie Carroll at The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 |
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AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1963
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London, United Kingdom on Saturday 23rd March 1963, Say Wonderful Things finished in 4th place with 28 points. The song was conducted by Eric Robinson. David Jacobs provided the commentary for BBC Television. |
| For more information on the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 go to the Host Years section. |