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| In 1975, the six songs in contention to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest were performed by The Shadows during Lulu on BBC One for six consecutive weeks commencing on 4th January 1975, with all six songs being featured in a special A Song for Europe edition of Lulu on Saturday 15th February 1975. |
| Transmission Date: | Saturday15th February 1975 (Recorded on Sunday 9th February 1975) |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 19.30-20.15 |
Presenter: | Lulu |
| Performers: | The Shadows (Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Brian Bennett, John Farrar with Alan Tarney) |
| Musical Director: | Alyn Ainsworth |
Producer: | John Ammonds |
| Director: | Stanley Appel |
| Designers: | Brian Tregidden Robin Tarsnane |
| Script: | Eric Davidson |
Voting: | Public postal vote (Closing Date Wednesday 19th February 1975) |
Result: | Lulu Saturday 22nd February 1975 |
| Time: | 19.30-20.15 |
Winning Song: | Let Me Be The One The Shadows |
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Scoreboard
| SONG | Composer(s) | Votes | Position | |
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| 1 | No No Nina | John Farrar & Peter Best | 1,261 | 6 |
| 2 | This House Runs On Sunshine | Brian Bennett & Mike Redway | 10,451 | 3 |
| 3 | Don't Throw It All Away | Gary Benson & David Mindel | 3,099 | 4 |
| 4 | Cool Clear Air | Guy Fletcher & Doug Flett | 1,601 | 5 |
| 5 | Stand Up Like A Man | Ben Findon & Michael Myers | 14,294 | 2 |
| 6 | Let Me Be The One | Paul Curtis | 17,477 | 1 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume Two - The 1970s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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The Shadows at The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1975
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday 22nd March 1975, LLet Me Be The One finished in 2nd place with 138 points. The song was conducted by Alyn Ainsworth. Pete Murray provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. |