United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959
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The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) organised a national final to select the United Kingdom's entry for the contest. The song selected was "Sing, Little Birdie", performed by Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson. The song placed second in the contest, at the time the United Kingdom's best result in the competition, and remained so until their first victory in 1967.
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovision Song Contest British Final | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 2 February 1959 5 February 1959 Final 7 February 1959 | |||
Selected entrant | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | |||
Selected song | "Sing, Little Birdie" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 2nd, 16 points | |||
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