Year: | 1962 |
Broadcaster: | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Preselection: | A Song for Europe 1962 |
Preselection Date: | 11 February 1962 |
Entrant: | Ronnie Carroll |
Song: | Ring-A-Ding Girl |
Final Result: | 4th, 10 points |
The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ring-A-Ding Girl", composed by Syd Cordell, with lyrics by Stan Butcher, and performed by Ronnie Carroll. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held A Song for Europe 1962 on 11 February 1962, presented by David Jacobs.
Draw | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points | |
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1 | Robb Storme | "Pretty Hair and Angel Eyes" | 5 | 12 | |
2 | The Brook Brothers | "Tell Tale" | 8 | 7 | |
3 | Jackie Lee | "There's No-One in the Whole Wide World" | 9 | 3 | |
4 | Johnny Angel | "Look, Look, Little Angel" | 6 | 11 | |
5 | Karl Denver | "Never Goodbye" | 4 | 15 | |
6 | Doug Sheldon | "My Kingdom for a Girl" | 10 | 2 | |
7 | Ronnie Carroll | "Ring-A-Ding Girl" | 1 | 59 | |
8 | Brad Newman | "Get a Move On" | 12 | 1 | |
9 | Rikki Price | "You're for Real" | 10 | 2 | |
10 | Frank Ifield | "Alone Too Long" | 2 | 26 | |
11 | Donna Douglas | "The Message in a Bottle" | 3 | 19 | |
12 | Kenny Lynch | "There's Never Been a Girl" | 6 | 11 |
"Ring-a-Ding Girl" won the national and went on to come equal 4th in the contest, with the orchestra conducted by Wally Stott, who in 1972, transitioned to become Angela Morley.