United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959

Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song For Europe
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 2 February 1959 5 February 1959 Final 7 February 1959
Selected entrant	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Selected song	"Sing, Little Birdie"
Selected songwriter(s)	Syd Cordell Stan Butcher
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 16 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1957 • 1959 • 1960►

The United Kingdom held a national preliminary round to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The semi-finals were held on 2 February – 5 February 1959 and the final was held on 7 February 1959. All were presented by Pete Murray.

A Song for Europe 1959

Semifinal 1

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Marion Keene	"I'll Be With You"	NO
2	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	Sing, Little Birdie	YES
3	Glen Mason	Suddenly	YES
4	Don Rennie	"How Could I Know"	NO
5	Steve Martin	One Lonely Heart	YES
6	Sheila Buxton	"Love Me, Love Me"	NO

Semifinal 2

Draw	Artist	Song	Finalist
1	Lita Roza	This Is My Town	YES
2	Lester Ferguson	"This I Will Tell You My Son"	NO
3	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	"That's It, That's Love"	NO
4	Rosemary Squires	"Cha Cha Chocola"	NO
5	John Hanson	"Success Song"	YES
6	Valerie Shane	"Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be In Love"	YES

Final

Draw	Artist	Song	Place
1	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson	"Sing, Little Birdie"	1st
2	Glen Mason	"Suddenly"	3rd
3	Steve Martin	" One Lonely Heart"	4th
4	Lita Roza	"This Is My Town"	2nd
?	John Hanson	"Success"	?
?	Valerie Shane	"Oh, Oh, Reckon I Must Be In Love"	?

"Sing, Little Birdie" won the national and went on to come second in the contest.

External links

• UK National Final page