United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | ||||
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Country |
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | A Song For Europe | |||
Selection date(s) | 7 February 1964 | |||
Selected entrant | Matt Monro | |||
Selected song | "I Love the Little Things" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 2nd, 17 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom held a national selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. It was held on 7 February 1964 and presented by David Jacobs.
Matt Monro was chosen to sing the entry and people voted "I Love the Little Things" for him to sing, it won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest.
At the Eurovision the BBC TV commentary was provided by David Jacobs, whilst Ian Fenner provided radio commentary for British Forces Radio. Desmond Carrington served as spokesperson for the UK jury.
Results
Artist | Song | Place | Points |
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Matt Monro | Choose | 4 | 16 |
Matt Monro | It's Funny How You Know | 6 | 11 |
Matt Monro | I Love The Little Things | 1 | 87 |
Matt Monro | I've Got The Moon On My Side | 2 | 43 |
Matt Monro | Ten Out Of Ten | 5 | 15 |
Matt Monro | Beautiful, Beautiful | 3 | 20 |
The table is ordered by appearance. |
"I Love the Little Things" won the national and went on to come 2nd in the contest.
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