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Marion Keene (also known as Marion Davis, born Marion Davison, c. 1933) [1] was a British big band singer in the early 1950s with British bands such as the Jack Parnell [2] Orchestra and Oscar Rabin Band. [3] Keene replaced Alma Cogan in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest British heats, but was not selected to become the British entry in the final, held later the same year.

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Parlophone Marion Davis with Oscar Rabin Band

Nixa Marion Davis with Eric Winstone Orchestra

His Master's Voice

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