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"Sing, Little Birdie" | ||||
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Single by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | ||||
Recorded | London, England | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 1:50 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Syd Cordell & Stan Butcher | |||
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sing, Little Birdie" on YouTube | ||||
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 entry | ||||
Country | ||||
Artist(s) | ||||
Language | English | |||
Composer(s) | Stan Butcher | |||
Lyricist(s) | Syd Cordell | |||
Conductor | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 2nd | |||
Final points | 16 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄"All" (1957) | ||||
"Looking High,High,High" (1960) ► |
"Sing,Little Birdie" is the UK entrant song that took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. Performed by husband-and-wife duo Pearl Carr &Teddy Johnson, [1] "Sing,Little Birdie" was the first UK Eurovision entrant to be recorded,reaching number 12 in the UK singles chart.
Pearl Carr &Teddy Johnson performed "Sing,Little Birdie" in the first semi-final of ESC/British Finals —the national preliminary round for the UK in Eurovision 1959 —on 2 March 1959. The duo also performed in the second semi-final of the British Finals on 5 March 1959 with the song "That's It,That's Love",making Pearl Carr &Teddy Johnson the only act to ever perform two songs in the same multi-artist formatted UK Eurovision pre-selection round;the duo also being double-entered in the national preliminary round for the UK in 1960. Polly Brown would perform two contending songs in the UK pre-selection round for Eurovision 1976 but as distinct acts:herself and as a member of Sweet Dreams.
"Sing,Little Birdie" was one of six songs to advance to the British Finals final held on 7 March 1959,at the close of which "Sing,Little Birdie" was announced as the UK entrant at Eurovision 1959;the semi-final and final results for the ESC/British Finals of 1959 were determined by seven regional panels each comprising fourteen members. At the finals for Eurovision 1959,held at Cannes on 11 March 1959,"Sing,Little Birdie" finished in second place,bettered by the Netherlands' entrant "Een beetje" by Teddy Scholten.
Having failed to participate in the inaugural edition due to missing the entry deadline,the UK had made a disappointing Eurovision debut in 1957 with "All" by Patricia Bredin,finishing seventh in a field of ten:no recording had been made of "All" and the UK had not participated in Eurovision 1958. The second place showing of "Sing,Little Birdie" at Eurovision 1959 was the first evidence of the UK being a potent force at Eurovision:four subsequent UK Eurovision entrants would take second place at the contest finals before the UK would score its first Eurovision victory in 1967 with "Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw.
The song was mentioned in the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "World Forum/Communist Quiz" in 1970 as having won the 1959 contest as the correct answer by Mao Zedong when it actually finished second.
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) organised a national final,the Eurovision Song Contest British Final,to select the United Kingdom's entry for the contest. The United Kingdom was represented by the song "Looking High,High,High",performed by Bryan Johnson,and placed 2nd,the United Kingdom's joint best placing in the competition at the time.
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.
The Netherlands has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 63 times since making its debut as one of the seven countries at the first contest in 1956. The country has missed only four contests,twice because the dates coincided with Remembrance of the Dead and twice because of being relegated due to poor results the previous year. The Netherlands hosted the contest in Hilversum (1958),Amsterdam (1970),twice in The Hague and Rotterdam (2021).
Pearl Lavinia Carr and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson were English husband-and-wife entertainers who were best-known during the 1950s and early 1960s. They were the UK's Eurovision entrants at the 1959 contest with "Sing,Little Birdie",which came second.
Eurovision:You Decide is the most recent name of a BBC television programme that was broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show had previously gone under several other names,including Festival of British Popular Songs (1957),Eurovision Song Contest British Final (1959–1960),The Great British Song Contest (1996–1999),Eurovision:Making Your Mind Up (2004–2007),Eurovision:Your Decision (2008),and Eurovision:Your Country Needs You (2009–2010),but was known,for most of its history,as A Song for Europe.
"'n Beetje",spelled in full as "Een beetje",is a song written in Dutch by Willy van Hemert,composed by Dick Schallies and performed by Teddy Scholten as the Netherlands' entry and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. The song was the second victory for the country in the first four years of the contest.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Without You" written by Ed van Otterdijk and Angeline van Otterdijk. The song was performed by the duo Re-union. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2004 in collaboration with broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul,Turkey. 24 entries competed in the national final which consisted of six shows:four semi-finals,a wildcard round and a final. Ten entries qualified from to compete in the final on 22 February 2004 where "Without You" performed by Re-union was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Out on My Own" written by Dirk-Jan Vermeij and AndréRemkes. The song was performed by Michelle. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2001 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2001 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark. Six entries competed in the national final on 3 March 2001 where "Out on My Own" performed by Michelle was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from three jury panels and a public vote.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "One More Night" written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael. The song was performed by Esther Hart. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2002 as one of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest. NOS organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2003 in collaboration with broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2003 contest in Riga,Latvia. 32 entries competed in the national final which consisted of five shows:four semi-finals and a final. Eight entries qualified from to compete in the final on 1 March 2003 where "One More Night" performed by Esther Hart was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public vote.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Niemand heeft nog tijd" written by Ed Hooijmans. The song was performed by the group Mrs. Einstein,which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) to represent the Netherlands at the 1997 contest in Dublin,Ireland. Mrs. Einstein's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 26 October 1996,while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 1997 was organised in order to select the song. Six songs competed in the national final on 23 February 1997 where "Niemand heeft nog tijd" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from twelve regional juries and a public vote.
The Netherlands was represented by Teddy Scholten,with the song "Een beetje",at the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest,which took place on 11 March in Cannes,France. Song and singer were chosen independently of each other at the Dutch national final,held on 17 February. Scholten went on to win the 1959 contest for the Netherlands,the first time a country had scored two Eurovision victories. The 1957 contest winner Corry Brokken failed in her bid to represent the Netherlands for a fourth consecutive year,while future Dutch representative Greetje Kauffeld was also among those taking part.
The Netherlands was represented by Milly Scott,with the song "Fernando en Filippo",at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest,which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection,which consisted of five qualifying rounds,followed by the final on 5 February. All the shows were held at the Tivoli in Utrecht,hosted by the 1959 Eurovision winner Teddy Scholten.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Never Alone" written by Jan Dulles,Jaap Kwakman and Jaap de Witte. The song was performed by the band 3JS,which was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf,Germany. 3JS' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 15 July 2010,while the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2011 was organised in order to select the song. Five songs competed in the national final on 30 January 2011 where "Je vecht nooit alleen" was selected as the winning song following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote. The song was later translated from Dutch to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Never Alone".
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me" written by Joan Franka and Jessica Hogeboom. The song was performed by Joan Franka. The Dutch broadcaster Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS) organised the national final Nationaal Songfestival 2012 in order to select the Dutch entry for the 2012 contest in Baku,Azerbaijan. Six entries competed in the national final on 26 February 2012 where the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. The first round consisted of three duels and the winner of each duel qualified to the second round. In the second round,"You and Me" performed by Joan Franka was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Calm After the Storm",written by Ilse DeLange,JB Meijers,Rob Crosby,Matthew Crosby and Jake Etheridge. The song was performed by the Common Linnets,a duo consisting of DeLange and Waylon,two well-known and popular Dutch artists,and formed by DeLange as a platform for Dutch artists to create country,Americana,and bluegrass music. In November 2013 the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS announced that they had internally selected The Common Linnets to represent the Netherlands at the 2014 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark,with their song first presented to the public in March 2014.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along" written by Tobias Karlsson and Anouk Teeuwe. The song was performed by Trijntje Oosterhuis,who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2015 contest in Vienna,Austria. Songwriter Anouk Teeuwe represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Birds" where she placed ninth in the grand final of the competition. Trijntje Oosterhuis' appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 10 November 2014,while the song,"Walk Along",was presented to the public on 11 December 2014.
Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Their entrant was selected through the televised national selection "Decata na Bulgaria sa super",organised by the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Lidia Ganeva won the national selection and she got the right to represent Bulgaria in the contest. Ganeva performed the song "Magical Day " at the contest.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Lights and Shadows" written by Rory de Kievit and Rick Vol. The song is performed by the group O'G3NE,who was internally selected by the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS to represent the Netherlands at the 2017 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine. O'G3NE's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 29 October 2016,while the song,"Lights and Shadows",was presented to the public on 3 March 2017.
The Netherlands originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Grow" written by Jeangu Macrooy and Pieter Perquin. The song was performed by Jeangu Macrooy,who was internally selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2020 contest. In addition to its participation,the Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS was also set to host the contest in Rotterdam,after winning the competition in 2019 with the song "Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. Macrooy's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 10 January 2020,while the song,"Grow",was presented to the public on 4 March 2020.
The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool,United Kingdom,with "Burning Daylight" performed by Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper. The Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS internally selected the Dutch entry for the 2023 contest. Nicolai and Cooper's appointment as the Dutch representative was announced on 1 November 2022,while the song,"Burning Daylight",was presented to the public on 1 March 2023.