United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
United Kingdom in the; Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country	United Kingdom
Selection process	A Song for Europe 1962
Selection date	11 February 1962
Competing entry
Song	"Ring-A-Ding Girl"
Artist	Ronnie Carroll
Songwriters	Syd Cordell; Stan Butcher;
Placement
Final result	4th, 10 points
Participation chronology

Last updated April 09, 2025

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.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1962

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held A Song for Europe 1962 on 11 February 1962, presented by David Jacobs.^[1]

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Place	Points
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

At Eurovision

"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.

Voting

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[2]
Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Denmark Switzerland Yugoslavia
1 point	Spain

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[2]
Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Germany
1 point	France

References

↑ "Tomorrow's Programmes: Jury to choose 'A song for Europe'". Coventry Evening Telegraph . Coventry, United Kingdom. 10 February 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2025– via Newspapers.com.
1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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[1] "Tomorrow's Programmes: Jury to choose 'A song for Europe'". Coventry Evening Telegraph . Coventry, United Kingdom. 10 February 1962. p. 2. Retrieved 2 April 2025– via Newspapers.com.

[1962detailed-2] 1 2 "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1962". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

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Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Remember Monday Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "What the Hell Just Happened?" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest. See also: UK Eurovision discography

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Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Isabelle Aubret Victor Balaguer Inger Berggren Ronnie Carroll François Deguelt Camillo Felgen Conny Froboess Inger Jacobsen Fud Leclerc Lola Novaković Jean Philippe Marion Rung Eleonore Schwarz De Spelbrekers Claudio Villa Ellen Winther
Songs	" Addio, addio " "Dis rien" "Katinka" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Llámame" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Petit bonhomme" "Le Retour" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Sol och vår" "Tipi-tii" "Ton nom" " Un premier amour " "Vuggevise" "Zwei kleine Italiener"