United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

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United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Participating broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: A Song for Europe 1964
Selection date7 February 1964
Competing entry
Song"I Love the Little Things"
Artist Matt Monro
Songwriter Tony Hatch
Placement
Final result2nd, 17 points
Participation chronology
◄1963 •1964• 1965►

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "I Love the Little Things", written by Tony Hatch, and performed by Matt Monro. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

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Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1964

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 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. [1]

BBC chose Matt Monro to sing the entries and juries made up of members of the public in sixteen British cities selected "I Love the Little Things" for him to sing at Eurovision.

DrawSongSongwriter(s)PlacePoints
1"Choose" Lionel Bart 416
2"It's Funny How You Know" Philip Green and Norman Newell 611
3"I Love the Little Things" Tony Hatch 187
4"I've Got the Moon on My Side" Mitch Murray 243
5"Ten Out of Ten" Leslie Bricusse 515
6"Beautiful, Beautiful" Hal Shaper 320

Monro released all six songs from the British final on an Extended Play maxi single A Song for Europe, which reached number 16 in the EP top 20 chart. He subsequently released the winning song on single, with the runner up on the B-Side, but this single failed to reach the official UK Singles Chart.

At Eurovision

"I Love the Little Things" went on to come 2nd in Eurovision.

The contest was broadcast on BBC TV, with commentary provided by David Jacobs. [2]

Voting

References

  1. ↑ "Eurovision song contest starts". Hertfordshire Mercury . Hertford, United Kingdom. 7 February 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix 1964". Radio Times . 21 March 1964. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via BBC Genome Project.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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