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Eurovision Song Contest 1962 Country United Kingdom Selection process A Song for Europe 1962Selection date(s) 11 February 1962 Selected artist(s) Ronnie Carroll Selected song "Ring-a-Ding Girl" Selected songwriter(s) Final result 4th, 10 points
The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. It was held on 11 February 1962 and presented by David Jacobs .
"Ring-a-Ding Girl" won the national, performed by Ronnie Carroll went on to come 4th in the contest.
Before Eurovision
A Song for Europe 1962
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[ 1]
Score
Country
3 points
Finland
2 points
1 point
Spain
References
Participation Artists Songs 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
Countries Artists 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
United Kingdom
