United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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Eurovision Song Contest 1966 | ||||
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Country | United Kingdom | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | A Song For Europe | |||
Selection date(s) | 27 January 1966 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Kenneth McKellar | |||
Selected song | "A Man Without Love" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 9th, 8 points | |||
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1966. It was held on 27 January 1966 and presented by David Jacobs. The decision on the singer, Kenneth McKellar, had already been made, without any open competition.
Kenneth McKellar was chosen by the BBC internally the juries decided on the song, A Man Without Love won and was performed it came 2nd place. Yet another 2nd place for the UK.
Results
Artist | Song | Place |
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Kenneth McKellar | Country Girl | 3 |
Kenneth McKellar | As Long As The Sun Shines | 2 |
Kenneth McKellar | Comes The Time | n/k |
Kenneth McKellar | A Touch Of The Tartan | n/k |
Kenneth McKellar | A Man Without Love | 1 |
The table is ordered by appearance. |
At Eurovision
"A Man Without Love" won the national and went on to come 9th in the contest.
Points awarded to United Kingdom
Points Awarded to United Kingdom[1] | ||
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5 points | 3 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by United Kingdom[1]
5 points | Yugoslavia |
3 points | Spain |
1 point | Netherlands |