1962 |

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Transmission Date:	Sunday 11th February 1962
Channel:	BBC Television
Time:	1955-20.55
Venue:	BBC TV Theatre London
Presenter:	David Jacobs



Musical Director:	Harry Rabinowitz
Producer:	Harry Carlisle

Voting:	Fourteen regional juries: Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Plymouth, Southampton and Bristol
Winning Song:	Ring A Ding Girl Ronnie Carroll

The order of presentation was decided on the night by drawing of lots by Paddy Roberts, Chairman of the Songwriters Guild of Great Britain

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SONGS

	SONG	Composer(s)	Conductor	Performer(s)	Points	Position
1	Pretty Hair And Angel Eyes	Brian Bennett	Ian Fraser	Robb Storme with the Ivor Raymonde Singers	12	5
2	Tell Tale	Tony Hatch	Tony Hatch	The Brook Brothers (Ricky & Geoffrey Brook)	7	8
3	There's No One In The Whole Wide World	John Schroeder & Peter Pavey	Frank Barber	Jackie Lee with The Raindrops	3	9
4	Look, Look Little Angel	Johnny Angel	Johnny Spence	Johnny Angel with the Ivor Raymonde Singers	11	6
5	Never Goodbye	Jimmy Kennedy	Charles Blackwell	Karl Denver with Kevin Neill and Gerry Cottrell	15	4
6	My Kingdom For A Girl	Harry Robinson (aka Henry Macleod Robertson) & Bunny Lewis (aka Bridges Lewis)	Harry Robinson (aka Henry Macleod Robertson)	Doug Sheldon	2	10
7	Ring A Ding Girl	Stan Butcher & Syd Cordell	Wally Stott	Ronnie Carroll (aka Ronald Cleghorn) with the Ivor Raymonde Singers	59	1
8	Get A Move On	Charles Melvyn Thomas & Jack Fishman	Johnny Keating	Brad Newman with the Neville Taylor Singers	1	12
9	You're For Real	Gordon Rees, Tony Hiller & Irving Hiller	Johnny Keating	Rikki Price with the Neville Taylor Singers	2	10
10	Alone Too Long	Curtis Kent (aka Vince Hill)	Norrie Paramor	Frank Ifield with the Ivor Raymonde Singers	26	2
11	The Message In A Bottle	Tommie Connor	Johnny Keating	Donna Douglas with the Ivor Raymonde Singers	19	3
12	There's Never Been A Girl	Brian Spiro, Tony Hiller & Irving Hiller	Ken Jones	Kenny Lynch	11	6

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SCOREBOARD

1st. Ring A Ding Girl - Ronnie Carroll with the Ivor Raymonde Singers
2nd .Alone Too Long - Frank Ifield with the Ivor Raymonde Singers
3rd. The Message In A Bottle - Donna Douglas with the Ivor Raymonde Singers
4th. Never Goodbye - Karl Denver with Kevin Neill and Gerry Cottrell
5th. Pretty Hair And Angel Eyes - Robb Storme with the Ivor Raymonde Singers
6th =. Look, Look Little Angel - Johnny Angel with the Ivor Raymonde Singers
6th =. There's Never Been A Girl - Kenny Lynch
8th. Tell Tale - The Brook Brothers
9th. There's No One In The Whole Wide World - Jackie Lee with The Raindrops
10th =. My Kingdom For A Girl - Doug Sheldon
10th =. You're For Real - Rikki Price with the Neville Taylor Singers
12th. Get A Move On - Brad Newman with the Neville Taylor Singers

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	SONG	Aberdeen	Edinburgh	Glasgow	Belfast	Newcastle	Leeds	Manchester	Nottingham	Birmingham	Cardiff	London	Plymouth	Southampton	Bristol	TOTAL	Position
1	Pretty Hair And Angel Eyes	2	2				2	1						3	2	12	5
2	Tell Tale			1	1			1	1						3	7	8
3	There's No One In The Whole Wide World				1							1		1		3	9
4	Look, Look Little Angel						1		2		2	1	3	2		11	6=
5	Never Goodbye		2				2	3	2			1	3	2		15	4
6	My Kingdom For A Girl		1									1				2	10=
7	Ring A Ding Girl	4	5	8	6	7	4	4	3	5	7	2	3		1	59	1
8	Get A Move On					1										1	12
9	You're For Real				1						1					2	10=
10	Alone Too Long	5		3	1	2	1	2	1			2		4	5	26	2
11	The Message In A Bottle	1	2			1	2			7	1	2	3			19	3
12	There's Never Been A Girl				2	1		1	3		1	2			1	11	6=

Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume One - The1950s and 1960s by Gordon Roxburgh

Ring A Ding Girl reached No. 46 in the UK charts.
In addition the song Never Goodbye by Karl Denver reached No. 9 in the UK charts.

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Ronnie Carroll at The Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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AT THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 1962

At the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 in Luxembourg on Sunday 18th March 1962, Ring-A-Ding Girl finished in equal 4th place with 10 points. The song was conducted by Wally Stott.

David Jacobs provided the commentary for BBC Television.