United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960
| Eurovision Song Contest 1960 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Song For Europe | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 2 February 1960 4 February 1960 Final 6 February 1960 | |||
| Selected entrant | Bryan Johnson | |||
| Selected song | "Looking High, High, High" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 25 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 1960. The semi-finals were held on 2 February and 4 February 1960 and the final was held on 6 February 1960. All were presented by David Jacobs.
"Looking High, High, High", a pop ballad, won the national final and went on to come 2nd in the Contest. This was the second time the UK came in 2nd place, it would take another few years until they finally won in 1967.
Results
Semi-final 1
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Pickin' Petals | |
| David Hughes | Mi amor | |
| Don Lang | As The Big Dipper Dipped | |
| Benny Lee | Friendly Street | |
| Lita Roza | ||
| Malcolm Vaughan | Each Tomorrow | |
| Ronnie Carroll | Girl With A Curl | |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | ||
Semi-final 2
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | Pickin' Petals | 2 |
| Ronnie Carroll | Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter | 5 |
| Vince Eager | Teenage Tears | 6 |
| Bryan Johnson | Looking High, High, High | 1 |
| Marion Keene | Unexpectedly | 3 |
| Denis Lotis | Love me a Little | 4 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | ||
Final
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Malcolm Vaughan | Each Tomorrow | 4 |
| Bryan Johnson | Looking High, High, High | 1 |
| David Hughes | Mi Amor | 2 |
| Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson | When The Tide Turns | 3 |
| Marion Keene | Unexpectedly | 5 |
| Ronnie Carroll | Girl With A Curl | 6 |
| Denis Lotis | Love Me A Little | 7 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | ||
"Looking High, High, High" won the national final and went on to come 2nd in the Contest.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Bryan Johnson performed first in the running order, preceding Sweden. At the close of the voting "Looking High, High, High" had received 25 points, placing United Kingdom 2nd of the 13 entries. The English jury awarded its highest mark (5) to contest winners France.[1]
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
Points awarded to United Kingdom
| Points awarded to United Kingdom | ||||
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| 10 points | 9 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by United Kingdom
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| 9 points | |
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| 2 points |  |
| 1 point |    |
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