United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 explained

Year:1963
Broadcaster:British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country:United Kingdom
Preselection:A Song for Europe 1963
Preselection Date:24 February 1963
Entrant:Ronnie Carroll
Song:Say Wonderful Things
Final Result:4th, 28 points

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Say Wonderful Things", composed by Philip Green, with lyrics by Norman Newell, and performed by Ronnie Carroll. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, the BBC was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the BBC Television Centre in London, after the winner of the, French: [[Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française]]|i=no (RTF) from, opted not to host the event. Carroll had already represented the United Kingdom at the previous contest.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1963

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. It was held on 24 February 1963 and presented by David Jacobs.

DrawArtistSongPlacePoints
1Anne Shelton"My Continental Love"49
2Ronnie Carroll"Say Wonderful Things"133
3Barry Barnett"If You Ever Leave Me"220
4Johnny Towers"This Kind of Love"65
5Maureen Evans"Pick the Petals"317
6Vince Hill"A Day at the Seaside"58
7Jimmy Justice"The Little Cracked Bell of San Raquel"74

At Eurovision

"Say Wonderful Things" won the national and went on to come 4th in the contest.

In addition to hosting the national final, David Jacobs provided the BBC TV commentary at the Eurovision final. The BBC appointed Nicholas Parsons as its spokesperson to announce the British jury's votes.

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the Final of London 1963 . Eurovision Song Contest . 30 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210330123848/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1963/final/results/united-kingdom . 30 March 2021 . live.