United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "I Love the Little Things", written by Tony Hatch, and performed by Matt Monro. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1964

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held a national selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1964. It was held on 7 February 1964 and presented by David Jacobs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

BBC chose Matt Monro to sing the entries and juries made up of members of the public in sixteen British cities selected "I Love the Little Things" for him to sing at Eurovision.

Draw	Song	Songwriter(s)	Place	Points
1	"Choose"	Lionel Bart	4	16
2	"It's Funny How You Know"	Philip Green and Norman Newell	6	11
3	"I Love the Little Things"	Tony Hatch	1	87
4	"I've Got the Moon on My Side"	Mitch Murray	2	43
5	"Ten Out of Ten"	Leslie Bricusse	5	15
6	"Beautiful, Beautiful"	Hal Shaper	3	20

Monro released all six songs from the British final on an Extended Play maxi single A Song for Europe, which reached number 16 in the EP top 20 chart. He subsequently released the winning song on single, with the runner up on the B-Side, but this single failed to reach the official UK Singles Chart.

At Eurovision

"I Love the Little Things" went on to come 2nd in Eurovision.

The contest was broadcast on BBC TV, with commentary provided by David Jacobs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Voting

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References

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