United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964

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United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Participating broadcaster| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country|  United Kingdom
Selection process| Artist: Internal selection
Song: A Song for Europe 1964
Selection date| 7 February 1964
Competing entry
Song| "I Love the Little Things"
Artist| Matt Monro
Songwriter| Tony Hatch
Placement
Final result| 2nd, 17 points
Participation chronology
| ◄1963 • | 1964 | • 1965►

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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

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### A Song for Europe 1964

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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.[1]

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

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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

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"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.[2]

### Voting

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Points awarded to the United Kingdom[3] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |

*  Norway
*   Switzerland

3 points  |  Finland
1 point  |

*  Austria
*  France
*  Germany
*  Netherlands

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[3] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |  Italy
3 points  |  Finland
1 point  |  Netherlands

## References

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1. ^ "Eurovision song contest starts". Hertfordshire Mercury. Hertford, United Kingdom. 7 February 1964. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix 1964". Radio Times. 21 March 1964. Retrieved 27 December 2022 – via BBC Genome Project.
3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 1964". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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* "All"
* "Are You Sure?"
* "The Bad Old Days"
* "Beg, Steal or Borrow"
* "Believe in Me"
* "Better the Devil You Know"
* "Bigger than Us"
* "Boom Bang-a-Bang"
* "Children of the Universe"
* "Come Back"
* "Congratulations"
* "Cry Baby"
* "Dizzy"
* "Don't Play That Song Again"
* "Embers"
* "Even If"
* "Flying the Flag (For You)"
* "Give a Little Love Back to the World"
* "Go"
* "Hold On to Our Love"
* "I Belong"
* "I Can"
* "I Love the Little Things"
* "I Wrote a Song"
* "I'm Never Giving Up"
* "It's My Time"
* "Jack in the Box"
* "Knock, Knock Who's There?"
* "Let Me Be the One"
* "Long Live Love"
* "Looking High, High, High"
* "Love City Groove"
* "Love Enough for Two"
* "Love Games"
* "Love Is..."
* "Love Shine a Light"
* "Love Will Set You Free"
* "Making Your Mind Up"
* "A Man Without Love"
* "Mary Ann"
* "A Message to Your Heart"
* ~~"My Last Breath"~~
* "Never Give Up on You"
* "No Dream Impossible"
* "One Step Further"
* "One Step Out of Time"
* "Only the Light"
* "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
* "Power to All Our Friends"
* "Puppet on a String"
* "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
* "Rock Bottom"
* "Runner in the Night"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "Say It Again"
* "Say Wonderful Things"
* "Sing, Little Birdie"
* "Space Man"
* "Still in Love with You"
* "Storm"
* "Teenage Life"
* "That Sounds Good to Me"
* "Touch My Fire"
* "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
* "What the Hell Just Happened?"
* "Where Are You?"
* "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
* "You're Not Alone"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
* See also: UK Eurovision discography

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

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* Hugues Aufray
* Arne Bendiksen
* António Calvário
* Gigliola Cinquetti
* Robert Cogoi
* Anneke Grönloh
* Udo Jürgens
* Sabahudin Kurt
* Lasse Mårtenson
* Matt Monro
* Nora Nova
* Rachel
* Romuald
* Bjørn Tidmand
* Tim, Nelly and Tony
* Anita Traversi

Songs|

* "Caracola"
* "Le Chant de Mallory"
* "Dès que le printemps revient"
* "I Love the Little Things"
* "I miei pensieri"
* "Jij bent mijn leven"
* "Laiskotellen"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Non ho l'età"
* "Oração"
* "Où sont-elles passées"
* "Près de ma rivière"
* "Sangen om dig"
* "Spiral"
* "Warum nur, warum?"
* "Život je sklopio krug"

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