United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1967 | ||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | A Song For Europe | |||
| Selection date(s) | 25 February 1967 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sandie Shaw | |||
| Selected song | "Puppet On A String" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 47 points | |||
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1967. It was held on 25 February 1967 and presented by Rolf Harris. Harris's weekly show had been the showcase for the songs in the competition, which had featured in successive weeks. Harris himself would be the BBC's commentator on the actual song contest.
The internal BBC]] selection of Sandie Shaw as the singer was something of a departure; in recognition of changing trends in the contest, she was the first real "pop" star to be chosen as the UK representative. The chossen song was Puppet On A String a catchy, but cheesy pop song, after four years of coming second the UK finally won 10 years after their first entry Patricia Bredin in 1957.
The song was a UK No1 single, the joint highest charting UK Eurovision winner with Brotherhood of Man and Bucks Fizz.
Results
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Sandie Shaw | Tell The Boys | 2 |
| Sandie Shaw | I'll Cry Myself To Sleep | N/K |
| Sandie Shaw | Had A Dream Last Night | N/K |
| Sandie Shaw | Puppet On A String | 1 |
| Sandie Shaw | Ask Any Woman | 3 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | ||
At Eurovision
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.[1]
Points Awarded to the United Kingdom
| Points Awarded to the United Kingdom[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 points | 9 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points Awarded by the United Kingdom[1]
| 2 points |  France Ireland Luxembourg
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| 1 point |  Belgium Germany Italy Netherlands
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