United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Country

United Kingdom

National selection

Selection process

A Song For Europe

Selection date(s)

20 February 1971

Selected entrant

Clodagh Rodgers

Selected song

"Jack in the Box"

Selected songwriter(s)

John Worsley
David Myers

Finals performance

Final result

4th, 98 points

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

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1971

• 1972►

The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1971. It was held on 20 February 1971 and presented by Cliff Richard.

Clodagh Rodgers a singer and actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her hit singles including, 1969 hit "Come Back and Shake Me" sang most the 1971's UK Eurovision Entry "Jack in the Box". For the performance in Dublin, Rodgers wore a pink frilly top and spangled hot pants. She finished in fourth place, behind Monaco, Spain and Germany. It was the first time since 1966 that the UK had not placed first or second.

Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis provided the BBC Television commentary, whilst Terry Wogan began his long running commitments with the Eurovision, providing the radio commentary for BBC Radio 1 listeners.

Results

Artist	Song	Place
Clodagh Rodgers	Look Left, Look Right	5
Clodagh Rodgers	In My World of Beautiful Things	6
Clodagh Rodgers	Jack in the Box	1
Clodagh Rodgers	Another Time, Another Place	4
Clodagh Rodgers	Wind of Change	2
Clodagh Rodgers	Someone to Love Me	2
The table is ordered by appearance.

Due to a postal strike, regional votes were announced for each song.

"Jack in the Box" won the national and went on to come 4th in the contest.

Points awarded to UK

Points Awarded to UK^[1]
10 points	9 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
		Belgium France Malta Monaco	Ireland Portugal	Finland Norway Switzerland Yugoslavia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Germany Netherlands Sweden	Austria Luxembourg	Italy	Spain

Points Awarded by UK^[1]

10 points	Finland
9 points
8 points	Monaco
7 points	Norway Spain
6 points	Belgium Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Switzerland
5 points	France Netherlands Sweden
4 points
3 points	Austria Malta Yugoslavia
2 points

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

~~1956~~ 1957 ~~1958~~ 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	~~1956~~ Patricia Bredin ~~1958~~ Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

1960s	Bryan Johnson The Allisons Ronnie Carroll Ronnie Carroll Matt Monro Kathy Kirby Kenneth McKellar Sandie Shaw Cliff Richard Lulu

1970s	Mary Hopkin Clodagh Rodgers The New Seekers Cliff Richard Olivia Newton-John The Shadows Brotherhood of Man Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Co-Co Black Lace

1980s	Prima Donna Bucks Fizz Bardo Sweet Dreams Belle and the Devotions Vikki Watson Ryder Rikki Scott Fitzgerald Live Report

1990s	Emma Samantha Janus Michael Ball Sonia Frances Ruffelle Love City Groove Gina G Katrina and the Waves Imaani Precious

2000s	Nicki French Lindsay Jessica Garlick Jemini James Fox Javine Hylton Daz Sampson Scooch Andy Abraham Jade Ewen

2010s	Josh Dubovie Blue Engelbert Humperdinck Bonnie Tyler Molly Electro Velvet Joe and Jake

Songs

1950s	~~1956~~ "All" ~~1958~~ "Sing, Little Birdie"

1960s	"Looking High, High, High" "Are You Sure?" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Say Wonderful Things" "I Love the Little Things" "I Belong" "A Man Without Love" "Puppet on a String" "Congratulations" "Boom Bang-a-Bang"

1970s	"Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Jack in the Box" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Power to All Our Friends" "Long Live Love" "Let Me Be the One" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Rock Bottom" "The Bad Old Days" "Mary Ann"

1980s	"Love Enough for Two" "Making Your Mind Up" "One Step Further" "I'm Never Giving Up" "Love Games" "Love Is" "Runner in the Night" "Only the Light" "Go" "Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"

1990s	"Give a Little Love Back to the World" "A Message to Your Heart" "One Step Out of Time" "Better the Devil You Know" "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)" "Love City Groove" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Love Shine a Light" "Where Are You?" "Say It Again"

2000s	"Don't Play That Song Again" "No Dream Impossible" "Come Back" "Cry Baby" "Hold On to Our Love" "Touch My Fire" "Teenage Life" "Flying the Flag (for You)" "Even If" "It's My Time"

2010s	"That Sounds Good To Me" "I Can" "Love Will Set You Free" "Believe in Me" "Children of the Universe" "Still in Love with You" "You're Not Alone"

(Note: Entries scored out are when United Kingdom did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 1971

Countries

Final (by final results)	Monaco (winner) Spain Germany United Kingdom Italy Sweden Netherlands Finland Portugal France Ireland Switzerland Luxembourg Belgium Yugoslavia Austria Norway Malta