Eurovision Song Contest 1967 Eurovision Song Contest 1967 The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the 12th edition of Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 8 April 1967 in Vienna, Austria following Udo Jürgens win at the 1966 contest. The presenter was Erica Vaal. The winning entry "Puppet on a String", sung by Sandie Shaw, representing the United Kingdom, had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition; it garnered more than twice as many points as the second placed song. (Only Italy, in the 1964 contest, beats this record with a margin of 47 to 17, almost three times
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 won 4 time; twice in the 1960s, once in the 1970s, once in the 1980s and once in the 1990s. "Sing, Little Birdie" won the national and went on to come second in the contest. On the night of the final Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson performed tenth in the running order, following Austria and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting "Sing Little Birdie" had received 16 points, placing United Kingdom 2nd of the 11 entries. The English jury awarded 5 of its 10 points to Switzerland. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 The United Kingdom