Save Your Kisses for Me should sing this song'. But I didn't mind because Martin came in and sung it to perfection." Soon after, manager Tony Hiller was keen for the group to try for Eurovision, now that the qualifying rounds had changed in the UK. Up till now, a singer was nominated to perform, but for 1976 it was opened up to different singers to enter their own songs. Brotherhood of Man put forward "Save Your Kisses for Me" and it was accepted as one of the 12 finalists. It won "A Song for Europe" on 25 February 1976, beating second-placed Co-Co by just
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 percentage of the maximum possible total (72.06%) it remains the most successful runner-up ever under the 12 points system and outranks most subsequent winners. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 France was represented by Catherine Ferry, with the song '"Un, deux, trois", at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 3 April in The Hague. Broadcaster TF1 opted to choose their 1976 entry via public selection. Two semi-finals were held, followed by the final on 29 February. Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen