United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
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The United Kingdom held a national preselection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1979. It was held on March 8, 1979 and presented by Terry Wogan. Due to industrial action the contest was not broadcast. Instead, Terry Wogan played all twelve songs on his Radio 2 show the following day.
[edit] Results
| Artist | Song | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lace | Mary-Ann | 1 | 132 |
| Lynda Virtu | You are my Life | 8 | 82 |
| Ipswich | Who Put the Shine on our Shoes | 5 | 90 |
| Herbie Flowers & The Daisies | Mister Moonlight | 5 | 90 |
| M.Squad | Miss Caroline Newley | 11 | 44 |
| Eleanor Keenan | Call my Name | 3 | 109 |
| The Jarvis Brothers | One glance | 3 | 114 |
| Guys n' Dolls | How do you Mend a Broken Heart? | 10 | 56 |
| Linda Kendrick | All I Needed was your Love | 12 | 33 |
| Monte Carlo | Home Again (Living with you) | 7 | 83 |
| Babe Rainbow | Don't Let me Stand in your Way | 7 | 84 |
| Sal Davis | Let it all Go | 9 | 77 |
| The Nolan Sisters | Harry, my Honolulu Lover | 4 | 101 |
| Kim Clark | Fantasy | 2 | 117 |
| The table is ordered by appearance. | |||
"Mary-Ann" won the national and came 7th in the contest.
| United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest |
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See Also: Making Your Mind Up |
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| (Note - Entries in italics are unconfirmed, entries scored out are when the UK did not compete) |
