United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	A Song for Europe 1962
Selection date(s)	11 February 1962
Selected artist(s)	Ronnie Carroll
Selected song	"Ring-A-Ding Girl"
Selected songwriter(s)	Syd Cordell Stan Butcher
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 10 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1961 • 1962 • 1963►

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Ring-A-Ding Girl", composed by Syd Cordell, with lyrics by Stan Butcher, and performed by Ronnie Carroll. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1962

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) held A Song for Europe 1962 on 11 February 1962, presented by David Jacobs.

Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Place	Points
1	Robb Storme	"Pretty Hair and Angel Eyes"	5	12
2	The Brook Brothers	"Tell Tale"	8	7
3	Jackie Lee	"There's No-One in the Whole Wide World"	9	3
4	Johnny Angel	"Look, Look, Little Angel"	6	11
5	Karl Denver	"Never Goodbye"	4	15
6	Doug Sheldon	"My Kingdom for a Girl"	10	2
7	Ronnie Carroll	"Ring-A-Ding Girl"	1	59
8	Brad Newman	"Get a Move On"	12	1
9	Rikki Price	"You're for Real"	10	2
10	Frank Ifield	"Alone Too Long"	2	26
11	Donna Douglas	"The Message in a Bottle"	3	19
12	Kenny Lynch	"There's Never Been a Girl"	6	11

At Eurovision

"Ring-a-Ding Girl" won the national and went on to come equal 4th in the contest, with the orchestra conducted by Wally Stott, who in 1972, transitioned to become Angela Morley.

Voting

Points awarded to the United Kingdom

Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Denmark Switzerland Yugoslavia
1 point	Spain

Points awarded by the United Kingdom

Score	Country
3 points	Finland
2 points	Germany
1 point	France