United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960

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Eurovision Song Contest 1960
Participating broadcaster	British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country	United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process	Eurovision Song Contest British Final
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 2 February 1960 4 February 1960 Final 6 February 1960
Selected artist(s)	Bryan Johnson
Selected song	"Looking High, High, High"
Selected songwriter(s)	John Watson
Finals performance
Final result	2nd, 25 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1959 • 1960 • 1961►

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Looking High, High, High", written by John Watson, and performed by Bryan Johnson. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through the Eurovision Song Contest British Final. In addition, the BBC was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Royal Festival Hall in London, after the winner of the previous edition, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) from the Netherlands, opted not to host the event.

Prior to the 1960 contest, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing the United Kingdom twice: first in 1957 with the song "All" performed by Patricia Bredin, placing 7th, and most recently in 1959 with the song "Sing, Little Birdie" performed by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, placing 2nd.^[1]

The BBC organised the national final Eurovision Song Contest British Final to select its entry for the 1960 contest. The selection consisted of two semi-finals held on 2 February and 4 February 1960, and a final held on 6 February 1960. All three shows were broadcast on BBC Television presented by David Jacobs.^[2]

The songs were evaluated by seven fifteen-member regional juries: the South of England, the Midlands, the North of England, Scotland, Wales, the West of England, and Northern Ireland.

Twelve songs were shortlisted by the BBC to compete in the selection. The selection notably featured Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson, the representatives of the United Kingdom in 1959. "When the Tide Turns" was performed by Rosemary Squires in the second semi-final, but performed by Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson in the final.

The first semi-final was held on 2 February 1960 at 21:15 GMT. Six songs were performed, and the highlighted songs qualified for the final.

The second semi-final was held on 4 February 1960 at 21:20 GMT. Six songs were performed and the top four advanced to the final, due to there being a tie for first place. The highlighted songs qualified for the final.

The final was held on 6 February 1960 at 21:30 GMT in the BBC TV Theatre in London. Seven songs were performed and "Looking High, High, High" was declared the winner.

On the night of the contest, "Looking High, High, High" was performed first, preceding the entry from Sweden. At the close of the voting, the United Kingdom had received 25 points, placing 2nd in a field of 13 entries.

Each country had a jury of ten people. Each juror awarded one point to their favourite song.

Points awarded to the United Kingdom[3] Score Country 5 points  Luxembourg  Netherlands 4 points   Switzerland 3 points  Austria 2 points  Italy  Norway 1 point  Belgium  Germany  Monaco  Sweden

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[3] Score Country 5 points  France 2 points  Austria 1 point  Denmark  Monaco  Norway