United Kingdom
National selection
1st semi final
Date:
22 January 1957
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lita Roza | The way it goes | 1 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Denis Lotis | Seven | 1 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Marian Ryan | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 4 | John Hanson | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 5 | Janie Mardon | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 6 | The Keynotes | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 7 | Bill McGuffie Quartet | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
The United Kingdom chose an extensive way of selecting their first Eurovision Song Contest entrant since the year before, they submitted their entries too late. The UK selection included three semi finals and one grand final. Only the winning song titles of the semi finals are still known, but the names of the competing singers are still available.
The top 2 songs of each semi final - chosen by 11 regional juries - would move forward to the final, but the singers would not obligatorily be the same.
The way it goes and Seven were the two winning songs out of the seven competing; they were also the first two songs performed that evening.
2nd semi final
Date:
29 January 1957
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Day | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 2 | Ronni Hilton | For your love | 1 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Edna Savage | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 4 | Bryan Johnson | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 5 | Lorrae Desmond | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 6 | Frank Horrox | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 7 | Frank Weir Quartet | Once | 1 | 1 | more... | |
Like in the first semi final, seven singers took part in the second heat. The winning songs were For your love and Once.
3rd semi final
Date:
5 February 1957
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carole Carr | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 2 | Shirley Eaton | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 3 | Bill Maynard | Don't cry little doll | 1 | 2 | more... | |
| 4 | The Keynotes | ? | 0 | - | more... | |
| 5 | Malcolm Lockyer Quartet | All | 1 | 1 | more... | |
In the third semi final, only five instead of seven singers took part, nevertheless, there were still two songs chosen for the final: Don't cry little doll and All.
Final
Date:
12 February 1957
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Keynotes (1) / Bill Maynard (2) | Don't cry little doll | 14 | 4 | more... | |
| 2 | Pauline Shepherd (1) / Carole Carr (2) | Once | 23 | 2 | more... | |
| 3 | Denis Lotis (1) / The Keynotes (2) | Seven | 13 | 5 | more... | |
| 4 | Malcolm Lockyer (1) / Patricia Bredin (2) | All | 39 | 1 | more... | |
| 5 | Ronnie Hilton (1) / Alan Bristow (2) | For your love | 13 | 6 | more... | |
| 6 | Lita Roza (1) / Stan Roderick (2) | The way it goes | 18 | 3 | more... | |
In the final, the six songs that were chosen were performed live again, but this time twice by two different artists. The winning song was chosen by the same 11 juries that already voted in the semi finals.
Selection of the singer
Date:
12 February 1957
| # | Performer(s) | Song | pts | plc | a | More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Bredin | All | 2 | 1 | more... | |
| 2 | Malcom Lockyer | All | 1 | 2 | more... | |
Since All was chosen the winning song of the national final, the BBC still had to decide if Malcom Lockyer or Patricia Bredin should sing it in Frankfurt. In an internal selection, Patricia Bredin was chosen.
