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United Kingdom in 1968
Cliff Richard
Song
Congratulations
Composer(s)
Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
More information
Biography
Cliff Richard (born Harry Roger Webb 14/10/40 in Lucknow, India) moved as an 8-year-old to the UK, where it would be 10 more years before he and his group The Drifters emerged in the UK charts for the first time with Move It. Peaking at number two, it was followed by a long string of hits like Living Doll and Please Don't Tease. By then The Drifters turned into The Shadows. After A Girl Like You from 1961 the bond between Cliff and The Shadows loosened a bit and solo singles of Cliff like When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart started to appear alongside Cliff & The Shadows singles like Do You Wanna Dance. Congratulations, although not the winner at the Eurovision Song Contest itself, was the winner chartwise, as it became a much bigger hit than La, La, La.... Shortly after Congratulations, which was one of his solo efforts, Cliff recorded his last single with The Shadows, Don't Forget To Catch Me. Incidentally, Bill Martin and Phil Coulter originally gave Cliff's entry for the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest a different title: I Think I Love You.
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All Participations for United Kingdom
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 2008 | Andy Abraham | Even if | 6 | 19 |
| 2007 | Scooch | Flying the flag (for you) | 19 | 23 |
| 2006 | Daz Sampson | Teenage life | 25 | 19 |
| 2005 | Javine | Touch my fire | 18 | 22 |
| 2004 | James Fox | Hold on to our love | 29 | 16 |
| 2003 | Jemini | Cry baby | 0 | 26 |
| 2002 | Jessica Garlick | Come back | 111 | 3 |
| 2001 | Lindsay D. | No dream impossible | 28 | 15 |
| 2000 | Nicki French | Don't play that song again | 28 | 16 |
| 1999 | Precious | Say it again | 34 | 14 |
| 1998 | Imaani | Where are you? | 166 | 2 |
| 1997 | Katrina and The Waves | Love shine a light | 227 | 1 |
| 1996 | Gina G | Just a little bit | 77 | 8 |
| 1995 | Love City Groove | Love city groove | 76 | 10 |
| 1994 | Frances Ruffelle | We will be free (Lonely symphony) | 63 | 10 |
| 1993 | Sonia | Better the devil you know | 164 | 2 |
| 1992 | Michael Ball | One step out of time | 139 | 2 |
| 1991 | Samantha Janus | A message to your heart | 47 | 10 |
| 1990 | Emma | Give a little love back to the world | 87 | 6 |
| 1989 | Live Report | Why do I always get it wrong | 130 | 2 |
| 1988 | Scott Fitzgerald | Go | 136 | 2 |
| 1987 | Rikki | Only the light | 47 | 13 |
| 1986 | Ryder | Runner in the night | 72 | 7 |
| 1985 | Vikki | Love is... | 100 | 4 |
| 1984 | Belle and the Devotions | Love games | 63 | 7 |
| 1983 | Sweet Dreams | I'm never giving up | 79 | 6 |
| 1982 | Bardo | One step further | 76 | 7 |
| 1981 | Bucks Fizz | Making your mind up | 136 | 1 |
| 1980 | Prima Donna | Love enough for two | 106 | 3 |
| 1979 | Black Lace | Mary Ann | 73 | 7 |
| 1978 | Co-Co | The bad old days | 61 | 11 |
| 1977 | Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran | Rock bottom | 121 | 2 |
| 1976 | Brotherhood of Man | Save your kisses for me | 164 | 1 |
| 1975 | The Shadows | Let me be the one | 138 | 2 |
| 1974 | Olivia Newton-John | Long live love | 14 | 4 |
| 1973 | Cliff Richard | Power to all our friends | 123 | 3 |
| 1972 | The New Seekers | Beg, steal or borrow | 114 | 2 |
| 1971 | Clodagh Rodgers | Jack in the box | 98 | 4 |
| 1970 | Mary Hopkin | Knock, knock (who's there?) | 26 | 2 |
| 1969 | Lulu | Boom bang-a-bang | 18 | 1 |
| 1968 | Cliff Richard | Congratulations | 28 | 2 |
| 1967 | Sandie Shaw | Puppet on a string | 47 | 1 |
| 1966 | Kenneth McKellar | A man without love | 8 | 9 |
| 1965 | Kathy Kirby | I belong | 26 | 2 |
| 1964 | Matt Monro | I love the little things | 17 | 2 |
| 1963 | Ronnie Carroll | Say wonderful things | 28 | 4 |
| 1962 | Ronnie Carroll | Ring-a-ding girl | 10 | 4 |
| 1961 | The Allisons | Are you sure? | 24 | 2 |
| 1960 | Bryan Johnson | Looking high, high, high | 25 | 2 |
| 1959 | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | Sing little birdie | 16 | 2 |
| 1957 | Patricia Bredin | All | 6 | 7 |
