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"Ring-A-Ding Girl"
Eurovision Song Contest 1962 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Ronnie Carroll
Language	English
Composer(s)	Syd Cordell
Lyricist(s)	Stan Butcher
Conductor	Wally Stott
Finals performance
Final result	4th
Final points	10
Entry chronology
◄ "Are You Sure" (1961)
"Say Wonderful Things" (1963) ►

"Ring-A-Ding Girl" was the British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, performed in English by Ronnie Carroll.

On the night of the contest the song was performed 13th, following Yugoslavia's Lola Novaković with "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" and Luxembourg's Camillo Felgen with "Petit bonhomme". At the close of the voting the song had received 10 points, placing 4th in a field of 16.

The song reached #46 on the UK Singles Chart. Ronnie Carroll returned as the British representative at the following year's Eurovision Song Contest held in London with "Say Wonderful Things".

Eurovision Song Contest

A Song For Europe

This song participated in the national final to choose the English representative of the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, held on February 11 of that year at the BBC TV Center. It was presented by David Jacobs. Ten regional juries were in charge of voting.5 Finally, the song "Ring-A-Ding Girl" was declared the winner among 12 songs with 59 points.

Eurovision Song Contest 1962

This song was the English representation at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. The orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott.

The song was performed 13th on the night of March 18, 1962 by Ronnie Carroll, preceded by Yugoslavia with Lola Novaković performing "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" and followed by Luxemburg with Camillo Felgen performing "Petit bonhomme". The votes, the song had received 10 points, being in 4th place with Yugoslavia out of a total of 16.

References

"UK NATIONAL FINAL 1962". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
"Eurovision Song Contest : National Final : United Kingdom 1962 : ESC-History". www.esc-history.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
"Ronnie Carroll". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-08.
"And the conductor is: Under construction". www.andtheconductoris.eu. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
"Eurovision Song Contest 1962, Scoreboard". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
O'Connor, John Kennedy (2005). The Eurovision Song Contest 50 Years The Official History. London: Carlton Books Limited. ISBN 1-84442-586-X.

Preceded by"Are You Sure?"
by The Allisons

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1962

Succeeded by"Say Wonderful Things"
by Ronnie Carroll

v t e United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection (former; contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest. See also: UK Eurovision discography

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Isabelle Aubret Victor Balaguer Inger Berggren Ronnie Carroll François Deguelt Camillo Felgen Conny Froboess Inger Jacobsen Fud Leclerc Lola Novaković Jean Philippe Marion Rung Eleonore Schwarz De Spelbrekers Claudio Villa Ellen Winther
Songs	"Addio, addio" "Dis rien" "Katinka" "Kom sol, kom regn" "Llámame" "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" "Nur in der Wiener Luft" "Petit bonhomme" "Le Retour" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Sol och vår" "Tipi-tii" "Ton nom" "Un premier amour" "Vuggevise" "Zwei kleine Italiener"

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