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((Infobox ESC National Year
| Year              = 1960
| Country           = United Kingdom
| Preselection      = ''[[Eurovision Song Contest British Final]]''
| Preselection date = '''Semi-finals'''<br>2 February 1960<br>4 February 1960<br>'''Final'''<br>6 February 1960
| Entrant           = [[Bryan Johnson (singer)|Bryan Johnson]]
| Song              = Looking High, High, High
| Writer            = John Watson
| Final result      = 2nd, 25 points
))
The '''United Kingdom''' participated in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1960]]. The [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC) organised a national final, the ''[[Eurovision Song Contest British Final]]'', to select the United Kingdom's entry for the contest. The United Kingdom was represented by the song "Looking High, High, High", performed by [[Bryan Johnson (singer)|Bryan Johnson]], and placed 2nd, the United Kingdom's joint best placing in the competition at the time.

==Background==
Prior to the 1960 contest, the United Kingdom had participated in the contest twice: first in ((escyr|1957)) with the song "[[All (song)|All]]" performed by [[Patricia Bredin]], placing 7th, and most recently in ((Escyr|1959)) with the song "[[Sing, Little Birdie]]" performed by [[Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson]], placing 2nd.<ref>((cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/country/united-kingdom|title=United Kingdom - Eurovision Song Contest|access-date=25 May 2019|website=eurovision.tv))</ref>

==Before Eurovision==

=== ''Eurovision Song Contest British Final'' ===
((Infobox song contest
| name = Eurovision Song Contest British Final
| year = 1960
| logo =
| venue = '''Final:''' [[BBC Television Theatre]]
| host = [[BBC]]
| winner = "Looking High, High, High" by [[Bryan Johnson (singer)|Bryan Johnson]]
| presenters = [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)|David Jacobs]]
| entries = 12
))
The ''Eurovision Song Contest British Final'' was the national final organised by the BBC to select the United Kingdom's entry for the 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 One|BBC Television]] presented by [[David Jacobs (broadcaster)|David Jacobs]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.songs4europe.com/1960/|title=Eurovision Song Contest of 1960: British Final|access-date=25 May 2019|website=songs4europe.com))</ref>

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.

====Competing entries====
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 ((Escyr|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.

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|-
! Artist
! Song
! Composer(s)
|-
| Benny Lee
| "Friendly Street"
| Colin Cleaver
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
| [[Bryan Johnson (singer)|Bryan Johnson]]
| "Looking High, High, High"
| John Watson
|-
| David Hughes & Jimmy Fraser
| "Mi amor"
| Frederick Lydiate, Harry Rabinowitz
|-
| Dennis Lotis
| "Love Me a Little"
| Howard Barnes, Cliff Adams
|-
| Don Lang
| "As the Big Dipper Dipped"
| Ken Hare
|-
| [[Lita Roza]]
| "Unexpectedly"
| Susan Morrel
|-
| Malcolm Vaughan
| "Each Tomorrow"
| Chris Charles, Ronald Bridges
|-
| [[Marion Keene]]
| "Love, Kisses and Heartaches"
| David Green, Susan Morrel
|-
| [[Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson]]
| "Pickin' Petals"
| Stan Butcher, Syd Cordell
|-
| [[Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson]]
| "When the Tide Turns"
| David West, Manioli Di Veroli
|-
| [[Ronnie Carroll]]
| "Girl With a Curl"
| Donald Phillips
|- style="background:#f08080;"
| Rosemary Squires
| "When the Tide Turns"
| David West, Manioli Di Veroli
|-
| Vince Eager
| "Teenage Tears"
| Ronald Bridges
|}

====Semi-final 1====
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.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! colspan="4" |Semi-final 1 – 2 February 1960
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
!Result
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| Don Lang
| "As the Big Dipper Dipped"
|Eliminated
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| Benny Lee
| "Friendly Street"
|Eliminated
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
| "Pickin' Petals"
|Eliminated
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| Malcolm Vaughan
| "Each Tomorrow"
|Advanced
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| Lita Roza
| "Unexpectedly"
|Advanced
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| David Hughes & Jimmy Frazer
| "Mi amor"
|Advanced
|}
====Semi-final 2====
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.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! colspan="4" |Semi-final 2 – 4 February 1960
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
!Result
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| Vince Eager
| "Teenage Tears"
|Eliminated
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| Marion Keene
| "Love, Kisses and Heartaches"
|Eliminated
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| Rosemary Squires
| "When the Tide Turns"
|Advanced
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| Ronnie Carroll
| "Girl With a Curl"
|Advanced
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| Dennis Lotis
| "Love Me a Little"
|Advanced
|- style="font-weight: bold; background: navajowhite;"
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| Bryan Johnson
| "Looking High, High, High"
|Advanced
|}
====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.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! colspan="4" |Final – 6 February 1960
|-
! Draw
! Artist
! Song
! Place
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
| "When the Tide Turns"
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
|- 
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| Ronnie Carroll
| "Girl With a Curl"
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
|- 5
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| Malcolm Vaughan
| "Each Tomorrow"
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| David Hughes & Jimmy Frazer
| "Mi amor"
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Lita Roza
| "Unexpectedly"
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
| Bryan Johnson
| "Looking High, High, High"
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 7
| Dennis Lotis
| "Love Me a Little"
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
|}

==At Eurovision==
On the night of the contest, "Looking High, High, High" was performed first, preceding the entry from ((Esccnty|Sweden|y=1960)). At the close of the voting, the United Kingdom had received 25 points, placing 2nd in a field of 13 entries.

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

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{| class="wikitable"
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|+Points awarded to the United Kingdom<ref name="1960detailed">((cite web |title=Results of the Final of London 1960 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1960/final/results/united-kingdom |publisher=Eurovision Song Contest |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327234249/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1960/final/results/united-kingdom |archive-date=27 March 2021 |url-status=live))</ref>
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! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| ((Unbulleted list|((Esc|Luxembourg|y=1960))|((Esc|Netherlands|y=1960))))
|-
! scope="row" | 4 points
| ((Esc|Switzerland|y=1960))
|-
! scope="row" | 3 points
| ((Esc|Austria|y=1960))
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| ((Unbulleted list|((Esc|Italy|y=1960))|((Esc|Norway|y=1960))))
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| ((Unbulleted list|((Esc|Belgium|y=1960))|((Esc|Germany|y=1960))|((Esc|Monaco|y=1960))|((Esc|Sweden|y=1960))))
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Points awarded by the United Kingdom<ref name="1960detailed" />
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country
|-
! scope="row" | 5 points
| ((Esc|France|y=1960))
|-
! scope="row" | 2 points
| ((Esc|Austria|y=1960))
|-
! scope="row" | 1 point
| ((Unbulleted list|((Esc|Denmark|y=1960))|((Esc|Monaco|y=1960))|((Esc|Norway|y=1960))))
|}
((col-end))

==References==
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((United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest))
((Eurovision Song Contest 1960))

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[[Category:United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest|1960]]
[[Category:Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960]]
[[Category:1960 in British music|Eurovision]]
[[Category:1960 in British television|Eurovision]]

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