The Allisons an English pop duo were chosen as to represent the UK, the song came 2nd in the contest and reached No2 in the UK singles charts. They went on to come 2nd in the contest.

Before Eurovision

A Song For Europe

The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 15 February 1961 and presented by Katie Boyle. The songs were voted on by a total of 120 jurors aged between 19 and 40 who were divided into 12 juries of ten in the following cities: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Bangor, Manchester, Norwich, Birmingham, Cardiff, London, Bristol and Southampton.

The Eric Robinson Orchestra supplied the music and vocal backing was provided by the Beryl Stott Singers.

Final – 15 February 1961
Draw	Artist(s)	Song	Points	Place
1	Mark Wynter	"Dream Girl"	16	4
2	Craig Douglas	"The Girl Next Door"	3	7
3	Ricky Valance	"Why Can't We?"	24	3
4	Bryan Johnson	"A Place In The Country"	6	5
5	Anne Shelton	"I Will Light A Candle"	4	6
6	Steve Arlen	"Suddenly I'm In Love"	30	2
7	Valerie Masters	"Too Late For Tears"	3	7
8	Teresa Duffy	"Tommy"	3	7
9	The Allisons	"Are You Sure?"	31	1

At Eurovision

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
8 points	Luxembourg
7 points	Switzerland
3 points	Netherlands Spain
1 point	Belgium Denmark Italy

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[1]
Score	Country
2 points	Finland France Switzerland
1 point	Austria Monaco Spain Yugoslavia

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

v t e United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
Discography National selection (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
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" "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

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	The Allisons Lale Andersen Conchita Bautista Bob Benny Nora Brockstedt Dario Campeotto Betty Curtis Colette Deréal Franca di Rienzo Greetje Kauffeld Laila Kinnunen Lill-Babs Jimmy Makulis Jean-Paul Mauric Jean-Claude Pascal Ljiljana Petrović
Songs	"Al di là" "Allons, allons les enfants" "Angelique" "April, april" "Are You Sure?" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Estando contigo" "Neke davne zvezde" "Nous aurons demain" "Nous les amoureux" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Sehnsucht" "September, gouden roos" "Sommer i Palma" "Valoa ikkunassa" "Wat een dag"