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In April 1967 singer Sandie Shaw, now 78, had the world at her (bare) feet and a glittering career capped off by winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna for the UK. Having first topped the ...
What do Matt Monroe, Sandie Shaw, Cliff Richard, Lulu, Olivia Newton-John, The Shadows, Brotherhood of Man and Bucks Fizz have in common? No – they didn’t try to feed the world. I bet Bucks Fizz gave ...
Solo acts Sandie Shaw and Lulu also won in 1967 and 1969, respectively. Article continues below Last year, singer Sam Ryder came close to winning with his song Space Man, finishing second behind ...
It's amazing it was 44 years ago that we won. My favourite was Sandie Shaw with 'Puppet on a String', and I was so excited when I got to meet her." Cheryl Baker has expressed her deep honour and ...
It’s amazing it was 44 years ago that we won. “Katrina was a lot more recent, my favourite was Sandie Shaw with Puppet on a String, and I was so excited when I got to meet her. “Brotherhood ...
Lulu - ‘Boom Bang-a-Bang’ (1969) with 18 points. Sandie Shaw - ‘Puppet on a String’ (1967) with 47 points. Obviously there’s quite a bit of discrepancy in the points above, so it’s ...
It’s amazing it was 44 years ago that we won. “Katrina was a lot more recent, my favourite was Sandie Shaw with Puppet on a String, and I was so excited when I got to meet her. “Brotherhood ...
Despite the threat to their lives the group gave a storming performance which saw them become the fourth act to triumph for the UK following in the footsteps of Sandie Shaw (1967), Lulu (1969 ...
This was a period when Britain genuinely had strong prospects of winning the contest, having previously hosted just four years prior after Sandie Shaw's triumph with Puppet on a String which ...