eurovision 1964
Matt Monro
Matt Monro represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1964 in Copenhagen with “I Love the Little Things”, finishing 2nd of 16.
- who
- English singer (1930/1932–1985)
- died
- 7 February 1985, London, United Kingdom
- contest
- 1964
- best result
- 2nd, 1964
- music
- popular music
- voice
- baritone
- active
- from 1956
- record labels
- Decca
- studied at
- Elliott School
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Matt Monro, who died in 1985, was an English singer, known as “The Man with the Golden Voice”, who performed around the world in a career of thirty years. “I Love the Little Things” finished second in Copenhagen in 1964.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Matt Monro”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1964 Copenhagen
“I Love the Little Things”
2nd of 16 Finished 2nd of 16, with 17 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Tony Hatch
- Conductor
- Harry Rabinowitz
- Running order
- 8th of 16
- Won that year
- Italy: Gigliola Cinquetti, “Non ho l'età”
The story of Eurovision 1964: A banner on the stage, and the biggest landslide there has been
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Genesis Award
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Matt Monro, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1964 The result
Cinquetti finished with 49. The United Kingdom's Matt Monro, in second place, had 17. No winner has ever been further ahead of the field in proportion: almost three times the score of the runner-up.
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