eurovision 1957
Patricia Bredin
Patricia Bredin represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1957 in Frankfurt with “All”, finishing 7th of 10.
United Kingdom
1957
- who
- British actor, singer
- born
- 14 February 1935, Kingston upon Hull
- died
- 13 August 2023 (aged 88), Nova Scotia, Canada
- contest
- 1957
- best result
- 7th, 1957
- active
- 1957 to 1969
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Patricia Bredin, who died in 2023, was an English actor who sang only briefly, and the first act to sing for the United Kingdom at the contest. “All” finished seventh in Frankfurt in 1957.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Patricia Bredin”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1957 Frankfurt
“All”
7th of 10 Finished 7th of 10, with 6 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Alan Stranks, Reynell Wreford
- Conductor
- Eric Robinson
- Running order
- 3rd of 10
- Age on the night
- 22
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Corry Brokken, “Net als toen”
The story of Eurovision 1957: The scoreboard arrives — and so does a five-minute song
In the drama file
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- 1957 The rule nobody enforced The rules that made the contest
In our contest stories
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- 1957 The rule nobody enforced
The United Kingdom went the other way. Patricia Bredin's "All" was over in one minute and fifty-three seconds, and stayed the shortest entry in the contest's history for the next fifty-eight years.
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