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Ronnie Carroll
Ronnie Carroll sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1962 and 1963, for the United Kingdom. The best result was 4th place in 1962, with “Ring-A-Ding Girl”.
- who
- Northern Irish singer
- born
- 18 August 1934, Belfast, United Kingdom
- died
- 13 April 2015 (aged 80), London, United Kingdom
- contests
- 1962, 1963
- best result
- 4th, 1962
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Ronnie Carroll, who died in 2015, was a Northern Irish singer and entertainer who also stood for election. Carroll sang for the United Kingdom two years running and finished fourth both times: jointly with “Ring-A-Ding Girl” in Luxembourg in 1962, and with “Say Wonderful Things”, the host country’s song, in London in 1963.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ronnie Carroll”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1962 Luxembourg City
“Ring-A-Ding Girl”
4th of 16 Finished 4th of 16, with 10 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Stan Butcher, Syd Cordell
- Conductor
- Angela Morley
- Running order
- 13th of 16
- Age on the night
- 27
- Won that year
- France: Isabelle Aubret, “Un premier amour”
The story of Eurovision 1962: The lights go out, and nul points is born
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1963 London
“Say Wonderful Things”
4th of 16 Finished 4th of 16, with 28 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Philip Green, Norman Newell
- Conductor
- Eric Robinson
- Running order
- 1st of 16
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Denmark: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, “Dansevise”
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Ronnie Carroll is part of.
- 1963 A contest made for television Behind the scenes
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Ronnie Carroll, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1963 A contest made for television
The sixteen countries were the same sixteen for the third year running. Ronnie Carroll sang for the United Kingdom again.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.