eurovision 1975
The Shadows
The Shadows represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1975 in Stockholm with “Let Me Be the One”, finishing 2nd of 19.
- what
- English instrumental rock group
- formed
- 1958, United Kingdom
- contest
- 1975
- best result
- 2nd, 1975
- music
- rock and roll, rock, rautalanka, pop, instrumental rock
- active
- 1958 to 2005
- record labels
- Polydor Records, Eagle Records, Universal Music Group
- members
- Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris, Tony Meehan past and present
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
The Shadows were an English instrumental rock group, formed in 1958, who began as Cliff Richard’s backing band and had hits of their own from the single “Apache” on. “Let Me Be the One” finished second in Stockholm in 1975.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “The Shadows”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1975 Stockholm
“Let Me Be the One”
2nd of 19 Finished 2nd of 19, with 138 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Paul Curtis
- Conductor
- Alyn Ainsworth
- Running order
- 9th of 19
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teach-In, “Ding-a-dong”
The story of Eurovision 1975: Twelve points arrive, and Sweden regrets winning
In our contest stories
What we wrote about The Shadows, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1975 The result
The Shadows were second on 138. It was the ninth time the United Kingdom had finished runner-up. Italy was third.
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.