The first singer to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, Patricia Bredin, has passed away at the age of 88.

Patricia was just 22 years old when she performed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1957. She was picked after being spotted singing at the Savoy hotel in London. She also acted in a number of British films, appearing alongside Ian Carmichael and Sid James.

Patricia landed Eurovision following a short meeting with BBC executives. Patricia ended up in seventh place with ‘All’. Despite her performance being broadcast on TV, the public did not have an opportunity to send it into the charts as it was never recorded.

Despite the setback, Patricia went on to have a long career on stage and screen before retiring to a farm in Canada.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: BBC