Britain’s first Eurovision Song Contest singer Patricia Bredin dies aged 88
- She performed in the 1957 contest in Frankfurt, Germany, where she came 7th
- Patricia Bredin died in Canada at a farm in Nova Scotia, her family confirmed
Britain’s first Eurovision Song Contest singer Patricia Bredin dies aged 88, it has been revealed.
She represented the UK at the second Eurovision in 1957.
The singer and actress was born in Hull and was aged 22 when she represented Britain in the competition which was held in Frankfurt, Germany.
According to the BBC, Patricia was discovered at the Savoy and starred in a number of films, along with the likes of Ian Carmichael and Sid James.
She later married Canadian millionaire Charles MacCulloch and moved to Nova Scotia.
She came seventh out of the ten countries which entered with a love song, All.
Patricia Bredin, pictured, was the first British entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, performing the love song ‘All’ in Frankfurt in 1957
Patricia Bredin, pictured, died at her home in Nova Scotia, Canada, her family has confirmed
Speaking to the BBC, she said: ‘Singing in the final in Frankfurt, Germany, it was wonderful, because they had about a 60-piece orchestra and it was like being on clouds.’
The song, which was broadcast on television was never recorded so it never entered the charts.
She added: ‘Two songs had been chosen and each one had to be sung by two different performers, but they had a problem because nobody wanted to sing that terrible little song called All.’
She remained in Canada after her husband’s death.
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