Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson

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Pearl Lavinia Carr (born 2 November 1923; died 16 February 2020) and Edward Victor "Teddy" Johnson (born 4 September 1919; died 6 June 2018) were an English husband-and-wife team of entertainers, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s. Carr was born in Exmouth, Devon, and Johnson was born in Surbiton, Surrey. They were both successful solo singers before their marriage in 1955. Carr had been lead singer with the Keynotes, who had two British hits in 1956 with Dave King: "Memories Are Made of This" (No. 5) and "You Can't Be True To Two" (No. 11). She also was a popular radio singer and comedian on Bernard Braden's Bedtime With Braden radio show. Johnson had led his own teenage band, was a professional drummer and a recording artist for Columbia in the early 1950s. He also was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg and later on BBC Radio 2, and had appeared in television shows such as the BBC's children's Crackerjack. Carr and Johnson were frequently on British television light entertainment programmes, such as The Winifred Atwell Show as well as Big Night Out and Blackpool Night Out. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with the song "Sing, Little Birdie". This peaked at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2011 Johnson revealed they initially thought the contest to become the British entry was the extent of their booking. “We had never heard of the Eurovision Song Contest before and were going to be booked as solo singers, but that

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Eurovision 1959 - Cannes

Eurovision Song Contest 1959

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Eurovision 1959

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Eurovision Song Contest: Cannes 1959

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Mastermix Classic Cuts 57: Eurovision

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This Is ... Eurovision (Disc 2)

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Eurovision Song Contest 1959 (Cannes)

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ESC 1959 Cannes

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Sparkling Memories Vol 3

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