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Patricia Bredin, the UK’s first Eurovision performer, has died at the age of 88.
In 1957, the actress and vocalist from Hull performed at the Eurovision Song Contest at the age of 22.
She was chosen after being discovered in London’s Savoy. She also appeared alongside Ian Carmichael and Sid James in several films.
Ms. Bredin, who married Canadian magnate Charles MacCulloch and relocated to Nova Scotia, died on Sunday, according to her family.
She told: “Singing in the final in Frankfurt, Germany, with a 60-piece orchestra, was like floating on clouds.”
She began her vocal career as a member of the Hull Operatic Society, performing at City Hall and other venues.
Who asked her, “Would you like to be on television? “, she received the Eurovision opportunity.
At the time, only ten countries entered the competition, and the unidentified Ms. Bredin placed seventh with her All Love song.
The song was less than two minutes long, and although her performance was broadcast on television, the public was unable to submit it to the charts because it was never recorded.
She stated, “Two songs had been selected, and each one had to be sung by two different performers, but there was a problem because nobody wanted to sing that awful song called All.”
Despite the setback, Ms. Bredin pursued a lengthy career on stage and screen before retiring on a farm in Canada.
She starred alongside Sid James in the film Desert Mice and Ian Carmichael and Alastair Sim in the film Left Right and Centre.
Ms. Bredin became a fixture in West End and Broadway musicals, once taking over a role originated by Julie Andrews.
Before their divorce, she was married to Welsh performer and actor Ivor Emmanuel.
She met Mr. MacCulloch while she was singing on the QE2 liner. The couple wed and settled on a farm in Nova Scotia.
She remained in Canada raising cattle after she was bereaved shortly after the wedding.
