| Final: | February 12, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Semi-finals: | January 22 January 29 February 12 |
| Presenter: | David Jacobs |
| Venue: | BBC studios, London |
| Voting: | A jury selected the winning song. The performer was chosen internally. |
| Number of contestants | 7 (1st semi final) 7 (2nd semi final) 5 (3rd semi final) 11 (final) |
The national final was held over four stages - three semi finals and a grand final. All shows were presented by David Jacobs, who would host many other British national finals the following years. Seven singers presented one song each in the first two semi finals, in the third semi final, five songs took part. Most of the song titles in the heats got lost and so did the results. The tables below contain the information that is still known. Two songs in each heat went forward to the national final, where every song was presented twice by two different artists and with a different arrangement. Except of the song “Once”, the first performance was by the singer who performed it in the semi final, the second performance was with one exception by artists who had not taken part in the heats. At the end of the show, a jury voted for the best song, which was “All”. After the show, the BBC has internally chosen Patricia Bredin to perform the song in Frankfurt.
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