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 consummated Pearl and Teddy as a double act . As far as we were concerned it was just another gig , but it was the easiest money we had ever had . There were two heats - one on the Monday and another on the Wednesday , with the final on Saturday night . When we won , the BBC Head of Television Light Entertainment Eric Maschwitz said he was thrilled that Pearl and I would now represent our country in the Eurovision Song Contest in Cannes . I said : ‘ What ? What do you mean ? ’ I did n't know we had to represent the country . We had no idea whatsoever . He gave me the dates for Cannes and I just hoped we had them available . As it happened , we did . Pearl flew out with three guys from the BBC but I was doing a small show for ATV and got a later flight . " They also tried to represent the United Kingdom again in 1960 entering two songs into the pre-selection , " Pickin ' Petals " and " When The Tide Turns " , the latter making the final . It was up against Johnson 's own brother , Bryan . In the end Bryan won and went on to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 . He also came second , with the song " Looking High , High , High " . Carr and Johnson released another single the following year entitled , " How Wonderful To Know " , which charted at No. 23 in the UK
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson