The winner was the United Kingdom with the song " Puppet on a String " , performed by Sandie Shaw , and written/composed by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter . This was the United Kingdom 's first victory in the contest . The entry had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition ; it garnered more than twice as many points as the second placed song . ( Only Italy , in the 1964 contest , beats this record with a margin of 47 to 17 , almost three times as many points ) . The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place , and declared the United Kingdom 's entry to be the winner before the last country , Ireland , had announced its votes . Shaw intensely disliked the composition , though her attitude towards the song somewhat mellowed in later years , even releasing a new version in 2007
1964 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Eurovision Song Contest 1967