A Man Without Love

UK Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry

"A Man Without Love"
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Kenneth McKellar
Language	English
Composer(s)	Cyril Ornadel
Lyricist(s)	Peter Callander
Conductor	Harry Rabinowitz
Finals performance
Final result	9th
Final points	8
Entry chronology
◄ "I Belong" (1965)
"Puppet on a String" (1967) ►

"A Man Without Love" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in English by Kenneth McKellar.

The song is a ballad, with McKellar comparing a man without love and a man with love. He explains that a man without love is "only half a man, this nothing", and a man "with love is everything in life".

At Eurovision

For the performance of the song in Luxembourg, McKellar wore the traditional Scottish kilt. It was performed eighteenth and last on the night, following Ireland's Dickie Rock with "Come Back to Stay". At the close of voting, it had received eight points (five from Ireland and three from Luxembourg), placing ninth in a field of 18 (the worst placing for the United Kingdom until 1978).

It was succeeded as British representative at the 1967 contest by Sandie Shaw with "Puppet on a String".

Charts

"A Man Without Love" peaked at No. 30 on the UK Singles Chart in March 1966.^[1]

References

^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 340. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Preceded by

"I Belong"
by Kathy Kirby

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1966

Succeeded by

"Puppet on a String"
by Sandie Shaw

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

Artists

Songs

"All"
"Are You Sure?"
"The Bad Old Days"
"Beg, Steal or Borrow"
"Believe in Me"
"Better the Devil You Know"
"Bigger than Us"
"Boom Bang-a-Bang"
"Children of the Universe"
"Come Back"
"Congratulations"
"Cry Baby"
"Dizzy"
"Don't Play That Song Again"
"Embers"
"Even If"
"Flying the Flag (For You)"
"Give a Little Love Back to the World"
"Go"
"Hold On to Our Love"
"I Belong"
"I Can"
"I Love the Little Things"
"I Wrote a Song"
"I'm Never Giving Up"
"It's My Time"
"Jack in the Box"
"Knock, Knock Who's There?"
"Let Me Be the One"
"Long Live Love"
"Looking High, High, High"
"Love City Groove"
"Love Enough for Two"
"Love Games"
"Love Is..."
"Love Shine a Light"
"Love Will Set You Free"
"Making Your Mind Up"
"A Man Without Love"
"Mary Ann"
"A Message to Your Heart"
~~"My Last Breath"~~
"Never Give Up on You"
"No Dream Impossible"
"One Step Further"
"One Step Out of Time"
"Only the Light"
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
"Power to All Our Friends"
"Puppet on a String"
"Ring-A-Ding Girl"
"Rock Bottom"
"Runner in the Night"
"Save Your Kisses for Me"
"Say It Again"
"Say Wonderful Things"
"Sing, Little Birdie"
"Space Man"
"Still in Love with You"
"Storm"
"Teenage Life"
"That Sounds Good to Me"
"Touch My Fire"
"We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
"Where Are You?"
"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"
"You're Not Alone"

Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1966
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Berta Ambrož Margot Eskens Madalena Iglésias Udo Jürgens Tereza Kesovija Åse Kleveland Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson Kenneth McKellar Domenico Modugno Ann-Christine Nyström Madeleine Pascal Raphael Dickie Rock Milly Scott Tonia Michèle Torr Ulla Pia Dominique Walter
Songs	"Bien plus fort" "Brez besed" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "Chez nous" "Come Back to Stay" "Dio, come ti amo" "Ele e ela" "Fernando en Filippo" "Intet er nytt under solen" "A Man Without Love" "Merci, Chérie" "Ne vois-tu pas ?" "Nygammal vals" "Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" "Playboy" "Stop - mens legen er go'" "Yo soy aquél" "Die Zeiger der Uhr"