Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Pearl Lavinia Carr ( born November 2, 1923 in Exmouth, Devon ) and Edward Victor Johnson ( born September 4, 1920), short- Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson were successful in the 1950s and 1960s British singing duo and married privately.
By 1955,
Before her marriage in 1955 Carr and Johnson were already successful solo: the former reached as a singer at the keynotes in 1956 with two titles and the UK single charts - with Memories are made of this in eighth place and You can not be true to two eleventh place. She also sang on the radio and was as a comedian on the go.
Teddy had his own band as a teenager, was a professional drummer and worked with Columbia Records in recordings with. At Radio Luxembourg, he worked as DJ and appeared in television programs such as Crackerjack, a comedy series for children on. In the years 1950 and 1951 Teddy Johnson get four Top Ten hits in the UK singles chart, with the title Beloved Be Faithful # 1 reached and stayed 16 weeks in the Top Ten, followed in 1951 I'll Always Love You (# 7 ) Our Very Own ( # 8) and Rosaline (# 4).
The duo
After her marriage had Carr and Johnson engagements as vocal and Schauspielduo. They appeared regularly in the Winifred Atwell - show and other shows. In 1959 she participated in the British preliminary decision to Euro Vision Song Contest. In the first semifinal, they were able to qualify with the song Sing little birdie on the final, which they won also. Her second title in the competition, If only I could live my life again, failed in the second semi-final. When Euro Vision Song Contest 1959 in Cannes, the duo finished with 16 points to second place; in the UK the single reached twelfth place in the charts after the success the pair wanted to once again represented Great Britain in 1960 and took back with two titles participate in the preliminary round. In the first semifinal they could not qualify, but succeeded in the second preliminary round pickin ' petals to the finals, the placement is not known. Winner of the preliminary decision was Bryan Johnson, Teddy Johnson's brother. 1961 the duo had another little chart success, reaching number 23 with How wonderful to know. Them was dedicated in 1986 an episode of the documentary series This is your life. Shortly thereafter, she appeared in the musical Follies at London's Westend.