Maureen Evans
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In 1963, Evans competed in the British trials for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963|Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "Pick the Petals", but came in third; [[Ronnie Carroll]] represented the UK that year in the competition. She continued releasing singles through the 1960s, as well as one [[Extended play|EP]] (1963's ''Melancholy Me'', on [[Oriole Records (UK)|Oriole Records]]) and an album, ''Like I Do'', also on Oriole (1963). One reviewer noted about one of her latter singles, "Never Let Him Go",{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/443354|title=Maureen Evans - Never Let Him Go|access-date=26 August 2021|website=45cat.com}} that it was "an excellent interpretation of a [[David Gates]] song".{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=809}} |
In 1963, Evans competed in the British trials for the [[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963|Eurovision Song Contest]] with the song "Pick the Petals", but came in third; [[Ronnie Carroll]] represented the UK that year in the competition. She continued releasing singles through the 1960s, as well as one [[Extended play|EP]] (1963's ''[[Melancholy Me]]'', on [[Oriole Records (UK)|Oriole Records]]) and an album, ''Like I Do'', also on Oriole (1963). One reviewer noted about one of her latter singles, "Never Let Him Go",{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/443354|title=Maureen Evans - Never Let Him Go|access-date=26 August 2021|website=45cat.com}} that it was "an excellent interpretation of a [[David Gates]] song".{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=809}} |
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She had a total of four UK Top 40 hits and sold over a million records in the UK.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
She had a total of four UK Top 40 hits and sold over a million records in the UK.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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