Donna Douglas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born: Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland

Real Name: Donna Douglas

Instruments Played: Vocals

Recorded for Fontana, Piccadilly, Pye.

 

Donna Douglas took part in 'A Song for Europe' in February 1962 in which there was a televised competition to decide which song would represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest later that year. The song Donna sang was 'The Message in a Bottle', which was also released as a single. She came 3rd, losing out to Ronnie Carroll singing 'Ring-A-Ding Girl'. 

Donna Douglas emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1974. 

Not to be confused with the American actress of the same name.

 

 

UK Singles

 

1958 The Shepherd/I'm Dancing With Tears In My Eyes                                                           Fontana H 158

   (Released November 1958.)

1959 Come Back To Loch Lomond/First Anniversary                                                                Fontana H 185

   (Released March 1959.)

1959 Six Boys And Seven Girls/Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall                                         Fontana H 223

   (Released October 1959.)

1960 Teddy/Call Me Darling                                                                                                   Fontana H 256

   (Released June 1960.)

1961 Tammy, Tell Me True/Memory Lane                                                                         Piccadilly 7N 35014

   (Released September 1961.)

1962 The Message In A Bottle/If This Is Love                                                                   Piccadilly 7N 35031

   (Released February 1962. A-Side entered into 'A Song for Europe'. Came 3rd.)

1962 Matelot/All The Other Girls                                                                                     Piccadilly 7N 35042

   (Released April 1962.)

1963 It's A Pity To Say Goodnight/Do I Know?                                                                 Piccadilly 7N 35111

   (Released March 1963.)

1963 He's So Near/Turn Around                                                                                     Piccadilly 7N 35135

   (Released 16 July 1963.)

1964 Java Jones/Blue Star                                                                                                    Pye 7N 15654

   (Released May 1964.)

Known Gigs

8 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

10 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

11 Feb 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland. Backed by The Jimmy Martin Dance Band.

12 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

14 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

15 Jul 1967 Elgin, Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Scotland.

 

 

 

 

 

Piccadilly took out an expensive front page ad in NME in 1962 as they tried to get Donna the chart success she deserved.