Teddy Scholten
1978
Background information
Birth name	Dorothea Margaretha van Zwieteren
Born	(1926-05-11)11 May 1926 Rijswijk, Netherlands
Died	April 8, 2010(2010-04-08) (aged 83) Rijswijk, Netherlands
Genres	Pop, folk
Occupations	Singer, presenter
Years active	1955–1975

Dorothea Margaretha "Teddy" Scholten (née Van Zwieteren; 11 May 1926 – 8 April 2010) was a Dutch singer from Rijswijk, close to The Hague, Netherlands.^[1]

In 1959, Teddy Scholten won the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 for the Netherlands singing "Een beetje" (A little bit), with music composed by Dick Schallies and lyrics by Willy van Hemert.^[2] Also she commentated for the Netherlands in the Contest for the 1966 Eurovision.

With her husband, Henk Scholten, she recorded several albums, many of them containing songs for children. In the 1950s and 1960s she appeared in popular television shows in The Netherlands. In 1965 and 1966, she presented the National Song Festival. In the history of Dutch copyright law she is commemorated for her lawsuit in 1959-1960 against a cigarette manufacturer over the use of her portrait in a newspaper advertisement.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• Obituary, De Telegraaf (Dutch)
• Een beetje

Awards and achievements
Preceded by André Claveau with "Dors, mon amour"	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959	Succeeded by Jacqueline Boyer with "Tom Pillibi"
Preceded by Corry Brokken with "Heel de wereld"	Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959	Succeeded by Rudi Carrell with "Wat een geluk"

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Pearl Carr (born Pearl Lavinia Carr, 2 November 1923, Exmouth, Devon) and Teddy Johnson (born Edward Victor Johnson, 4 September 1920, Surbiton, London) are an English husband-and-wife team of entertainers, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Early days[link]

They were both successful solo singers before their marriage in 1955. Pearl Carr had been lead singer with The Keynotes, who had two British hits in 1956 with Dave King: "Memories Are Made of This" (#5) and "You Can't Be True To Two" (#11).^[1] She also was a popular radio singer and comedienne on Bernard Braden's Bedtime With Braden radio show.^[2]

Teddy Johnson had led his own teenage band, was a professional drummer and a recording artist for Columbia in the early 1950s. He also was a DJ on Radio Luxembourg and later on BBC Radio 2, and had appeared in TV shows like the BBC's children's favourite, Crackerjack.

Joint success[link]

Together they had some music success, as well as acting honours.

Carr and Johnson were frequently on British television light entertainment programmes, such as The Winifred Atwell Show as well as Big Night Out and Blackpool Night Out. They represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 and finished second with the song, "Sing, Little Birdie". This peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] They also tried to represent United Kingdom again in 1960 entering two songs into the pre-selection, "Pickin' Petals" and "When The Tide Turns", the latter making the final. It was up against Teddy's own brother, Bryan Johnson. In the end Bryan won through, duly representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960. He also came second, with the song "Looking High, High, High."

Carr and Johnson released another single the following year entitled, "How Wonderful To Know", which charted at #23 in the UK.

In 1986, the two featured on a dedicated episode of This Is Your Life.^[3]

After this success finished, they appeared in a West End revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical, Follies.

See also[link]

• United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest

References[link]

External links[link]

• Biography and "Sing, Little Birdie" song lyrics
• Eurovision Song Contest details website