Ronnie Carroll, 1934-2015
Lived at: N/A
Profession: Northern Irish singer and entertainer
Professional work:
Represented the UK twice at the Eurovision Song Contest: he came fourth in both 1962 and 1963 with hits Ring-A-Ding Girl and Say Wonderful Things
His best known track, a cover of Roses Are Red (My Love), climbed to number three in the charts, 1962
Attempted to break the record of political candidates to poll the fewest votes by becoming a candidate for the Emerald Rainbow Islands Dream Ticket party in Hampstead and Highgate, 1997
Ended up garnering 141 votes, far higher than the fewest ever recorded thus failed to break record
