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The
Eurovision Song Contest
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A
Eurovision Television Production presented annually
by BBC1
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Eurovision
Eurovision,
or 'Television Continental Exchange' as the BBC put it,
began life from June 6th to July 4th 1954 as a 'summer
season of European television exchanges'. From the co-ordination
centre in Lille, France (giving it the aka of 'Lille experiment'
among engineers) links were established between eight
European countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and West Germany, with
programmes also from the Vatican. The
first programme showed the Narcissus Festival from
Montreux, Switzerland.
The
Song Contest before 1960
The Eurovision Song contest began at the Teatro Kursaal,
Lugano, Switzerland, on Thursday 24th May 1956, the realisation
of a concept by Frenchman Marcel Baison, and has since
produced many British chart hits and career boosts both
for the British entries and the continental winners. There
were only seven entrants in the first competition, each
presenting two songs, all but two countries using two
different performers. The U.K. was surprisingly not represented
in that first contest, our first attempt being in 1957.
For some reason 1958 was another non-entry but the U.K.
have competed every year since.
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Lys Assia
from Switzerland won the first contest with 'Refrain', beating Belgium's
'The Drowned Men Of The River Seine'. The following year the contest was
held in Frankfurt-Am-Maine and the UK entered for the first time with Patricia
Bredin singing 'All', a composition which lasted less than two minutes and
came 7th. The winning song, by Corry Brokken of The Netherlands, lasted
4 minutes 30 seconds! The UK did not compete in 1958 when the third-placed
Italian song was released in a re-titled English version as 'Volare' and
became the first Eurovision song to make the British pop charts. The 1958
winner was Andre Claveau of France, with 'Sleep, My Love'. The UK bounced
back in 1959, with the legendary Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson performing
'Sing Little Birdie' which was narrowly beaten by The Netherlands' Een Beetje.
France's entry, 'Oui Oui Oui Oui', was only a single point further back
in third place.
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March
25th 1960
Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Introduced by Katie Boyle
 Winner
Jacqueline Boyer ( France )
'Tom Pillibi'
 U.K. Entry:
Bryan Johnson
'Looking High High High'
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March
18th 1961
Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France
Introduced by Jacqueline Joubert
Winner
Jean-Claude Pascal ( Luxembourg )
'Nous, Les Amoureux'
U.K. Entry:
The Allisons
'Are You Sure'
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March
18th 1962
Grand Auditorium de RTL, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg
Introduced by Mireille Delanoy
Winner
Isabelle Aubret ( France )
'Un Premier Amour'
U.K. Entry:
Ronnie Carroll
'Ring A Ding Girl'
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March 23rd 1963
BBC Television Centre, London, England
Introduced by Katie Boyle and David Jacobs
Produced by Harry Carlisle
Directed by Yvonne Littlewood
Winner
Grethe and Jorgen Ingmann ( Denmark ) 'Dansevise'
U.K. Entry:
Ronnie Carroll
'Say Wonderful Things'
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March
21st 1964
Tivoli Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Introduced by Lotta Waever
Winner
Gigliola Cinquetti ( Italy )
'Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti'
U.K. Entry:
Matt Monro
'I Love The Little Things'
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March
20th 1965
RAI Concert Hall, Naples, Italy
Introduced by Renata Mauro
( David Jacobs for U.K. Television )
Winner
France Gall ( Luxembourg )
'Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son'
U.K. Entry:
Kathy Kirby
'I Belong'
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March
5th 1966
Grand Auditorium de RTL, Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg
Introduced by Josiane Shen
Winner
Udo Jurgens ( Austria )
'Merci Cheri'
U.K.
Entry:
Kenneth McKellar
'A Man Without Love'
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April
8th 1967
Grosser Festsaal, Wiener Hofburg, Vienna, Austria
Introduced by Erica Vaal ( Rolf Harris for U.K. TV )
Winner
Sandie Shaw ( United Kingdom )
'Puppet On A String'
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April
6th 1968
The Royal Albert Hall, London, England
Introduced by Katie Boyle
Winner
Massiel ( Spain )
'La La La'
U.K.
Entry:
Cliff Richard
'Congratulations'
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March
29th 1969
Teatro Real, Madrid, Spain
Introduced by Laurita Valenzuela
( David Gell for U.K. Television)
Four Joint Winners:
Lulu ( United Kingdom
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'Boom Bang A Bang'
Salome ( Spain )
'Viva Cantando'
Lennie Kuhr ( Netherlands
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'De Troubadour'
Frida Boccara ( France
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'Un Jour, Un Enfant'
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 1960
Full Result
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France - 'Tom Pillibi' - Jacqueline Boyer
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United Kingdom - 'Looking High High High' - Bryan Johnson
3
Monaco - 'Ce Soir La' - Francois Deguelt
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Norway - 'Voi Voi' - Nora Brockstedt
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Germany - 'Bonne Nuit, Ma Cherie' - Wyn Hoop
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Belgium - 'Mon Amour Pour Toi' - Fud Leclerc
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Austria - 'Du Hast Mich So Fasziniert' - Harry Winter
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Italy - 'Romantica' - Renato Rascel
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Switzerland - 'Cielo E Terra' - Anita Traversi
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Sweden - 'Alla Andra Far Varann' - Siw Malmkvist
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Denmark - 'Det Var En Yndig Tid' - Katy Bodtger
12
Netherlands - 'Wat Een Geluk' - Rudi Carrell
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Luxembourg - 'So Laang We's Du Do Bast' - Camillo Felgen
 
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 1961
Full Result
1 Luxembourg
- Nous Les Amoureux - Jean Claude Pascal
2 United Kingdom - Are You Sure - The Allisons
3 Switzerland - Nous Aurons Demain - Franca di Rienzo
4 France - Printemps ( Avril Carillonne ) - Jean Paul Mauric
5= Denmark - Angelique - Dario Campeotto
5= Italy - Al Di La - Betty Curtis
7 Norway - Sommer I Palma - Nora Brockstedt
8 Yugoslavia - Neke Davne Zvezde - Ljiljana Petrovic
9 Spain - Estando Contigo - Concita Bautista
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Finland - Valoa Ikkunassa - Laila Kinnunen
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Monaco - Allons, Allons Les Enfants - Colette Dereal
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Netherlands - Wat Een Dag - Greetje Kauffeld
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Germany - Einmal Sehen Wir Uns Wieder - Lale Andersen
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Sweden - April, April - Lill Babs
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Austria - Sehnsucht - Jimmy Makulis
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Belgium - Septembre, Gouden Roos - Bob Benny
 
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1962
Full Result
1 France - Un
Premier Amour - Isabelle Aubret
2 Monaco - Dis Rien - Francois Deguelt
3 Luxembourg - Petit Bonhomme - Camillo Felgen
4= United Kingdom - Ring-a-Ding Girl - Ronnie Carroll
4= Yugoslavia - Ne Pali Svetla U Sumrak - Lola
Novakovic
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Germany - Zwei Kleiner Italiener - Conny Froboess
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Finland - Tipi Tii - Marion Rung
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Sweden - Sol Och Var - Inger Berggren
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Italy - Addio, Addio - Claudio Villa
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Denmark - Vuggevise - Ellen Winther
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Norway - Kom Sol, Kom Regn - Inger Jacobsen
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Switzerland - Le Retour - Jean Philippe
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Austria - Nur In Der Wiener Luft - Eleonore Schwarz
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Belgium - Ton Nom - Fud Leclerc
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Netherlands - Katinka - De Spelbrekers
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Spain - Llamame - Victor Balaguer
 
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 1963
Full Result
1 Denmark - Dansevise - Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann
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Switzerland - T'en Va Pas - Ester Ofarim
3
Italy - Uno Per Tutte - Emilio Pericoli
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United Kingdom - Say Wonderful Things - Ronnie Carroll
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France - Elle Etait Si Jolie - Alain Barriere
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Monaco - L'Amour S'en Va - Francoise Hardy
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Austria - Vielleicht Geschieht Ein Wunder - Carmela Corren
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Luxembourg - A Force De Prier - Nana Mouskouri
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Germany - Marcel - Heidi Bruhl
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Belgium - Waarom? - Jacques Raymond
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Yugoslavia - Brodovi - Vice Vukov
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Spain - Algo Prodigioso - Jose Guardiola
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Netherlands - Een Speeldoos - Annie Palmen
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Norway - Solhverv - Anita Thallaug
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Sweden - En Gang I Stockholm - Monica Zetterlund
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Finland - Muistojeni Laulu - Laila Halme
 
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Full Result
1 Italy - Non Ho L'Eta - Gigliola Cinquetti
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United Kingdom - I Love The Little Things - Matt Monro
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Monaco - Ou Sont Elles Passees - Romuald
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France - La Chant De Mallory - Rachel
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Luxembourg - Des Que Le Printemps Revient - Hugues Aufray
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Austria - Warum Nur Warum? - Udo Jurgens
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Finland - Laiskotellen - Lasse Martenson
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Norway - Spiral - Arne Bendiksen
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Denmark - Sangen Om Dig - Bjorn Tidmand
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Belgium - Pres De Ma Riviere - Robert Cogoi
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Netherlands - Jij Bent Mijn Leven - Anneke Gronloh
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Spain - Caracola - Nelly, Tim & Tony
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Germany - Man Gewohnt Sich So Schnell An Das Schone - Nora Nova
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Portugal - Oracao - Antonio Calvario
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Switzerland - I Miei Pensieri - Anita Traversi
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Yugoslavia - Zivot Je Sklopio Krug - Sabahudin Kurt
 
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Full Result
1 Luxembourg - Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son - France Gall
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United Kingdom - I Belong - Kathy Kirby
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France - N'Avoue Jamais - Guy Mardel
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Austria - Sag Ihr, Ich Lass Sie Grussen - Udo Jurgens
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Italy - Se Piangi, Se Ridi - Bobby Solo
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Ireland - I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain - Butch Moore
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Denmark - For Din Skyld - Birgit Bruel
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Switzerland - Non A Jamais Sans Toi - Yovanna
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Monaco - Va Dire A L'Amour - Marjorie Noel
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Sweden - Absent Friend - Ingvar Wixell
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Netherlands - 'T Het Is Genoeg - Conny Van Den Bos
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Yugoslavia - Ceznja - Vice Vukov
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Portugal - Sol De Inverno - Simone de Oliveira
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Norway - Karusell - Kirsti Sparboe
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Spain - Que Bueno, Que Bueno - Conchita Bautista
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Germany - Paradies, Wo Bist Du? - Ulla Wiesner
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Finland - Aurinko Laskee Lanteen - Viktor Klimenko
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Belgium - Als Het Weer Lente Is - Lize Marke
 
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Full Result
1 Austria - Merci Cherie - Udo Jurgens
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Sweden - Nygammal Vals - Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson
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Norway - Intet Er Nytt Under Solen - Ase Kleveland
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Belgium - Un Peu De Poivre, Un Peu De Sel - Tonia
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Ireland - Come Back To Stay - Dickie Rock
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Switzerland - Ne Vois Tu Pas? - Madeleine Pascal
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Spain - Yo Soy Aquel - Raphael
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Yugoslavia - Brez Besed - Berta Ambroz
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United Kingdom - A Man Without Love - Kenneth McKellar
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Finland - Play Boy - Ann Christine Nystrom
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Germany - Die Zeiger Der Uhr - Margot Eskens
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Luxembourg - Ce Soir Je T'Attendais - Michele Torr
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Portugal - Ele E Ela - Madalena Iglesias
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Denmark - Stop, Mens Legen Er Go - Ulla Pia
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Netherlands - Fernando En Philippo - Milly Scott
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France - Chez Nous - Dominique Walter
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Italy - Dio Come Ti Amo - Domenico Modugno
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Monaco - Bien Plus Fort - Tereza
 
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1 United Kingdom - Puppet On A String - Sandie Shaw
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Ireland - If I Could Choose - Sean Dunphy
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France - Il Doit Faire Beau La-Bas - Noelle Cordier
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Luxembourg - L'Amour Est Bleu - Vicky
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Monaco - Boum Badaboum - Minouche Barelli
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Spain - Hablemos Del Amor - Raphael
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Belgium - Ik Heb Zorgen - Louis Neefs
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Germany - Anouschka - Inge Bruck
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Sweden - Som En Drom - Osten Warnerbring
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Yugoslavia - Vse Roze Sveta - Lado Leskovar
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Italy - Non Andare Piu Lontano - Claudio Villa
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Finland - Varjoon-Suojaan - Fredi
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Portugal - O Vento Mudou - Eduardo Nascimento
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Austria - Warum Es 100,000 Sterne Gibt - Peter Horten
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Netherlands - Ringe Ding - Therese Steinmetz
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Norway - Dukkemann - Kirsti Sparboe
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Switzerland - Quel Couer Vas Tu Briser? - Geraldine
 
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Full Result
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Spain - La La La - Massiel
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United Kingdom - Congratulations - Cliff Richard
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France - La Source - Isabelle Aubret
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Ireland - Chance Of A Lifetime - Pat McGeegan
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Sweden - Det Borjar Verka Karlek Banne Mej - Claes-Goran Hederstrom
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Germany - Ein Hoch Der Liebe - Wencke Myhre
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Belgium - Quand Tu Reviendras - Claude Lombard
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Monaco - A Chacun Sa Chanson - Line & Willy
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Yugoslavia - Jedan Dan - Luci Kapurso and Hamo Hajdarhodzic
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Italy - Marianne - Sergio Endrigo
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Luxembourg - Nous Vivrons D'Amour - Chris Baldo and Sophie Garel
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Portugal - Verao - Carlos Mendes
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Austria - Tausend Fenster - Karel Gott
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Norway - Stress - Odd Borre
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Switzerland - Guardando Il Sole - Gianni Mascolo
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Finland - Kun Kello Kay - Kristiina Hautala
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Netherlands - Morgen - Ronnie Tober
 
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Full Result
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Spain - Vivo Cantando - Salome
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United Kingdom - Boom Bang-A-Bang - Lulu
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France - Un Jour, Un Enfant - Frida Boccara
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Netherlands - DeTroubadour - Lenny Kuhr
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Switzerland - Bonjour Bonjour - Paola
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Monaco - Maman Maman - Jean-Jacques
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Belgium - Jennifer Jennings - Louis Neefs
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Ireland - The Wages Of Love - Muriel Day and The Lindsays
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Germany - Primaballerina - Siw Malmqvist
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Sweden - Judy Min Vaen - Tommy Korberg
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Luxembourg - Catherine - Romuald
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Finland - Kuin Silloin Ennen - Jarkko and Laura
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Italy - Due Grosse Lacrime Bianche - Iva Zanicchi
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Yugoslavia - Pozdrav Svijetu - Ivan
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Portugal - Desfolhada - Simone de Oliveira
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Norway - Oj, Oj, Oj, Sa Glad Jeg Skal Bli - Kirsti Sparboe
 
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May
24th 1956
Teatro Kursaal, Lugano, Switzerland
Presenter: Lohengrin Filpello
Winner: Switzerland
Winning Artist - Song: Lys Assisa - 'Refrain'
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March
3rd 1957
Grosser Sendesaal Des Hessisches Rundfunk Frankfurt, West Germany
Presenter: Anaid Plikjan
Winner: Netherlands
Winning Artist - Song: Corry Brokken - 'Net Als Toen'
Patricia Bredin - "All" (7th) |
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March
12th 1958
AVRO Studies, Hilversum, Netherlands
Presenter: Hannie Lips
Winner: France
Winning Artist - Song: Andre Claveau - 'Dors, mon Amour'
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March
11th 1959
Palais des Festivals Cannes, France
Presenter: Jacqueline Joubert
Winner: Netherlands
Winning Artist - Song: Teddy Scholten - 'Een Beetje'
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson - "Sing Little Birdie" (2nd) |
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