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VENUE
Avro Studios, Hilversum |
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ENTRIES
10 |
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HOST
Hannie Lips |
DEBUTS
Sweden |
After the less than scintillating performance of Patricia Bredin
in 1957, the UK decided to take a year off. This year's contest provided the first Eurosong to become an
evergreen, even though it languished in third place.
Yes, "Nel Blu Dipinto
Di Blu" from Italy is none other than "Volare, wo-oh-oh-oh". In the autumn
of 1958, the song made the British top ten and the US number one and went on to
become an enduring standard. Singer Domenico Modugno sang twice
more in the contest.
Lys Assia became the first of several artists to have two
top-two finishes when Switzerland's "Giorgio" finished a close second
to France, and would have won the contest if today's voting methods were in
place, being the favourite of more countries than the French
winner. So I guess you could say 1958 saw the very
first voting controversy!.
| Italy |
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu |
Domenico Modugno |
3 |
| Netherlands |
Heel De Wereld |
Corrie Brokken |
9 |
| France |
Dors, Mon Amour |
André Claveau |
1 |
| Luxembourg |
Un Grand Amour |
Solange Berry |
9 |
| Sweden |
Lilla Stjärna |
Alice Babs |
4 |
| Denmark |
Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog |
Raquel Rastenni |
8 |
| Belgium |
Ma Petite Chatte |
Fud Leclerc |
5 |
| Germany |
Für Zwei Groschen Musik |
Margot Hielscer |
7 |
| Austria |
Die Ganze Welt Braucht Liebe |
Liane Augustin |
5 |
| Switzerland |
Giorgio |
Lys Assia |
2 |
| WINNER: France |
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DORS MON AMOUR by
Andre Claveau |
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