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VENUE
Royal Festival Hall, London |
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ENTRIES
13 |
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HOST
Katie Boyle |
DEBUTS Norway |
This was the first contest to be held in the United Kingdom and
the first to be compered by the redoubtable Katie Boyle (or Kathryn Boyle as the
BBC's commentator David Jacobs, called her). Luxemburg's return after a
years absence meant that all twelve countries who had previously
entered were present in London and joined by Norway (whose now
indelible place as the thirteenth country to enter the fray
would bring countless bad luck in the years ahead).
The contest was truly a two-horse race, between
the songs that opened and closed the running order, France receiving
votes from eleven of the twelve other countries, UK from ten, while no other
country received votes from more than seven (that was 4th placed Norway on it's
debut).
The winning song was also the first Eurovision winner to chart
in the UK, "Tom Pillibi" peaked at number 33 in a two-week chart stay.
| United Kingdom |
Looking High, High, High |
Bryan Johnson |
2 |
| Sweden |
Alla Andra Får Varanda |
Siw Malmqvist |
10 |
| Luxembourg |
So Laang We's Du Do Bast |
Camillo Felgen |
13 |
| Denmark |
Det Var En Yndig Tid |
Katy Bödtger |
10 |
| Belgium |
Mon Amour Pour Toi |
Fud Leclerc |
6 |
| Norway |
Voi-Voi |
Nora Brockstedt |
4 |
| Austria |
Du Hast Mich So Fasziniert |
Harry Winter |
7 |
| Monaco |
Ce Soir-Là |
François Deguelt |
3 |
| Switzerland |
Cielo E Terra |
Anita Traversi |
8 |
| Netherlands |
Wat Een Geluk |
Rudi Carrell |
12 |
| Germany |
Bonne Nuit, Ma Chérie |
Wyn Hoop |
4 |
| Italy |
Romantica |
Renato Rascel |
8 |
| France |
Tom Pillibi |
Jacqueline Boyer |
1 |
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