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Encyclopedia > Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
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Date: May 24, 1956
Presenter: Lohengrin Filipello
Host Broadcaster: RTSI
Venue: Teatro Kursaal, Lugano, Switzerland
Winning Song: "Refrain" by Lys Assia (music by Géo Voumard, text by Émile Gardaz) for Switzerland
Voting system: Each country had 2 jury members who each awarded 1-10 points for each song.
Number of Songs: 14
Countries Making Debut Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland
Nul points: None known
Interval Act: Whistling by the Joyeux Rossignols

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first Eurovision. This first contest was mainly a radio program, though there were cameras in the studio for the benefit of the few Europeans who had television. The backdrops behind the singers were, perhaps understandably, not very lavish. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana (RTSI) is a Swiss broadcaster (part of SRG SSR idée suisse) for radio and television operating in Italian. ... Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ... A refrain (from the Old French refraindre to repeat, likely from Vulgar Latin refringere) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the chorus of a song. ... Lys Assia (born March 2, 1924), original name Rosa Mina Schärer, was born in Lenzburg?, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...


It had been strongly recommended that each participating country have a preliminary national song contest. Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom were disqualified from the final contest, however, as all of them registered after the official deadline.


All participating countries sent two jury members to Lugano, except for Luxembourg who allowed the Swiss jury to vote on their behalf. This, combined with the fact that juries were allowed to vote for any song including those of their own country, perhaps explains the success of the Swiss entry. Among the many rumors which followed the contest was one suggesting Lys Assia's other entry did not get a high placing, explaining why it was never released. Another rumour is that the German entry by Walter Andreas Schwarz came second, hence Germany organized the contest one year later. Location within Switzerland Lugano is a city in south-east Switzerland, in the Italian speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. ...


It was the first time Switzerland won the contest.


Interval act

The interval act was whistling by the Joyeux Rossignols, it had to be extended due to a delay in the voting procedure.


Results

Country
(Language)		 Artist Song
(Translation)		 Place Points
Belgium
(French)		 Fud Leclerc Messieurs les Noyés de la Seine
(The Drowned Gentlemen of the Seine)		 2 -
Belgium
(French)		 Mony Marc Le plus beau jour de ma vie
(The Most Beautiful Day of my Life)		 2 -
France
(French)		 Mathé Altéry Le temps perdu
(The Lost Time)		 2 -
France
(French)		 Dany Dauberson Il est là
(He is Here)		 2 -
Germany
(German)		 Walter Andreas Schwarz Das Lied vom großen Glück*
(The Song of Good Luck)		 2 -
Germany
(German)		 Freddy Quinn So geht das jede Nacht
(That's how it is Every Night)		 2 -
Italy
(Italian)		 Franca Raimondi Aprite le Finestre
(Open the Windows)		 2 -
Italy
(Italian)		 Tonina Torrielli Amami se Vuoi
(Love me if you Want)		 2 -
Luxembourg
(French)		 Michèle Arnaud Les Amants de Minuit
(The Lovers of Midnight)		 2 -
Luxembourg
(French)		 Michèle Arnaud Ne Crois Pas
(Do Not Believe)		 2 -
Netherlands
(Dutch)		 Jetty Paerl De Vogels Van Holland
(The Birds of Holland)		 2 -
Netherlands
(Dutch)		 Corry Brokken Voorgoed Voorbij
(Over Forever)		 2 -
Switzerland
(German)		 Lys Assia Das alte Karussell
(The Old Carousel)		 2 -
Switzerland
(French)		 Lys Assia Refrain
(Refrain)		 1 -
The table is ordered by the countries names.
*Known on the album recording as "Im Wartesaal zum Großen Glück" (The Good Luck Waiting Room).

Fud Leclerc (born Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclercq), Belgian singer. ... Mony Marc is a Belgian singer. ... Corry Brokken (b. ... Lys Assia (born March 2, 1924), original name Rosa Mina Schärer, was born in Lenzburg?, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ...

Score sheet

  Juries
Netherlands Switzerland Belgium Germany France Luxembourg Italy
Contestants Netherlands There was no scoreboard for this contest, as the voting was not made public. Some Eurovision fans have tried to get it released to the public, but have failed to do so.
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Italy
The table is ordered by appearance.


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Eurovision Song Contest (1015 words)
Eurovision is the television network supervised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and was established in the early 1950s to serve two functions: to share the costs of programming with international interest between the broadcasting services of member nations, and to promote cultural appreciation and identification throughout western Europe.
The Eurovision Song Contest is a long, live Saturday evening showcase of pop music talent that typically ranges from the indescribably bad, through the insufferably indifferent, to a few catchy little numbers.
In estimating the significance of the Eurovision Song Contest, perhaps less attention should be given to its bloated festivity or the derivative nature of the contenders' music.
Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (313 words)
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first Eurovision and was held in Lugano[?], Switzerland, on Thursday, May 24th 1956.
With Lohengrin Fihpello[?] as the presenter, the contest was won by Lys Assia who represented Switzerland, with her song Refrain.
This first contest was mainly a radio program, though there were cameras in the studio for the benefit of the few Europeans who had television.
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