Eurovision Song Contest 1961
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Eurovision Song Contest 1961

NameEurovision Song Contest
Year1961
Final18 March 1961
PresentersJacqueline Joubert
ConductorFranck Pourcel
HostFrance RTF
VenuePalais des Festivals et des Congrès
Cannes, France
WinnerLuxembourg
"Nous les amoureux"
VoteEach country had 10 jury members who each awarded one point to their favourite song.
Entries16
DebutFinland
Spain
Yugoslavia
ReturnNone
WithdrawNone
IntervalTessa Beaumont,
Max Bozzoni
Col1#22b14c|tag1=Participating participants

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. A total of sixteen countries took part in the Contest, including the three debuting countries: Finland, Spain, and Yugoslavia. It was held on 18 March 1961 and was the first to take place on a Saturday night, a tradition that has continued into modern times. It was hosted in the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès located in Cannes, France which was also the 1959 venue.

Luxembourg won for its first time with the song "Nous les amoureux" performed in French by Jean-Claude Pascal. Jacqueline Joubert presented the show, having already done so two years earlier in 1959. The stage used for the 1961 Contest was notably larger than in previous years and was decorated with flowers.

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Draw Country Language Artist Song English translation Place Points
01   Spanish Conchita Bautista "Estando contigo" When I'm with you 9 8
02   French Colette Deréal "Allons, allons les enfants" Come on, come on children 10 6
03   German Jimmy Makulis "Sehnsucht" Longing 15 1
04   Finnish Laila Kinnunen "Valoa ikkunassa" The lights in the window 10 6
05   Serbo-Croatian Ljiljana Petrović "Neke davne zvezde" Some ancient stars 8 9
06   Dutch Greetje Kauffeld "Wat een dag" What a day 10 6
07   Swedish Lill-Babs "April, April" � 14 2
08   German Lale Andersen "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" We will meet again 13 3
09   French Jean-Paul Mauric "Printemps, avril carillonne" Spring, April rings 4 13
10   French Franca Di Rienzo "Nous aurons demain" We'll have tomorrow 3 16
11   Dutch Bob Benny "September, gouden roos" September, golden rose 15 1
12   Norwegian Nora Brockstedt "Sommer i Palma" Summer in Palma 7 10
13   Danish Dario Campeotto "Angelique" � 5 12
14   French Jean-Claude Pascal "Nous les amoureux" We the lovers 1 31
15   English The Allisons "Are You Sure?" � 2 24
16   Italian Betty Curtis "Al di là" Beyond 5 12

Results
Spain 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Monaco 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2
Yugoslavia 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
France 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Switzerland 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Norway 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
Denmark 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Luxembourg 2 4 4 3 5 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
United Kingdom 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 8 1
Italy 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

Artist Country Previous year(s)
Bob Benny   1959
Nora Brockstedt   1960


Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Austria * Belgium * Denmark * Finland * France * Germany * Italy * Luxembourg (winner) * Monaco * Netherlands * Norway * Spain * Sweden * Switzerland * United Kingdom * Yugoslavia |

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