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The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after the Netherlands, having won the 1959 contest, declined to host another contest so soon, having hosted the 1958 edition. The contest was held at the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 29 March 1960 and was hosted by British television presenter Catherine Boyle, who would go on to be the host for the contest 3 more times. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest held in a capital city, as well as the first one held in the English-speaking world.
Thirteen countries participated in the contest this year. Norway made their début, and Luxembourg returned after their absence from the previous edition.
The winner of the contest was France with the song „Tom Pillibi“, performed by Jacqueline Boyer, written by Pierre Cour, and composed by André Popp. This was already France’s second victory in the contest, following their win in 1958, and their fourth consecutive top three placing. Aged 18, Boyer became the first teenager and the youngest artist yet to win the contest. Following the death of Lys Assia in 2018, Jacqueline Boyer stands as the longest surviving Eurovision winner, although later winning singers are older in terms of age.
Location
Royal Festival Hall, London – host venue of the 1960 contest.
Following Teddy Scholten’s win for the Netherlands at the 1959 contest in Cannes, France, with the song „Een beetje“, the Netherlands Television Service (NTS) declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event in 1958. The honour of hosting the contest therefore passed to the BBC and the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959.
The 1960 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in London. The Royal Festival Hall, the venue for the 1960 contest, is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge.
Participating countries
Interest in the contest started to grow across Europe, with the number of participating nations increasing to 13 this year. Norway made its debut with one of their leading jazz singers. Luxembourg returned to the contest after a one-year break with a song in its native Luxembourgish language. The Netherlands was mistakenly announced as Holland (which is only the western part of the country of The Netherlands).
The result was a win for France, however Germany, Monaco and the UK led in the early stages of voting. The UK came second with 25 points, four more points than the winning song in 1959, and Monaco came third with 15 points making up for their disappointing début result the year before.
Results
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Each country had 10 jury members who each cast one vote for their favorite song.
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