The Swedish Final was held on February 6th at Cirkus in Stockholm, hosted by Jeanette von Heidenstam. Each of the songs was performed twice (firstly with a big orchestra, then with a small orchestra). The winner was chosen by the votes of 4 juries. 1 Spela på regnbågen Play on the rainbow Lars Lönndahl Lily…
The Yugoslav Final was held on February 16th at SNG Drama in Ljubljana. The winner was chosen by 3 regional juries. 1 Neke davne zvezde Some ancient stars Ljiljana Petrovic 1st 2 Kako sva si razlicna How different we are Marjana Derzaj & Stane Mancini ? 3 Crni klavir Black piano Jelka Cvetezar ? 4…
The Finnish Final was held on February 12th at Työväenopisto in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli. There were 4 songs in the final, which had been selected from the 8 semi-finalists below which had been broadcast on the radio. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Kun kevät saapuu When Spring comes…
The Spanish Semi-Final was held on February 14th at the RNE Studios in Barcelona, hosted by Federico Gallo, Jorge Arandes & María del Carmen García Lecha. The top 6 songs qualified for the final. 1 Con los ojos no Not with the eyes Coralito de Jaén – 2 Serenata Serenade José Cercós – 3 Babebibubá…
The Spanish Final was held at the RNE Studios in Barcelona. Before the final there was a semi-final. The winner was chosen by a jury of 10 people (5 „experts“ & 5 ordinary people). 1 Eva María Eva María Ramón Calduch 32 4th 2 Tempranito Pretty early Angelita Báidez 13 6th 3 Estando contigo When I’m…
The contest made its way to France once again after Jacqueline Boyer had won the contest the year prior. This was the 6th edition of Eurovision, and the second time the contest was held in Cannes, France. The venue for the show was the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, and it was Jacqueline Joubert who…
The national final was held on 6 February at the Rhein-Main-Halle in Wiesbaden, hosted by Hilde Nocker and Werner Fullerer. Ten songs took part, with the winner being decided by a 45-member jury made up of 15 „experts“ and 30 members of the public. Whether the opinion of the „experts“ carried more weight pro-rata is not…
The Dutch Final was held on February 9th at the AVRO TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Hannie Lips. Each song was performed twice by different artists – once with a full orchestra and once with a smaller one. The winning song was chosen by regional juries, then an „expert“ jury chose Rudi Carell over…
The Swiss Final was held on February 29th at the DRS TV Studios in Basel. 1 Attrap’ça Catch that Fud Leclerc ? 2 Malcantonesina Malcantonesina Anita Traversi ? 3 Madrigal Madrigal Jo Roland ? 4 La java sans tralala The java without tralala Fud Leclerc ? 5 Frühling Spring Bianco Cavallini ? 6 E‘ stata…
Melodi Grand Prix 1960 was the first edition of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway’s national entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. The final was broadcast on radio and television from Store Studio on 20 February 1960, six months before the official opening of television in Norway. The competition was organised by NRK, and the winner got…