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…
It was an adorable time – Katy Bødtger
The Swedish Final was held on February 2nd at Cirkus in Stockholm, hosted by Jeannette von Heidenstam. Each of the songs was performed twice (firstly with a big orchestra, then with a small orchestra) and the winner was chosen by the votes of 4 juries. The voting was only to decide which song would go forward…
The UK Final was held on February 7th in London, hosted by Pete Murray. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by regional juries. 1 Sing little birdie Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson 1st 2 Suddenly Glen Mason 3rd 3 One lonely heart Steve Martin 4th 4 This is my town Lita…
The Belgian Final was held on January 24th, with the winner being chosen by a jury of „experts“. 1 A plein coeur With the whole of my heart Mary The ? 2 Il y a bien longtemps It’s such a long time Lily Vincent ? 3 Mon amour pour toi My love for you Fud…