The Spanish capital of Madrid hosted the 1969 Eurovision Song Contest after Massiel won the trophy in London the year before. Austria decided to stay home for political reasons, so the number of participants went down to 16 as no new countries entered.
The thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest which took place in the Royal Albert Hall in London was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be broadcast in colour. The bookmakers were sure of another British victory since Cliff Richard – who had dominated the European charts for several years already – decided to represent his native country.
After Udo Jürgens‘ victory in 1966, Vienna, Austria’s capital, was chosen to be the hometown of the Eurovision Song Contest 1967.
Once again, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had the honour of staging Europe’s most important musical contest and for the first time, a song in German managed to win the trophy.
The 1965 Eurovision Song Contest took place in Naples and saw Luxembourg win again. The winning entry, performed by France Gall, Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son, is a milestone moment in the history of the show since it is the first time that a pop song won the Eurovision Song Contest.
[btimeline id=“2070″] Country: : Denmark City : Copenhagen Date : 21 March 1964 Host : Lotte Wæver The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country’s victory at the 1963 contest with the song „Dansevise“ by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann.…
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth 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 France, who had won the 1962 edition, declined to host…
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country’s victory at the 1961 contest with the song „Nous les amoureux“ by Jean-Claude Pascal. The contest was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and was held at the Villa Louvigny on Sunday 18 March 1962.…
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…
[btimeline id=“1874″] 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…