The Belgian Heats were held at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Staf Van Berendoncks. The finalists were chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries – the songs that qualified for the final were those that came in the top 3 in two consecutive heats. As that wasn’t possible for any of the…
The Belgian Final was held on March 1st at the Amerikaans Theater in Brussels, hosted by Staf Van Berendoncks. Before the final there were 7 heats. The winner was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries. 1 Als je eenzaam bent When you’re lonely Ann Christy 765 3rd 2 Mijn gentleman My gentleman Ann Michel…
The Maltese Semi-Final was held on February 1st at the Alhambra Theatre in Sliema, hosted by Mary Grech & Norman Hamilton. All of the songs were performed in both English and Maltese. The finalists were chosen by a jury made up of members of the audience plus musical personalities. 1 Live for tomorrow Rokna minn…
The Maltese Final was held on February 5th at the TV-Centre in Blata-L-Bajda, hosted by Norman Hamilton. The 5 finalists were chosen in a semi-final . The winner was chosen by a jury divided into 2 sections – the first was composed of 2 people from each of the 10 Maltese districts who gave 1 point…
The UK Final was held on February 15th at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Lulu. The Shadows sang all of the songs, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting, with the result being announced on February 22nd. 1 No no Nina 1251 6th 2 This house runs on sunshine 10451 3rd 3…
The Yugoslav Semi-Finals were only broadcast on the radio. The finalists were chosen by an „expert“ jury. Semi-Final 1 – February 13th 1 Rastemo We’re growing Buldozer – 2 Djecak kao da vijek ima As if the boy had age Milovan Popovic – 3 Budi s njom Be with her Ambasadori – 4 Danas ili sutradan…
The Yugoslav Final was held on February 15th at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Oliver Mlakar. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. An „expert“ jury chose the song that would represent Yugoslavia in the ESC (and could choose amongst all 33 of the participating songs in the semi-finals). It is rumoured that Neda…
The Swiss Final was held on February 21st at the TSR TV Studios in Geneva, hosted by Heidi Arbel, Maschia Cantoni & Claude Evelyn. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. Instead of awarding the songs points, they were given rankings, hence…
The Norwegian Final was held on January 25th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Bergljot Engeset. Each of the songs were performed twice – once with a small band and once with an orchestra. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 En enkel sang A simple song Øystein Sunde…
The German Final was held on February 3rd in Studio 1 at the HR Frankfurt, hosted by Karin Tietze-Ludwig. The winning song was chosen by 9 regional juries (at different TV Stations) with 4 members on each jury who awarded each song between 1-5 points. 1 Er gehört zu mir He belongs to me Marianne Rosenberg…