The French Final was held on February 18th, hosted by Jacqueline Joubert and Marcel Cravenne. The winnner was chosen by the 11 regional French TV centres who telephoned members of the public to ask them for their votes. 1 Toi pour moi, moi pour toi You for me, me for you Christiane Lasquin 57 5th…
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…
It is thought that the French Final was held sometime during 1958 – Jean Phillipe came 3rd at the Eurovision.
After a French win the year prior, Eurovision was heading to France for its fourth edition. The contest took place in Cannes, France at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès on Wednesday 11th of March. The host of the show was Jacqueline Joubert, and the conductor was Franck Pourcel. A total of 11 countries…
The French Final was held on February 7th at the French TV Studios, hosted by Marianne Lecene. The purpose was to select a song for André Claveau to sing at the ESC – all of the songs (except song 3) were performed by their composers. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Parigi…
Eurovision 1958 was the third edition of Eurovision, and for the first time, the contest was being held in The Netherlands. This was following on from the Dutch win the previous year with Corry Brokken and her entry, Net Als Toen. This began the convention of the winning nation hosting the following year. The…
The French Final was held over 6 shows between December 21st and February 28th, hosted by Robert Beauvais. Each song was performed twice and the winner in each show was chosen by a jury. After all 6 shows had been held, „La belle amour“ was chosen as the overall winner. Show 1- December 21st 1…
[btimeline id=“10840″] The first Eurovision Song Contest was a success, or at least enough of a success to continue the contest in the following year. The second edition of the contest was held in Frankfurt-am-Main in West Germany at the Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks. The contest was hosted by German actress, Anaid Iplicjian. The…
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