Eurovision Song Contest 1956

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the 1st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Lugano, Switzerland. The event was hosted in Italian by Lohengrin Filipello. Seven countries participated, the least out of any Eurovision edition. Each country sent in two songs and they were judged in secret by a panel of jury. The points of each country were not revealed, with only the winner being announced at the end.

Overview

Participants
R/O Country Artist Song Result
1   Netherlands Jetty Paerl "De vogels van Holland" Not revealed
2   Switzerland Lys Assia "Das alte Karussell"
3   Belgium Fud Leclerc "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"
4   Germany Walter Andreas Schwarz "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
5   France Mathé Altéry "Le Temps perdu"
6   Luxembourg Michèle Arnaud "Ne crois pas"
7   Italy Franca Raimondi "Aprite le finestre"
8   Netherlands Corry Brokken "Voorgoed voorbij"
9   Switzerland Lys Assia "Refrain" Winner
10   Belgium Mony Marc "Le Plus beau jour de ma vie" Not revealed
11   Germany Freddy Quinn "So geht das jede Nacht"
12   France Dany Dauberson "Il est là"
13   Luxembourg Michèle Arnaud "Les Amants de minuit"
14   Italy Tonina Torrielli "Amami se vuoi"