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The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the 3rd edition of the long running series, held at AVRO Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands due to Corry Brokken's win in Frankfurt the previous year. It was presented by Hannie Lips, and the winner of this contest was France, with the song Dors, mon amour.

The United Kingdom withdrew citing its poor result, while Sweden made its debut.

For the third and last time, and her fourth song, Lys Assia returned with Giorgio, and other returning artists are the previous winner, Corry Brokken, Fud Leclerc and Margot Hielscher. Brokken finished joint last in this contest, contrary to the win in 1957.

The edition was unique in that it did not feature an introductory speech from the host; Hannie Lips was only intended to fulfill her hosting obligations during the voting sequence in order to focus on the musical element of the competition. However, due to technical difficulties involving the transmission of the Italian entry, Hannie's hosting privileges were extended to announcing the Italian entry's 2nd transmission. The trend of a minimized role for the edition's host was extended for the 1970 contest.

Returning Artists[]

Country Artist Previous Year(s)
Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Corry Brokken 1956 and 1957 (winner)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Fud Leclerc 1956
Flag of Germany Germany Margot Hielscher 1957
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Lys Assia 1956 (winner) and 1957

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Italy Italy Domenico Modugno Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu Italian In the blue painted blue 3 13
02 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Corry Brokken Heel de wereld Dutch All the world 9 1
03 Flag of France France André Claveau Dors, mon amour French Sleep, my love 1 27
04 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Solange Berry Un grand amour A great love 9 1
05 Flag of Sweden Sweden Alice Babs Lilla stjärna Swedish Little star 4 10
06 Flag of Denmark Denmark Raquel Rastenni Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog Danish I tore a page out of my diary 8 3
07 Flag of Belgium Belgium Fud Leclerc Ma petite chatte French My little sweetie 5 8
08 Flag of Germany Germany Margot Hielscher Für zwei Groschen Musik German Music for two pennies 7 5
09 Flag of Austria Austria Liane Augustin Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe The whole world needs love 5 8
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Lys Assia Giorgio Italian, German -- 2 24
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Editions
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Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

Trivia[]

  • Lys Assia performed Eurovision's first bilingual song, singing in Italian and German.
  • Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu was a massive success for Domenico Modugno, winning two Grammys in the United States (the only Eurovision entry to do so) and featured in multiple covers around the world.
  • Corry Brokken became the first known victim of the phenomenon that came to be known as the Curse of Number Two.
  • The venue was decorated with thousands of tulips.
  • This was the last edition to feature no English-language songs, as the United Kingdom would return the following year.
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