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The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth to be held, and it was in Cannes, in France. Teddy Scholten won this contest, making it the second win for the Netherlands - the first country to do so. She won with the song Een beetje.

The United Kingdom returned to the contest, and were runners up; starting a what would-be record of 16 second places as well as the longest run of participations. Luxembourg withdrew for this year, and Monaco made its debut. A new rule this year stated that music experts (songwriters, singers, musicians, etc.) were not allowed in the Jury anymore.

The lyricist of this song, Willy van Hemert, also wrote Net Als Toen, the winner in 1957. Teddy Scholten reprised, and not only that, Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson, and Jean Philippe also reprised their entries as part of being the top three, this is the only time this happend. Domenico Modugno, however, outscored the winners yet again by scoring another hit worldwide with Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina).

The stage was a simple rotating backdrop of a scene from the participant's country, for example, Teddy Scholten performed in front of a windmill scene in The Netherlands, and Birthe Wilke in front of some cottages in Denmark.

Gallery[]

Returning Artists[]

Country Artist Year
Flag of Denmark Denmark Birthe Wilke 1957 (with Gustav Winckler)
Flag of Italy Italy Domenico Modugno 1958

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of France France Jean Philippe Oui, oui, oui, oui French Yes, yes, yes, yes 3 15
02 Flag of Denmark Denmark Birthe Wilke Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig Danish Ooh, I'd wish I were you 5 12
03 Flag of Italy Italy Domenico Modugno Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina) Italian It's raining (Bye, bye baby) 6 9
04 Flag of Monaco Monaco Jacques Pills Mon ami Pierrot French My friend Pierrot 11 1
05 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Teddy Scholten Een beetje Dutch A bit 1 21
06 Flag of Germany Germany Alice & Ellen Kessler Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n German Tonight we want to go dancing 8 5
07 Flag of Sweden Sweden Brita Borg Augustin Swedish -- 9 4
08 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Christa Williams Irgendwoher German From somewhere 4 14
09 Flag of Austria Austria Ferry Graf Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien The K & K Calypso from Vienna 9 4
10 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Sing, Little Birdie English -- 2 16
11 Flag of Belgium Belgium Bob Benny Hou toch van mij Dutch Do love me 6 9
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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
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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[]

  • 1959 was the first year the United Kingdom placed second, and they will place second in the next two contests. Also, it marks the first time they placed second out of some sixteen contests in the years between 1959 and 2022 - a Eurovision record.
  • Additionally, this was the start of a participation streak for the United Kingdom that remains uninterrupted to this very day.
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