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The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the 5th in the show's history, after the inauguration in 1956. The Netherlands won in 1959, however, they didn't want to host another contest so soon, so the hosting went to the second-placed United Kingdom for the first time. The show was hosted by Katie Boyle, who will go on to set a Eurovision record with Jacqueline Joubert by hosting three more contests up until 1974 inclusive.

The number of participants grew to 13. Norway made its debut with one of the country's leading jazz singers, Nora Brockstedt. The entry from Austria was written by famous operetta composer Robert Stolz who was already 80 years old in 1960.[1]

The winning country in 1960 has won before. France celebrated their second win in three years, this time with Tom Pillibi by Jacqueline Boyer. The United Kingdom were runners-up for the second time in a row, with Looking High, High, High by Bryan Johnson, the brother of Teddy Johnson, the male participant of the UK's entry the previous year. Things were looking up for Monaco with Ce soir-là by François Deguelt, finishing third after their dreadful debut.

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Bryan Johnson Looking High, High, High English -- 2 25
02 Flag of Sweden Sweden Siw Malmkvist Alla andra får varann Swedish All the others get each other 10 4
03 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Camillo Felgen So laang we's du do bast Luxembourgish As long as you are there 13 1
04 Flag of Denmark Denmark Katy Bødtger Det var en yndig tid Danish It was a lovely time 10 4
05 Flag of Belgium Belgium Fud Leclerc Mon amour pour toi French My love for you 6 9
06 Flag of Norway Norway Nora Brockstedt Voi Voi Norwegian -- 4 11
07 Flag of Austria Austria Harry Winter Du hast mich so fasziniert German You fascinated me so much 7 6
08 Flag of Monaco Monaco François Deguelt Ce soir-là French That night 3 15
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Anita Traversi Cielo e terra Italian Heaven and earth 8 5
10 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Rudi Carrell Wat een geluk Dutch What luck 12 2
11 Flag of Germany Germany Wyn Hoop Bonne nuit ma chérie German Goodnight, my darling 4 11
12 Flag of Italy Italy Renato Rascel Romantica Italian Romantic 8 5
13 Flag of France France Jacqueline Boyer Tom Pillibi French -- 1 32

Trivia[]

  • The debut of Norway in Eurovision that year, coincided with the launch of the official Norwegian TV channel (currently known as NRK1). However, regular broadcasts didn't happen until August 20th, almost 5 months after the contest.
  • This was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the capital of the host country.
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