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The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the 6th in the long running annual show. Because of Jacqueline Boyer's win with Tom Pillibi, the contest returned to Cannes for a second time. Jacqueline Joubert hosted for a second time, the last time being in 1959 when the contest was held in Cannes before.

The number of participating delegates is rising, so the aura and atmosphere of the competition is increasing. This led to the contest, and the following ones being held on a Saturday night as more and more families started to tune in to the show - with a television! Spain, Yugoslavia and Finland made their debuts. The United Kingdom placed second for the second time in a row with Are You Sure? by The Allisons. This contest was the first to have multiple last placers.

Participants[]

Draw Country Artist Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Spain Spain Conchita Bautista Estando contigo Spanish Being with you 9 8
02 Flag of Monaco Monaco Colette Deréal Allons, allons les enfants French Let's go, let's go, children 10 6
03 Flag of Austria Austria Jimmy Makulis Sehnsucht German Longing 15 1
04 Flag of Finland Finland Laila Kinnunen Valoa ikkunassa Finnish Light in the window 10 6
05 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Ljiljana Petrović Neke davne zvezde Serbian Some distant stars 8 9
06 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Greetje Kauffeld Wat een dag Dutch What a day 10 6
07 Flag of Sweden Sweden Lill-Babs April, April Swedish -- 14 2
08 Flag of Germany Germany Lale Andersen Einmal sehen wir uns wieder German We'll see each other once again 13 3
09 Flag of France France Jean-Paul Mauric Printemps, avril carillonne French Springtime, April rings 4 13
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Franca di Rienzo Nous aurons demain Tomorrow, we'll have 3 16
11 Flag of Belgium Belgium Bob Benny September, gouden roos Dutch September, golden rose 15 1
12 Flag of Norway Norway Nora Brockstedt Sommer i Palma Norwegian Summer in Palma 7 10
13 Flag of Denmark Denmark Dario Campeotto Angelique Danish -- 5 12
14 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Jean-Claude Pascal Nous les amoureux French We, the lovers 1 31
15 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom The Allisons Are You Sure? English -- 2 24
16 Flag of Italy Italy Betty Curtis Al di là Italian Beyond 5 12
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
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
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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
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