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The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the second annual Eurovision Song Contest and was held on Sunday 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany.

Austria, Denmark and the United Kingdom all made their debut while no country returned or withdrew.

It was won by The Netherlands with "Net als toen", performed by Corry Brokken on her second appearance for her home country. Like the previous year, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions.

Unlike the previous year, voting results were done publicly and this system still exists today.

Location[]

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Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks, Frankfurt am Main - venue of the 1957 contest.

The Contest took place in Frankfurt am Main (or simply Frankfurt), one of the largest cities in, at the time West Germany. The host venue was the Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, a music hall and former television studio based in Frankfurt am Main. Today it is used as a music hall.

After being devastated in the Second World War during the early 1940s, Frankfurt rebuilt itself well into the 1950s into one of Europe's most prominent financial centres. With investments coming in from both national and international financial institutions, 1957, the year of the contest, already saw the first of Frankfurt's high-rise business buildings.


Participants[]

Returning artists[]

Artist Note
Corry Brokken Represented The Netherlands at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano with the song "Voorgoed voorbij", which finished as runner-up to "Refrain" by Lys Assia of Switzerland.
Lys Assia Represented Switzerland at the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano with the songs "Das alte Karussell" and "Refrain", the latter winning the Contest.


Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Belgium Belgium Bobbejaan Schoepen "Straatdeuntje" Dutch Street Tune 8 5
02 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Danièle Dupré "Amours mortes (tant de peine)" French Dead love (so much sadness) 4 8
03 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Patricia Bredin "All" English - 7 6
04 Flag of Italy Italy Nunzio Gallo "Corde della mia chitarra" Italian Strings of my guitar 6 7
05 Flag of Austria Austria Bob Martin "Wohin, kleines Pony?" German Where to, Little Pony? 10 3
06 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Corry Brokken "Net als toen" Dutch Just like then 1 31
07 Flag of Germany Germany Margot Hielscher "Telefon, Telefon" German Telephone, Telephone 4 8
08 Flag of France France Paule Desjardins "La belle amour" French The Beautiful Love 2 17
09 Flag of Denmark Denmark Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler "Skibet skal sejle i nat" Danish The ship is leaving tonight 3 10
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Lys Assia "L'enfant que j'étais" French The child that I was 8 5

Scoreboard[]

ESC 1957 scoreboard

Gallery[]


External links[]

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Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
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, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll 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 cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa 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 WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
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