The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 March 1960 in London.
Although The Netherlands had won the contest the previous year, the Netherlands Television Foundation declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event two years earlier. The honour of hosting therefore passed to the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959. Therefore, the BBC chose Katie Boyle to be the mistress of ceremonies at the contest for the first time.
Norway made its debut and Luxembourg returned while no country withdrew.
The Contest was won for the second time by France, thanks to the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer.
Location[]
The 1960 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in London. The Royal Festival Hall, the venue for the 1960 contest, is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge.
The result was a win for France, however Germany, Monaco and the UK led in the early stages of voting. The UK came second with 25 points, four more points than the winning song in 1959, and Monaco came third on 15 points making up for their disappointing début result the year before.
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
Artist | Note |
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Fud Leclerc | Represented Belgium at both the inaugural Contest in Lugano with the song "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine", where he finished as one of the runner-ups to Lys Assia of Switzerland and again at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 in Hilversum with the song "Ma petite chatte", finishing in 5th place with 8 points. |
Results[]
Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
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01 | United Kingdom | Bryan Johnson | "Looking High, High, High" | English | - | 2 | 25 |
02 | Sweden | Siw Malmkvist | "Alla andra får varann" | Swedish | All the others get each other | 10 | 4 |
03 | Luxembourg | Camillo Felgen | "So laang we's du do bast" | Luxembourgish | As Long As You Are There | 13 | 1 |
04 | Denmark | Katy Bødtger | "Det var en yndig tid" | Danish | It was a lovely time | 10 | 4 |
05 | Belgium | Fud Leclerc | "Mon amour pour toi" | French | My love for you | 6 | 9 |
06 | Norway | Nora Brockstedt | "Voi Voi" | Norwegian | Hey Hey | 4 | 11 |
07 | Austria | Harry Winter | "Du hast mich so fasziniert" | German | You fascinated me so much | 7 | 6 |
08 | Monaco | François Deguelt | "Ce soir-là" | French | That Night | 3 | 15 |
09 | Switzerland | Anita Traversi | "Cielo e terra" | Italian | Heaven and earth | 8 | 5 |
10 | The Netherlands | Rudi Carrell | "Wat een geluk" | Dutch | What luck | 12 | 2 |
11 | Germany | Wyn Hoop | "Bonne nuit ma chérie" | German, French | Good Night, My Darling | 4 | 11 |
12 | Italy | Renato Rascel | "Romantica" | Italian | Romantic | 8 | 5 |
13 | France | Jacqueline Boyer | "Tom Pillibi" | French | - | 1 | 32 |