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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[]

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Royal Festival Hall, London - host venue of the 1960 contest.

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.

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Returning artists[]

Artist Note
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
01 Flag of the 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 Hey Hey 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.svg The Netherlands Rudi Carrell "Wat een geluk" Dutch What luck 12 2
11 Flag of Germany Germany Wyn Hoop "Bonne nuit ma chérie" German, French Good Night, 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

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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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