Eurovision Song Contest 1959
Also known as ESC 1959, Eurovision 1959
4th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth annual international song competition organized by the European Broadcasting Union, bringing together countries to perform original songs on a shared stage. This early edition helped establish Eurovision as a significant cultural event that would grow to become one of the world's longest-running and most-watched television programs.
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- Official website
- www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/cannes-1959
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- Eurovisie Songfestival 1959. Nederlandse finale. Teddy Scholten wordt gefelicit…, Bestanddeelnr 910-1617.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eurovision Song Contest 1959
- point in time
- 1959-03-11
- edition number
- 4
- number of participants
- 11
- end time
- 1959-03-11
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1959, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision 1959 de la Chanson Européenne (English: Grand Prix of the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest), was the fourth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, France, and presented by Jacqueline Joubert. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), who staged the event after winning the 1958 contest for France with the song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau.
Broadcasters from eleven countries participated in the contest, with Monaco making its first appearance and the United Kingdom returning after its absence the previous year. Luxembourg, however, decided not to participate after competing in all former editions.