Eurovision Song Contest 1961
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| Date | 18 March 1961 |
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| Presenter(s) | Jacqueline Joubert |
| Host Conductor | Franck Pourcel |
| Host Broadcaster | RTF |
| Venue | Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France |
| Winning Song | Nous les amoureux (Luxembourg) |
| Voting system | Each country had 10 jury members who each awarded 1 point to their favorite song. |
| Number of Songs | 16 |
| Countries Making Debut | Finland, Spain, & Yugoslavia |
| Nul points | None |
| Interval Act | Tessa Beaumont & Max Bozzoni |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. It was the first time Luxembourg had won the contest. Since this year, Spain never left competition.
[edit] Results
| Country (Language) |
Artist(s) | Song (Translation) |
Place | Points |
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 Austria(German) |
Jimmy Makulis | Sehnsucht (Longing) |
15 | 1 |
 Belgium(Dutch) |
Bob Benny | September, Gouden Roos (September, Golden Rose) |
15 | 1 |
 Denmark(Danish) |
Dario Campeotto | Angelique (Angelique) |
5 | 12 |
 Finland(Finnish) |
Laila Kinnunen | Valoa Ikkunassa (The Lights in the Window) |
10 | 6 |
 France(French) |
Jean Paul Mauric | Printemps (Avril carillonne) (Spring (April is chiming)) |
4 | 13 |
 Germany(German) |
Lale Andersen | Einmal sehen wir uns wieder (We Will Meet Again) |
13 | 3 |
 Italy(Italian) |
Betty Curtis | Al di là | 5 | 12 |
 Luxembourg(French) |
Jean-Claude Pascal | Nous les Amoureux | 1 | 31 |
 Monaco(French) |
Colette Deréal | Allons, Allons Les Enfants (Come on, come on children) |
10 | 6 |
 Netherlands(Dutch) |
Greetje Kauffeld | Wat Een Dag (What a day) |
10 | 6 |
 Norway(Norwegian) |
Nora Brockstedt | Sommer I Palma (Summer in Palma) |
7 | 10 |
 Spain(Spanish) |
Conchita Bautista | Estando Contigo (When I'm with you) |
9 | 8 |
 Sweden(Swedish) |
Lill-Babs | April, april (April, April) |
14 | 2 |
 Switzerland(French) |
Franca Di Rimnzo | Nous Aurons Demain (Tomorrow we Will Have) |
3 | 16 |
 United Kingdom(English) |
The Allisons | Are You Sure? |
2 | 25 |
 Yugoslavia(Serbian) |
Ljiljana Petrović | Neke davne zvezde (Some Ancient Stars) |
8 | 9 |
| Venue: Palais des Festivals - Cannes, France | ||||
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[edit] Score sheet
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Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Monaco | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
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[edit] Map
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Junior Eurovision Song Contest: 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007
