Eurovision Song Contest 1956 Results Page

For all those people who are interested in the Eurovision Song Contest, here are the results for 1956.

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The 1956 Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on Saturday 24 May 1956. Presented by Lohengrin Filipello.

This years votes were casted secretly.

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Position Sung Country Score Song Artist Position Sung
01 Netherlands   De vogels van Holland Jetty Paerl 1
02 Switzerland   Das alte Karussell Lys Assia 2
03 Belgium   Messieurs les noyés de la Seine Fud Leclercq 3
04 Germany   Das Lied vom großen Glück Walter Schwarz 4
05 France   Le temps perdu Mathé Altèry 5
06 Luxembourg   Ne crais pas Michèle Arnaud 6
07 Italy   Aprite le finestre Franca Raimondi 7
08 Netherlands   Voorgoed voorbij Corry Brokken 8
09 Switzerland WINNER Refrain Lys Assia 9
10 Belgium   Le plus beau jour de ma vie Mony Marc 10
11 Germany   So geht das jede Nacht Freddy Quinn 11
12 France   Il est là Dany Dauberson 12
13 Luxembourg   Les amants de minuit Michèle Arnaud 13
14 Italy   Amami se vuoi Tonina Torrielli 14

The winner was Switzerland.

The full jury score sheet can be downloaded from here, including the entries. Please click here for details.

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