Eurovision Song Contest 1959

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Eurovision Song Contest 1959

The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition....
. It was held in Cannes

Cannes

Cannes is a city in the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France in the region of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur in southeastern France. It is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera....
, following the French

France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
victory the previous year.

A new rule was created for this Eurovision, ensuring that no professional publishers or composers were allowed in the national juries.

The Netherlands' win was their second and the first time a country had won the contest twice. Willy van Hemert was also the lyricist of "Net als toen

Net Als Toen

"Net als toen" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 performed in Dutch Language by Corry Brokken representing the Netherlands....
", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

Eurovision Song Contest 1957

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

Cannes

France

Net Als Toen

"Net als toen" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 performed in Dutch Language by Corry Brokken representing the Netherlands....
", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

Eurovision Song Contest 1957

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions....
. Van Hemert was the first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In the press it was suggested that Italy and France gave more points to the Netherlands because neither of those two countries wanted the other to win. This has never been verified.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany....
withdrew from the contest for the first time. The United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
returned after missing the previous contest, coming second for the first time. The UK would have 15 second-place finishes in the country's history in the contest. Monaco

Monaco

Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a small sovereign city-state located in South Western Europe . The territory lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea....
made its debut in the contest, coming last.

Individual Entries

Results

Draw	Language	Artist	Song	English Translation	Place	Points
1	French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....	Jean Philippe	Oui, oui, oui, oui Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui "Oui, oui, oui, oui" was the France entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in French language by Jean Philippe.The song was performed first on the night, preceding Denmark's Birthe Wilke with "Uh, jeg ville ?nske jeg var dig"....	Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes	3	15
2	Danish Danish language Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....	Birthe Wilke Birthe Wilke Birthe Wilke is a popular Denmark singer. She grew up in a musical family in Copenhagen's Vesterbro area.Already as a teenager she won a talent competition at the National Scala Theatre in Copenhagen, sang as soloist with Bruno Henriksen's Orchestra at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen and made her first recording....	Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig	Oh - I Wish I Were You	5	12
3	Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....	Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno was a twice Grammy Award-winning Italy singer, songwriter, actor, and later in life, a member of the Italy Parliament....	Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina) Piove (Ciao, Ciao Bambina) "Piove " was the Italy entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Italian language by Domenico Modugno.The song is a dramatic ballad, with Modugno telling his lover that he knows their relationship is about to come to a close....	It's Raining	6	9
4	French French language French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....	Jacques Pills	Mon ami Pierrot Mon Ami Pierrot "Mon ami Pierrot" was the Monaco entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in French language by Jacques Pills. This was Monaco's debut entry in the Contest....	My Friend Pierrot	11	1
5	Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...	Teddy Scholten Teddy Scholten Teddy Scholten-van Swieteren is a Netherlands singer.She won the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands singing "Een beetje" , with music composed by Dick Schallies and lyrics by Willy van Hemert....	Een beetje Een Beetje "Een beetje" , sometimes spelled "'n Beetje", was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959. Performed in Dutch language by Teddy Scholten, the song was the second victory for the Netherlands in the first four years of the contest's history....	A Little Bit	1	21
6	German German language German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....	Alice & Ellen Kessler Kessler Twins Alice and Ellen Kessler are twins popular in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s and until today for their singing, dancing and acting....	Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n Heute Abend Wollen Wir Tanzen Geh'n "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" was the Germany entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in German Language by Alice Kessler & Ellen Kessler....	Tonight We Want To Go Dancing	8	5
7	Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....	Brita Borg Brita Borg Brita Kerstin Gunvor Borg, born June 10 1926 in Stockholm, is a Sweden singer, actress and variety show artist. Her variety show career spanned from 1943 into the 1970's, while her singing career trailed away at the end of the 1960's....	Augustin	Augustin	9	4
8	German German language German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....	Christa Williams Christa Williams Christa Williams is a Germany pop singer most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.Williams was chosen to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Irgendwoher" ....	Irgendwoher Irgendwoher "Irgendwoher" was the Switzerland entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, composed by Lothar L?ffler and performed in German language by Christa Williams....	From Somewhere	4	14
9	German German language German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....	Ferry Graf	Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien Der K Und K Kalypso Aus Wien "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" was the Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in German Language by Ferry Graf....	The K And K Calypso From Vienna	9	4
10	English English language English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...	Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Pearl Lavinia Carr and Edward Victor Johnson were a popular England husband-and-wife team of entertainers during the 1950s and early 1960s....	Sing, Little Birdie Sing, Little Birdie Sing, Little Birdie, was the first song husband and wife duo, Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson sang together. It was the United Kingdom's entry into the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing 2nd....	-	2	16
11	Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...	Bob Benny	Hou toch van mij Hou Toch Van Mij "Hou toch van mij" was the Belgium representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in Dutch language by Bob Benny.The song was performed eleventh on the night ....	Please Love Me	6	9

Score sheet

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	France		4	1	2	0	4	0	1	1	0	2
	Denmark	0		1	1	1	0	4	1	2	2	0
	Italy	3	0		1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1
	Monaco	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Netherlands	4	0	7	1		2	0	0	3	1	3
	Germany	2	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	1
	Sweden	0	1	0	0	3	0		0	0	0	0
	Switzerland	0	2	0	1	0	1	3		1	5	1
	Austria	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1		0	0
	United Kingdom	1	1	0	2	5	0	0	3	2		2
	Belgium	0	2	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	2
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

Eurovision Song Contest 1959

Individual Entries

Results

Score sheet

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