# Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The logo on this page is the 1959 one. Zé da Silva 12:39, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

 fixed.  Wesley☀Mouse 16:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Emil Kollpacher is given as both the Austrian commentator and the Austrian spokesperson. Is that credible ? Weren't the commentators in Cannes and the jury in Austria ? --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 19:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Neither piece of information is sourced, although it is feasible that the Austrian commentary could have been provided from a studio in Austria rather than the commentator being on location in Cannes. However as the information is unsourced I have removed the additions to the broadcasts table. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 20:20, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
Thanks ! The Austria country page says that between 1957 and 1963 commentary was provided by German Television but this is also unsourced. If I come across a source which says more clearly anything about the Austrian commentators (and spokespersons) in the early years, I'll update these pages. --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 14:39, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

The date provided for the draw and beginning of rehearsals is 16 March 1959, which doesn't seem right considering that the 1959 contest was held on the 11th of March 1959, and the 1960 contest wouldn't be held till March 1960. I find it hard to believe the book that they've cited states that rehearsals began 2 years before the contest. Maybe they got the years Cannes hosted mixed up and put 1961 instead of 1959?  TrevTree8 (talk) 09:09, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, sorry, I worked on sources for both 1959 and 1961 at the same time, and didn't notice the typo when editing. Of course, it's meant to be "16 March 1961", two days before the final, and not 1959. Thanks for bringing it up, Sims2aholic8 has already fixed it, as I saw. --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 20:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

... that the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was included in a 2020s promotional campaign by the French government to highlight and combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia?

ALT1: ... that the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the first to be held in a country and city which had already previously hosted the contest? Source: Full list of contests
ALT2: ... that Lale Andersen, famous on both sides during World War II for her version of "Lili Marleen", represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961? Source: Vor 50 Jahren starb "Lili Marleen"-Sängerin Lale Andersen (Fifty years ago "Lili Marleen" singer Lale Andersen died) / "Lili Marlene": the song that united Allied and Axis troops)
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Signe Salén and Template:Did you know nominations/Sabine Kirchmeier

Sims2aholic8 (talk) 14:58, 22 October 2025 (UTC).

@Sims2aholic8: ALT0 doesn't work for two reasons; it is likely to divert the reader to the song article, and Little Black Book is not a reliable source.--Launchballer 07:06, 6 November 2025 (UTC)
Thanks, I understand where you're coming from. I've added a new ALT which I think it possibly more interesting that ALT1. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 21:09, 8 November 2025 (UTC)