Eurovision Song Contest 1956

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Lugano, Switzerland. The event was hosted in Italian by Lohengrin Filipello. Seven countries participated, the least out of any Eurovision edition. Each country sent in two songs.

The winner was decided by a group of music experts, two from each country, named the "jury". Each juror voted once for their favourite song. The Luxembourgish jurors were unable to attend so two Swiss people took their place. The winner was Switzerland, with the song "Refrain" by Lys Assia. 

 Overview 
OrderCountryPerformerSongResult1Jetty Paerl"De vogels van Holland"Unknown2Lys Assia"Das alte Karussell"Unknown3Fud Leclerc"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine"Unknown4Walter Andreas Schwarz"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"Unknown5Mathé Altéry"Le Temps perdu"Unknown6Michèle Arnaud"Ne crois pas"Unknown7Franca Raimondi"Aprite le finestre"Unknown8Corry Brokken"Voorgoed voorbij"Unknown9Lys Assia"Refrain"Winner10Mony Marc"Le Plus beau jour de ma vie"Unknown11Freddy Quinn"So geht das jede Nacht"Unknown12Dany Dauberson"Il est là"Unknown13Michèle Arnaud"Les Amants de minuit"Unknown14Tonina Torrielli"Amami se vuoi"Unknown

1956
Category:1956 in Europe
Category:1956 in music