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LUGANO

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

Host
🇨🇭 Lugano, Switzerland
Venue
Teatro Kursaal
Date
24 May 1956
Presenter
Lohengrin Filipello
Entries
14

Winner

Lys Assia

“Refrain”

Lys Assia for Switzerland

Scoreboard

Final
#CountrySong Points
1 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandRefrain “Refrain” Lys Assia –
– 🇳🇱 NetherlandsDe vogels van Holland “De vogels van Holland” Jetty Paerl –
– 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandDas alte Karussell “Das alte Karussell” Lys Assia –
– 🇧🇪 BelgiumMessieurs les noyés de la Seine “Messieurs les noyés de la Seine” Fud Leclerc –
– 🇩🇪 GermanyIm Wartesaal zum großen Glück “Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück” Walter Andreas Schwarz –
– 🇫🇷 FranceLe Temps perdu “Le Temps perdu” Mathé Altéry –
– 🇱🇺 LuxembourgNe crois pas “Ne crois pas” Michèle Arnaud –
– 🇮🇹 ItalyAprite le finestre “Aprite le finestre” Franca Raimondi –
– 🇳🇱 NetherlandsVoorgoed voorbij “Voorgoed voorbij” Corry Brokken –
– 🇧🇪 BelgiumLe Plus Beau Jour de ma vie “Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie” Mony Marc –
– 🇩🇪 GermanySo geht das jede Nacht “So geht das jede Nacht” Freddy Quinn –
– 🇫🇷 FranceIl est là “Il est là” Dany Dauberson –
– 🇱🇺 LuxembourgLes Amants de minuit “Les Amants de minuit” Michèle Arnaud –
– 🇮🇹 ItalyAmami se vuoi “Amami se vuoi” Tonina Torrielli –

Play the final

14 songs
  1. 1 🇳🇱 Netherlands “De vogels van Holland” Jetty Paerl
  2. 2 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Das alte Karussell” Lys Assia
  3. 3 🇧🇪 Belgium “Messieurs les noyés de la Seine” Fud Leclerc
  4. 4 🇩🇪 Germany “Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück” Walter Andreas Schwarz
  5. 5 🇫🇷 France “Le Temps perdu” Mathé Altéry
  6. 6 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Ne crois pas” Michèle Arnaud
  7. 7 🇮🇹 Italy “Aprite le finestre” Franca Raimondi
  8. 8 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Voorgoed voorbij” Corry Brokken
  9. 9 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Refrain” Lys Assia
  10. 10 🇧🇪 Belgium “Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie” Mony Marc
  11. 11 🇩🇪 Germany “So geht das jede Nacht” Freddy Quinn
  12. 12 🇫🇷 France “Il est là” Dany Dauberson
  13. 13 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Les Amants de minuit” Michèle Arnaud
  14. 14 🇮🇹 Italy “Amami se vuoi” Tonina Torrielli

1956 in numbers

Nerd corner
14entries
4languages sung
7debuts
0nul points

Languages

  • French7
  • German3
  • Italian2
  • Dutch2

How the votes worked

Two-member juries from each country; each juror scored each song between 1 and 10