Eurovision Song Contest
1961
- Host
- 🇫🇷 Cannes, France
- Venue
- Palais des Festivals
- Date
- 18 Mar 1961
- Presenter
- Jacqueline Joubert
- Entries
- 16
Scoreboard
Final| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇱🇺 LuxembourgNous les amoureux | 31 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧 United KingdomAre You Sure? | 24 |
| 3 | 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandNous aurons demain | 16 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 FrancePrintemps (avril carillonne) | 13 |
| 5 | 🇩🇰 DenmarkAngelique | 12 |
| 5 | 🇮🇹 ItalyAl di là | 12 |
| 7 | 🇳🇴 NorwaySommer i Palma | 10 |
| 8 | YugoslaviaNeke davne zvezde | 9 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸 SpainEstando contigo | 8 |
| 10 | 🇲🇨 MonacoAllons, allons les enfants | 6 |
| 10 | 🇫🇮 FinlandValoa ikkunassa | 6 |
| 10 | 🇳🇱 NetherlandsWat een dag | 6 |
| 13 | 🇩🇪 GermanyEinmal sehen wir uns wieder | 3 |
| 14 | 🇸🇪 SwedenApril, april | 2 |
| 15 | 🇦🇹 AustriaSehnsucht | 1 |
| 15 | 🇧🇪 BelgiumSeptember, gouden roos | 1 |
Play the final
16 songs- 1 🇪🇸 Spain “Estando contigo” Conchita Bautista
- 2 🇲🇨 Monaco “Allons, allons les enfants” Colette Deréal
- 3 🇦🇹 Austria “Sehnsucht” Jimmy Makulis
- 4 🇫🇮 Finland “Valoa ikkunassa” Laila Kinnunen
- 5 Yugoslavia “Neke davne zvezde” Ljiljana Petrović
- 6 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Wat een dag” Greetje Kauffeld
- 7 🇸🇪 Sweden “April, april” Lill-Babs
- 8 🇩🇪 Germany “Einmal sehen wir uns wieder” Lale Andersen
- 9 🇫🇷 France “Printemps (avril carillonne)” Jean-Paul Mauric
- 10 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Nous aurons demain” Franca di Rienzo
- 11 🇧🇪 Belgium “September, gouden roos” Bob Benny
- 12 🇳🇴 Norway “Sommer i Palma” Nora Brockstedt
- 13 🇩🇰 Denmark “Angelique” Dario Campeotto
- 14 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Nous les amoureux” Jean-Claude Pascal
- 15 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Are You Sure?” The Allisons
- 16 🇮🇹 Italy “Al di là” Betty Curtis
Who voted for whom
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Where it happened
CannesPalais des Festivals, Cannes
1961 in numbers
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Comings & goings
First time: 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇪🇸 Spain, Yugoslavia
How the votes worked
Ten-member juries in each country; each member gave one vote to their favourite song