Eurovision Song Contest 1961

The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision and was held on March 18, 1961 in France. With Jacqueline Joubert as the presenter, the contest was won by Jean-Claude Pascal who represented Luxembourg, with his song "L nous les Amoureux".

Interval Act

There interval act was ballet by Tessa Beaumont and Max Bozzoni.

Results

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
Country
(Language)
Artist(s) Song
(Translation)
Place Points
Austria
(German)
Jimmy Makulis Sehnsucht
(Longing)
15 1
Belgium
(Dutch)
Bob Benny September, Gouden Roos
(September, Golden Rose)
15 1
Denmark
(Danish)
Dario Campeotto Angelique
(Angelique)
5 12
Finland
(Finnish)
Laila Kinnunen Valoa Ikkunassa
(The Lights in the Window)
10 6
France
(French)
Jean Paul Mauric Printemps (Avril carillonne)
(Spring (April is chiming))
4 13
Germany
(German)
Lale Andersen Einmal sehen wir uns wieder
(We Will Meet Again)
13 3
Italy
(Italian)
Betty Curtis Al di l 5 12
Luxembourg
(French)
Jean-Claude Pascal Nous les Amoureux 1 31
Monaco
(French)
Colette Deral Allons, Allons Les Enfants 10 6
Netherlands
(Dutch)
Greetje Kauffeld Wat Een Dag 10 6
Norway
(Norwegian)
Nora Brockstedt Sommer I Palma
(Summer in Palma)
7 10
Spain
(Spanish)
Concita Bautista Estando Contigo
(When I'm with you)
9 8
Sweden
(Swedish)
Lill-Babs April, April
(April, April)
14 2
Switzerland
(French)
Franca Di Rimnzo Nous Aurons Demain
(Tomorrow we Will Have)
3 16
United Kingdom
(English)
The Allisons Are You Sure?
 
2 25
Yugoslavia
(Serbian)
Ljiljana Petrović Neke davne zvezde
(Some Ancient Stars)
8 9
Venue: Palais des Festivals - Cannes, France
The table is ordered by the countries names.

First Appearances

Finland, Spain, Yugoslavia

Voting Structure

Each Country had 10 Jury Members who each decided the best song and each awarded 1 point.

Score Sheet

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Juries
Spain Monaco Austria
Austria
Finland Yugoslavia Netherlands
Netherlands
Sweden
Sweden
Germany
Germany
France
France
Switzerland
Switzerland
Belgium
Belgium
Norway Denmark
Denmark
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
United Kingdom Italy
Italy
Contestants Spain   1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
Monaco 1   0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Austria 0 0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Finland 0 0 0   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2
Yugoslavia 0 0 3 0   1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
Netherlands 0 0 0 0 2   0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Germany 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
France 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 4   0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Switzerland 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 0   0 0 0 0 2 2
Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 1 0 0
Norway 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5   1 0 0 0
Denmark 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8   0 0 0
Luxembourg 2 4 4 3 5 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1   0 3
United Kingdom 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 1 0 1 8   1
Italy 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0  
The table is ordered by appearance.

 

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