#esc 1956

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #1352:

The EBU, via the official Eurovision website, have formally put out a call to fans asking if they might have any footage from the 1956 and 1964 contests which have become lost media. The only piece of the 1964 contest that survives is the winning performance by Gigliola Cinquetti which was discovered by Finland's broadcaster Yle.

The EBU is hoping to find:

Full recordings

Partial footage

Home recordings

Photographic or film material

This call comes in the wake of the 70th edition of the contest, as the EBU hopes to celebrate the full history of the show.

[Source]

"A global hunt for the missing editions of the Eurovision Song Contest," Eurovision.com.

[vogelmeister]

the first ever eurovision entry being called de vogels van holland is something that is so special to me

[vintageurovision]

Uncovering the 1956 Grand Prix - Good Evening Europe!

The very first Eurovision Song Contest, held in Lugano in 1956, holds many mysteries to the modern Eurofan. As it was the inaugural edition,

[...] Recently, a five-minute clip of the full winner’s reprise has begun to circulate on the internet, uncovering a previously unknown incident that occurred. Delving further, we have also been able to find photographs from the live show as well as rehearsals for the big night. These pictures give us a glimpse of what television viewers may have seen when the contest aired in 1956.

The video, which is 5 minutes and 55 seconds long, was uploaded on 27 March, 2021. It begins with the host, Lohengrin Filipello, introducing Lys Assia once again as she performs her winner’s reprise. It begins promptly, however, Lys is rendered speechless past the first line. She explains that she is overwhelmed by emotion and asks to restart the music. [...]

Source: goodeveningeurope.blog

[eurovisionart]

Corry Brokken - Net als toen / Voorgoed voorbij

[lexa-el-amin]

so apparently Eurovision was gay from the get go. the french singer in 1956, Dany Dauberson, later snatched a princess away from a frickin prince and was crowned miss lesbos.

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #1388:

The only recording of the 1956 contest, the winning performance by Lys Assia, had not been digitized since the 1990s, so for the 70th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest, the footage was remastered in 4k by Swiss broadcaster RSI. The original footage of the contest was shot by Vincenzo Vicari.

[Source]

"The Eurovision Song Contest marks 70 years with two new videos," Eurovision.com.

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #670:

Each win Switzerland has achieved at the Eurovision Song Contest have been around 30 years apart.

The nation's first (1956) and second (1988) wins were 32 years apart, and the second and third (2024) wins were 36 years apart.

[Source]

"A history of Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest," Eurovision.tv.

[eurovision-facts]

Eurovision Fact #478:

Winner of the first Eurovision Song Contest, Lys Assia, was just three points away from taking home a second win in 1958. She ended up getting second place to France's André Claveau.

[Sources]

Hilversum 1958, Eurovision.tv.

Hilversum 1958 Final Scoreboard, Eurovision.tv.

Lugano 1956, Eurovision.tv.