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Eurovision Fact #960:
At the first ever Grammy Awards in 1958 Domenico Modugno's Eurovision entry "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" took home the first ever awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In both categories, Modugno beat out artists including Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee.
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1958 Grammy Winners, Grammy.com.
Participants of Hilversum 1958: Domenico Modugno, Eurovision.tv.
Alice Babs - Lilla stjärna
Domenico Modugno - Nel blu, dipinto di blu // Eurovision Song Contest, 1958
Eurovision Fact #704:
David Bowie covered "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu" by Domenico Modugno, which represented Italy in 1958, for the original soundtrack of Absolute Beginners, a 1986 musical movie.
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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.
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Eurovision Fact #339:
Domenico Modugno's world famous 1958 entry for Italy 'Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu' was featured in the original Quantum Leap TV show. The main character, Sam Beckett, is transported into the body of an Italian mob boss, and is asked to sing Mondungo's Eurovision song at a wedding.
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Eurovision Fact #267:
For the first 10 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, France placed in the top five. However, no one knows the real rankings of the first Eurovision, so every nation aside from the winner was given second place.
The subsequent rankings are as followed:
Paule Desjardins took home second place in 1957 for the song 'La Belle Amour.'
'Dors Mon Amour' by André Claveau won the 1958 contest.
Jean Philippe's 'Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui' won third place in 1959.
1960 saw another victory for France thanks to Jacqueline Boyer's 'Tom Pillibi.'
'Printemps (avril Carillonne)' by Jean-Paul Mauric took fourth place in 1961.
In 1962, France won the contest once more with 'Un Premier Amour' by Isabelle Aubret.
'Elle était Si Jolie' by Alain Barrière gave the nation its worst score yet in 1963 when it earned fifth place.
Rachel's 'Le Chant De Mallory' won fourth place in 1964.
Finally, in 1965, 'N'avoue Jamais' by Guy Mardel placed 3rd.
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