Eurovision Song Contest 1962
| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 18 March 1962 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Villa Louvigny Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Presenter(s) | Mireille Delannoy |
| Conductor | Jean Roderès |
| Host broadcaster | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) |
| Interval act | Achille Zavatta |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country had 10 jury members who awarded their three favourite songs 3, 2, and 1 points in order. All those points would then be added up and the song with the most points is declared the winner. |
| Nul points | |
| Winning song | "Un premier amour" |
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄1961 |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France won for a third time with the song "Un premier amour", performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time.[1]
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Location [edit]
The city of Luxembourg, also known as Luxembourg City, is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg. The city contains the historic Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed.
Luxembourg City lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne, and 65 km (40 mi) from Metz in northeast France.[2]
The venue chosen to host the 1962 contest was the Villa Louvigny. The building served as the headquarters of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, the forerunner of RTL Group. It is located in Municipal Park, in the Ville Haute quarter of the centre of the city.[1]
Format [edit]
After France's entry had been performed, there was a short power failure rendering the screens dark. There also seemed to be an even shorter power failure during the Netherlands entry, when viewers around Europe only saw darkness on their television screens when the Netherlands performed. The power failure seemed to affect the Netherlands score during the voting. Nevertheless the song turned out to be popular in Europe after the contest.[1]
Participating countries [edit]
All countries who participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 returned for a second consecutive year, with no new countries making a début, nor any nations returning or withdrawing.[1]
Conductors [edit]
| George de Godzinsky | Henri Segers | Jean Roderès | Bruno Uher | Kai Mortensen |
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| Egon Kjerrman | Rolf-Hans Müller | Dolf van der Linden | Franck Pourcel | Øivind Bergh |
| Cédric Dumont | Jože Privšek | Wally Stott | Cinico Angelini | Raymond Lefèvre |
Returning artists [edit]
The contest saw the return of four artists this year, with three artists having previously participated in the 1960. Camillo Felgen for Luxembourg; François Deguelt for Monaco; and Fud Leclerc making his fourth appearance for Belgium, having also been present at the 1956, and 1958 contests. Jean Philippe, having previous represented France in 1959, returned to the contest as a representative for Switzerland.[1]
Results [edit]
Scoreboard [edit]
3 points [edit]
Below is a summary of all 3 points in the final:
| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 5 | France | Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Luxembourg | Belgium, Spain, Monaco |
| Monaco | Austria, Luxembourg, Netherlands | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | France, Italy |
| 1 | Finland | United Kingdom |
| Sweden | Denmark | |
| United Kingdom | Finland |
International broadcasts and voting [edit]
The table below shows the order in which votes were cast during the 1962 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below.[20]
Voting and spokespersons [edit]
Monaco - TBC[21]
Italy - Enzo Tortora
Luxembourg - TBC
United Kingdom - Alex Macintosh[22]
Yugoslavia - Mladen Delić
Switzerland - Alexandre Burger
Norway - Kari Borg Mannsåker[23]
France - TBC
Netherlands - Ger Lugtenburg
Germany - TBC
Sweden - Tage Danielsson[24]
Denmark - Claus Toksvig
Austria - TBC
Spain - Diego Ramírez Pastor[25]
Belgium - Arlette Vincent[21]
Finland - Poppe Berg[26]
Commentators [edit]
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References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Great Circle Distances between Cities". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 26 March 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2006.
- ^ "Conductors". Finland 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Condutors". Belgium 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Spain 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Luxembourg 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Austria 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Condutors". Denmark 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "andtheeconductoris.eu". Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Germany 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Netherlands 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". France 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Norway 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Condutors". Switzerland 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Yugoslavia 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". United Kingdom 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Condutors". Italy 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Conductors". Monaco 1962. 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ "Eurovision 1960 - Cast and Crew". IMDb. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Christian Masson. "1962 - Luxembourg". Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs For Europe The United Kingdom at The Eurovision Song Contest Volume One: The 1950s and 1960s. UK: Telos. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6.
- ^ Dyrseth, Seppo (OGAE Norway)
- ^ "Infosajten.com". Infosajten.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "FORO FESTIVAL DE EUROVISIÓN • Ver Tema - Uribarri comentarista Eurovision 2010". Eurosongcontest.phpbb3.es. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b "Selostajat ja taustalaulajat läpi vuosien? • Viisukuppila". Viisukuppila.fi. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Rau, Oliver (OGAE Germany)
- ^ "Nederlandse televisiecommentatoren bij het Eurovisie Songfestival". Eurovision Artists (in Dutch).
- ^ Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (2006), p. 40. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2
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