Eurovision Song Contest 1966
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 5 March 1966 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Villa Louvigny Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Presenter(s) | Josiane Chen |
| Conductor | Jean Roderès |
| Host broadcaster | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) |
| Interval act | Les Haricots Rouges |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country had 10 jury members who distributed three points among their one, two, or three favourite songs. The points were totalled and the first, second, and third placed songs were awarded 5, 3, and 1 votes in order. If only one song got every point within the jury it would get all 9 points. If only two songs were chosen, the songs would get 6 and 3 points in order. |
| Nul points | |
| Winning song |  Austria"Merci, Chérie" |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent Friend" which was sung in English.[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 1966 contest was the Villa Louvigny, which has also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. 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.
Format [edit]
During the voting process, the presenter (Josiane Chen) accidentally greeted United Kingdom by saying "Good night, London.", then, she realized the mistake and said "Good evening, London.", after. Michael Aspel, who was the spokesperson for the United Kingdom, at that time, responded by saying "Good morning, Luxembourg."[citation needed]
1966 marked the year the first ever black singer graced the Eurovision stage, Milly Scott representing the Netherlands. She was also the first singer to use a portable microphone. This was also the last contest that Denmark participated in until 1978, more than a decade later.[1]
Participating countries [edit]
All countries which participated in the 1965 contest returned for a second consecutive year. There were no new nations, nor any returning, nor withdrawals.[1]
Conductors [edit]
Each performance had a conductor who maestro the orchestra.[3]
| Hans Hammerschmid | Jean Roderès | Arne Lamberth | Ossi Runne |
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| Franck Pourcel | Willy Berking | Noel Kelehan | Angelo Giacomazzi |
| Alain Goraguer | Dolf van der Linden | Øivind Bergh | Jorge Costa Pinto |
| Rafael de Ibarbia Serra | Gert Ove Andersson | Harry Rabinowitz | Mojmir Sepe |
Returning artists [edit]
Two artists returned for a third time in this year's contest. Udo Jürgens from Austria who's previous participations were in 1964 and 1965; and Domenico Modugno from Italy, who last participated in 1958 and 1959.
Results [edit]
Scoreboard [edit]
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Germany | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Denmark | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Belgium | 14 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | ||
| Luxembourg | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Yugoslavia | 9 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
| Norway | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Finland | 7 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
| Portugal | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Austria | 31 | - | - | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Sweden | 16 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Spain | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| Switzerland | 12 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | ||
| Monaco | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| France | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Netherlands | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ireland | 14 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | ||
| United Kingdom | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | ||
5 points [edit]
Below is a summary of all 5 points in the final:
| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 4 | Austria | Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Sweden | Denmark, Finland, Norway |
| 2 | Belgium | Germany, Netherlands |
| 1 | Germany | Switzerland |
| Ireland | France | |
| Luxembourg | Sweden | |
| Norway | Italy | |
| Portugal | Spain | |
| Spain | Portugal | |
| Switzerland | Austria | |
| United Kingdom | Ireland | |
| Yugoslavia | United Kingdom |
International broadcasts and voting [edit]
The table below shows the order in which votes were cast during the 1966 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.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". EBU. Retrieved 14 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 1966". 4Lyrics.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1966". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Rau, Oliver (OGAE Germany)
- ^ a b Christian Masson. "1966 - Luxembourg". Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ a b Dyrseth, Seppo (OGAE Norway)
- ^ "Selostajat ja taustalaulajat läpi vuosien? • Viisukuppila". Viisukuppila.fi. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Infosajten.com". Infosajten.com. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (2006), p. 60. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2
- ^ "FORO FESTIVAL DE EUROVISIÓN • Ver Tema - Uribarri comentarista Eurovision 2010". Eurosongcontest.phpbb3.es. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ "Teddy Scholten geeft commentaar op het Eurovisie Songfestival", Limburgsch Dagblad, 25 February 1966
- ^ "Nederlandse televisiecommentatoren bij het Eurovisie Songfestival". Eurovision Artists (in Dutch).
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313353/fullcredits#cast
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