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The contest, originally titled the Gran premio Eurovisione 1956 della canzone europea [1] (English: Grand Prix of the Eurovision song competition 1956; [2] French: Grand prix Eurovision 1956 de la chanson européenne [3]), was held on 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland, and hosted by Swiss television presenter Lohengrin ...
The national final, entitled Finale Nationale du Grand Prix Eurovision 1956 de la Chanson Europeenne, took place on 15 April 1956. [10] It was broadcast on INR at 20:40 CET and was scheduled to last 80 minutes. [15] [16] It was directed by Bob Jacqmin. [15]
71 songs written by 147 songwriters have won the Eurovision Song Contest, an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union. The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956 (with the exception of 2020), is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.
Ireland's Johnny Logan has won the contest three times as a performer and composer, and was the first performer to win multiple contests.. Since the Eurovision Song Contest began in 1956 and until semi-finals were introduced in 2004, a total of 917 entries were submitted, comprising songs and artists which represented thirty-eight countries. [1]
Participants in the Eurovision Song Contest, coloured by decade of debut. The table lists the participating countries in each decade since the first Eurovision Song Contest was held in 1956. Seven countries participated in the first contest. Since then, the number of entries has increased steadily.
"Grand Prix 1956 Eurovision" – Schlager und Chansons was the national final held to determine the two songs that should represent Germany. [15] It took place on 1 May 1956 at 20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) at the Großer Sendesaal of Kölner Funkhaus in Cologne and was broadcast on Deutsches Fernsehen. [15]
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he, Richard Hammond and James May inadvertently committed an international crime in the final episode of the Grand Tour.. The trio celebrated the end of their 22-year ...
The national final called Grand Prix Européen de la Chanson: Finale suisse was held at the Radio Lausanne Studio de la Sallaz in Lausanne on 28 April 1956 at 20:45 CET (19:45 UTC). [3] [5] [6] It was broadcast on TSR and SRG as well as on the radio stations Beromünster, Sottens and Monte Ceneri.