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The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio svizzera italiana (RSI) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR).
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.
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with two songs: "Das alte Karussell" written by Georg Betz-Stahl, and "Refrain" composed by Géo Voumard, with lyrics by Émile Gardaz. Both songs were performed by Lys Assia.
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]
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the contest, organised by Radio svizzera italiana (RSI) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) and held on 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland.
Before 'American Idol,' 'The X Factor,' 'America's Got Talent' and 'The Voice' — before 'Star Search,' even — there was Eurovision, one of the most-watched TV broadcasts since 1956.
"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]
Rosa Mina Schärer (3 March 1924 – 24 March 2018), [1] [2] known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa".