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The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), the contest, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1958 (English: Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 [1]) was held on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at ...
On the night of the final Modugno performed first in the running order, preceding the Netherlands. However, a technical problem meant that the performance had not been seen in all countries, so Modugno was required to perform the song again after all the other entries had been sung – it remained the only time in Eurovision history that a song has had to be performed twice in its entirety ...
The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Heel de wereld", written by Benny Vreden, and performed by Corry Brokken.The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final.
On the night of the final Hielscher performed 8th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Austria.Hielscher's performance in 1957, when she had sung into a telephone receiver, is credited as the first to introduce a visual performance element into Eurovision, and she followed this in 1958 by appearing onstage wearing a tiara and a sash proclaiming her 'Miss Juke Box', while ...
The 1958 contest marked France's third appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest, having participated yearly since the first contest in 1956. [1] Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) internally selected André Claveau to sing for France, with the song being selected in a national final.
Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
Israel's Eden Golan has become one of the favourites among bookmakers to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest after she made it through the semi-finals on Thursday despite boos during her ...
Belgium was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Ma petite chatte", written by André Dohet, and performed by Fud Leclerc.The Belgian participating broadcaster, the Institut national belge de radiodiffusion (INR), selected its entry through a national final.