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1959 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 1961 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest , held on Tuesday 29 March 1960 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, United Kingdom, and hosted by British television presenter and actress Catherine Boyle .
The BBC organised the national final Eurovision Song Contest British Final to select its entry for the 1960 contest. The selection consisted of two semi-finals held on 2 February and 4 February 1960, and a final held on 6 February 1960. All three shows were broadcast on BBC Television presented by David Jacobs. [2]
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According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.
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The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 with the song "Wat een geluk", composed by Dick Schallies, with lyrics by Willy van Hemert, and performed by Rudi Carrell. The Dutch participating Broadcaster, Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS), selected its entry through a national final.
[2] [3] On 24 February Matador's song was announced, [1] and was released online on 10 May. [4] As of June 2020, it has over 61 million views on YouTube , making it one of the most-viewed videos on the official Eurovision channel.