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| Ep | Lugano 1956 | Frankfurt 1957 | Hilversum 1958 | Cannes 1959 | London 1960 | Cannes 1961 | Luxembourg City 1962 | London 1963 | Copenhagen 1964 | Naples 1965 | Luxembourg City 1966 | Vienna 1967 | London 1968 | Madrid 1969 | Amsterdam 1970 |
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Lugano 1956
⚰️5.5
1 episodes · 1956
The first ever Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland, at the Teatro Kursaal, on 24th of May 1956.
Lugano 1956
⚰️5.51 episodes · 1956
The first ever Eurovision Song Contest took place in Lugano, Switzerland, at the Teatro Kursaal, on 24th of May 1956.
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Grand Prix of the 1956 Eurovision Song ContestFinale
⚰️5.5May 24, 195680 min4 votes
Inspired by the Italian Sanremo Festival, the idea to organise a pan-European musicial competition was born at a meeting of the European Broadcasting Union in Monaco in 1955. It was decided that the first ever Eurovision Song Contest would be hosted the following year in the Swiss resort of Lugano. The 1956 Eurovision Song Contest was primarily a radio show, although some cameras were taping the contest for the few Europeans who had a television set at that time. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the programme, which lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. The seven participating countries each submitted two entries. The songs of the contest were not to exceed three and a half minutes, and the performers were accompanied by an orchestra of 24 musicians, led by Fernando Paggi.