Eurovision Song Contest 1959
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held on Wednesday 11 March 1959 and was hosted in Cannes, France by Jacqueline Joubert. All countries from the previous contest returned, except for Luxembourg. The United Kingdom returned to the contest and Monaco entered for the first time.
Overview[change | change source]
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
|
Jean Philippe | "Oui oui oui oui" | 15 | 3rd |
| 2 |  Denmark
|
Birthe Wilke | "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" | 12 | 5th |
| 3 |  Italy
|
Domenico Modugno | "Piove" | 9 | 6th |
| 4 |  Monaco
|
Jacques Pills | "Mon ami Pierrot" | 1 | 11th |
| 5 |  Netherlands
|
Teddy Scholten | "Een beetje" | 21 | 1st |
| 6 |  Germany
|
Alice and Ellen Kessler | "Heut' woll'n wir tanzen geh'n" | 5 | 8th |
| 7 |  Sweden
|
Brita Borg | "Augustin" | 4 | 9th |
| 8 |  Switzerland
|
Christa Williams | "Irgendwoher" | 14 | 4th |
| 9 |  Austria
|
Ferry Graf | "Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien" | 4 | 9th |
| 10 |  United Kingdom
|
Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | "Sing Little Birdie" | 16 | 2nd |
| 11 |  Belgium
|
Bob Benny | "Hou toch van mij" | 9 | 6th |
