25/03/1960
Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom
Presented by Katie Boyle
UNITED KINGDOM
Looking high, high, high
Bryan Johnson
Points: 25 - Ranking: 2/13
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Bryan Johnson was born on July 18, 1936 and he died on October 18, 1995.
When he participated in the 1960 UK preselection he was competing against his brother & sister in law, Teddy Johnson & Pearl Carr. Teddy and Pearl ended up second at the ESC in 1959 with 'Sing Little Birdie'.
'Looking high, high, high' reached number 20 in the UK singles chart in April 1960. Bryan also competed in A Song For Europe 1961. His song 'A Place In The Country' came 5th.
He also was an actor and played in movies like 'Feste', Twelfth Night' & 'King Lear'. Later he played in musicals such as 'Lock Up Your Daughters' & 'A Christmas Carol'.
SWEDEN
Alla andra får varann
Siw Malmkvist
Points: 4 - Ranking: 10/13
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Siw Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist, born on December 31, 1936 in Landskrona, Skåne County, Sweden, is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany. She had a number one hit in West Germany in 1964 with 'Liebeskummer Lohnt Sich Nicht', and on July 18, 1964, a full decade before ABBA, she historically had also become the first Swede to have a hit on the US billboard chart with 'Sole, Sole, Sole', a duet with Italian singer Umberto Marcato.
In 1969 Siw took part again in the Eurovision Song Contest, this time singing for West Germany the song 'Primaballerina'. She scored a 9th place with 8 points.
At the Melodifestivalen in 2004 she performed, together with Towa Carson & Ann-Louise Hanson, the song 'C'est La Vie'. The song ended up 10th.
LUXEMBOURG
So laang we's du do bast
Camillo Felgen
Points: 1 - Ranking: 13/13
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Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen (November17, 1920 - July 16, 2005) was a Luxembourgian singer, DJ, lyricist and television presenter. He studied theatre and opera in Brussels and Liège. In 1946 he joined Radio Luxembourg as a chorus singer and a French language reporter. In 1951 he had his first international hit 'Bonjour les amies'. The song went on to become the theme song of his national broadcaster. In 1960 he became the first male to represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest and the first entrant to sing in Luxembourgish. In 1962 he represented Luxembourg again with the song 'Petit bonhomme', finishing in 3rd place.
One of his biggest hits was 'Ich hab Ehrfurcht vor schneeweissen Haaren', a cover of Bobbejaan Schoepen, who sang for Belgium in Eurovision in 1957.
Another was 'Sag warum', in 1959, based on a melody by Phil Spector.
He also wrote the German lyrics for cover version of international songs, for Petula Clark, The Searchers, Connie Francis, Caterina Valente, among others.
DENMARK
Det var en yndig tid
Katy Bødtger
Points: 4 - Ranking: 10/13
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Katy Bødtger was born on December 28, 1932 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen.
In 1960 she won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with 'Det var en yndig tid' (It was a lovely time) and achieved a 10th place at the Eurovision Song Contest, later that year, in London.
Already in 1957 she had a great hit with the song 'Fiskerpigens sang'. More than 100.000 records of this song were sold. During the 1950's and 1960's she had several hits, like Blå Viol, Farvel, Jimmy, Paradiso, Tammy, Edelweiss, etc.
In 1961, Katy returned to the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix with the song 'Hamlet' and reached a 5th place (out of 7 songs).
During the 1970's Bødtger had several hits in Denmark. Since 1980 she recorded several cd's with Danish hymns and lately she performs in churches and nursing homes.
BELGIUM
Mon amour pour toi
Fud Leclerc
Points: 9 - Ranking: 6/13
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Fernand Urbain Dominic Leclerc (born in Montluçon, France, in 1924 - died in Brussels on September 20, 2010) took part in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, for Belgium.
RTBF noticed the singer in a Brussels' café chantant. In 1956 he took part in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Messieurs les noyés de la Seine' (the results of that contest, apart from the winner, were never published). Two years later he took part again in the ESC with 'Ma petite chatte', reaching a 5th place out of 10 songs taking part. In 1960 he took part with 'Mon amour pour toi' and in 1962, the last time he participated in the ESC, he was the first Belgian artist to get the dreaded nil points for his song 'Ton nom'. He was the first overall singer in the Eurovision Song Contest to get no points at all.
After the 1962 contest he stopped singing and chose for a career in the building industry.
The last years of his life, Fud lived in a nursing home in Ganshoren, Brussels.
NORWAY
Voi voi
Nora Brockstedt
Points: 11 - Ranking: 4/13
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Nora Brockstedt, born on 20 January 1923 in Oslo, first entered a professional stage at the age of 20, namely the highly reputed Chat Noir in Oslo. During the next two decades, she managed to become one of Norway's most famous and beloved singers and entertainers. Throughout the 1950's she had several sing-along radio hits, including 'En liten piken i lave sko', 'Augustin', and 'Tango for to'. From 1950 to 1954 she was a member of the six-member group The Monn Keys.
In 1960 she took part for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Voi voi' and in 1961 she took part again for her country with the song 'Sommer i Palma', scoring 10 points and ranking 7/16.
Lately, Nora is more focused on jazz and had successful albums like 'As Time Goes By' (2004) and 'Christmas Songs' (2005).
AUSTRIA
Du hast mich so fasziniert
Harry Winter
Points: 6 - Ranking: 7/13
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Horst (Harry) Winter was born in Beuthen on September 24, 1914 and died in Vienna on December 3, 2001.
His 1948 song 'Und jetzt ist es still' was covered in 1951 by Betty Hutton (Blow a fuse) and later on in 1995 became a big hit when it was covered by Björk (It's oh so quiet).
MONACO
Ce soir-là
François Deguelt
Points: 15 - Ranking: 3/13
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François Deguelt, born as Louis Deghelt on December 4, 1932 is a French singer who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest, twice for Monaco, in 1960 and 1962.
Deguelt started his career in Paris, in the early 1950s. In 1956 he won the Grand Prix du Disque.
After, Deguelt served in the French army, in Algeria. When François returned to France, the national broadcaster of Monaco asked him to sing for them at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest.
In 1962, François returned to the stage of the ESC, singing again for Monaco. He reached a second place out of 16 participants, with his song 'Dis rien'.
Later successful hits were 'Le ciel, le soleil et la mer', 'Le printemps', 'Minuit, le vent, la nuit' and 'La libération'.
SWITZERLAND
Cielo e terra
Anita Traversi
Points: 5 - Ranking: 8/13
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Anita Traversi (25/07/1937 - 25/09/1991) is best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960 & 1964.
Traversi started orchestra singing in the mid 1950s, including with the orchestra of the Italian language Swiss radio channel.
In 1956 she took part in the Swiss preselection for the ESC, but her song 'Bandanelle Ticinese' was not chosen. In 1959, Traversi obtained a recording contract in Italy and went on to record a number of songs with Adriano Celentano, including the top 10 hit 'Piccola'.
In 1960 she participated for Switzerland in the ESC with 'Cielo e terra' and she took part again in 1964 with 'I miei pensieri'. The latter ended up last with zero points.
She also tried to represent Switzerland in 1961 and 1963 by taking part in the Swiss preselection but failed in either year.
From the mid 1960's Traversi's career foundered. In 1967 she took part again in the Swiss Eurovision national final, unsuccessfully. By the 1970s she had retired from showbizz to devote herself to family life.
In 1976 she made a final appearance at the Swiss national final, with two songs, though again without success.
NETHERLANDS
Wat een geluk
Rudi Carrell
Points: 2 - Ranking: 12/13
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Rudolf Wijbrand Kesselaar (Alkmaar, 19/12/1934 - Bremen, 07/07/2006) was a Dutch entertainer, singer, showmaster, film producer & actor. As television presenter he was very popular in Germany. Since 1974 he lived in Syke, south of Bremen. Rudi's media career started in 1955 when he performed weekly in a AVRO (Dutch radio & television channel) radio show. In 1959 his television career started with the 'Rudi Carrell Show'. His 1960 Eurovision entry might not have scored well in the ESC, in the Netherlands 'Wat een geluk' became a big hit.
1965 sees the start of his career in Germany. Radio Bremen showed much interest in him and after a while he also started working for German TV. His first show on German television was called 'Am laufenden Band'. In the 1970's, the Rudi Carrell Show was first televised in Germany. This popular show ran for years on German television.
Since 1996 he produced '7 Tage, 7 Köpfe' for German RTL, in which he also sometimes appeared. Since 2002 he only worked behind the scenes.
On December 30, 2005 he said farewell to all his German fans on German television. Carrell died on July 7, 2006 due to lung cancer.
GERMANY
Bonne nuit ma chérie
Wyn Hoop
Points: 11 - Ranking: 4/13
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Winfried Lüssenhop (29 May, 1936 - Hannover) is best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. In the early 1950's Hoop formed a jazz band called the Capitellos, who toured and worked on radio before disbanding in 1959.
Hoop recorded several successfull German covers of English-language hits, such as 'Are you lonesome tonight' which became 'Bist du einsam heut Nacht' (1960) in German.
In 1962 he joined forces with Finnish singer Pirkko Mannola, with whom he recorded a number of popular tracks such as 'Mama, ich will dich seh'n' & 'Küsse im Mondschein'.
In 1961 he married Austrian singer Andrea Horn with whom he started singing together in 1964. Their material was mainly folk orientated.
In 1978, both Horn & Hoop retired from showbusiness.
ITALY
Romantica
Renato Rascel
Points: 5 - Ranking: 8/13
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Renato Rascel (27/04/1912 - 02/01/1991) was an Italian singer & actor. His real name was Renato Ranucci. Renato won the San Remo Festival in 1960 with the song 'Romantica' which he would perform later on that year, at the Eurovision stage in London.
In 1934 he got his first big role with the Schwarts Brothers in the operetta 'Al cavallino bianco'. In 1935 he joined Elena Gray for his first foreign tour in Africa. In 1941 he created his own theater company.
Renato was known, in Italy, as 'il piccoletto nazionale', the tiny Italian, due to him being so small.
He played a leading role in 'The secret of Santa Vittoria' with Anthony Quinn and Anna Magnani, in 'Seven hills of Rome' with Mario Lanza, etc.
During his career he established himself as a comic and dramatic actor, dancer, singer and songwriter. His most famous song 'Arrivederci Roma' is among the three most famous Italian songs of all time.
With the arrival of the television era in Italy, RAI, Italian national broadcaster, hired Rascel for the very first live Saturday night show.
In 1991 died due to a heart infarct.
FRANCE
Tom Pillibi
Jacqueline Boyer
Points: 32 - Ranking: 1/13
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Jacqueline Boyer, born as Jacqueline Ducos on April 23, 1941 in Paris is a French singer and actress, daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer.
Jacqueline had a great career in Germany where she had several big hits.
She made several concert tours in Japan and also in the United Kingdom & the United States together with Charles Aznavour.
In 1970 she performs at the famous Olympia in Paris together with Charles Trenet. Not long after, she's involved in a serious traffic accident and stops performing for some years.
In 1979 she leaves France and travels to the USA. She comes back to France two years later, totally transformed with shorter hair and American styled.
In the USA she recorded an English album 'Love, love, love'. The album is released in France without success though. Somewhat later she makes another return, this time under the pseudonym Barbara Benton. Under this name she releases the song 'Life is new', again without any success in France.
Later on she mostly appears in galas and in 2008 she recorded an album with songs from her parents and an album with all her German popular songs.
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FINAL SCOREBOARD
My top 10 for 1960
12 points: France
10 points: Netherlands
08 points: United Kingdom
07 points: Belgium
06 points: Austria
05 points: Italy
04 points: Germany
03 points: Switzerland
02 points: Norway
01 point: Denmark
