As of today, we will look at each year of the 70 Eurovisions since 1956 until 2026.

YEAR – 1956

DATE – 24th MAY

VENUE – LUGANO, SWITZERLAND

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = LUXEMBOURG = ITALY

WINNING COUNTRY – SWITZERLAND

WINNING ARTIST – LYS ASSIA

WINNING SONG – REFRAIN

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1956 SONGS – FREDDY QUINN with SO GEHT DAS JEDE NACHT

FUN FACT – FREDDY QUINN became the first Eurovision artist to visit SOUTH AFRICA and recorded songs in Afrikaans.

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