Since a few day ago,  we started looking at each year of the 70 Eurovisions since 1956 until 2026.

YEAR – 1959

DATE – 11th MARCH

VENUE – CANNES, FRANCE

COUNTRIES PARTICIPATING – NETHERLANDS = SWITZERLAND = BELGIUM = GERMANY = FRANCE = MONACO = ITALY = DENMARK = SWEDEN = AUSTRIA = UNITED KINGDOM

WINNING COUNTRY – NETHERLANDS

WINNING ARTIST – TEDDY SCHOLTEN

WINNING SONG – EEN BEETJE

YOUTUBE VIDEO CHOSEN FROM THE 1959 SONGS – PEARL CARR & TEDDY JOHNSON with SING, LITTLE BIRDIE.

INTERESTING FACT – SING, LITTLE BIRDIE was the first of a string of second places for the UNITED KINGDOM.

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