The 6th Eurovision
Song Contest was held on Saturday 18 March 1961 at the "Palais des
Festivals et des Congrès", Cannes, France. It was the first
contest to take place on a Saturday night. Jacqueline Joubert
presented the festival for the second time and of the 16 participants
Jean-Claude Pascal won for Luxembourg with "Nous les amoureux".
Luxembourg won for its first time. Three countries debuted in 1961:
Finland, Spain, and Yugoslavia.
 |
Jean-Claude Pascal and Tessa
Beaumont (interval dance act performer)
|
| 01 |
Spain |
Conchita
Bautista |
"Estando
contigo" |
9 |
8 |
| 02 |
Monaco |
Colette
Deréal |
"Allons,
allons les enfants" |
10 |
6 |
| 03 |
Austria |
Jimmy
Makulis |
"Sehnsucht" |
15 |
1 |
| 04 |
Finland |
Laila
Kinnunen |
"Valoa
ikkunassa" |
10 |
6 |
| 05 |
Yugoslavia |
Ljiljana
Petrović |
"Neke
davne zvezde" (Неке давне звезде) |
8 |
9 |
| 06 |
Netherlands |
Greetje
Kauffeld |
"Wat
een dag" |
10 |
6 |
| 07 |
Sweden |
Lill-Babs |
"April,
April" |
14 |
2 |
| 08 |
Germany |
Lale
Andersen |
"Einmal
sehen wir uns wieder" |
13 |
3 |
| 09 |
France |
Jean-Paul
Mauric |
"Printemps,
avril carillonne" |
4 |
13 |
| 10 |
Switzerland |
Franca
di Rienzo |
"Nous
aurons demain" |
3 |
16 |
| 11 |
Belgium |
Bob
Benny |
"September,
gouden roos" |
15 |
1 |
| 12 |
Norway |
Nora
Brockstedt |
"Sommer
i Palma" |
7 |
10 |
| 13 |
Denmark |
Dario
Campeotto |
"Angelique" |
5 |
12 |
| 14 |
Luxembourg |
Jean-Claude
Pascal |
"Nous
les amoureux" |
1 |
31 |
| 15 |
United
Kingdom |
The
Allisons |
"Are
You Sure?" |
2 |
24 |
| 16 |
Italy |
Betty
Curtis |
"Al
di là" |
5 |
12 |
 |
| First place: Jean-Claude Pascal with "Nous les amoureux" |
 |
| Second place place: The Allisons with "Are You Sure?" |
 |
| Third place place: Franca di Rienzo with "Nous aurons demain" |
Jean-Claude Pascal sings "Nous les Amoureux"
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