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)
Draw
Country
Artist
Song
Place
Points
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"
