Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Dates
Final18 March 1962
Host
VenueVilla Louvigny
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Presenter(s)Mireille Delannoy
Musical directorJean Roderès
Directed by
  • Jos Pauly
  • René Steichen
Host broadcasterCompagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/luxembourg-1962 Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries16
Debuting countriesNone
Non-returning countriesNone
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         Participating countries
Vote
Voting systemTen-member juries awarded points to their three favourite songs.
Winning song France
"Un premier amour"
1961 ← Eurovision Song Contest → 1963

The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the 1961 contest with the song "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal. The contest was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and was held at the Villa Louvigny on Sunday 18 March 1962 hosted by the Luxembourgish speaker Mireille Delannoy. This remains the last time that the final of the contest was not held on a Saturday, as since 1963 the final of the contest has consistently been held on a Saturday evening.

Sixteen countries participated in the contest – the same that took part the year before.

The winner was France with the song "Un premier amour", performed by Isabelle Aubret, written by Roland Valade and composed by Claude Henri Vic. This was France's third victory in the contest in just five years, having also won in 1958 and 1960. It was also the third consecutive winning song performed in French. For the first time in the contest's history, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain all scored nul points.[1]

  1. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962". EBU. Retrieved 12 June 2012.