1956-62 1963-67 1968-72 1973-75 1976-78 1979-81 1982-84 1985-87 1988-90 1991-93 1994-96 Throughout this section, debut countries are underlined and winning countries highlighted in red. BBC television and radio commentators and UK jury spokespeople are listed where known - please let me know if you can fill in any of the gaps. 1956 Host country: Switzerland
Venue: Teatro Kurssal, Lugano
Date: 24 May 1956
Presenter: Lohengrin Filipello
Won by: Switzerland | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | NETHERLANDS | Jetty Paerl | De Vogels Van Holland | - | - | | SWITZERLAND | Lys Assia | Das Alte Karussel | - | - | | BELGIUM | Fud Leclerc | Messieurs Les Noyes De La Seine | - | - | | GERMANY | Walter Andreas Schwartz | Im Wartesaal Zum Grossen Glick | - | - | | FRANCE | Mathe Altery | Le Temps Perdu | - | - | | LUXEMBOURG | Michele Arnaud | Ne Crios Pas | - | - | | ITALY | Franca Raimondi | Aprite Le Finestra | - | - | | NETHERLANDS | Corry Brokken | Voor Goed Voor Bij | - | - | | SWITZERLAND | Lys Assia | Refrain | - | 1 | | BELGIUM | Mony Marc | Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie | - | - | | GERMANY | Freddy Quinn | So Geht Das Jede Nacht | - | - | | FRANCE | Dany Dauberson | Il Est La | - | - | | LUXEMBOURG | Michele Arnaud | Les Amants De Minuit | - | - | | ITALY | Tonina Torrielli | Amami Se Vuoi | - | - |
Each national jury consisted of 2 members; no record of the scoring was ever made public
BBC broadcast: Thursday 24 May 1956. Commentary: BBCtv - Wilfrid Thomas
1957 Host country: Germany
Venue: Grosser Sendesaal Des Hessisches Rundfunk, Frankfurt
Date: 3 March 1957
Presenter: Anaid Plikjan
Won by: Netherlands | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | BELGIUM | Bobbejaan Schoepen | Straatdeuntje | 5 | 8 | | LUXEMBOURG | Daniele Dupre | Tant De Peine | 8 | 4 | | UNITED KINGDOM | Patricia Bredin | All | 6 | 7 | | ITALY | Nunzio Gallo | Corde Della Mia Chitarra | 7 | 6 | | AUSTRIA | Bob Martin | Wohin, Kleines Pony | 3 | 10 | | NETHERLANDS | Corry Brokken | Net Als Toen | 31 | 1 | | GERMANY | Margot Hielscher | Telefon, Telefon | 8 | 4 | | FRANCE | Paule Desjardins | La Belle Amour | 17 | 2 | | DENMARK | Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler | Skibet Skal Sejle I Nat | 10 | 3 | | SWITZERLAND | Lys Assia | L'enfant Que J'etais | 5 | 8 |
Each national jury consisted of 10 members, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song
BBC broadcast: Sunday 3 March 1957. Commentary: BBCtv - Berkeley Smith
1958 Host country: Netherlands
Venue: AVRO studios, Hilversum
Date: 12 March 1958
Presenter: Hannie Lips
Won by: France | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | ITALY | Domenico Modugno | Nel Blu Dipinto Bi Blu | 13 | 3 | | NETHERLANDS | Corry Brokken | Heel De Wereld | 1 | 9 | | FRANCE | Andre Claveau | Dors, Mon Amour | 27 | 1 | | LUXEMBOURG | Solange Berry | Un Grand Amour | 1 | 9 | | SWEDEN | Alice Babs | Lilla Stjarna | 10 | 4 | | DENMARK | Raquel Rastenni | Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog | 3 | 8 | | BELGIUM | Fud Leclerc | Ma Petite Chatte | 8 | 5 | | GERMANY | Margot Hielscher | Fur Zwei Groschen Musik | 5 | 7 | | AUSTRIA | Liane Augustin | Die Ganze Welt Braucht Liebe | 8 | 5 | | SWITZERLAND | Lya Assia | Giorgio | 24 | 2 |
Each national jury consisted of 10 members, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song
1959 Host country: France
Venue: Palais des Festivals, Cannes
Date: 11 March 1959
Presenter: Jacqueline Joubert
Won by: Netherlands | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | FRANCE | Jean Philippe | Oui Oui Oui Oui | 15 | 3 | | DENMARK | Birthe Wilke | Uh-jeg Ville Onske Jeg Var Dig | 12 | 5 | | ITALY | Domenico Modugno | Piove | 9 | 6 | | MONACO | Jacques Pills | Mon Ami Pierrot | 1 | 11 | | NETHERLANDS | Teddy Scholten | Een Beetje | 21 | 1 | | GERMANY | Alice and Ellen Kessler | Heute Abend Woll'n Wir Tanzen Geh'n | 5 | 8 | | SWEDEN | Brita Borg | Augustin | 4 | 9 | | SWITZERLAND | Christa Williams | Irgendwoher | 14 | 4 | | AUSTRIA | Ferry Graf | Der K Und K Kalypso Aus Wien | 4 | 9 | | UNITED KINGDOM | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | Sing Little Birdie | 16 | 2 | | BELGIUM | Bob Benny | Hou Toch Van Me | 9 | 6 |
Each national jury consisted of 10 members, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song
BBC broadcast: Wednesday 11 March 1959. Commentary: BBCtv - David Jacobs 
Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr sung the UK's second Eurovision entry in 1959
1960 Host country: United Kingdom
Venue: Royal Festival Hall, London
Date: 25 March 1960
Presenter: Katie Boyle
Won by: France | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | UNITED KINGDOM | Bryan Johnson | Looking High, High, High | 25 | 2 | | SWEDEN | Siw Malmkvist | Alla Andra Far Varann | 4 | 10 | | LUXEMBOURG | Camillo Felgen | So Laang We's Du Do Bast | 1 | 13 | | DENMARK | Katy Bodtger | Det Van En Yndig Tid | 4 | 10 | | BELGIUM | Fud Leclerc | Mon Amour Pour Toi | 9 | 6 | | NORWAY | Nora Brockstedt | Voi-voi | 11 | 4 | | AUSTRIA | Harry Winter | Du Hast Mich So Fasziniert | 6 | 7 | | MONACO | Francois Deguelt | Ce Soir-la | 15 | 3 | | SWITZERLAND | Anita Traversi | Cielo E Terra | 5 | 8 | | NETHERLANDS | Rudi Carrell | Wat Een Geluk | 2 | 12 | | GERMANY | Wyn Hoop | Bonne Nuit, Ma Cherie | 11 | 4 | | ITALY | Renato Rascel | Romantica | 5 | 8 | | FRANCE | Jacqueline Boyer | Tom Pillibi | 32 | 1 |
Each national jury consisted of 10 members, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song
BBC broadcast: Friday 25 March 1960. Commentary: BBCtv - David Jacobs   
Left: the BBC hosted their first Eurovision in 1960, despite the UK not having won the thing yet. Middle: Jacqueline Boyer helped France to its second Eurovision victory. Right: the scoreboard, before voting had commenced
1961 Host country: France
Venue: Palais des Festivals, Cannes
Date: 18 March 1961
Presenter: Jacqueline Joubert
Won by: Luxembourg | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | SPAIN | Concita Bautista | Estando Contigo | 8 | 9 | | MONACO | Colette Dereal | Allons, Allons Les Enfants | 6 | 10 | | AUSTRIA | Jimmy Makulis | Sehnsucht | 1 | 15 | | FINLAND | Laila Kinnunen | Valoa Ikkunassa | 6 | 10 | | YUGOSLAVIA | Ljiljana Petrovic | Neke Davne Zvezde | 9 | 8 | | NETHERLANDS | Greetje Kauffeld | Wat En Dag | 6 | 10 | | SWEDEN | Lill-Babs | April, April | 2 | 14 | | GERMANY | Lale Andersen | Einmal Sehen Wir Uns Wieder | 3 | 13 | | FRANCE | Jean-Paul Maurie | Printemps (Avril Carillonne) | 13 | 4 | | SWITZERLAND | Franca di Rienzo | Nous Aurons Demain | 16 | 3 | | BELGIUM | Bob Benny | Septembre, Gouden Roos | 1 | 15 | | NORWAY | Nora Brockstedt | Sommer I Palma | 10 | 7 | | DENMARK | Dario Campeotto | Angelique | 12 | 5 | | LUXEMBOURG | Jean-Claude Pascal | Nous Les Amoureux | 31 | 1 | | UNITED KINGDOM | The Allisons | Are You Sure? | 24 | 2 | | ITALY | Betty Curtis | Al Di La | 12 | 5 |
Each national jury consisted of 10 members, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song
BBC broadcast: Saturday 18 March 1961. Commentary: BBCtv - Tom Sloane
1962 Host country: Luxembourg
Venue: Grand Auditorium de RTL, Villa Louvigny
Date: 18 March 1962
Presenter: Mireille Delanoy
Won by: France | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Position | | FINLAND | Marion Rung | Tipi-tii | 4 | 7 | | BELGIUM | Fud Leclerc | Ton Nom | 0 | 13 | | SPAIN | Victor Balaguer | Llamame | 0 | 13 | | AUSTRIA | Eleonore Schwarz | Nur In Der Wiener Luft | 0 | 13 | | DENMARK | Ellen Winther | Vuggevise | 2 | 10 | | SWEDEN | Inger Berggren | Sol Och Var | 4 | 7 | | GERMANY | Conny Froboss | Zwei Keliner Italiener | 9 | 6 | | NETHERLANDS | De Spelbrekers | Katinka | 0 | 13 | | FRANCE | Isabelle Aubret | Un Premier Amour | 26 | 1 | | NORWAY | Inger Jacobsen | Kom Sol, Kom Regn | 2 | 10 | | SWITZERLAND | Jean Philippe | Le Retour | 2 | 10 | | YUGOSLAVIA | Lola Novakovic | Ne Pali Svetla U Sumrak | 10 | 4 | | UNITED KINGDOM | Ronnie Carroll | Ring-a-Ding Girl | 10 | 4 | | LUXEMBOURG | Camillo Felgen | Petit Bonhomme | 11 | 3 | | ITALY | Claudio Villa | Addio, Addio | 3 | 9 | | MONACO | Francois Deguelt | Dis Rien | 13 | 2 |
Each country gave 3, 2, 1 points to its top three songs
BBC broadcast: Sunday 18 March 1962. Commentary: BBCtv - David Jacobs 1956-62 1963-67 1968-72 1973-75 1976-78 1979-81 1982-84 1985-87 1988-90 1991-93 1994-96 | 
