:Eurovision Song Contest 1958

{{Short description|International song competition}}

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{{Infobox song contest

| name = Eurovision Song Contest

| year = 1958

| logo = ESC 1958 logo.png

| final = {{start date|1958|03|12|df=y}}

| venue = AVRO Studios
Hilversum, Netherlands

| presenters = Hannie Lips

| musdirector = Dolf van der Linden

| director = Gijs Stappershoef

| exproducer = Piet te Nuyl Jr.

| host = {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTS)

| entries = 10

| debut = {{Esc|Sweden}}

| nonreturn = {{Esc|United Kingdom}}

| winner = {{Esc|France|y=1958}}
"{{lang|fr|Dors mon amour|i=unset}}"

| vote = Ten-member juries in each country; each member gave one vote to their favourite song

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}}

The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTS), the contest, originally known as the {{lang|fr|Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1958|i=unset}} ({{langx|en|Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958}}) was held on Wednesday 12 March 1958 at the AVRO Studios in Hilversum, the Netherlands and hosted by Dutch television presenter Hannie Lips. This marked the first time that the contest was hosted in the country of the preceding year's winner, a tradition that has been continued ever since (with some exceptions).

Ten countries participated, equalling the number which took part the previous year; {{Esccnty|Sweden}} made its first appearance in the contest, while the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}} decided not to participate.

The winner of the contest was {{Esccnty|France|y=1958}}, represented by the song "{{lang|fr|Dors mon amour|i=unset}}" performed by André Claveau, marking the first of five eventual wins for the country. Another entry however made a greater impact following the contest; the Italian entry, "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" performed by Domenico Modugno which had placed third, became a worldwide hit for Modugno, winning two Grammy Awards in 1959 and becoming a chart success in several countries.

Location

File:522701-Studiogebouw 's-Gravelandseweg 52.jpg, Hilversum – host venue of the 1958 contest]]

The 1958 contest took place in Hilversum, the Netherlands. The selected venue was the AVRO Studios, which served at the time as the main radio and television broadcasting facilities of the Dutch broadcaster AVRO.{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530101326/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958 |archive-date=30 May 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Former AVRO-studio |url=https://www.dudokarchitectuurcentrum.nl/en/andere-werken/former-avro-studio/ |publisher=Dudok Architectuur Centrum |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606174435/https://www.dudokarchitectuurcentrum.nl/en/andere-werken/former-avro-studio/ |archive-date=6 June 2022}} Often called "media city", Hilversum is the principal centre for radio and television broadcasting in the Netherlands and is the location of several of the organisations that make up the {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Publieke Omroep|i=unset}} (NPO) public broadcasting organisation.{{cite web |last1=LaFleur |first1=Louise |title=How the Netherlands hosts the Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/how-the-netherlands-hosts-the-eurovision-song-contest |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415104147/https://eurovision.tv/story/how-the-netherlands-hosts-the-eurovision-song-contest |archive-date=15 April 2020 |date=6 September 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=About Hilversum |url=https://www.hilversum.nl/English/English/About_Hilversum |publisher=Gemeente Hilversum |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308053941/https://www.hilversum.nl/English/English/About_Hilversum |archive-date=8 March 2022 |url-status=live}}

Although they had won in 1957, the Netherlands' did not receive automatic rights to host the contest, as the convention in place at the time specified that each broadcaster would stage the event in turns.{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=#ThrowbackThursday to 60 years ago: Eurovision 1957 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/throwback-thursday-1957 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102163146/https://eurovision.tv/story/throwback-thursday-1957 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |date=26 October 2017 |url-status=live}} The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) had been the first choice to stage the event in the United Kingdom, but gave up the rights after failing to reach agreement with artistic unions.{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |last2=Roxburgh |first2=Gordon |title=Shining a light on the United Kingdom: 60 Years at Eurovision |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/shining-a-light-on-the-united-kingdom-60-years-at-eurovision |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424001714/https://eurovision.tv/story/shining-a-light-on-the-united-kingdom-60-years-at-eurovision |archive-date=24 April 2017 |date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live}} Subsequently, the Dutch broadcaster, {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTS), only received the rights to host the event after other broadcasters declined the opportunity.{{cite web |title=Looking back to just like it was in 1957 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/looking-back-to-just-like-it-was-in-1957 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513004233/https://eurovision.tv/story/looking-back-to-just-like-it-was-in-1957 |archive-date=13 May 2018 |date=3 March 2014 |url-status=live}}{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}} This established the tradition that the previous year's winner would host it the following year.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=160}}{{cite web |title=How it works |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531032850/https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works |archive-date=31 May 2022 |date=15 January 2017 |url-status=live}}

Participants

{{further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

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{{ESC 1958 participants}}

Ten countries participated in the 1958 contest, the same number as had featured in the previous year's event. Sweden entered the contest for the first time, while the United Kingdom decided not to compete, despite having originally intended to participate and being listed as one of the participating countries in the original rules dated November 1957.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=160}} {{esccnty|Monaco}} had also intended to submit an entry, but ultimately did not feature among the participating nations.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2014}}

Several of the participants had previously competed in the contest. Switzerland's Lys Assia and the Netherlands' Corry Brokken had both represented their countries in 1956 and 1957, and were both former winners; Assia was the first winner of the contest in 1956 with the song "{{lang|fr|Refrain|i=unset}}", and had also performed Switzerland's other entry in that contest "{{lang|de|Das alte Karussell|i=unset}}", while Brokken had performed "{{lang|nl|Voorgoed voorbij|i=unset}}" in the 1956 contest, one of the Netherlands' two entries, and was then the winner the following year with the song "{{lang|nl|Net als toen|i=unset}}".{{cite web |title=Lugano 1956 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956/participants |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026152819/https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956/participants |archive-date=26 October 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Frankfurt 1957 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/frankfurt-1957/participants |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009012006/https://eurovision.tv/event/frankfurt-1957/participants |archive-date=9 October 2021 |url-status=live}} Belgium's Fud Leclerc had also competed in the 1956 contest, performing "{{lang|fr|Messieurs les noyés de la Seine|i=unset}}", one of his country's two entries, and Margot Hielscher returned to perform for Germany for a second year in a row, having competed in 1957 with "{{lang|de|Telefon, Telefon|i=unset}}".

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+ Eurovision Song Contest 1958 participants{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/participants |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401081947/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/participants |archive-date=1 April 2023 |access-date=9 June 2023 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}
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| ORF

| Liane Augustin

| "{{lang|de|Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe|i=unset}}"

| German

| {{hlist|Günther Leopold|Kurt Werner}}

| Willy Fantl

scope="row" | {{Esc|Belgium}}

| {{ill|National Broadcasting Institute|fr|Institut national de radiodiffusion|nl|Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep|lt=INR}}

| Fud Leclerc

| "{{lang|fr|Ma petite chatte|i=unset}}"

| French

| André Dohet

| Dolf van der Linden

scope="row" | {{Esc|Denmark}}

| {{lang|da|Statsradiofonien|i=unset}}

| Raquel Rastenni

| "{{lang|da|Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=unset}}"

| Danish

| {{ill|Harry Jensen (musician)|sv|Harry Jensen|lt=Harry Jensen}}

| Kai Mortensen

scope="row" | {{Esc|France}}

| RTF

| André Claveau

| "{{lang|fr|Dors mon amour|i=unset}}"

| French

| {{hlist|Pierre Delanoë|Hubert Giraud}}

| Franck Pourcel

scope="row" | {{Esc|Germany}}

| WDR{{efn|On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD{{cite web |title=Alle deutschen ESC-Acts und ihre Titel |trans-title=All German ESC acts and their songs |url=https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |publisher=ARD |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612084259/https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |archive-date=12 June 2023 |language=de |url-status=live}}}}

| Margot Hielscher

| "{{lang|de|Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=unset}}"

| German

| {{hlist|{{ill|Walter Brandin|de}}|{{ill|Friedrich Meyer|de|Friedrich Meyer (Musiker)}}|Fred Rauch}}

| Dolf van der Linden

scope="row" | {{Esc|Italy}}

| RAI

| Domenico Modugno

| "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}"

| Italian

| {{hlist|Franco Migliacci|Domenico Modugno}}

| Alberto Semprini

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| CLT

| {{ill|Solange Berry|fr}}

| "{{lang|fr|Un grand amour|i=unset}}"

| French

| {{hlist|Michel Eric|Monique Laniece|Raymond Roche}}

| Dolf van der Linden

scope="row" | {{Esc|Netherlands}}

| NTS

| Corry Brokken

| "{{lang|nl|Heel de wereld|i=unset}}"

| Dutch

| {{ill|Benny Vreden|nl}}

| Dolf van der Linden

scope="row" | {{Esc|Sweden}}

| SR

| Alice Babs

| "{{lang|sv|Lilla stjärna|i=unset}}"

| Swedish

| {{hlist|Åke Gerhard|{{ill|Gunnar Wersén|sv}}}}

| Dolf van der Linden

scope="row" | {{Esc|Switzerland}}

| SRG SSR

| Lys Assia

| "Giorgio"

| German, Italian

| {{hlist|Paul Burkhard|{{ill|Fridolin Tschudi|de}}}}

| Paul Burkhard

Format

File:Eurovisie Songfestival. Lys Assia (Zwitserland), Bestanddeelnr 909-4008.jpg

The contest was organised and broadcast by NTS, with Piet te Nuyl Jr. serving as producer, Gijs Stappershoef serving as director, and Dolf van der Linden serving as musical director, leading the {{lang|nl|Metropole Orkest|i=unset}} during the event.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=164–166}}{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=217}}{{cite news |title=Europa's zangsterren schraapten de keel |trans-title=Europe's singing stars cleared their throats |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010876930:mpeg21:a0104 |work=De Volkskrant |location=Amsterdam, Netherlands |access-date=26 June 2023 |date=12 March 1958 |language=nl |page=3 |via=Delpher}} Each country was allowed to nominate their own musical director to lead the orchestra during the performance of their country's entry, with the host musical director also conducting for those countries which did not nominate their own conductor.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}

Held in one of the studios of the AVRO broadcasting complex, the hall contained a small stage for the singers, with the orchestra situated stage right. The rear of the performance area had interchangeable backgrounds for each song to add context to each song's lyrics, which could also be removed to show the scoreboard during the voting sequence, and the venue was decorated with thousands of tulips.{{cite web |last1=Zwart |first1=Josianne |title=A decade of song: Eurovision winners through the years (1956-1959) |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/a-%20decade-of-song-eurovision-winners-through-the-years-1956-1959 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104115113/https://eurovision.tv/story/a-%20decade-of-song-eurovision-winners-through-the-years-1956-1959 |archive-date=4 November 2017 |date=4 November 2017 |url-status=live}}

No significant changes to the rules of the 1957 contest were implemented; each country, participating through one EBU member broadcaster, was represented by one song performed by up to two people on stage.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=160}} Due to several entries having violated the duration limit in the previous event, the maximum song limit of 3 minutes and 30 seconds was more stringently enforced for this year's entries. The voting system was the same as the one used the previous year; the results were determined through jury voting, with each country's jury containing ten individuals who each gave one vote to their favourite song, with no abstentions allowed and with jurors unable to vote for their own country.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=164–166}}

Contest overview<span class="anchor" id="Results"></span><span class="anchor" id="Participants and results"></span>

File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Franck Pourcel, Hannie Lips & André Claveau.png (right) celebrating with conductor Franck Pourcel and host Hannie Lips after winning the contest]]

File:Domenico Modugno (1958), Bestanddeelnr 909-4001 (cropped).jpg during a performance rehearsal in the contest venue]]

The contest was held on 12 March 1958 at 21:00 (CET), with an approximate duration of 1 hour and 10 minutes. The contest was hosted by Dutch presenter Hannie Lips.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}} A performance by the {{lang|nl|Metropole Orkest|i=unset}} featured as the interval act between the final competing performance and the commencement of the voting results, which included a rendition of {{lang|es|Cielito Lindo|i=unset}}.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=216}} In addition, after the first five songs, the Metropole Orkest performed the "Wedding Dance" from the Symphonic Suite "Hasseneh" by {{ill|Jacques Press|nl}} as an interval act to give the juries a break to deliberate.

During the live transmission of the contest several countries were unable to see or hear the Italian entry, which was the first act to perform, due to a technical fault, and it was subsequently allowed to perform again after the last song.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=Ciao Italia! Top 10 entries from Italy |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/top-ten-entries-from-italy |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903021633/https://eurovision.tv/story/top-ten-entries-from-italy |archive-date=3 September 2017 |date=2 September 2017 |url-status=live}}

The winner was {{esccnty|France|y=1958}} represented by the song "{{lang|fr|Dors mon amour|i=unset}}", composed by Pierre Delanoë, written by Hubert Giraud and performed by André Claveau.{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – André Claveau |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/andre-claveau |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422094420/https://eurovision.tv/participant/andre-claveau |archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}} This was the first of an eventual five contest victories that France would go on to achieve.{{cite web |title=France – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/france |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605123913/https://eurovision.tv/country/france |archive-date=5 June 2022 |url-status=live}}

The Italian entry, "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" performed by Domenico Modugno, went on to become a worldwide success, and was one of the first Eurovision songs to achieve notability outside of the contest.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}} Popularly known as "Volare", the song went to number one in the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching the top 5 in singles charts in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway, and the top 10 in the United Kingdom, and was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the first edition of the Grammy Awards held in May 1959.{{cite web |title=Domenico Modugno – Nel blu dipinto di blu |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Domenico+Modugno&titel=Nel+blu+dipinto+di+blu&cat=s |publisher=Dutch Charts |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310165613/https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Domenico+Modugno&titel=Nel+blu+dipinto+di+blu&cat=s |archive-date=10 March 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=CHUM Hit Parade Chart: Week of August 25, 1958 |url=http://chumtribute.com/58-08-25-chart.jpg |publisher=CHUM Hit Parade |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407015152/http://chumtribute.com/58-08-25-chart.jpg |archive-date=7 April 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Domenico Modugno {{!}} Full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6371/domenico-modugno/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128101245/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6371/domenico-modugno/ |archive-date=28 January 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=1st Annual Grammy Awards {{!}} 1958 |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/1st-annual-grammy-awards |publisher=Grammy Awards |access-date=10 June 2022}}{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100 – Week of August 18, 1958 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1958-08-16/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629102126/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1958-08-16 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=live}} The song has been covered by several artists, including Dean Martin, Dalida and Gipsy Kings, and many new versions with lyrics in different languages have been produced.{{cite web |title=Volare {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/volare/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712192411/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/volare/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Eurovision : ces chansons sont devenues des tubes |trans-title=Eurovision: these songs became hits |url=https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Eurovision-ces-chansons-sont-devenues-des-tubes-1735559 |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=Paris Match |date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811084426/https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Eurovision-ces-chansons-sont-devenues-des-tubes-1735559 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live}} "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" was also nominated in 2005 to compete in Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, a special broadcast to determine the contest's most popular entry of its first 50 years as part of the contest's anniversary celebrations. One of 14 entries chosen to compete, "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" ultimately finished in second place behind "Waterloo", ABBA's winning song from the {{Escyr|1974||1974 contest}}.{{cite web |title="Congratulations" – 14 songs to compete |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828130357/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |archive-date=28 August 2005 |date=16 June 2005 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |title=Abba win 'Eurovision 50th' vote |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4366574.stm |access-date=10 June 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=23 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610100903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4366574.stm |archive-date=10 June 2022 |url-status=live}}

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+ Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – Scoreboard |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605213454/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final |archive-date=5 June 2021 |url-status=live}}
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! scope="col" | Country

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Song

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! scope="col" | Place

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| {{Esc|Italy|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Domenico|Modugno}}

| "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}"

| 13

| 3

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Corry|Brokken}}

| "{{lang|nl|Heel de wereld|i=unset}}"

| 1

| 9

style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | 3

| {{Esc|France|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|André|Claveau}}

| "{{lang|fr|Dors mon amour|i=unset}}"

| 27

| 1

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Solange|Berry|nolink=y}}

| "{{lang|fr|Un grand amour|i=unset}}"

| 1

| 9

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| {{Esc|Sweden|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Alice|Babs}}

| "{{lang|sv|Lilla stjärna|i=unset}}"

| 10

| 4

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Raquel|Rastenni}}

| "{{lang|da|Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=unset}}"

| 3

| 8

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Fud|Leclerc}}

| "{{lang|fr|Ma petite chatte|i=unset}}"

| 8

| 5

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8

| {{Esc|Germany|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Margot|Hielscher}}

| "{{lang|de|Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=unset}}"

| 5

| 7

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9

| {{Esc|Austria|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Liane|Augustin}}

| "{{lang|de|Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe|i=unset}}"

| 8

| 5

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10

| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1958}}

| {{sortname|Lys|Assia}}

| "Giorgio"

| 24

| 2

= Spokespersons =

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1958 contest are listed below.

  • {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}Armand Lanoux{{cite AV media |date=12 March 1958 |title=3ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1958 |trans-title=3rd Eurovision Song Contest 1958 |type=Television broadcast |language=fr |url=http://inatheque.ina.fr/doc/TV-RADIO/DA_CPF86622514/3eme-concours-eurovision-de-la-chanson-1958?rang=55 |access-date=26 June 2023 |publisher={{lang|fr|Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française|i=unset}} (RTF) and {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTS) |via={{lang|fr|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|i=unset}} (INA)}}
  • {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Piet te Nuyl Jr.{{cite AV media |last=Pot |first=Harry |date=11 March 1958 |title=Eurovisie Songfestival. Piet te Nuyl bij puntentellen |trans-title=Eurovision Song Contest. Piet te Nuyl at scoring |type=Photograph |url=https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/a9774b2c-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 |access-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909094737/https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/a9774b2c-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |location=Hilversum, Netherlands |via={{lang|nl|Nationaal Archief|i=unset}} |url-status=live}}
  • {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Tage Danielsson{{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=14–15}}

Detailed voting results<span class="anchor" id="Scoreboard"></span>

File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Scoreboard.png

The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in reverse order to the order in which each country performed.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=164–166}}

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+ Detailed voting results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=164–166}}{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – Detailed voting results |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final/results |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=27 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210327190828/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final/results |archive-date=27 March 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1958 – Scoreboard |url=https://eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=275#Scoreboard |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722170156/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=275#Scoreboard |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=dead}}
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! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Switzerland}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Austria}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Germany}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Belgium}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Denmark}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Sweden}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Luxembourg}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|France}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Netherlands}}

! scope="col" {{vert header|nb=1|Italy}}

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! scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Italy

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 13 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 4 || || 1 || || 1 || 1 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"|

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Netherlands

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 1 || 1 || || || || || || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| ||

style="background:gold;"

! scope="row" style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | France

| style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | 27

1711911style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"|6
scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Luxembourg

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 1 || 1 || || || || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || || ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Sweden

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 10 || 3 || 1 || || 1 || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || 3 || || 2 ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Denmark

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 3 || || || || || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || 1 || || 1 || 1 ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Belgium

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 8 || 1 || || 5 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || 1 || 1 || || || ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Germany

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 5 || || 1 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || 1 || || 1 || || 2 || ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Austria

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 8 || 2 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || || 1 || || 1 || 1 || 3 || ||

scope="row" style="text-align:left; background:#f2f2f2;" | Switzerland

| style="text-align:right; background:#f2f2f2;" | 24 || style="text-align:left; background:#aaa;"| || || || 2 || || 4 || 5 || 3 || 6 || 4

Broadcasts<span class="anchor" id="Broadcasters and commentators"></span>

Broadcasters competing in the event were required to relay the contest via its networks; non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest. Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414002249/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |archive-date=14 April 2017 |url-status=live}} Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

No official accounts of the viewing figures are known to exist. In his introductory remarks, the Dutch commentator stated that a total number of "about 25 million viewers" across Europe could be estimated.{{cite AV media |title=Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1958 |trans-title=Eurovision Grand Prix of European Song 1958 |date=12 March 1958 |type=Television programme |language=nl |publisher={{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTS) |location=Hilversum, Netherlands}}

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+ Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
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! scope="col" | Broadcaster

! scope="col" | Channel(s)

! scope="col" | Commentator(s)

! scope="col" | {{refh}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Belgium}}

| rowspan="2" | {{ill|National Broadcasting Institute|fr|Institut national de radiodiffusion|nl|Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep|lt=NIR/INR}}

| INR, {{lang|fr|Bruxelles I|i=unset}}

| {{N/A

}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=À la radio |trans-title=On the radio |url=https://uurl.kbr.be/1608656 |url-access=registration |date=12 March 1958 |work=Le Soir |location=Brussels, Belgium |access-date=5 January 2025 |page=12 |language=fr |via={{ill|BelgicaPress|nl}}}}

|-

| NIR

| {{N/A|}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}

| {{lang|da|Statsradiofonien|i=unset}}

| Statsradiofonien TV, Program 1

| Svend Pedersen

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Onsdag den 12. marts 1958 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Wednesday 12 March 1958 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1958-03-12 |publisher=DR |language=da |access-date=22 May 2024}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|France}}

| rowspan="2" | RTF

| RTF

| Pierre Tchernia

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Les programmes de television |trans-title=Television programmes |url=https://www.archives.ain.fr/ark:/22231/vtac4e802538ebe0b59/daogrp/0/39 |access-date=7 November 2024 |work=La République Nouvelle |date=12 March 1958 |location=Bourg-en-Bresse, France |page=3 |language=fr |via={{ill|Departmental archives of Ain|fr|Archives départementales de l'Ain}}}}{{cite news |title=La carrière de Pierre Tchernia résumée en dix moments clés |trans-title=The career of Pierre Tchernia summed up in ten key moments |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/1337388/article/soirmag/actu-stars/2016-10-08/carriere-pierre-tchernia-resumee-en-dix-moments-cles |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=Le Soir |date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605213811/https://www.lesoir.be/art/1337388/article/soirmag/actu-stars/2016-10-08/carriere-pierre-tchernia-resumee-en-dix-moments-cles |archive-date=5 June 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live}}

|-

| France I

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}}

| ARD

| {{lang|de|Deutsches Fernsehen|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |title=Das Fernsehprogramm vom 9. März bis 15. März |trans-title=The TV schedule from 9 March to 15 March – Wednesday |url=https://druckschriften-digital.marchivum.de/zd/periodical/zoom/586835 |access-date=9 September 2024 |work={{ill|Mannheimer Morgen|de}} |date=8 March 1956 |location=Mannheim, West Germany |page=20 |language=de |via={{ill|Marchivum|de}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Italy}}

| RAI

| {{lang|it|RAI Televisione|i=unset}}, {{lang|it|Secondo Programma|i=unset}}

| Bianca Maria Piccinino

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Televisione {{!}} mercoledì 12 marzo |trans-title=Television {{!}} Wednesday 12 March |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1958{{!}}10{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere |location=Turin, Italy |date=9–15 March 1958 |volume=35 |issue=10 |page=37 |access-date=31 May 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}{{cite magazine |title=⁎ Radio ⁎ mercoledì 12 marzo |trans-title=⁎ Radio ⁎ Wednesday 12 March {{!}} Second Programme |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1958{{!}}10{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere |location=Turin, Italy |date=9–15 March 1958 |volume=35 |issue=10 |page=36 |access-date=31 May 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Luxembourg}}

| CLT

| {{lang|fr|Télé-Luxembourg|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Télé-Luxembourg |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/kwmn9x8t4/pages/4 |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Luxemburger Wort |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |date=11 March 1958 |language=de, fr |page=4 |via=National Library of Luxembourg}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}

| NTS

| NTS

| rowspan="2" | {{ill|Siebe van der Zee|nl}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Hilversum in actie voor 70 minuten Eurovisie |trans-title=Hilversum in action for 70 minutes of Eurovision |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1958-03-10/edition/0/page/5 |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=Nieuwe Leidsche Courant |location=Amsterdam, Netherlands |date=10 March 1958 |language=nl |page=5 |via=Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken}}{{cite news |title=Programma's binnen- en buitenlandse zenders |trans-title=Programmes on domestic and foreign channels |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:110587333:mpeg21:p009 |access-date=5 June 2022 |work=De Telegraaf |location=Amsterdam, Netherlands |date=11 March 1958 |language=nl |page=9 |via=Delpher}}

|-

| NRU

| Hilversum 1

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Sweden}}

| SR

| {{lang|sv|Sveriges TV|i=unset}}

| {{ill|Jan Gabrielsson|sv}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=14–15}}{{cite news |title=Radio och TV |trans-title=Radio and TV |work=Dagens Nyheter |date=12 March 1958 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=32 |language=sv}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}

| rowspan="3" | SRG SSR

| TV DRS, Radio Bern

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Fernsehen |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19580312-03.1.2 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |page=2 |date=12 March 1958 |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}{{cite news |title=Radioprogramm |trans-title=Radio programme |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZN19580312-03.1.2 |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Neue Zürcher Nachrichten |page=2 |date=12 March 1958 |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}

|-

| TSR, {{lang|fr|Radio Genève|i=unset}}

| {{ill|Georges Hardy|fr}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Télévision |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/322882/view?page=12&p=verso&tool=info |access-date=5 June 2022 |magazine=Radio Je vois tout – télévision |volume=36 |issue=10 |date=6 March 1958 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=22–23 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}{{cite magazine |title=Programmes des émissions suisses et étrangères |trans-title=Swiss and foreign broadcast programmes |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/322882/view?page=20&p=verso&tool=info |access-date=5 June 2022 |magazine=Radio Je vois tout – télévision |volume=36 |issue=10 |date=6 March 1958 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=38–40 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

| Radio Monte Ceneri

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Pro memoria |trans-title=Memorandum |url=https://www2.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=gt&day=12&month=3&year=1958&page=2&papername=Gazzetta%20Ticinese&allpages=1,2,3,4 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work={{ill|Gazzetta Ticinese|it}} |date=12 March 1958 |location=Lugano, Switzerland |page=2 |language=it |via={{ill|Sistema bibliotecario ticinese|it}}}}

|}

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+ Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
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! scope="col" | Broadcaster

! scope="col" | Channel(s)

! scope="col" | Commentator(s)

! scope="col" | {{refh}}

scope="row" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}

| BBC

| BBC Television Service{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 16 March 1958 at 15:15 (GMT).{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}}}

| Peter Haigh

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Television Programmes – Sunday Afternoon |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/252a415e92e540ed88a9055bb89302c7?page=12 |access-date=5 June 2022 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=16 March 1958 |page=12}}

Notes and references

= Notes =

{{Notelist}}

= References =

{{Reflist}}

= Bibliography =

  • {{cite book |last=O'Connor |first=John Kennedy |author-link=John Kennedy O'Connor |title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History |date=2010 |publisher=Carlton Books |location=London, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84732-521-1 |edition=2nd}}
  • {{cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2012 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84583-065-6 |volume=One: The 1950s and 1960s}}
  • {{cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84583-065-6 |volume=Two: The 1970s |pages=368–372 |chapter=Errata}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |trans-title=Melodifestivalen through the ages: the Swedish selections and international finals |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm, Sweden |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv}}