Eurovision Song Contest 1959#Participants

File:Palais des festivals et des congrès, Cannes, 1949.jpg|i=unset}}, Cannes – host venue of the 1959 contest]]

The event took place in Cannes, France, following the nation's victory at the {{escyr|1958||1958 edition}} in Hilversum, Netherlands, with the song "{{lang|fr|Dors, mon amour|i=unset}}", performed by André Claveau. The selected venue was the {{lang|fr|Palais des Festivals et des Congrès|i=unset}}, built in 1949 to host the Cannes Film Festival and located on the {{lang|fr|Promenade de la Croisette|i=unset}} along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=184}}{{cite web |title=The Palais Croisette : 33 years of service |url=https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-croisette.html |publisher=Cannes |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302155025/https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-croisette.html |archive-date=2 March 2022 |url-status=live}} Due to the growth in the film festival a new building bearing the same name was opened in 1982, with the original building renamed as the {{lang|fr|Palais Croisette|i=unset}}.{{cite web |title=The 1983 festival inaugurates the Palais des Festivals |url=https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-des-festivals-et-des-congres.html |publisher=Cannes |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301223913/https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-des-festivals-et-des-congres.html |archive-date=1 March 2022 |url-status=live}}

This marked the second occasion in which the previous year's winning country organised the event, and the first time in which the winning country was given first choice at hosting the following year's event, as the rights to host the 1958 contest were only awarded to the Netherlands after all other countries declined.{{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}}

A garden space with plants from Southern France was installed in front of the building for the contest, and the flags of the participating nations were raised on the roof.{{Cite news |last=Montaigne |first=Pierre |date=11 March 1959 |title=Onze vedettes, onze refrains, onze nations sont engagés dans le Grand Prix Eurovision 1959 de la chanson européenne |trans-title=Eleven stars, eleven refrains, eleven nations are entered into the 1959 Eurovision Grand Prix of European song |language=fr |page=4 |work=L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est |location=Nice, France |issn=1166-9012}} The audience comprised 1,500 invited guests.{{Cite news |last=Nosari |first=Jacques |date=12 March 1959 |title=Pluie de chansons |trans-title=Rain of songs |language=fr |page=15 |work=Le Figaro |location=Paris, France |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}

Additional events during the contest week included a supper for the participating delegations on behalf of the city of Cannes held on the evening following the contest in the {{lang|fr|Salon des Ambassadeurs|i=unset}} of the city's {{ill|Casino municipal de Cannes|lt=Casino municipal|fr}}.

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

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{{ESC 1959 participants}}

A total of eleven countries competed in the contest, with {{Esccnty|Monaco}} making its first appearance and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom}} returning after a one year absence.{{cite web |title=Cannes 1959 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/cannes-1959 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531065500/https://eurovision.tv/event/cannes-1959 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |url-status=live}} The United Kingdom's absence from the 1958 contest is generally reported to have been due to the country's poor result in {{escyr|1957}}, but their return coincided with the international success of "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}", the Italian entry from the previous year's contest, and the appointment of Eric Maschwitz as Head of Light Entertainment at the BBC.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=166}} Beginning with this event the United Kingdom holds the record for the longest string of consecutive appearances in the Eurovision Song Contest, appearing in every subsequent contest final {{as of|2025|lc=y}}.{{cite web |title=United Kingdom – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/united-kingdom |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517130909/https://eurovision.tv/country/united-kingdom |archive-date=17 May 2022 |url-status=live}}{{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}} {{Esccnty|Luxembourg}} was absent from the event, having participated in all previous contests, with management at the Luxembourgish broadcaster {{lang|fr|Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion|i=unset}} (CLT) rejecting the proposed entry and leaving no sufficient time to find a replacement.{{cite news |author=JG |title=15 Jahre 'Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson' |trans-title=15 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest |url= https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/8xrp6x141/pages/15/articles/DIVL1432 |work=Luxemburger Wort |page=15 |date=17 March 1970 |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |language=de}} This decision appears to have occurred late in the preparations for the contest as the country was listed among the participants in several radio and television listings.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=184}}

Among this year's participants, two artists had previously competed in the contest. Birthe Wilke had placed third for {{esccnty|Denmark|y=1957|t=Denmark in 1957}}, performing "{{lang|da|Skibet skal sejle i nat|i=unset}}" alongside Gustav Winckler, and Domenico Modugno had placed third for {{esccnty|Italy|y=1958|t=Italy in 1958}} with "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}".{{cite web |title=Frankfurt 1957 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/frankfurt-1957/participants |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=13 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}}{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/participants |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028071912/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/participants |archive-date=28 October 2021 |url-status=live}}

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The contest was organised and broadcast by the French public broadcaster {{lang|fr|Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française|i=unset}} (RTF), with {{ill|Marcel Cravenne|fr}} serving as producer and director, Gérard Dubois serving as designer, and Franck Pourcel serving as musical director and leading the {{lang|fr|Orchestre national de la RTF|i=unset}}.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=191}} 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=184–188}}

As in the 1957 and 1958 contests, each country, participating through a single EBU member broadcaster, was represented by one song performed by up to two people on stage. The results of the event 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=188–191}} One rule change implemented for this contest specified that individuals employed in the music industry were no longer allowed to be included among the national juries.

Dubois' stage design was inspired by the era of Louis XIV.{{Cite news |last=Montaigne |first=Pierre |date=11 March 1959 |title=Le Grand Prix 1959 de la chanson européenne |trans-title=The 1959 Grand Prix for European song |language=fr |page=2 |work=Nice-Matin |location=Nice, France |issn=0224-5477}}{{Cite news |last=Montaigne |first=Pierre |date=12 March 1959 |title=Les Pays-Bas remportent le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson européenne |trans-title=The Netherlands wins the Eurovision Grand Prix for European Song |language=fr |page=4 |work=L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est |location=Nice, France |issn=1166-9012}} The stage featured three revolving platforms, each of which was segmented into four, similar to a revolving door, to include various backdrops.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=14–15}} These backdrops were specific to each of the participating countries and featured scenery or objects associated with that country.{{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=20–21}}

The draw to determine the running order took place on 9 March 1959. A few days prior to the contest, hotel and shop owners in Cannes complained that the contest was covered and advertised too sparsely by RTF and subsequently feared that too few tourists would come to Cannes. In contrast, the Cannes {{lang|fr|Comité des Fêtes|i=unset}}, which was involved in the organisation of the contest, believed that the broadcast of images from Cannes to many European households would have a significant impact on tourism in the weeks to follow.{{Cite magazine |last=Médecin |first=Jacques |date=8 March 1959 |title=Les hôteliers cannois à la T. V. : 'Faites-donc de la publicité !' |trans-title=Cannes hoteliers on TV: 'Let's advertise!' |language=fr |pages=38–39 |magazine=Télé Magazine |location=Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |issn=0040-2443}}

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The contest was held on 11 March 1959 at 21:00 (CET) and lasted 1 hour and 12 minutes.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=184–188}} The event was hosted by French television presenter Jacqueline Joubert.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=184–188}}

The prelude of Charpentier's "Te Deum", the theme music of Eurovision broadcasts, was played as opening act by the orchestra under the direction of Franck Pourcel.

The winner was the {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1959}} represented by the song "{{lang|nl|Een beetje|i=unset}}", composed by {{ill|Dick Schallies|nl}}, written by Willy van Hemert and performed by Teddy Scholten.{{cite web |title=Cannes 1959 – Teddy Scholten |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/teddy-scholten |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227022901/https://eurovision.tv/participant/teddy-scholten |archive-date=27 December 2021 |url-status=live}} The Netherlands became the first country to achieve two victories in the event, and Van Hemert became the first individual to win the contest twice, after previously providing lyrics for the Netherlands' winner in 1957, "{{lang|nl|Net als toen|i=unset}}".{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=14–15}} The United Kingdom's result was the first of sixteen British entries to finish in second place, a contest record {{as of|2025|lc=y}}.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=14–15}}

Alongside the traditional reprise performance of the winning song, the second- and third-placed songs were also performed again, for the first and only time at the contest.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=188–191}} The prize awarded to the winning songwriters, taking the form of an engraved medallion, was to be handed over during the delegations' supper following the event, but instead was presented by RTF's director of programming {{ill|Jean d'Arcy (director)|lt=Jean d'Arcy|fr|Jean d'Arcy (télévision)}} to Teddy Scholten at the end of the show.

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone.{{cite web |title=How it works |date=18 May 2019 |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 |language=en-gb |url-status=live}} Known spokespersons at the 1959 contest are listed below.

• {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}{{ill|Siebe van der Zee|nl}}{{cite news |title=Succes van Teddy Scholten in Cannes met 'Een beetje' |trans-title=Teddy Scholten's success in Cannes with 'Een beetje' |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/NLC/1959-03-12/edition/0/page/5 |access-date=11 June 2021 |work=Nieuwe Leidsche Courant |location=Leiden, Netherlands |language=nl |date=12 March 1959 |pages=1, 5}}
• {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}{{ill|Roland Eiworth|sv}}{{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=20–21}}

The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in reverse order to that which each country performed.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=188–191}}

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its television network. No official accounts of the viewing figures are known to exist. An estimate given in the press was at least 20 million viewers.

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. Twelve commentator boxes were installed on the balconies of the auditorium. Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the table below.

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| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |title=Fernsehprogramm vom 8. bis 14. März 1959 |trans-title=Television schedule from 8 to 14 March 1959 |url=https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=blf&datum=19590307&seite=9 |access-date=23 June 2024 |work={{ill|Burgenland Freizeit|lt=Burgenländische Freiheit|de}} |date=7–8 March 1959 |location=Wiener Neustadt, Austria |page=9 |language=de |via=Austrian National Library}}

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! 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}}

| NIR

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Televisie |trans-title=Television |url=https://uurl.kbr.be/2196043 |url-access=registration |date=11 March 1959 |work=De Standaard |location=Brussels, Belgium |access-date=19 February 2025 |page=11 |language=nl |via={{ill|BelgicaPress|nl}}}}

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| INR

| Paule Herreman

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |title=Jean-François évoque le parcours remarquable de Paule Herreman, pionnière du petit écran |trans-title=Jean-François discusses the remarkable journey of Paule Herreman, pioneer of the small screen |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/jean-francois-evoque-le-parcours-remarquable-de-paule-herreman-pionniere-du-petit-ecran-11257988 |access-date=3 July 2024 |publisher=RTBF |date=18 September 2023}}

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

| DR

| {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio TV|i=unset}}, Program 2

| Sejr Volmer-Sørensen

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Onsdag den 11. marts 1959 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Wednesday 11 March 1959 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1959-03-11 |publisher=DR |language=da |access-date=22 May 2024}}

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

| rowspan="2" | RTF

| RTF

| {{ill|Claude Darget|fr}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite AV media |date=11 March 1959 |title=4ème Grand prix Eurovision 1959 de la chanson européenne |trans-title=4th Eurovision Grand Prix of European song 1959 |type=Television broadcast |language=fr |url=http://inatheque.ina.fr/doc/TV-RADIO/DA_CPF86622515/4eme-grand-prix-eurovision-1959-de-la-chanson-europeenne?rang=64 |access-date=27 June 2023 |publisher={{lang|fr|Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française|i=unset}} (RTF) |via={{lang|fr|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|i=unset}} (INA)}}{{cite news |title=Les programmes de television |trans-title=Television programmes |url=https://www.archives.ain.fr/ark:/22231/vtae276ac1225f48dd2/daogrp/0/35 |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=La République Nouvelle |date=11 March 1959 |location=Bourg-en-Bresse, France |page=3 |language=fr |via={{ill|Departmental archives of Ain|fr|Archives départementales de l'Ain}}}}

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| France II

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=La radio du dimanche 8 au samedi 14 mars 1959 |trans-title=Radio from Sunday 8 to Saturday 14 March 1959 |url=https://archives.ardeche.fr/ark:/39673/vta8b2442999229f13a/dao/0/6 |access-date=18 September 2024 |work={{ill|Le Réveil du Vivarais|fr}} |date=7 March 1959 |location=Annonay, France |page=6 |language=fr |via={{ill|Departmental Archives of Ardèche|fr|Archives départementales de l'Ardèche}}}}

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

| ARD

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

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |title=Deutsches Fernsehen |trans-title=German television |url=https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/newspaper/item/56SB754YAM2OYYI7BANQWFLWZHGL4YIF |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=Neckar-Bote |date=7 March 1959 |location=Heidelberg, West Germany |page=38 |language=de |via=Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek}}

|-

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

| RAI

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

| {{ill|Renato Tagliani|it}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Televisione {{!}} mercoledì 11 marzo |trans-title=Television {{!}} Wednesday 11 March |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1959{{!}}10{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere TV |location=Turin, Italy |date=8–14 March 1959 |volume=36 |issue=10 |page=37 |access-date=31 May 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}{{cite magazine |title=⁎ Radio ⁎ mercoledì 11 marzo |trans-title=⁎ Radio ⁎ Wednesday 11 March |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1959{{!}}10{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere TV |location=Turin, Italy |date=8–14 March 1959 |volume=36 |issue=10 |page=36 |access-date=31 May 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}

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

| colspan="2" | Radio Monte-Carlo{{efn|Deferred broadcast at 22:06 (CET)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=À la radio |trans-title=On the radio |url=https://uurl.kbr.be/1609003 |url-access=registration |date=11 March 1959 |work=Le Soir |location=Brussels, Belgium |access-date=1 January 2025 |page=6 |language=fr |via={{ill|BelgicaPress|nl}}}}

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

| NTS

| NTS

| Piet te Nuyl Jr.

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |date=7 March 1959 |title=Televisie {{!}} Woensdag 11 maart 1959 |trans-title=Television {{!}} Wednesday 11 March 1959 |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMNIBG01:005306010:00035 |work=Vrije Geluiden |location=Hilversum, Netherlands |page=35 |language=nl |via=Delpher |volume=29 |issue=10 |access-date=19 September 2024 |oclc=72761986}}

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| NRU

| Hilversum 1

| Aad Bos

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |date=7 March 1959 |title=Avondprogramma {{!}} Woensdag 11 maart 1959 |trans-title=Evening programme {{!}} Wednesday 11 March 1959 |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMNIBG01:005306010:00032 |work=Vrije geluiden |location=Hilversum, Netherlands |page=32 |language=nl |via=Delpher |volume=29 |issue=10 |access-date=19 September 2024 |oclc=72761986}}{{cite AV media |date=11 March 1959 |title=Reconstructie Eurovisie Songfestival 1959 met Nederlands commentaar van Aad Bos |trans-title=Reconstruction of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with Dutch commentary by Aad Bos |url=https://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/program/urn:vme:default:program:2102209210342689331? |access-date=12 December 2023 |publisher={{lang|nl|Nederlandse Radio Unie|i=unset}} (NRU) and {{lang|nl|Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|i=unset}} (NTU) |language=nl |via=Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision}}

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| colspan="2" | RNW{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 14 March 1959 at 14:55 (CET)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite news |date=7 March 1959 |title=Avondprogramma {{!}} Zaterdag 14 maart 1959 |trans-title=Evening programme {{!}} Saturday 14 March 1959 |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=MMNIBG01:005306010:00052 |work=Vrije geluiden |location=Hilversum, Netherlands |page=52 |language=nl |via=Delpher |volume=29 |issue=10 |access-date=19 September 2024 |oclc=72761986}}

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

| SR

| {{lang|sv|Sveriges TV|i=unset}}, SR P1

| {{ill|Jan Gabrielsson|sv}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio och TV |trans-title=Radio and TV |work=Dagens Nyheter |date=11 March 1959 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=34 |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=Radio und Fernsehen |trans-title=Radio and television |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19590310-02.1.9 |access-date=27 July 2024 |work=Der Bund |page=9 |date=10 March 1959 |location=Bern, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}

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

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Le coin des amateurs de T.S.F. |trans-title=The place for fans of wireless transmission |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/216893/view?page=4&p=separate&tool=info |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=Feuille d'avis de Vevey |date=11 March 1959 |location=Vevey, Switzerland |page=4 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

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| TSI, Radio Monte Ceneri

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Spettacoli |trans-title=Shows |url=https://www2.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=gt&day=11&month=3&year=1959&page=2&papername=Gazzetta%20Ticinese&allpages=1,2,3,4 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work={{ill|Gazzetta Ticinese|it}} |date=11 March 1959 |location=Lugano, Switzerland |page=2 |language=it |via={{ill|Sistema bibliotecario ticinese|it}}}}

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

| BBC

| BBC Television Service

| Tom Sloan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Television Programmes – Wednesday Evening |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/page/c8aefef6129d465cbeae688ba652025b?page=19 |access-date=11 June 2022 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=6 March 1959 |page=19 |via=BBC Genome Project}}

|}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Télé-Luxembourg |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/n565wx2vn/pages/4 |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Luxemburger Wort |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |date=10 March 1959 |language=de, fr |page=4 |via=National Library of Luxembourg}}

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• {{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 |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}}

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1959

Category:Music festivals in France

Category:1959 in music

Category:1959 in France

Category:Events in Cannes

Category:March 1959 in Europe