Monday 1 February 1999

1958 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 3
Date - March 12, 1958
Official name - Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1958
Host broadcaster - NTS, Netherlands
Host city - Hilversum
Venue - AVRO Studio 1
Host - Hannie Lips
Director - Gijs Stappershoef
Producer - Piet te Nuyl Jnr
Stage designer - unknown
Musical director - Dolf van der Linden
Orchestra - Metropole Orkest
Concertmaster - Guus Valten
Interval acts - Metropole Orkest 'Wedding Dance' (Jacques Press / arr. Joop Elders) & 'Cielito lindo' (Quirino Mendoza y Cortés / arr. Bert Paige)
Scrutineer - none
Number of entries - 10
Winning entry - 'Dors mon amour' André Claveau (France)
Winning songwriters - Pierre Delanoë / Hubert Giraud
Winning orchestrator - Franck Pourcel
Winning conductor - Franck Pourcel

The Metropole Orchestra with conductor Dolf van der Linden on the 1958 Eurovision Song Contest stage

RESULT

1st place (27 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – “Dors mon amour”
Rendition – André Claveau
Lyrics – Pierre Delanoë
Composition – Hubert Giraud
Studio arrangement – Pierre Guillermin
(studio orchestra conducted by Pierre Guillermin)
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel

2nd place (24 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – "Giorgio"
Rendition – Lys Assia 
Lyrics – Fridolin Tschudi
Composition – Paul Burkhard
Studio arrangements – Jacques Brienne (ed. Ducretet Thomson) /
Hugo Strasser (ed. Decca)
Live orchestration – Paul Burkhard
Conductor – Paul Burkhard

3rd place (13 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)"
Rendition – Domenico Modugno
Lyrics – Franco Migliacci / Domenico Modugno
Composition – Domenico Modugno
Studio arrangement – Alberto Semprini
(studio orchestra conducted by Alberto Semprini)
Live orchestration – Alberto Semprini
Conductor – Alberto Semprini

4th place (10 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – “Lilla stjärna”
Rendition – Alice Babs
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard / Gunnar Wersén
Composition – Åke Gerhard
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Bengt Hallberg
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden (MD)

5th & 6th place (ex aequo, 8 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “Ma petite chatte”
Rendition – Fud Leclerc
Lyrics – André Dohet
Composition – André Dohet
Studio arrangement – Willy Albimoor
(studio orchestra conducted by Willy Albimoor)
Live orchestration – Jack Say
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden (MD)

AUSTRIA
Song title – "Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe"
Rendition – Liane Augustin
Lyrics – Günther Leopold / Kurt Werner
Composition – Günther Leopold / Kurt Werner
Studio arrangement – none / song was never recorded
Live orchestration – Karl Kowarik
Conductor – Willy Fantel

7th place (5 votes)

WEST GERMANY
Song title – “Für zwei Groschen Musik”
Rendition – Margot Hielscher
Lyrics – Walter Brandin / Fred Rauch
Composition – Friedrich Meyer
Studio arrangement – Friedrich Meyer
(studio orchestra conducted by Alfred Hause)
Live orchestration – Friedrich Meyer
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden (MD)

8th place (3 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – “Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog”
Rendition – Raquel Rastenni
Lyrics – Harry Jensen / Sven Ulrik
Composition – Harry Jensen / Sven Ulrik
Studio arrangement – Arne Lamberth
(Statsradiosinfoniens Danseorkester conducted by Kai Mortensen)
Live orchestration – Arne Lamberth
Conductor – Kai Mortensen

9th & 10 place (ex aequo, 1 vote)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – “Heel de wereld”
Rendition – Corry Brokken
Lyrics – Benny Vreden
Composition – Benny Vreden
Studio arrangement – Jos Cleber
(studio orchestra conducted by Jos Cleber)
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden (MD)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – “Un grand amour”
Rendition – Solange Berry
Lyrics – Monique Lanièce / Raymond Roche
Composition – Michel Eric
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden (MD)

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