Edition number - 1
Date - May 24, 1956
Official name - Gran Premio Eurovisione 1956 della Canzone Europea
Host broadcaster - SRG-SSR, delegated to RSI "Radio Monte Ceneri", Switzerland
Host city - Lugano
Venue - Teatro Kursaal
Host - Lohengrin Filipello
Director - Franco Marazzi
Stage designer - unknown
Executive supervisor & jury president - Rolf Liebermann
Musical director - Fernando Paggi
Orchestra - Orchestra Radiosa
Interval act - Les Joyeux Rossignols & Les Trois Ménestrels
Scrutineer - none
Number of entries - 14 (7 countries, each submitting 2 songs)
Winning entry - 'Refrain' Lys Assia (Switzerland)
Winning songwriters - Emile Gardaz / Géo Voumard
Winning orchestrator - Mario Robbiani
Winning conductor - Fernando Paggi
Note 1 - The jury vote, given by its president Rolf Liebermann, only mentioned the winning entry, 'Refrain' by Emile Gardaz & Géo Voumard. Unofficially, though, some reports stated that West Germany's entry 'Im Wartesaal zum grossen Glück' by Walter Andreas Schwarz finished in second place and Belgium's 'Messieurs les noyés de la Seine' by Robert Montal, Jack Say, and Jean Miret in third.
Note 2 - Apart from the seven participating countries, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Austria originally planned to take part in the contest, but withdrew for various reasons. The BBC held a selection, the two winners of which are given below as 'withdrawn entries' - although it should be pointed out that the UK final was not held until October 1956, several months after the international final in Lugano had taken place.
RESULT
1st place (102 votes)
SWITZERLAND (B)
Song title – “Refrain”
Rendition – Lys Assia
Lyrics – Emile Gardaz
Composition – Géo Voumard
Studio arrangement – Mario Robbiani
(Orchestra Radiosa conducted by Fernando Paggi)
Live orchestration – Mario Robbiani
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
Other entrants
NETHERLANDS (A)
Song title – “De vogels van Holland”
Rendition – Jetty Paerl
Lyrics – Annie M.G. Schmidt
Composition – Cor Lemaire
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Pi Scheffer
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
SWITZERLAND (A)
Song title – “Das alte Karussel”
Rendition – Lys Assia
Lyrics – Georg Betz-Stahl
Composition – Georg Betz-Stahl
Studio arrangement – Mario Robbiani
(Orchestra Radiosa conducted by Fernando Paggi)
Live orchestration – Mario Robbiani
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
BELGIUM (A)
Song title – “Messieurs, les noyés de la Seine”
Rendition – Fud Leclerc
Lyrics – Robert Montal (Robert Frickx)
Composition – Jean Miret (Jean Libotte) / Jack Say
Studio arrangement – none
Orchestration – Jack Say
Conductor – Léo Souris
WEST GERMANY (A)
Song title – “Im Wartesaal zum grossen Glück”
Rendition – Walter Andreas Schwarz
Lyrics – Walter Andreas Schwarz
Composition – Walter Andreas Schwarz
Studio arrangement – Hans Georg Arlt
Live orchestration – Hans Georg Arlt
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
FRANCE (A)
Song title – “Le temps perdu”
Rendition – Mathé Altéry
Lyrics – Rachèle Thoreau
Composition – André Lodge
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel
LUXEMBOURG (A)
Song title – “Ne crois pas”
Rendition – Michèle Arnaud
Lyrics – Christian Guittreau
Composition – Christian Guittreau
Studio arrangement – Jacques Lasry
(studio orchestra conducted by Jacques Lasry)
Live orchestration – Jacques Lasry
Conductor – Jacques Lasry
ITALY (A)
Song title – "Aprite le finestre"
Rendition – Franca Raimondi
Lyrics – Giuseppe Perotti "Pinchi"
Composition – Virgilio Panzuti
Studio arrangement – Eros Sciorilli
(studio orchestra conducted by Eros Sciorilli)
Live orchestration – Gian Stellari
Conductor – Gian Stellari
NETHERLANDS (B)
Song title – “Voorgoed voorbij”
Rendition – Corry Brokken
Lyrics – Jelle de Vries
Composition – Jelle de Vries
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
BELGIUM (B)
Song title – “Le plus beau jour de ma vie”
Rendition – Mony Marc
Lyrics – Claude Alix
Composition – David Bee (Ernest Craps)
Studio arrangement – none
Orchestration – David Bee (Ernest Craps)
Conductor – Léo Souris
WEST GERMANY (B)
Song title – “So geht das jede Nacht”
Rendition – Freddy Quinn
Lyrics – Peter Mösser
Composition – Lotar Olias
Studio arrangement – Lotar Olias / Horst Wende
(Horst Wende Tanz-Solisten conducted by Horst Wende)
Live orchestration – Lotar Olias / Horst Wende
Conductor – Fernando Paggi (MD)
FRANCE (B)
Song title – “Il est là”
Rendition – Dany Dauberson
Lyrics – Simone Vallauris
Composition – Simone Vallauris
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel
LUXEMBOURG (B)
Song title – “Les amants de minuit”
Rendition – Michèle Arnaud
Lyrics – Pierre Lambry
Composition – Simone Laurencin / Jacques Lasry
Studio arrangement – Jacques Lasry
(studio orchestra conducted by Jacques Lasry)
Live orchestration – Jacques Lasry
Conductor – Jacques Lasry
ITALY (B)
Song title – “Amami se vuoi”
Rendition – Tonina Torrielli
Lyrics – Mario Panzeri
Composition – Vittorio Mascheroni
Studio arrangement – Gian Stellari
Live orchestration – Gian Stellari
Conductor – Gian Stellari
Withdrawn entries
UNITED KINGDOM (A)
Song title – “Ev'rybody Falls In Love With Someone”
Rendition – Denis Lotis
Lyrics – Norman Newell
Composition – Peter Hart
Studio arrangement (Matt Monro version) – Malcolm Lockyer
Live orchestration – Tony Osborne
Conductor (UK final) – Eric Robinson
UNITED KINGDOM (B)
Song title – “Little Ship”
Rendition – Shirley Abicair
Lyrics – Irene Roper
Composition – Terry Roper
Studio arrangement (Jackie Lee version) – Frank Marlowe
Live orchestration – Bert Thompson
Conductor (UK final) – Eric Robinson
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