Edition number - 4
Date - March 11, 1959
Official name - Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1959
Host broadcaster - RTF, France
Host city - Cannes
Venue - Palais des Festivals
Host - Jacqueline Joubert
Director - Marcel Cravenne
Producer - Marcel Cravenne
Stage designer - unknown
Musical director - Franck Pourcel
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Interval act - none
Scrutineer - none
Number of entries - 11
Winning entry - 'Een beetje' Teddy Scholten (Netherlands)
Winning songwriters - Willy van Hemert / Dick Schallies
Winning orchestrators - Pi Scheffer / Bert Paige / Dick Schallies / Dolf van der Linden
Winning conductor - Dolf van der Linden
RESULT
1st place (21 votes)
NETHERLANDS
Song title – “Een beetje”
Rendition – Teddy Scholten
Lyrics – Willy van Hemert
Composition – Dick Schallies
Studio arrangements – Jan Corduwener / Jack Bulterman
(studio orchestras conducted by Jan Corduwener & Jack Bulterman)
Live orchestration – Pi Scheffer / Bert Paige / Dick Schallies / Dolf van der Linden
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden
2nd place (16 votes)
UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Sing Little Birdie"
Rendition – Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson
Lyrics – Syd Cordell
Composition – Stan Butcher
Studio arrangement – Martin Slavin
(studio orchestra conducted by Martin Slavin)
Live orchestration – Alan Bristow
Conductor – Eric Robinson
3rd place (15 votes)
FRANCE
Song title – “Oui, oui, oui, oui”
Rendition – Jean Philippe
Lyrics – Pierre Cour
Composition – Hubert Giraud
Studio arrangement – Jean Bouchéty
(studio orchestra conducted by Jean Bouchéty)
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
4th place (14 votes)
SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Irgendwoher”
Rendition – Christa Williams
Lyrics – Lothar Löffler
Composition – Lothar Löffler
Studio arrangement – Arno Flor
Live orchestration – Lothar Löffler
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
5th place (12 votes)
DENMARK
Song title – “Uh – jeg ville ønske jeg var dig”
Rendition – Birthe Wilke
Lyrics – Carl Andersen
Composition – Otto Lington
Studio arrangement – Arne Lamberth
(Radio Danseorkestret conducted by Arne Lamberth)
Live orchestration – Arne Lamberth
Conductor – Kai Mortensen
6th & 7th place (ex aequo, 9 votes)
ITALY
Song title – "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)"
Rendition – Domenico Modugno
Lyrics – Dino Verde
Composition – Domenico Modugno
Studio arrangement – William Galassini
Live orchestration – William Galassini
Conductor – William Galassini
BELGIUM
Song title – "Hou toch van mij"
Rendition – Bob Benny
Lyrics – Ké Riema
Composition – Hans Flower
Studio arrangement – Frank Engelen / Glen Powell (= Félix Faecq)
Live orchestration – Frank Engelen
Conductor – Francis Bay
8th place (5 votes)
WEST GERMANY
Song title – “Heute abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n”
Rendition – Alice & Ellen Kessler
Lyrics – Astrid Voltmann
Composition – Helmut Zander
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
9th & 10th place (4 votes)
SWEDEN
Song title – “Augustin”
Rendition – Brita Borg
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Bo Harry Sandin
Studio arrangement – Bengt Hallberg
(studio orchestra conducted by Bengt Hallberg)
Live orchestration – Gösta Theselius
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
AUSTRIA
Song title – “Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien”
Rendition – Ferry Graf
Lyrics – Günther Leopold
Composition – Norbert Pawlicki
Studio arrangement – Norbert Pawlicki
(studio orchestra conducted by Norbert Pawlicki)
Live orchestration – Norbert Pawlicki
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
11th place (1 vote)
MONACO
Song title – “Mon ami Pierrot”
Rendition – Jacques Pills
Lyrics – Raymond Bravard
Composition – Florence Véran
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Franck Pourcel (MD)
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