Tuesday, 2 February 1999

1962 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 7
Date - March 18, 1962
Official name - Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1962
Host broadcaster - CLT, Luxembourg
Host city - Luxembourg-Ville
Venue - Grand Auditorium, Villa Louvigny
Host - Mireille Delannoy
Directors - Jos Pauly & René Steichen
Producers - Jos Pauly & René Steichen
Stage designer - Jean-Paul Conzemius
Musical director - Jean Roderes
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Interval act - Achille Zavatta
Scrutineer - none
Number of entries - 16
Winning entry - 'Un premier amour' Isabelle Aubret (France)
Winning songwriters - Roland Valade / Claude Henri Vic
Winning orchestrator - Franck Pourcel
Winning conductor - Franck Pourcel

Resident conductor of the 1962 contest, Jean Roderes, leading his orchestra during rehearsals in Luxembourg's Villa Louvigny

RESULT

1st place (26 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – “Un premier amour”
Rendition – Isabelle Aubret
Lyrics – Roland Valade
Composition – Claude Henri Vic
Studio arrangement – Jean-Michel Defaye
(studio orchestra conducted by Jean-Michel Defaye)
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel

2nd place (13 votes)

MONACO
Song title – “Dis rien”
Rendition – François Deguelt
Lyrics – René Rouzaud
Composition – Henri Salvador
Studio arrangement – Jo Moutet
(studio orchestra conducted by Jo Moutet)
Live orchestration – Jo Moutet
Conductor – Raymond Lefèvre

3rd place (11 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "Petit bonhomme"
Rendition – Camillo Felgen
Lyrics – Maurice Vidalin
Composition – Jacques Datin
Studio arrangement – François Rauber
(studio orchestra conducted by François Rauber)
Live orchestration – François Rauber
Conductor – Jean Roderes (MD)

4th & 5th place (ex aequo, 10 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – “Ne pali svetla u sumrak”
Rendition – Lola Novaković
Lyrics – Dragutin Britvić
Composition – Jože Privšek
Studio arrangement – Jože Privšek
Live orchestration – Jože Privšek
Conductor – Jože Privšek

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
Rendition – Ronnie Carroll
Lyrics – Syd Cordell
Composition – Stan Butcher
Studio arrangement – Wally Stott
(studio orchestra conducted by Wally Stott)
Live orchestration – Wally Stott
Conductor – Wally Stott

6th place (9 votes)

WEST GERMANY
Song title – "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Rendition – Conny Froboess
Lyrics – Georg Buschor
Composition – Christian Bruhn
Studio arrangement – Gerhard Eisenmann
Live orchestration – Gerhard Eisenmann
Conductor – Rolf-Hans Müller

7th & 8th place (ex aequo, 4 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – "Tipi-tii"
Rendition – Marion Rung
Lyrics – Kari Tuomisaari
Composition – Kari Tuomisaari
Studio arrangement – Pentti Kalevi Lasanen
(studio orchestra conducted by Wille Katz)
Live orchestration – Pentti Kalevi Lasanen
Conductor – George de Godzinsky

SWEDEN
Song title – "Sol och vår"
Rendition – Inger Berggren 
Lyrics – Åke Gerhard
Composition – Ulf Källqvist
Studio arrangement – Hans Wahlgren
(studio orchestra conducted by Hans Wahlgren)
Live orchestration – Sven-Olof Walldoff
Conductor – Egon Kjerrman

9th place (3 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "Addio, addio"
Rendition – Claudio Villa
Lyrics – Franco Migliacci
Composition – Domenico Modugno
Studio arrangement – Cinico Angelini
Live orchestration – Cinico Angelini
Conductor – Cinico Angelini

10th to 12th place (ex aequo, 2 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – “Vuggevise”
Rendition – Ellen Winther
Lyrics – Sejr Volmer Sørensen
Composition – Kjeld Bonfils
Studio arrangement – Poul Clemensen
(studio orchestra conducted by Kai Mortensen)
Live orchestration – Poul Clemensen
Conductor – Kai Mortensen

NORWAY
Song title – "Kom sol, kom regn"
Rendition – Inger Jacobsen
Lyrics – Ivar Andersen
Composition – Kjell Karlsen
Studio arrangement – Carsten Klouman
Live orchestration – Carsten Klouman
Conductor – Øivind Bergh

SWITZERLAND
Song title – "Le retour"
Rendition – Jean Philippe 
Lyrics – Emile Gardaz
Composition – Géo Voumard
Studio arrangement – Jean Bouchéty
(studio orchestra conducted by Jean Bouchéty)
Live orchestration – Jean Bouchéty
Conductor – Cédric Dumont

13th to 16th place (ex aequo, 0 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “Ton nom”
Rendition – Fud Leclerc
Lyrics – Tany Golan (Nyota Hoogland)
Composition – Eric Channe (Raymond Robberecht)
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Red Holiday (Oscar Toussaint) / Marc Stelvio (Joseph Deboeck)
Conductor – Henri Segers

SPAIN
Song title – "Llámame"
Rendition – Victor Balaguer
Lyrics – Miguel Portoles
Composition – Mario Selles
Studio arrangement – Adolfo Ventas
Live orchestration – Antonio Moya
Conductor – Jean Roderes (MD)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Nur in der Wiener Luft”
Rendition – Eleonore Schwarz
Lyrics – Bruno Uher
Composition – Bruno Uher
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Bruno Uher
Conductor – Bruno Uher

NETHERLANDS
Song title – “Katinka”
Rendition – De Spelbrekers (Huug Kok / Theo Rekkers)
Lyrics – Henny Hamhuis / Lodewijk Post (Gerrit den Braber)
Composition – Joop Stokkermans
Studio arrangement – Bert Paige
(studio orchestra conducted by Bert Paige)
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden

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