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Contests

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1956

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The stalls of the auditorium were reserved for invited guests whereas tickets for the balcony were on sale for 20 Swiss Francs.[1]

Despite the limit of 10 May 1956 set by the official rules to deliver the details about their participating songs, France seems to have been late in naming their songs and singers, and the Netherlands forgot to mention the authors when registering their songs.[2]

Reception: The Swiss victory was deemed deserved in the press.[3][4]

1957

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On 21 February, Deutsches Fernsehen published a press release on the upcoming contest, saying that "at the time of going to press, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg hadn't named their participants yet."[5]

Each national jury assembled at a venue/seat of their own broadcaster in their home country.[6]

Reception:

The Dutch victory was deemed deserved in the press.[7][8] Radiocorriere called the Dutch song "pleasant to listen to, not too catchy, however, nor excessively original".[9]

The Italian entry received the longest applause (25 seconds), according to Radiocorriere.[9]

Le Figaro criticised the scoreboard for being too small to be read correctly on usual television sets of the time.[7] Radiocorriere said that the voting sequence was "fast and impeccable so that the leaders of the Hessischer Rundfunk must be praised for this as well as for the perfect organisation of the festival".[9]

The image quality of the transmission was deemed "clean" in France, and the sound "satisfying", albeit less on the radio broadcast of France-Inter.[7] Luxemburger Wort wrote that the quality of images was "not the best".[8]

L'Aurore criticised French commentator Robert Beauvais for not giving the titles of several songs.[10]

1961

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French press reported chaotic scenes at the entrance of the auditorium just before the beginning of the show. According to press reports, some seats had been mistakenly reserved two times for different spectators. In addition, some spectators had forgotten to bring their tickets. Amidst this confusion which threatened guests to miss the beginning of the show, the doors to the auditorium were forced and some guests randomly took empty seats.[11]

1964

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90 technicians of DR worked at Tivolis Koncertsal and the Radiohuset.[12] Director of sound was E. Griffiths (EBU technical centre, Brussels).[12]

1983

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Spectators in the auditorium complained that there were no monitors in the hall and that the distance to the stage was such that they could not follow the artists' facial expressions nor watch the introductory film at the start of the show.[13]

The head of the Swiss delegation criticised the greenroom as being too small, badly isolated from the outside air and lacking a separate room for non-smokers.[13]

Country per year

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56fr

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Dany Dauberson seems to have travelled to Lugano quite late: For 22 May, she was announced to sing in the cabaret Villa d'Este [fr] in Paris.[14]

56it

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In the "Voci nuovi" radio selection held in January 1956 to find the six artists for Sanremo, the artists were presented to listeners without their name, just being assigned a number, and listeners voted by sending a postcard with the number corresponding to their favourite voice to RAI.[15] Voting took place in three categories: "female rhythmic voices", "female melodic voices" and "male voices".[15] For each category, a voting lead to two singers chosen for Sanremo, making a total of six artists.[15]

The winners in each category were:[16]

  • "Female melodic voices": Tonina Torrielli, Luciana Gonzales
  • "Female rhythmic voices": Clara Vincenzi, Franca Raimondi
  • "Male voices": Ugo Molinari, Gianni Marzocchi

Tonina Torrielli seems to have enjoyed a great popularity with the Sanremo audience: At the gala held the day after the national final and starring all former Sanremo winners, the spectators applauded wildly, leading her to reprise her song „Amami se vuoi“ again, though it only had placed 2nd at the national final, – an honor that the first-placed „Aprite le finestre“ didn‘t encounter.[17]

Also, pâtisseries in Sanremo seemed to have sold caramel confections named "Tonina" during the festival.[18]

Tonina Torrielli fell ill in the days preceding the Eurovision Song Contest and had to take penicillin.[19]

57at

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Press reception: The Austrian entry was considered to be not outstanding enough/too normal.[3]

57de

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Press reception: The German entry was considered to be not outstanding enough/too normal.[3]

57fr

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Reception of "Sept villes, une chanson" in the French press was mixed: Nice-Matin criticised the programme for its camera placements leading to cut frames.[20]

In Frankfurt, Paule Desjardins felt so much pressure that she was afraid of forgetting the lyrics.[21]

57it

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In the first semi-final on 7 February, singer Gianni Ravera was forced to have blue paint on his bald head for a good exposure on television screens.[22]

Shortly before going on stage for her Sanremo performance on 10 February, Tonina Torriello was victim of a light "illness" ("un improvviso malore") which led her "voice to be absent [...] generous applause helped to consolate her".[23][24] She was later diagnosed with laryngitis and admitted to hospital.[25]

Already before its first performance in the Sanremo Festival, newspaper Il Tempo said that Corde della mia chitarra was favourite to win the festival.[26]

Stampa Sera reported that an argument among a young couple in Turin ended with the girlfriend being taken to hospital for a broken nose: The lovers were watching the Sanremo festival and had an argument over the quality of the songs and the singers, the girlfriend defending Claudio Villa.[27] After trading insults, the boyfriend attacked the young woman, hitting her with punches and grabbing her by the throat.[27]

Reception/Criticism

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The jury selecting the Sanremo entries was reportedly criticised of lacking competency.[28] La Stampa also criticised the composition of the Sanremo jury: It claimed that the jury was mainly composed of the participating songwriters, their music publishers as well as their families and friends.[29]

Conductor Cinico Angelini was praised by La Stampa for "transforming also less gifted songs, he has given each of them their character".[30] In contrast, Il Tempo wrote that Trovajoli's orchestration was better and harmonic whereas Angelini's concept was outdated.[26]

The overall quality of the songs was deemed as low by La Stampa.[31]

Flemish TV magazine De TV-kijker complained that only part of the show was broadcast in Belgium and cut off early so that the viewers didn't know who actually won the competition.[32]

57uk

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The Sunday Times heavily criticised the national selection Festival of British Popular Songs: "four out of five words were misleading. The first session was as festive as an indignation of shop stewards, as euphonious as the public-address system at Waterloo, as British as bubblegum; and I neither believe nor, frankly, hope, that any of the songs we heard will become popular." [33]

64fr

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At the start of the rehearsals in Copenhagen, France was tipped to win by the press. However, an observator was quoted to say that she "looks like a piece of wet wienerbrød".[34]

64lu

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At the rehearsals in Copenhagen, the Luxembourgish delegation brought a box of Cognac bottles for the Danish cameramen and sound technicians. Press reports speculated that this was made to ensure Luxembourg advantageous images and sound quality in the live contest.[35]

References

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  1. ^ Antonucci, Antonio (25 May 1956). "Il profumo dell'amore a vent'anni nella 'canzone più bella d'Europa'". Stampa Sera (in Italian). p. 7.
  2. ^ Pensa, Carlo Maria (20 May 1956). "La più bella d'Europa". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 33, no. 21. p. 16. OCLC 955831629.
  3. ^ a b c "Weitere Programmleistungen im Spiegel der Kritik". Fernseh-Informationen (in German). Vol. 8, no. 8. March 1957. p. 165. ISSN 0015-0134. OCLC 643533986.
  4. ^ "Alla canzone svizzera 'Refrain' il 'Gran Premio Eurovisione 1956'" [The Grand Prix Eurovision 1956 to the Swiss song 'Refrain']. Corriere del Ticino (in Italian). 26 May 1956. p. 2. ISSN 1660-9646. OCLC 1284212173.
  5. ^ "Internationaler Schlager- und Chansonwettbewerb". Deutsches Fernsehen. ARD-Pressedienst (in German). No. 10/57. 21 February 1957. pp. 4–5. OCLC 183304021.
  6. ^ "Il Festival di Francoforte". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 34, no. 9. 3 March 1957. p. 18. OCLC 955831629. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Rai Teche.
  7. ^ a b c P., R. (5 March 1957). "Le Grand Prix Eurovision 1957 de la chanson européenne à 'Simplement comme ça'". Le Figaro (in French). Vol. 131, no. 3886. p. 15. ISSN 0182-5852. OCLC 1367314267.
  8. ^ a b "Radio Tele". Luxemburger Wort (in German). Vol. 110, no. 65. 6 March 1957. p. 5. OCLC 1367783899. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b c Cucchiara, Alfredo (10 March 1957). "Ai Paesi Bassi il 2° Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone europea". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 34, no. 10. p. 17. OCLC 955831629. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via Rai Teche.
  10. ^ Sansnom, Pierrette (5 March 1957). "La 'chanson européenne' est hollandaise". L'Aurore (in French). Vol. 16, no. 3883. p. 9. ISSN 0294-8486. OCLC 1367943474.
  11. ^ Dany, Pierre (20 March 1961). "A la suite d'une lutte serrée avec le Royaume-Uni, le Luxembourg remporte le Grand Prix Eurovision de la chanson". L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est (in French). p. 6. ISSN 1166-9012.
  12. ^ a b "16 landes top-pop-folk her". Politiken (in Danish). 19 March 1964. p. 7. OCLC 224543818.
  13. ^ a b Utermöhle, Elna (25 April 1983). "Warum hielt OB Kiesl keine Begrüßungsrede?". Münchner Merkur (in German). p. 18. OCLC 643892534.
  14. ^ "Théâtres". Le Monde (in French). 23 May 1956. p. 12. ISSN 0395-2037. OCLC 224461606. Retrieved 11 October 2023 – via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
  15. ^ a b c "Ora tocca agli ascoltatori". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 33, no. 2. 8 January 1956. p. 7. OCLC 955831629.
  16. ^ "Voci nuove per Sanremo". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 33, no. 5. 29 January 1956. p. 7. OCLC 955831629.
  17. ^ Ferrando, Nelio (12 March 1956). "Il 'gala della riconciliazione' chiude il Festival di San Remo". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Vol. 78, no. 72. p. 9. OCLC 1367913754.
  18. ^ Jacobelli, Jader (18 March 1956). "Il successo del VI Festival". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 33, no. 12. pp. 3–6. OCLC 955831629. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  19. ^ "La cantante Tonina Torrielli sotto i ferri del chirurgo". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 38. 13 February 1957. p. 7. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Au fil des ondes: Vu...sur deux notes". Nice-Matin (in French). 20 February 1957. p. 7. ISSN 0224-5477. OCLC 473343048.
  21. ^ Sourdrain, François-José (2000). "Eurovision Nostalgia 1957: Paule & Danièle, friends forever...". Eurosong News. No. 68. p. 25. OCLC 646616951.
  22. ^ Anselmi, Eddy (2020). Il Festival di Sanremo: 70 anni di storie, canzoni, cantanti e serate [The Sanremo Music Festival: 70 Years of Stories, Songs, Singers and Evenings] (in Italian). Milan: De Agostini. p. 53. ISBN 978-88-511-7661-7. OCLC 1206446729.
  23. ^ Greci, Luigi (17 February 1957). "Una chitarra un usignolo e un po' di cuore protagonisti delle tre canzoni prime al traguardo". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 34, no. 7. p. 4. OCLC 955831629. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via Rai Teche.
  24. ^ Miloro, Duilio (17 February 1957). "Cronaca col flash". Radiocorriere (in Italian). Vol. 34, no. 7. p. 5. OCLC 955831629. Retrieved 1 January 2025 – via Rai Teche.
  25. ^ "Migliorano le condizioni della cantante Torrielli". La Stampa (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 39. 14 February 1957. p. 3. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  26. ^ a b Vivarelli, Piero (8 February 1957). "Scelte le cinque prime canzoni a San Remo già si parla della probabile vincitrice del Festival". Il Tempo. Vol. 14, no. 9. p. 3. OCLC 1367961551.
  27. ^ a b "Calci pugni e schiaffi a causa di Claudio Villa". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 36. 11 February 1957. p. 2. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  28. ^ Nizza, Angelo (7 February 1957). "Due orchestre e uno stuolo di cantanti da stasera rivali nel festival di Sanremo". La Stampa (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 33. p. 7. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  29. ^ Rovi, Vincenzo (6 February 1957). "Pronta per il lancio la canzone dell'anno". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 32. p. 8. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  30. ^ Rovi, Vicenzo (8 February 1957). "Claudio Villa con i gorgheggi dell 'Usignolo' segna un punto nei confronti di Gino Latilla". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 34. p. 8. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  31. ^ Rovi, Vincenzo (11 February 1957). "Si delinea un aspro conflitto fra la Rai e la città di Sanremo". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Vol. 11, no. 36. p. 7. OCLC 1367283024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  32. ^ "Eurovisie-klachten". De TV-kijker (in Dutch). Vol. 2, no. 3/1957. p. 23. OCLC 649570706.
  33. ^ Wiggin, Maurice (27 January 1957). "Try It on the Dog". The Sunday Times. No. 6976. p. 16. ISSN 0956-1382. OCLC 1367274089. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  34. ^ "Frankrig Grand Prix-favorit". Politiken (in Danish). 20 March 1964. p. 7. OCLC 224543818.
  35. ^ "Lille pige storfavorit". Politiken (in Danish). 21 March 1964. p. 8. OCLC 224543818.
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