Eurovision Song Contest 1962

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Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Date 18 March 1962
Presenter(s) Mireille Delannoy
Host Conductor  ?
Host Broadcaster CLT
Venue Grand Auditorium de RTL, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Winning Song Un premier amour (France)
Voting system Each country had 10 jury members who awarded their three favourite songs 3, 2, and 1 points in order. All those points would then be added up and the top three song 3, 2, and 1 votes in order.
Number of Songs 16
Countries Making Debut None
Nul points Austria, Belgium, Netherlands & Spain
Interval Act Achilles Zavatta

The Eurovision Song Contest of 1962 was the seventh in the series. To date, it is the only one to have been held on a Sunday. France's win was their third and marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain all scored "nul points" for the first time.

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