The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on Tuesday 29 March 1960 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, United Kingdom, and hosted by British television presenter and actress Catherine Boyle. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the United Kingdom was offered the rights to stage the contest after the Netherlands, which had won the 1959 contest, declined the opportunity after having organised the event in 1958.
Luxembourg returned to the competition after an absence of one year, and Norway made its first contest appearance, bringing the total number of participating countries to thirteen.
The winner was France with the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer, composed by André Popp and written by Pierre Cour. This marked France's second contest victory, having also won in 1958. The United Kingdom placed second for the second consecutive year and Monaco earned their first top three finish by placing third.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | France | RTF | Jacqueline Boyer | "Tom Pillibi" | Franck Pourcel | 32 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Bryan Johnson | "Looking High, High, High" | Eric Robinson | 25 |
| 03 | Monaco | TMC | François Deguelt | "Ce soir-là" | Raymond Lefèvre | 15 |
| 04 | Norway | NRK | Nora Brockstedt | "Voi-voi" | Øivind Bergh | 11 |
| Germany | ARD/HR | Wyn Hoop | "Bonne nuit ma chérie" | Franz Josef Breuer | 11 | |
| 06 | Belgium | INR | Fud Leclerc | "Mon amour pour toi" | Henri Segers | 9 |
| 07 | Austria | ORF | Harry Winter | "Du hast mich so fasziniert" | Robert Stolz | 6 |
| 08 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Anita Traversi | "Cielo e terra" | Cédric Dumont | 5 |
| Italy | RAI | Renato Rascel | "Romantica" | Cinico Angelini | 5 | |
| 10 | Sweden | SR | Siw Malmkvist | "Alla andra får varann" | Thore Ehrling | 4 |
| Denmark | DR | Katy Bødtger | "Det var en yndig tid" | Kai Mortensen | 4 | |
| 12 | Netherlands | NTS | Rudi Carrell | "Wat een geluk" | Dolf van der Linden | 2 |
| 13 | Luxembourg | CLT | Camillo Felgen | "So laang we's du do bast" | Eric Robinson | 1 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ORF | Unknown | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | INR | Georges Désir | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | NIR | Nic Bal | |
| Denmark | Danmarks Radio TV, Program 2 | Sejr Volmer-Sørensen | Unknown |
| France | RTF | Pierre Tchernia | Unknown |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Wolf Mittler | Unknown |
| Italy | Programma Nazionale, Secondo Programma | Giorgio Porro | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | Télé-Luxembourg | Unknown | Unknown |
| Monaco | Télé Monte-Carlo | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | NTS, Hilversum 2 | Piet te Nuyl Jr. | Siebe van der Zee |
| RNW | Unknown | ||
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK | Erik Diesen | Unknown |
| Sweden | Sveriges TV, SR P2 | Jan Gabrielsson | Tage Danielsson |
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS, DRS 1 | Theodor Haller | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Unknown | |
| RSR 1 | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Unknown | |
| RSI | Unknown | ||
| United Kingdom | BBC Television Service | David Jacobs | Nick Burrell-Davis |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | Suomen Televisio | Aarno Walli |
Broadcast notes[]
- Netherlands (Curaçao) - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis, in a shortened format on RNW on 2 April 1960, 19:20 ADT.