The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the 1961 contest with the song "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal. The contest was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and was held at the Villa Louvigny on Sunday 18 March 1962 hosted by the Luxembourgish speaker Mireille Delannoy. This remains the last time that the final of the contest was not held on a Saturday, as since 1963 the final of the contest has consistently been held on a Saturday evening.
Sixteen countries participated in the contest – the same that took part the year before.
The winner was France with the song "Un premier amour", performed by Isabelle Aubret, written by Roland Valade and composed by Claude Henri Vic. This was France's third victory in the contest in just five years, having also won in 1958 and 1960. It was also the third consecutive winning song performed in French. For the first time in the contest's history, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Spain all scored nul points.
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 | Isabelle Aubret | "Un premier amour" | Franck Pourcel | 26 |
| 02 | Monaco | TMC | François Deguelt | "Dis rien" | Raymond Lefèvre | 13 |
| 03 | Luxembourg | CLT | Camillo Felgen | "Petit bonhomme" | Jean Roderès | 11 |
| 04 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Lola Novaković | "Ne pali svetla u sumrak" | Jože Privšek | 10 |
| United Kingdom | BBC | Ronnie Carroll | "Ring-A-Ding Girl" | Wally Stott | 10 | |
| 06 | Germany | ARD/SWF | Conny Froboess | "Zwei kleine Italiener" | Rolf-Hans Müller | 9 |
| 07 | Finland | YLE | Marion Rung | "Tipi-tii" | George de Godzinsky | 4 |
| Sweden | SR | Inger Berggren | "Sol och vår" | Egon Kjerrman | 4 | |
| 09 | Italy | RAI | Claudio Villa | "Addio, addio" | Cinico Angelini | 3 |
| 10 | Denmark | DR | Ellen Winther | "Vuggevise" | Kai Mortensen | 2 |
| Norway | NRK | Inger Jacobsen | "Kom sol, kom regn" | Øivind Bergh | 2 | |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR | Jean Philippe | "Le Retour" | Cédric Dumont | 2 | |
| 13 | Belgium | RTB | Fud Leclerc | "Ton nom" | Henri Segers | 0 |
| Spain | TVE | Victor Balaguer | "Llámame" | Jean Roderès | 0 | |
| Austria | ORF | Eleonore Schwarz | "Nur in der Wiener Luft" | Bruno Uher | 0 | |
| Netherlands | NTS | De Spelbrekers | "Katinka" | Dolf van der Linden | 0 |
Broadcast[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | ORF | Unknown | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTB | Unknown | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | BRT | Willem Duys | |
| Denmark | Danmarks Radio TV, Program 2 | Ole Mortensen | Unknown |
| Finland | Suomen Televisio | Aarno Walli | Unknown |
| Yleisohjelma | Erkki Melakoski | ||
| Ruotsinkielinen yleisohjelma | Jan Sederholm | ||
| France | RTF, France I | Pierre Tchernia | Unknown |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Ruth Kappelsberger | Unknown |
| Italy | Programma Nazionale | Renato Tagliani | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | Télé-Luxembourg | Unknown | Unknown |
| Monaco | Télé Monte-Carlo | Unknown | Unknown |
| Radio Monte Carlo | Unknown | ||
| Netherlands | NTS | Willem Duys | Unknown |
| Hilversum 2 | |||
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK | Odd Grythe | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE | Federico Gallo | Unknown |
| RNE | Unknown | ||
| Sweden | Sveriges TV, SR P1 | Jan Gabrielsson | Tage Danielsson |
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Unknown | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Pierre Tchernia | |
| RSR 2 | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Unknown | |
| RSI 1 | Unknown | ||
| United Kingdom | BBC TV | David Jacobs | Alex Macintosh |
| Yugoslavia | Televizija Beograd | Unknown | Unknown |
| Televizija Ljubljana | Unknown | ||
| Televizija Zagreb | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Italy - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis at 22:15 CET.
- Monaco - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on Radio Monte Carlo on 22 March at 17:02 CET.
- Netherlands - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis on Hilversum 2 at 23:00 CET.