Editing Eurovision Song Contest 1959 (section)

== Location ==
[[File:Palais des festivals et des congrès, Cannes, 1949.jpg|thumb|left|220px|{{lang|fr|[[Palais des Festivals et des Congrès]]|i=unset}}, Cannes – host venue of the 1959 contest]]
The event took place in [[Cannes]], France, following the nation's victory at the {{escyr|1958||1958 edition}} in [[Hilversum]], Netherlands, with the song "{{lang|fr|[[Dors, mon amour]]|i=unset}}", performed by [[André Claveau]]. The selected venue was the {{lang|fr|[[Palais des Festivals et des Congrès]]|i=unset}}, built in 1949 to host the [[Cannes Film Festival]] and located on the {{lang|fr|[[Promenade de la Croisette]]|i=unset}} along the shore of the [[Mediterranean Sea]].{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=184}}<ref>{{cite web |title=The Palais Croisette : 33 years of service |url=https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-croisette.html |publisher=[[Cannes]] |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302155025/https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-croisette.html |archive-date=2 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the growth in the film festival a new building bearing the same name was opened in 1982, with the original building renamed as the {{lang|fr|Palais Croisette|i=unset}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 1983 festival inaugurates the Palais des Festivals |url=https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-des-festivals-et-des-congres.html |publisher=[[Cannes]] |date=4 October 2021 |access-date=14 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301223913/https://www.cannes.com/en/cannes-cinema/the-festival-de-cannes/history-of-the-film-festival/the-festival-and-its-palais/the-palais-des-festivals-et-des-congres.html |archive-date=1 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

This marked the second occasion in which the previous year's winning country organised the event, and the first time in which the winning country was given first choice at hosting the following year's event, as the rights to host the 1958 contest were only awarded to the Netherlands after all other countries declined.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=#ThrowbackThursday to 60 years ago: Eurovision 1957 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/throwback-thursday-1957 |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102163146/https://eurovision.tv/story/throwback-thursday-1957 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |date=26 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

A garden space with plants from Southern France was installed in front of the building for the contest, and the flags of the participating nations were raised on the roof.<ref name="Espoir1">{{Cite news |last=Montaigne |first=Pierre |date=11 March 1959 |title=Onze vedettes, onze refrains, onze nations sont engagés dans le Grand Prix Eurovision 1959 de la chanson européenne |trans-title=Eleven stars, eleven refrains, eleven nations are entered into the 1959 Eurovision Grand Prix of European song |language=fr |page=4 |work=L'Espoir de Nice et du Sud-Est |location=[[Nice]], France |issn=1166-9012}}</ref> The audience comprised 1,500 invited guests.<ref name="Figaro">{{Cite news |last=Nosari |first=Jacques |date=12 March 1959 |title=Pluie de chansons |trans-title=Rain of songs |language=fr |page=15 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |location=Paris, France |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}</ref>

Additional events during the contest week included a supper for the participating delegations on behalf of the city of Cannes held on the evening following the contest in the {{lang|fr|Salon des Ambassadeurs|i=unset}} of the city's {{ill|Casino municipal de Cannes|lt=Casino municipal|fr}}.<ref name="Espoir1" />