Editing Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (section)

== Participants ==
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{{ESC 1956 participants}}
Broadcasters from seven countries participated in this first contest{{snd}}{{esccnty|Belgium}}, {{esccnty|France}}, {{esccnty|Italy}}, {{esccnty|Luxembourg}}, the {{esccnty|Netherlands}}, {{esccnty|Switzerland}} and {{esccnty|Germany|t=West Germany}} (identified simply as "Germany" in the contest). Those from {{esccnty|Austria}} and {{esccnty|Denmark}} are believed to have also been interested in participating; however, they reportedly missed the cut-off point for entry.<ref name="ESC1956" /><ref name="Berlingske">{{Cite news |date=25 May 1956 |title=Radio og Fjernsyn: Velkommen Eurovision |trans-title=Radio and TV: Welcome, Eurovision |work=[[Berlingske Tidende]] |page=6 |language=da |oclc=1367883859 |quote=Udsendelsen [...] bød paa international Sangkonkurrence med Deltagelse af Eurovisionens Lande med Undtagelse af Danmark, Storbritannien og Østrig, som havde meldt sig for sent. |trans-quote=The show [...] offered an international song contest with the participation of the countries of Eurovision, with the exception of Denmark, Great Britain and Austria, which had registered too late.}}</ref> These two, as well as the BBC in the {{esccnty|United Kingdom}}, would broadcast the contest along with those in the participating countries, with the BBC having chosen to not send an entry for this event in favour of organising their own contest, the ''[[Festival of British Popular Songs]]''.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=93–96}}<ref name="diamond" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Paul |last2=Roxburgh |first2=Gordon |title=Shining a light on the United Kingdom: 60 Years at Eurovision |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/shining-a-light-on-the-united-kingdom-60-years-at-eurovision |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424001714/https://eurovision.tv/story/shining-a-light-on-the-united-kingdom-60-years-at-eurovision |archive-date=24 April 2017 |date=11 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Two of the performers, Switzerland's [[Lys Assia]] and Luxembourg's [[Michèle Arnaud]], performed both entries for their respective countries.<ref name="1956results" /> Assia, as well as the Netherlands' [[Corry Brokken]] and Belgium's [[Fud Leclerc]], would return to compete in the contest in future editions, with Assia returning {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1957|t=in 1957}} and {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1958|t=1958}}, Brokken also returning {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1957|t=in 1957}} and {{esccnty|Netherlands|y=1958|t=1958}}, and Leclerc returning {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1958|t=in 1958}}, {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1960|t=1960}}, and {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1962|t=1962}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Switzerland – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/switzerland |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517180117/https://eurovision.tv/country/switzerland |archive-date=17 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netherlands – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/the-netherlands |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517163809/https://eurovision.tv/country/the-netherlands |archive-date=17 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/belgium |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515172952/https://eurovision.tv/country/belgium |archive-date=15 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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|+ Eurovision Song Contest 1956 participants<ref>{{cite web |title=Lugano 1956 – Participants |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956/participants |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602090553/https://eurovision.tv/event/lugano-1956/participants |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=8 June 2023 |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU)}}</ref>{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=96–100}}
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! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Broadcaster
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Songwriter(s)
! scope="col" | Conductor
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Belgium}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ill|National Broadcasting Institute|fr|Institut national de radiodiffusion|nl|Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio-omroep|lt=INR}}
| [[Fud Leclerc]]
| "{{lang|fr|Messieurs les noyés de la Seine|i=unset}}"
| French
| {{hlist|Jean Miret|{{ill|Robert Frickx|fr|lt=Robert Montal}}|Jack Say}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Léo Souris]]
|-
| {{ill|Mony Marc|fr}}
| "{{lang|fr|Le Plus Beau Jour de ma vie|i=unset}}"
| French
| {{hlist|Claude Alix|[[David Bee]]}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|France}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française|RTF]]
| [[Mathé Altéry]]
| "{{lang|fr|Le Temps perdu|i=unset}}"
| French
| {{hlist|André Lodge|{{ill|Rachel Thoreau|fr|lt=Rachèle Thoreau}}}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Franck Pourcel]]
|-
| [[Dany Dauberson]]
| "{{lang|fr|Il est là|i=unset}}"
| French
| Simone Vallauris
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Germany}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Ill|Nord- und Westdeutscher Rundfunkverband|lt=NWRV|de}}{{efn|On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alle deutschen ESC-Acts und ihre Titel |trans-title=All German ESC acts and their songs |url=https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |publisher=[[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612084259/https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |archive-date=12 June 2023 |language=de |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| [[Freddy Quinn]]
| "{{lang|de|So geht das jede Nacht|i=unset}}"
| German
| {{hlist|{{ill|Peter Moesser|de}}|[[Lotar Olias]]}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Fernando Paggi]]
|-
| [[Walter Andreas Schwarz]]
| "{{lang|de|Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück|i=unset}}"{{efn|Credited as "Das Lied vom großen Glück"<ref name="contestAV" /><ref>{{Cite news |year=1956 |title=Wir sahen und hörten |trans-title=We saw and heard |language=de |page=311 |work=Fernseh-Informationen |location=[[Munich]], West Germany |issue=14/1956 |issn=0015-0134 |oclc=643533986}}</ref>|name=de}}
| German
| [[Walter Andreas Schwarz]]
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Italy}}
| rowspan="2" | [[RAI]]
| [[Franca Raimondi]]
| "{{lang|it|[[Aprite le finestre]]|i=unset}}"
| Italian
| {{hlist|{{ill|Virgilio Panzuti|it}}|{{ill|Pinchi (songwriter)|it|Pinchi|lt=Pino Perotti}}}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ill|Gian Stellari|it}}
|-
| [[Tonina Torrielli]]
| "{{lang|it|Amami se vuoi|i=unset}}"
| Italian
| {{hlist|{{ill|Vittorio Mascheroni|it}}|[[Mario Panzeri]]}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Luxembourg}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion|CLT]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Michèle Arnaud]]
| "{{lang|fr|Les Amants de minuit|i=unset}}" 
| French
| {{hlist|Pierre Lambry|Simone Laurencin}}
| rowspan="2" | Jacques Lasry
|-
| "{{lang|fr|Ne crois pas|i=unset}}"
| French
| Christian Guittreau
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Netherlands}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting|NTS]]
| [[Corry Brokken]]
| "{{lang|nl|Voorgoed voorbij|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| {{ill|Jelle de Vries|nl}}
| rowspan="2" | Fernando Paggi{{efn|[[Dolf van der Linden]], who was originally selected to lead the orchestra for the Dutch entries, was unable to attend the contest and was replaced by the host musical director Paggi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kijk naar: Song festival |trans-title=Watch: Song Contest |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:110586505:mpeg21:p009 |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=[[De Telegraaf]] |date=24 May 1956 |language=nl |page=9 |location=[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530161811/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:110586505:mpeg21:p009 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Jetty Paerl]]
| "{{lang|nl|De vogels van Holland|i=unset}}"
| Dutch
| {{hlist|{{ill|Cor Lemaire|nl}}|[[Annie M.G. Schmidt]]}}
|-
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Esc|Switzerland}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Lys Assia]]
| "{{lang|de|Das alte Karussell|i=unset}}"
| German
| Georg Betz-Stahl
| rowspan="2" | Fernando Paggi
|-
| "{{lang|fr|[[Refrain (Lys Assia song)|Refrain]]|i=unset}}"
| French
| {{hlist|[[Émile Gardaz]]|[[Géo Voumard]]}}
|}