Editing Eurovision Song Contest 1962 (section)

== Production and format ==
[[File:Eurovision Song Contest 1962 - Eleonore Schwarz 2 (colorized).jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|A [[Hand-colouring of photographs|colourised photograph]] of Jean-Paul Conzemius' stage design; {{esccnty|Austria}}'s [[Eleonore Schwarz]] is shown performing]]
The contest was organised and broadcast by [[Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion|CLT]].<ref name="ESC1962" /> Jos Pauly and René Steichen served as producers and directors, Jean-Paul Conzemius served as designer, and Jean Roderès served as [[Music director|musical director]], leading around forty musicians of the {{lang|fr|[[Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra|Grand orchestre symphonique de Radio Luxembourg]]|i=unset}}.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|p=298}}<ref name="LW3">{{cite news |author1=P.W. |title=Grosser Eurovisions-Preis in Luxemburg |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/shzgzs15j/pages/7/articles/DIVL636 |access-date=8 January 2025 |work=[[Luxemburger Wort]] |date=16 March 1962 |page=7 |language=de |via=[[National Library of Luxembourg]]}}</ref><ref name="Radiocorriere1">{{cite magazine |author=S.G. Biamonte |title=Una canzone attende la laurea europea |trans-title=One song awaits the European laurel |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1962{{!}}12{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=[[Radiocorriere TV]] |location=[[Turin]], Italy |date=15–24 March 1962 |volume=39 |issue=12 |pages=8–9 |access-date=13 January 2025 |language=it |via=[[Rai Teche]]}}</ref> Each country was allowed to nominate their own musical director to lead the orchestra during the performance of their country's entry, with the host musical director also [[conducting]] for those countries which did not nominate their own conductor.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=291–295}} The contest was presented by Mireille Delannoy, one of [[RTL9|Télé-Luxembourg]]'s regular [[Continuity (broadcasting)|continuity announcers]].<ref name="ESC1962" /><ref name="LW2" />

Each country, participating through a single EBU member broadcaster, was represented by one song performed by up to two people on stage.<ref name="ESC1962" /><ref>{{cite web |title=40 years ago today – Séverine brings Monaco their sole victory |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/40-years-ago-today-severine-brings-monaco-their-sole-victory |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=6 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107171811/https://eurovision.tv/story/40-years-ago-today-severine-brings-monaco-their-sole-victory |archive-date=7 November 2017 |date=3 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The results of the event were determined through jury voting; in a change from previous events, each country awarded three points to the jury's collective favourite entry, with two points awarded to the jury's second favourite, and one point given the jury's third favourite.<ref name="ESC1962" />{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=259–262}} Each jury comprised ten individuals representing the average television viewer and radio listener; as such no individuals in the music industry, including composers, music publishers, and people employed by record companies, were able to sit on the jury.<ref name="Radiocorriere1" />{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=259–262}}

The draw to determine the running order took place on 16 March 1962 in the Villa Louvigny, conducted by Delannoy and assisted by her 4-year-old son Olivier. Rehearsals were held in the contest venue on 17 and 18 March, with two full dress rehearsals scheduled before the live broadcast on the evening of 18 March.<ref name="LW3" />