Editing Eurovision Song Contest 1958 (section)

== Contest overview<span class="anchor" id="Results"></span><span class="anchor" id="Participants and results"></span> ==
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[[File:Eurovision Song Contest 1958 - Franck Pourcel, Hannie Lips & André Claveau.png|thumb|right|230px|[[André Claveau]] ''(right)'' celebrating with conductor [[Franck Pourcel]] and host [[Hannie Lips]] after winning the contest]]
[[File:Domenico Modugno (1958), Bestanddeelnr 909-4001 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|230px|Italy's [[Domenico Modugno]] during a performance rehearsal in the contest venue]]

The contest was held on 12 March 1958 at 21:00 ([[Central European Time|CET]]), with an approximate duration of 1 hour and 10 minutes.<ref name="NLC" /><ref name="Telegraaf" /> The contest was hosted by Dutch presenter [[Hannie Lips]].<ref name="ESC1958" />{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}} A performance by the {{lang|nl|Metropole Orkest|i=unset}} featured as the [[Intermission|interval]] act between the final competing performance and the commencement of the voting results, which included a rendition of {{lang|es|[[Cielito Lindo]]|i=unset}}.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=216}} In addition, after the first five songs, the Metropole Orkest performed the "Wedding Dance" from the Symphonic Suite "Hasseneh" by {{ill|Jacques Press|nl}} as an interval act to give the juries a break to deliberate.<ref name="contestAV" />

During the live transmission of the contest several countries were unable to see or hear the Italian entry, which was the first act to perform, due to a technical fault, and it was subsequently allowed to perform again after the last song.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=Ciao Italia! Top 10 entries from Italy |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/top-ten-entries-from-italy |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903021633/https://eurovision.tv/story/top-ten-entries-from-italy |archive-date=3 September 2017 |date=2 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The winner was {{esccnty|France|y=1958}} represented by the song "{{lang|fr|[[Dors, mon amour|Dors mon amour]]|i=unset}}", composed by [[Pierre Delanoë]], written by [[Hubert Giraud]] and performed by [[André Claveau]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – André Claveau |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/andre-claveau |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422094420/https://eurovision.tv/participant/andre-claveau |archive-date=22 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first of an eventual five contest victories that France would go on to achieve.<ref>{{cite web |title=France – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/france |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605123913/https://eurovision.tv/country/france |archive-date=5 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Italian entry, "{{lang|it|[[Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)|Nel blu, dipinto di blu]]|i=unset}}" performed by [[Domenico Modugno]], went on to become a worldwide success, and was one of the first Eurovision songs to achieve notability outside of the contest.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=12–13}} Popularly known as "Volare", the song went to number one in the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]], as well as reaching the top 5 in singles charts in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway, and the top 10 in the United Kingdom, and was named [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] at the [[1st Annual Grammy Awards|first edition]] of the [[Grammy Awards]] held in May 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Domenico Modugno – Nel blu dipinto di blu |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Domenico+Modugno&titel=Nel+blu+dipinto+di+blu&cat=s |publisher=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310165613/https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Domenico+Modugno&titel=Nel+blu+dipinto+di+blu&cat=s |archive-date=10 March 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CHUM Hit Parade Chart: Week of August 25, 1958 |url=http://chumtribute.com/58-08-25-chart.jpg |publisher=[[CHUM Chart|CHUM Hit Parade]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407015152/http://chumtribute.com/58-08-25-chart.jpg |archive-date=7 April 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Domenico Modugno {{!}} Full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6371/domenico-modugno/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128101245/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6371/domenico-modugno/ |archive-date=28 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1st Annual Grammy Awards {{!}} 1958 |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/1st-annual-grammy-awards |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Hot 100 – Week of August 18, 1958 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1958-08-16/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629102126/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1958-08-16 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The song has been [[Cover version|covered]] by several artists, including [[Dean Martin]], [[Dalida]] and [[Gipsy Kings]], and many new versions with lyrics in different languages have been produced.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volare {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/volare/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712192411/https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/volare/ |archive-date=12 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eurovision : ces chansons sont devenues des tubes |trans-title=Eurovision: these songs became hits |url=https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Eurovision-ces-chansons-sont-devenues-des-tubes-1735559 |access-date=13 September 2022 |work=[[Paris Match]] |date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811084426/https://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Medias/Eurovision-ces-chansons-sont-devenues-des-tubes-1735559 |archive-date=11 August 2022 |language=fr |url-status=live}}</ref> "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" was also nominated in 2005 to compete in ''[[Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest]]'', a special broadcast to determine the contest's most popular entry of its first 50 years as part of the contest's anniversary celebrations. One of 14 entries chosen to compete, "{{lang|it|Nel blu, dipinto di blu|i=unset}}" ultimately finished in second place behind "[[Waterloo (song)|Waterloo]]", [[ABBA]]'s winning song from the {{Escyr|1974||1974 contest}}.<ref>{{cite web |title="Congratulations" – 14 songs to compete |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828130357/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |archive-date=28 August 2005 |date=16 June 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Abba win 'Eurovision 50th' vote |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4366574.stm |access-date=10 June 2022 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=23 October 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610100903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4366574.stm |archive-date=10 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1958{{sfn|Roxburgh|2012|pp=160–164}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Hilversum 1958 – Scoreboard |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) |access-date=22 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605213454/https://eurovision.tv/event/hilversum-1958/final |archive-date=5 June 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | {{abbr|R/O|Running order}}
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Votes
! scope="col" | Place
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{Esc|Italy|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Domenico|Modugno}}
| "{{lang|it|[[Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)|Nel blu, dipinto di blu]]|i=unset}}"
| 13
| 3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{Esc|Netherlands|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Corry|Brokken}}
| "{{lang|nl|Heel de wereld|i=unset}}"
| 1
| 9
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:gold;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold; background:gold;" | 3
| {{Esc|France|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|André|Claveau}}
| "{{lang|fr|[[Dors, mon amour|Dors mon amour]]|i=unset}}"
| 27
| 1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Solange|Berry|nolink=y}}
| "{{lang|fr|Un grand amour|i=unset}}"
| 1
| 9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{Esc|Sweden|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Alice|Babs}}
| "{{lang|sv|[[Lilla stjärna]]|i=unset}}"
| 10
| 4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Raquel|Rastenni}}
| "{{lang|da|Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog|i=unset}}"
| 3
| 8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{Esc|Belgium|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Fud|Leclerc}}
| "{{lang|fr|Ma petite chatte|i=unset}}"
| 8
| 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{Esc|Germany|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Margot|Hielscher}}
| "{{lang|de|Für zwei Groschen Musik|i=unset}}"
| 5
| 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{Esc|Austria|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Liane|Augustin}}
| "{{lang|de|Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe|i=unset}}"
| 8
| 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=1958}}
| {{sortname|Lys|Assia}}
| "Giorgio"
| 24
| 2
|}

=== Spokespersons ===
Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone.<ref name="HowItWorks"/> Known spokespersons at the 1958 contest are listed below.

* {{flagu|France}}{{snd}}[[Armand Lanoux]]<ref>{{cite AV media |date=12 March 1958 |title=3ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1958 |trans-title=3rd Eurovision Song Contest 1958 |type=Television broadcast |language=fr |url=http://inatheque.ina.fr/doc/TV-RADIO/DA_CPF86622514/3eme-concours-eurovision-de-la-chanson-1958?rang=55 |access-date=26 June 2023 |publisher={{lang|fr|[[Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française]]|i=unset}} (RTF) and {{lang|nl|[[Nederlandse Televisie Stichting]]|i=unset}} (NTS) |via={{lang|fr|[[Institut national de l'audiovisuel]]|i=unset}} (INA)}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Piet te Nuyl Jr.<ref>{{cite AV media |last=Pot |first=Harry |date=11 March 1958 |title=Eurovisie Songfestival. Piet te Nuyl bij puntentellen |trans-title=Eurovision Song Contest. Piet te Nuyl at scoring |type=Photograph |url=https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/a9774b2c-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 |access-date=30 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909094737/https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/fotocollectie/a9774b2c-d0b4-102d-bcf8-003048976d84 |archive-date=9 September 2023 |location=[[Hilversum]], Netherlands |via={{lang|nl|[[Nationaal Archief]]|i=unset}} |url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}[[Tage Danielsson]]{{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=14–15}}