LUGANO · 24 MAY 1956

Eurovision 1956 results

Lys Assia won the first Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland with “Refrain”. Unlike later editions, the complete jury scores and full ranking were never made public.

Winner🇨🇭 Switzerland

Winning song

Refrain

Host cityLugano

Why there is no Eurovision 1956 scoreboard here

Each of the seven participating broadcasters sent two jury members to Lugano. The juries voted in secret, and only the winner was announced publicly. The complete scores and placements were not published.

For that reason, Song Contest Radar does not turn modern database placeholders into invented historical results. “Refrain” is the confirmed winner; a verified second-to-fourteenth ranking is not available.

The first Eurovision format

Seven countries entered two songs each, creating a 14-song Contest. Switzerland's Lys Assia performed both Swiss entries — “Das Alte Karussell” and the winning “Refrain”.

Browse all 14 Eurovision 1956 songs → · Explore 1950s Eurovision songs →

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