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CANNES · 18 MARCH 1961
Jean-Claude Pascal won Eurovision 1961 for Luxembourg with “Nous Les Amoureux”, scoring 31 points.
This table preserves the official final placings and points under the voting system used for this edition, including tied positions exactly as published.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Pascal | 31 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | The Allisons | 24 | |
| 3 | Switzerland | Franca di Rienzo | 16 | |
| 4 | France | Jean-Paul Mauric | 13 | |
| 5 | Denmark | Dario Campeotto | 12 | |
| 5 | Italy | Betty Curtis | 12 | |
| 7 | Norway | Nora Brockstedt | 10 | |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | Ljiljana Petrović | 9 | |
| 9 | Spain | Conchita Bautista | 8 | |
| 10 | Finland | Laila Kinnunen | 6 | |
| 10 | Monaco | Colette Deréal | 6 | |
| 10 | Netherlands | Greetje Kauffeld | 6 |
Jean-Claude Pascal won Cannes 1961 with “Nous Les Amoureux”, scoring 31 points and delivering Luxembourg's first of five Eurovision victories.
Finland, Spain and Yugoslavia all joined Eurovision in 1961, expanding the field to 16 countries and broadening the Contest further across Europe.
Jean-Claude Pascal won Eurovision 1961 for Luxembourg with “Nous Les Amoureux”.
Jean-Claude Pascal won with 31 points.
Eurovision 1961 was held in Cannes.
The Allisons representing United Kingdom finished second with 24 points.
Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1961 final scoreboard ↗.
