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Eurovision Song Contest 1963
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and took place in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which agreed to stage the event after 's (RTF), which had won the , declined to host it due to financial shortcomings, also having hosted the competition in and . The contest was held at the Television Centre, London, BBC Television Centre on Saturday 23 March 1963 and was hosted by Katie Boyle for a second time. Sixteen countries participated in the contest, the same countries that had also participated the previous two years. The contest this year was won by with the song "", performed by Grethe Ingmann, Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. This was the first victory for any of the Nordic countries, Nordic countries. Four countries got nul points, with , and failing to score any points for the first time and the for the second time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Katie Boyle
Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders (; 29 May 1926 – 20 March 2018), usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer and television personality. She became best known for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest on a record four occasions: in , , and ; the first three in London and the last in Brighton, England. She was also an agony aunt, answering problems that had been posted by readers of the '' TVTimes''. Early life, modelling and film career She was born on 29 May 1926 in a royal palace in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, which had once belonged to the Italian royal family, the daughter of an Italian marquis (the Marchese Demetrio Imperiali di Francavilla) and his English wife, Dorothy Kate Ramsden. She came to the United Kingdom in 1946 and started a modelling career, which included work for such publications as '' Vogue''. She also appeared in several 1950s films, the first being '' Old Mother Riley Headmistress'' (1950) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Erwin Halletz
Erwin Halletz (Vienna, 12 July 1923 – 27 October 2008) also performed as René Roulette, was an Austrian orchestra leader and songwriter. Songs * Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby "Onkel Satchmo's Lullaby") is a 1959 * Einmal komm' ich wieder * Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder lyricist Peter Wehle * Connie Francis Sings German Favorites "Immer und überall" Erwin Halletz, Peter Wehle * Spectrum (Illinois Jacquet album) "I Remember Her So Well" Selected filmography * '' His Daughter is Called Peter'' (1955) * '' Request Concert'' (1955) * '' Liane, Jungle Goddess'' (1956) * '' The Tour Guide of Lisbon'' (1956) * ''The Daring Swimmer'' (1957) * '' The Star of Santa Clara'' (1958) * ''La Paloma'' (1959) * '' Isola Bella'' (1961) * ''Our Crazy Aunts'' (1961) * ''Our Crazy Nieces'' (1963) * '' Our Crazy Aunts in the South Seas'' (1964) * '' The Last Ride to Santa Cruz'' (1964) * ''Fanny Hill'' (1964) * '' Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (1964) * '' The Treasure of the Aztecs'' (1965) *'' The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hessischer Rundfunk
(; "Hesse Broadcasting"), shortened to HR (; stylized as hr), is the German state of Hesse's public broadcasting corporation. Headquartered in Frankfurt, it is a member of the national consortium of German public broadcasting corporations, ARD. Studios Dornbusch Broadcasting House, in Bertramstraße, Frankfurt am Main, is home to HR's principal radio and television studios. There are additional radio and television studios in Kassel and Wiesbaden, as well as further radio studios in Darmstadt, Fulda, and Gießen. HR also maintains offices in Berlin, Eltville, Erbach, Limburg an der Lahn, and Marburg. In 2000, HR opened studios on the 53rd floor of the Main Tower in Frankfurt city centre. The corporation is also responsible for the management of ARD's studios in Madrid and Prague. Finance Licensing fees are currently €17.50 per month. Since 2013, every household has been liable for this fee, whether or not there are radio or TV receivers present. The fee is collected b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Franck Pourcel
Franck Pourcel (14 August 1913 – 12 November 2000) was a French composer, arranger, and conductor of popular and classical music. Biography Early life Born in Marseille, France, Pourcel started learning the violin at the age of six. Later, Pourcel studied violin at the Conservatoire in Marseille, and also drums because he loved jazz, and he spent a year in Paris at the Conservatoire. By 1931, he was working as a violinist in several theaters in Marseille, marrying Odette eight years later. He then became the musical director for Lucienne Boyer, with whom he went on a world tour. Career: recording He immigrated to the United States in 1952 but returned to France the following year to record "Blue Tango" and the follow-up "Limelight". In 1954, Pourcel recorded his first album on the Pathé-Marconi record label, with whom he would record a total of nine albums in a three-year period. In 1956, he recorded his version of The Platters hit " Only You", which sold over three m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Elle était Si Jolie
Elle may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication ** Elle Style Awards * ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition * ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film * '' Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale'', a 2010 American teen film * "Elle", a song by Sophie from ''Product'' * ''Elle'' (album), a 2024 album by Dagny * ''Elle'', an upcoming 2025 prequel series to the 2001 film ''Legally Blonde'' Language * Elle (letter), the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet until 2010 * Elle (Spanish pronoun), a proposed Spanish gender-neutral pronoun * Elle, one of the French personal pronouns People * Elle (given name), a female given name * Ferdinand Elle (1570–1637), French portrait painter Places * Elle, Central African Republic, a village * Elle (river), a river in Normandy, France * Ellé, a river in Brittany, France Other uses * Elle (sport), a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball * Elle, an obsolete German unit of measurement See also * * Ælle of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alain Barrière
Alain Barrière (; born Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s until his death and was known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. Early life After growing up in a small town on the coast of Brittany, in 1955 Barrière enrolled in the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers in Angers. As a student he bought a guitar and started to write songs. After graduating in engineering in 1960, he moved to Paris to take up employment, and started to perform in the evenings at small clubs around the capital. He won a song contest in 1961 with the self-penned song "Cathy"; his style was chanson-based with no concession to the burgeoning yé-yé scene, but nonetheless he was soon signed to a recording contract and started to release singles regularly, enabling him to give up his job and make at least a modest living from music. Eurovision Song Contest In 1963, Barrière's song "Elle était si jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George De Godzinsky
George de Godzinsky (5 July 1914 – 23 May 1994) was a Finnish composer, pianist and conductor. De Godzinsky is known for his Schlager music although he composed music for movies and operettas. De Godzinsky was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire. He was of Polish, Czech, Georgian and Romanian ancestry through his father, Franciszek de Godzinsky, and of Dutch and Swiss descent through his mother, Maria Othmar-Neuscheller. George de Godzinsky's father was a Saint Petersburg-based civil servant and businessman who had strong ties to customers in Finland. During the Russian revolution the family escaped to Finland. Between 1930 and 1937 de Godzinsky attended the Helsinki Conservatory. In 1935–36 de Godzinsky joined, as the lead pianist, the legendary opera singer Feodor Chaliapin on his renowned Far East tour. De Godzinsky performed with Chaliapin in fifty-seven concerts in Manchuria, China and Japan. In 1939 de Godzinsky embarked on a career that would make him the chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Laila Halme
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "", written by Börje Sundgren, and performed by Laila Halme. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final and, subsequently, the performer internally once the national final was over. In the national final, held on 14 February, "" was performed once with Marjatta Leppänen and once with Irmeli Mäkelä. After the final Yle organized an extra singing test to find the best vocalist for the song. Laila Halme, who originally had finished third in the national final, was chosen as the performer on 19 February. Before Eurovision National final Yle held on 14 February the national final at its studios in Helsinki, hosted by Aarno Walli, Erkki-Mikael, Risto Vanari, and Marion Rung. Eight songs took part, with each performed twice, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winner was chosen by voting from ten regional juries. At Eurovision On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sejr Volmer-Sørensen
Sejr Volmer-Sørensen (7 February 1914 – 11 May 1982), also known as Volmer-Sørensen and Win Volmer-Sørensen, was a Danish lyricist, actor, director and television host. Born in Kristianstad, Volmer-Sørensen was adopted by a family of leather merchants. In 1932, he graduated and moved to Paris to train as a pianist and made his debut as a musician at the 1934 Tivoli Concert. In 1950 he joined the Danish broadcaster Danmark Radio, where he became a popular radio and television host, on such shows as ''Telefonen ringer'' and ''På'en igen'' which he co-hosted with Christian Arhoff. He also hosted the first five Dansk Melodi Grand Prix (Trials for the Eurovision Song Contest). He wrote the lyrics for the winning Eurovision song Dansevise which was sung by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. In 1968 he married actress Grethe Sønck. He died in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DR (broadcaster)
DR (), officially the Danish Broadcasting Corporation in English, is a Danish public-service radio and television broadcasting company. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise. DR shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled. DR is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union. Bjarne Corydon will become the Director-General of DR in August 2025. DR was originally funded by a media licence, however since 2022, the media license has been replaced by an addition to the Danish income tax. Today, DR operates three television channels, all of which are distributed free-to-air via a nationwide DVB-T2 network. DR also operates seven radio channels. All are available nationally on DAB+ radio and online, with the four original stations also available on FM radio. History DR was founded on 1 April 1925 under the name of ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Francis Bay
Francis Bay (27 December 1914 – 24 April 2005) was a Belgians, Belgian Conductor (music), conductor. Born as Frans Bayezt, he conducted many Belgian entries in the Eurovision Song Contest and had his own Big band orchestra titled "Francis Bay and His Big Band. References External links * 
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Jacques Raymond
Jacques Raymond (born Jozef Remon on 13 October 1938) is a Belgian singer. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the Dutch song " Waarom?". In the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, he teamed up with Lily Castel to sing "Goeiemorgen, Morgen" for the Belgian entry on short notice after Nicole Josy of Nicole & Hugo fell ill. Discography * ''Goeiemorgen, morgen'' * ''Heel veel liefs en tot ziens'' * ''Ik blijf op je wachten'' * ''Klappen in de handen'' * ''Jouw good-bye'' * ''Onder 't groen van de bomen'' * ''You're so simpatico'' * ''Slotakkoord'' * ''Permettete, signorina'' * ''Tannia'' Singles * ''Waarom'' (1963) * ''Die dolle Dolly'' (1964) * ''Keine Freunde'' (1968) * ''Nooit was ik zo verliefd'' * ''Nina'' * ''Sylvie'' See also *Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Belgium has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 66 times since making its debut as one of seven countries at the first contest in . The only countries with more appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
