Eurovision Song Contest 1962
| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 18 March 1962 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Villa Louvigny Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Presenter(s) | Mireille Delannoy |
| Director |
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| Musical director | Jean Roderès |
| Host broadcaster | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | None |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 3, 2 and 1 points to their three favourite songs |
| Winning song | France "Un premier amour" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 18 March 1962 in the Grand Auditorium of the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg and presented by Mireille Delannoy. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision 1962 de la Chanson Européenne (English: Eurovision Song Contest Grand Prix 1962), the contest was held in Luxembourg following the country's victory at the 1961 contest with the song "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal. Sixteen countries participated in the event, with the same line-up of nations as at the previous year's contest.
For the third time in five years the winner was France with the song "Un premier amour", composed by Claude-Henri Vic, written by Roland Valade and performed by Isabelle Aubret. Monaco placed second for the first time, while the host nation came third, resulting in French language-songs occupying all of the top three positions. For the first time in the contest's history an entry received nul points from all juries, with Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain all receiving zero points overall.