1960

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1960.

The Contest was hosted by Katie Boyle at the Royal Festival Hall in London, United Kingdom.

See national final entries for 1960.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1960

NamePrevious appearances
Fud Leclerc2
Anita Traversi2

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1960

NamePrevious songs
Willy van Hemert2
Hubert Giraud2
Åke Gerhard2
Dick Schallies1
Jack Say1
Robert Montal1
Pierre Cour1
Dino Verde1

Artists who performed in 1960

Named artists Named artist Backing artists Backing artist
Austria   List of performers is complete Du Hast Mich So Fasziniert
Writer Robert Stolz, Robert Gilbert
Spokesperson  Emil Kollpacher
 Conductor  Robert Stolz Writer
Belgium   List of performers is complete Mon Amour Pour Toi
Writer Jack Say, Robert Montal
Spokesperson  Arlette Vincent
 Conductor  Henri Segers
Denmark   List of performers is complete Det Var En Yndig Tid
Writer Vilfred Kjær, Sven Buemann
Spokesperson  Svend Pedersen
 Conductor  Kai Mortensen
France   List of performers is complete Tom Pillibi[Winning song]
Writer André Popp, Pierre Cour
Spokesperson  Armand Lanoux
 Conductor  Franck Pourcel
Germany   List of performers is complete Bonne Nuit, Ma Chérie!
Writer Franz Josef Breuer, Kurt Schwabach
Spokesperson  Hans-Joachim Rauschenbach
 Conductor  Franz Josef Breuer Writer
Italy   List of performers is complete Romantica
Writer Dino Verde, Renato Rascel
Spokesperson  Enzo Tortora
 Conductor  Cinico Angelini
Luxembourg   List of performers is complete So Laang We's Du Do Bast
Writer Henri Moots, Jean Roderes
Conductor  Eric Robinson
Monaco   List of performers is complete Ce Soir-là
Writer Hubert Giraud, Pierre Dorsey
Conductor  Raymond Lefèvre
Netherlands   List of performers is complete Wat Een Geluk
Writer Dick Schallies, Willy van Hemert
Spokesperson  Siebe van der Zee
 Conductor  Dolf van der Linden
Norway   List of performers is complete Voi-voi
Writer Georg Elgaaen
Spokesperson  Kari Borg Mannsåker
 Conductor  Øivind Bergh
Sweden   List of performers is complete Alla Andra Får Varann
Writer Siw Malmkvist, Åke Gerhard
Spokesperson  Tage Danielsson
 Conductor  Thore Ehrling
Switzerland   List of performers is complete Cielo E Terra
Writer Mario Robbiani
Spokesperson  Boris Acquadro
 Conductor  Cédric Dumont
United Kingdom   List of performers is complete Looking High, High, High
Writer John Watson
Spokesperson  Nick Burrell-Davis
 Conductor  Eric Robinson
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