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1956
Winners: Switzerland
UK Placing: Did not compete
Eurovision takes place on a Thursday night in Lugano, Switzerland. Seven countries compete, with two songs per country. Lys Assia from Switzerland wins, beating Belgium's cheerful ditty 'The Drowned Men Of The River Seine'.
1957
Winners: Netherlands
UK Placing: 7th
Plucky Patricia Bredin treks to Frankfurt to represent the UK. Singing 'All', which lasts less than two minutes, former board-treader Patricia finishes a lowly seventh out of ten, overwhelmed by the 4 minutes and 30 seconds of the winning Dutch song by future presenter, Corry Brokken.
1958
Winners: France
UK Placing: Did not compete
Despite the UK not entering, Euorvision makes its first assault on the UK charts with Italian singer, Domenico Modugno's third-placed, 'Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu' (re-recorded in English as 'Volare'). Andre Claveau of France steals the top prize with 'Sleep, My Love'.
1959
Winners: Netherlands
UK Placing: 2nd
Another year of preposterous song titles sees the UK storming back to form, with the classic teaming of Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson performing 'Sing Little Birdie'. They come a close second to the Netherlands' 'Een Beetje', relegating France's 'Oui Oui Oui Oui' into third by a single point.
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