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"Das alte Karussell"Eurovision Song Contest 1956 entry Country Switzerland Artist(s) Lys Assia Language German Composer(s) Georg Benz Stahl Lyricist(s) Georg Benz Stahl Conductor Fernando Paggi Finals performance Final result 10th Final points - Appearance chronology ◄ Refrain (1956) L'enfant que j'étais (1957) ► "Das alte Karussell" ("The old Carousel") was the first Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956. It was performed in German by Lys Assia. It is unknown what position the song finished, as only the winning song was announced.
1956 was the only year the Contest allowed two entries per country.
The song was performed second in the contest, following the Netherlands' Jetty Paerl with "De vogels van Holland" and preceding Belgium's Fud Leclerc with "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine".
The song was accompanied at the 1956 contest by Assia with "Refrain" and was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1957 contest by Assia with "L'enfant que j'étais".
External links
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 "Amami se vuoi" · "Aprite le finestre" · "Das alte Karussell" · "De vogels van Holland" · "Il est là" · "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" · "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" · "Le temps perdu" · "Les amants de minuit" · "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" · "Ne crois pas" · "Refrain" (winner) · "So geht das jede Nacht" · "Voorgoed voorbij"(songs arranged alphabetically)Categories:- Eurovision songs of Switzerland
- Eurovision songs of 1956
- German-language songs
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