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| Transmission Date: | Tuesday 29th March 1960 |
| Host Broadcaster: | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Time: | 21.00-22.20 |
| Venue: | Royal Festival Hall London United Kingdom |
Presenter: | Catherine (Katie) Boyle |
| Musical Director: | Eric Robinson |
| Musical Associate: | Alan Bristow |
| Interval Act: | Eric Robinson's Orchestra |
Programme co-ordination: | Yvonne Littlewood |
| Producer: | Harry Carlisle |
| Director: | Innes Lloyd |
| Settings: | Richard Levin |
BBC TV Commentary: | David Jacobs |
| BBC Radio Commentary: | The Contest was not broadcast on radio in the United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom Spokesperson: | Nick Burrell-Davis |
Voting: | Ten jury members in each country, each of who awarded one point to their favourite song. |
Winning Song: | Tom Pillibi Jacqueline Boyer France 32 points Composed by Pierre Cour & Andre Popp |
United Kingdom Entry: | Looking High, High, High Bryan Johnson United Kingdom 25 points (2nd place) Composed by John Watson |
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Songs
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| Country | Song | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Conductor | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | United Kingdom | Looking High, High, High | John Watson | Bryan Johnson | Eric Robinson | 25 | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | Alla Andra Får Varann | Ake Gerhard & Ulf Kallqvist | Siw Malmkvist | Thore Ehrling | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | So Laang We's Du Do Bast | Henri Mootz & Jean Roderes | Camillo Felgen | Henri Mootz | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Denmark | Det Var En Yndig Tid | Sven Buemann & Vilfred Kjaer | Katy Bodtger | Kai Mortensen | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Belgium | Mon Amour Pour Toi | Robert Montal & Jack Say | Fud Leclerc | Henry Segers | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | Norway | Voi-Voi | George Elgaaen | Nora Brockstedt | Oivind Bergh | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | Austria | Du Hast Mich So Fasziniert | Robert Gilbert & Robert Stoltz | Harry Winter | Robert Stoltz | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Monaco | Ce Soir-là | Pierre Dorsey & Hubert Giraud | Francois Deguelt | Raymond Lefevre | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland | Ciello E Terra | Mario Robbiani | Anita Traversi | Cedric Dumont | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Netherlands | Wat Een Geluk | Willy Van Hemert & Dick Schallies | Rudi Carrell | Dolf Van Der Linden | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Germany | Bonne Nuit, Ma Chérie! | Kurt Schwabach & Franz Josef Breuer | Wyn Hoop | Franz Josef Breuer | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Italy | Romantica | Dino Verde & Renato Rascel | Renato Rascel | Cinico Angelini | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | France | Tom Pillibi | Pierre Cour & Andre Popp | Jacqueline Boyer | Franck Pourcel | 32 | 1 |
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Scoreboard
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| Country | FRA | UK | SWE | LUX | DNK | BEL | NOR | AUT | MCO | CHE | NLD | DEU | ITA | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | United Kingdom (UK) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark (DNK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Monaco (MCO) | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | Switzerland (CHE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 10 | Netherlands (NLD) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Germany (DEU) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| 12 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| 13 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 1 |
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Winning Song
Jacqueline Boyer at The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 |
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United Kingdom Entry
Bryan Johnson at The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 |
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