Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 1961

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Logo

The logo on this page is the 1959 one. Zé da Silva 12:39, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

fixed. Wesley☀Mouse 16:11, 12 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Emil Kollpacher

Emil Kollpacher is given as both the Austrian commentator and the Austrian spokesperson. Is that credible ? Weren't the commentators in Cannes and the jury in Austria ? --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 19:12, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Neither piece of information is sourced, although it is feasible that the Austrian commentary could have been provided from a studio in Austria rather than the commentator being on location in Cannes. However as the information is unsourced I have removed the additions to the broadcasts table. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 20:20, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks ! The Austria country page says that between 1957 and 1963 commentary was provided by German Television but this is also unsourced. If I come across a source which says more clearly anything about the Austrian commentators (and spokespersons) in the early years, I'll update these pages. --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 14:39, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dates given for rehearsals and running order draw

The date provided for the draw and beginning of rehearsals is 16 March 1959, which doesn't seem right considering that the 1959 contest was held on the 11th of March 1959, and the 1960 contest wouldn't be held till March 1960. I find it hard to believe the book that they've cited states that rehearsals began 2 years before the contest. Maybe they got the years Cannes hosted mixed up and put 1961 instead of 1959? TrevTree8 (talk) 09:09, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, sorry, I worked on sources for both 1959 and 1961 at the same time, and didn't notice the typo when editing. Of course, it's meant to be "16 March 1961", two days before the final, and not 1959. Thanks for bringing it up, Sims2aholic8 has already fixed it, as I saw. --EurovisionLibrarian (talk) 20:24, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]