Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957

Luxembourg was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, on 3 March 1957, by Danièle Dupré with the song "Amours mortes (tant de peine)", written by Jean-Pierre Kemmer and Jacques Taber. The entry had been chosen internally by the broadcaster.

Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Country Luxembourg
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selected entrantDanièle Dupré
Selected song"Amours mortes (tant de peine)"
Finals performance
Final result4th, 8 points
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The entry

Both the singer and the song were selected internally. Dupré was currently touring France when she was invited to perform in the Eurovision contest for Luxembourg. Later she stated that she was ambivalent about the song and, like a few performers at the time, she only practiced her song once, at the pre-show rehearsal. At the competition, she met Paule Desjardins, the French representative, with whom she would maintain a long friendship. The song was never recorded[1] and therefore also never released as a single.

At Eurovision

At the contest, the entry from Luxembourg was performed second on the night, following Belgium and preceding the United Kingdom. Dupré delivered a simple but dramatic performance of her entry. At the close of voting, Luxembourg had received eight points in total putting the country in fourth place among the ten participants, tied with Germany.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.

Sources
  • Article in La Semaine Radiophonique, published 11 November 1957
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References
  1. Amours Mourts - Lyrics at Diggiloo Thrush
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