After André Claveau won the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 in The Netherlands with the song called Dors Mon Amour , Eurovision Song Contest 1959 took place in Cannes, France . This was the first time France hosted the competition. Total of 11 countries participated. The winner of the competition was Teddy Scholten from The Netherlands with the song called Een Beetje. The song gained total of 21 points. This was the second Eurovision Song Contest victory to The Netherlands.
Order | Country | Song | Performed by | Points | Ranking | |
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1 | | France | Oui, Oui, Oui, Oui | Jean Philippe | 15 | 3 |
2 | | Denmark | Uh-jeg Ville Ønske Jeg Var Dig | Birthe Wilke | 12 | 5 |
3 | | Italy | Piove | Domenico Modugno | 9 | 6 |
4 | | Monaco | Mon Ami Pierrot | Jacques Pills | 1 | 11 |
5 | | The Netherlands | Een Beetje | Teddy Scholten | 21 | 1 |
6 | | Germany | Heut' Woll'n Wir Tanzen Geh'n | Alice and Ellen Kessler | 5 | 8 |
7 | | Sweden | Augustin | Brita Borg | 4 | 9 |
8 | | Switzerland | Irgendwoher | Christa Williams | 14 | 4 |
9 | | Austria | Der K. Und K. Kalypso Aus Wien | Ferry Graf | 4 | 9 |
10 | | United Kingdom | Sing Little Birdie | Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson | 16 | 2 |
11 | | Belgium | Hou Toch Van Mij | Bob Benny | 9 | 6 |