TES Ranks 1951
TES Ranks 1951

We’re in the lull between the national final season, so we thought we’d add some more rankings. This time the team ranks the iconic edition of the contest: Eurovision 1951.

The Ranking

CountryEntrantEntry
West GermanyFalscher HaseWo ist mein Öl?
MonacoTimotheé ValiseTrop des bagages
IrelandDonnacha an TurcaíThe Fateful Heron
CzechoslovakiaMiss PilsnerThe Pink Spy
French BerlinLe JesusDie kleine schläfrige Katze
Saar ProtectorateD’ànîleD’où viennent ces oiseaux ?
DenmarkBenjåmin Mine kanelsnegles drømme
SwitzerlandKatja EbsteinFoie Gras
FlandersAngus niet van de DijkBerg van Barmhartigheid
Yugoslaviailegalni autobusi grupiThe Lisbon Liaison

What was our winner of Eurovision 1951

  • 3rd: Donnacha an Turcaí – The Fateful Heron (Ireland) 14 points
  • 2nd: Angus niet van de Dijk – Berg van Barmhartigheid (Flanders) 26 points
  • 1st: … The one and only…

Timotheé Valise! Our Luggage queen won our hearts with ‘Trop des bagages’!

The Story of Eurovision 1951

The third edition of the contest saw some fraught voting with the winner bouncing between Czechoslovakia and Monaco with the former ultimately winning, and giving them their second win. Some controversy did arise due to the Monegasque entrant forcing a dozen production hands to carry all of his suitcases around all the time.

In case you hadn’t realise this is clearly a joke. April Fools!

Source: That Eurovision Site

Photo Credit: Tetiana

By Euan T

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