Eurovision Song Contest 1963
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest and took place in London, United Kingdom. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after France, who had won the 1962 edition, declined to host it due to financial shortcomings, also having hosted the competition in 1959 and 1961. The contest was held at the BBC Television Centre on Saturday 23 March 1963 and was hosted by Katie Boyle for a second time.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1963 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 23 March 1963 |
| Host | |
| Venue | BBC Television Centre London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Katie Boyle |
| Musical director | Eric Robinson |
| Directed by | Yvonne Littlewood |
| Executive producer | Harry Carlisle |
| Host broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Non-returning countries | None |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Twenty-member juries awarded points to their five favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Denmark "Dansevise" |
Sixteen countries participated in the contest, the same countries that had participated the previous year.
The contest this year was won by Denmark with the song "Dansevise", performed by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. This was the first victory for any of the Nordic countries. Four countries got nul points, with Finland, Norway and Sweden failing to score any points for the first time and the Netherlands for the second time, becoming the first country to go two years in a row without scoring a single point.