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Eurovision Song Contest 1966 in any of its national languages was originally created in this year, possibly due to the 1965 edition's Swedish entry which was sung in English. The 1966 Eurovision Song Contest was hosted in Luxembourg City. The venue chosen to host the 1966 contest was the Villa Louvigny, which also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. The building served as the headquarters of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, the forerunner of RTL Group. It is located in Municipal Park, in the Ville Haute quarter of the centre of the city. During the voting process, the presenter (Josiane Chen) accidentally greeted United Kingdom