Which TV personality hosted the Eurovision Song Contest when it was held in Britain in the 1960's and 70's?
Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Eurovision Song Contest 1960 The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on Tuesday 29 March 1960 in London. Although the Netherlands had won the contest in 1959, the Netherlands Television Foundation declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event in 1958. The honour of hosting the contest therefore passed to the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959. Therefore, the BBC chose Catherine Boyle (as she was then known) to be the mistress of ceremonies at the contest for the first time. France's win this year
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Denmark was represented by Katy Bødtger, with the song '"Det var en yndig tid", at the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 29 March in London. "Det var en yndig tid" was chosen as the Danish entry at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 6 February. The DMGP was held at Radiohuset in Frederiksberg, hosted by Sejr Volmer-Sørensen. Seven songs took part, with the winner chosen by a ten-member jury each nominating their favourite song. Denmark's 1957 representative Gustav Winckler was among the other participants. On the night of the final