The 1956 inaugural Eurovision Song Contest featured Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy and which other country?
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 preceding Spain. Each national jury awarded 5-4-3-2-1 to their top five songs, and at the close "Elle était si jolie" had picked up 25 points (5 from Yugoslavia, 4 from Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, 2 from Austria and Monaco, and 1 from Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and Spain), placing France joint 5th (with Monaco, to whom the French jury had awarded its 5 points) of the 16 entries. France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 France was represented by Alain Barrière, with the song '"Elle était si jolie", at the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 March
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 received 15 points (3s from Belgium, France, Monaco and the Netherlands,and 1s from Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom), placing Italy 5th of the 18 entries, a third consecutive top 5 finish. The Italian jury awarded its 5 points to Ireland. Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Italy was represented by Bobby Solo, with the song '"Se piangi, se ridi", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples following Gigliola Cinquetti's victory for Italy the previous year. Broadcaster RAI chose the winning song and performer from the 1965 Sanremo Music Festival as their