Contest year
- Host City
- Cannes, France
- Venue
- Palais des Festivals
- Final Date
- March 11, 1959
- Entries
- 11
- Monaco debuted and the United Kingdom returned (beginning its record uninterrupted run of appearances), while Luxembourg withdrew late after its broadcaster rejected the proposed entry.
- A rule change barred music-industry professionals from serving on national juries.
- The Netherlands won with “Een beetje”, becoming the first country to claim a second Eurovision victory, while lyricist Willy van Hemert became the first two-time winning songwriter.
- Unusually, the second- and third-placed songs were also reprised—the only time this occurred.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Jacqueline Joubert
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | Teddy Scholten Een beetje | 1 | 21 |
 United Kingdom | Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson Sing Little Birdie | 2 | 16 |
 France | Jean Philippe Oui, oui, oui, oui | 3 | 15 |
 Switzerland | Christa Williams Irgendwoher | 4 | 14 |
 Denmark | Birthe Wilke Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig | 5 | 12 |
 Italy | Domenico Modugno Piove | 6 | 9 |
 Belgium | Bob Benny Hou toch van mij | 6 | 9 |
 Germany | Alice and Ellen Kessler Heut' woll'n wir tanzen geh'n | 8 | 5 |
 Sweden | Brita Borg Augustin | 9 | 4 |
 Austria | Ferry Graf Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien | 9 | 4 |
 Monaco | Jacques Pills Mon ami Pierrot | 11 | 1 |