Contest year
- Host City
- London, United Kingdom
- Venue
- BBC Television Centre
- Final Date
- March 23, 1963
- Entries
- 16
- The 1963 contest was hosted by the BBC after France’s winning broadcaster declined due to financial shortcomings, and it was staged unusually in BBC Television Centre studios split between two rooms; a hidden boom microphone created the impression of mimed vocals.
- Denmark’s “Dansevise” became the first Nordic winner, while Finland, Norway and Sweden scored nul points for the first time and the Netherlands became the first country to receive zero points in consecutive years.
- Voting controversy erupted when Norway’s incorrectly announced, then corrected, votes appeared to flip victory from Switzerland to Denmark; Monaco also had to repeat its votes after a points error.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Catherine (Katie) Boyle
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark | Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann Dansevise | 1 | 42 |
 Switzerland | Esther Ofarim T'en vas pas | 2 | 40 |
 Italy | Emilio Pericoli Uno per tutte | 3 | 37 |
 United Kingdom | Ronnie Carroll Say Wonderful Things | 4 | 28 |
 France | Alain Barrière Elle était si jolie | 5 | 25 |
 Monaco | Françoise Hardy L'amour s'en va | 5 | 25 |
 Austria | Carmela Corren Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder | 7 | 16 |
 Luxembourg | Nana Mouskouri À force de prier | 8 | 13 |
 Germany | Heidi Brühl Marcel | 9 | 5 |
 Belgium | Jacques Raymond Waarom? | 10 | 4 |
 Yugoslavia | Vice Vukov Brodovi | 11 | 3 |
 Spain | José Guardiola Algo prodigioso | 12 | 2 |
 Netherlands | Annie Palmen Een speeldoos | 13 | 0 |
 Norway | Anita Thallaug Solhverv | 13 | 0 |
 Finland | Laila Halme Muistojeni laulu | 13 | 0 |
 Sweden | Monica Zetterlund En gång i Stockholm | 13 | 0 |