eurovision 1959
Christa Williams
Christa Williams represented Switzerland at Eurovision 1959 in Cannes with “Irgendwoher”, finishing 4th of 11.
Switzerland
1959
- who
- German singer
- born
- 5 February 1926, Königsberg
- died
- 2012, Munich, Germany
- contest
- 1959
- best result
- 4th, 1959
- music
- schlager
- active
- 1956 to 1968
- sang for
- Switzerland
Biography
Christa Williams, who died in 2012, was a German pop singer, most popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. “Irgendwoher” finished fourth for Switzerland in Cannes in 1959.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Christa Williams”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1959 Cannes
“Irgendwoher”
4th of 11 Finished 4th of 11, with 14 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Lothar Löffler
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 8th of 11
- Age on the night
- 33
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teddy Scholten, “Een beetje”
The story of Eurovision 1959: Cannes, a revolving stage and the first country to win twice
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