eurovision 1959
Ferry Graf
Ferry Graf represented Austria at Eurovision 1959 in Cannes with “Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien”, finishing 9th of 11.
Austria
1959
- who
- Austrian-Finnish singer
- born
- 14 December 1931, Ternitz, Austria
- died
- 26 July 2017 (aged 85), Jyväskylä, Finland
- contest
- 1959
- best result
- 9th, 1959
- music
- schlager
- active
- 1959 to 1969
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Ferry Graf, who died in 2017, was an Austrian singer who later became a Finnish citizen. “Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien” finished joint ninth in Cannes in 1959.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Ferry Graf”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1959 Cannes
“Der K. und K. Kalypso aus Wien”
9th of 11 Finished 9th of 11, with 4 points.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Günther Leopold, Norbert Pawlicki
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 9th of 11
- Age on the night
- 27
- 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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