eurovision 1956
Franca Raimondi
Franca Raimondi represented Italy at Eurovision 1956 in Lugano with “Aprite le finestre”; only the winner was announced that year.
- who
- Italian singer
- born
- 8 July 1932, Monopoli, Italy
- died
- 28 August 1988 (aged 56), Monopoli, Italy
- contest
- 1956
- music
- pop
- active
- from 1953
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Franca Raimondi, who died in 1988, was an Italian singer. “Aprite le finestre” was one of Italy’s two songs in Lugano in 1956; the results of that first contest were never published beyond the name of the winner.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Franca Raimondi”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1956 Lugano
“Aprite le finestre”
Placing not published Only the winner was announced that year. The other placings were never published.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Virgilio Panzuti, Pino Perotti
- Conductor
- Gian Stellari
- Running order
- 7th of 14
- Age on the night
- 23
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Lys Assia, “Refrain”
The story of Eurovision 1956: Seven countries, fourteen songs, and a result nobody kept
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 1956
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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