eurovision 1961
Jimmy Makulis
Jimmy Makulis represented Austria at Eurovision 1961 in Cannes with “Sehnsucht”, finishing 15th of 16.
Austria
1961
- who
- Greek singer
- born
- 12 April 1935
- died
- 28 October 2007 (aged 72), Athens, Greece
- contest
- 1961
- best result
- 15th, 1961
- music
- schlager
- active
- from 1950
- sang for
- Austria
Biography
Jimmy Makulis, who died in 2007, was a Greek singer who had a successful career in the German-speaking countries in the 1950s and 1960s. “Sehnsucht” finished joint last for Austria in Cannes in 1961, with one point.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jimmy Makulis”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1961 Cannes
“Sehnsucht”
15th of 16 Finished 15th of 16, with 1 point.
- Sung in
- German
- Written by
- Leopold Andrejewitsch
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 3rd of 16
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Jean-Claude Pascal, “Nous les amoureux”
The story of Eurovision 1961: Sixteen countries, a garden on stage, and a love song with a secret
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