eurovision 1956
Michèle Arnaud
Michèle Arnaud represented Luxembourg at Eurovision 1956 in Lugano with two songs, “Les Amants de minuit” and “Ne crois pas”.
- who
- French singer
- born
- 18 March 1919, Toulon, France
- died
- 30 March 1998 (aged 79), Maisons-Laffitte, France
- contest
- 1956
- music
- chanson
- active
- 1952 to 1978
- record labels
- EMI
- studied at
- École Libre des Sciences Politiques
- sang for
- Luxembourg
Biography
Michèle Arnaud, who died in 1998, was a French singer, recording artist and director. Arnaud sang both of Luxembourg’s songs at the first contest, in Lugano in 1956: “Ne crois pas” and “Les Amants de minuit”. As for how they did, the results of that first contest were never published beyond the name of the winner.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Michèle Arnaud”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1956 Lugano
“Les Amants de minuit”
Placing not published Only the winner was announced that year. The other placings were never published.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Pierre Lambry, Simone Laurencin
- Conductor
- Jacques Lasry
- Running order
- 13th of 14
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Lys Assia, “Refrain”
The story of Eurovision 1956: Seven countries, fourteen songs, and a result nobody kept
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1956 Lugano
“Ne crois pas”
Placing not published Only the winner was announced that year. The other placings were never published.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Christian Guittreau
- Conductor
- Jacques Lasry
- Running order
- 6th of 14
- Age on the night
- 37
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Lys Assia, “Refrain”
The story of Eurovision 1956: Seven countries, fourteen songs, and a result nobody kept
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of Arts and Letters
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Michèle Arnaud, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1956 Fourteen songs
Seven broadcasters entered: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Each sent two songs — the only time that has been allowed. Two singers, Switzerland's Lys Assia and Luxembourg's Michèle Arnaud, sang both of their country's entries themselves.
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