1956

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956.

The Contest was hosted by Lohengrin Filipello at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland.

See national final entries for 1956.

Performers with multiple appearances in 1956

Name	Appearances
Athos Beretta	2
Silvano Beretta	2
Michèle Arnaud	2
Lys Assia	2
Anita Traversi	2
Carmen Tumiati	2
Luciano Rezzonico	2

Artists who performed in 1956

Named artists	Backing artists
Belgium	Messieurs Les Noyés De La Seine
Fud Leclerc
Jack Say, Jean Miret, Robert Montal
Léo Souris
Belgium	Le Plus Beau Jour De Ma Vie
Mony Marc
Claude Alix, David Bee
Léo Souris
France	Il Est Là
Dany Dauberson
Simone Vallauris
Franck Pourcel
France	Le Temps Perdu
Mathé Altéry
André Lodge, Rachèle Thoreau
Franck Pourcel
Germany	So Geht Das Jede Nacht
Freddy Quinn
Lotar Olias, Peter Moesser
Fernando Paggi
Germany	Im Wartesaal Zum Großen Glück
Walter Andreas Schwarz
Walter Andreas Schwarz
Fernando Paggi
Italy	Aprite Le Finestre
Franca Raimondi
Virgilio Panzuti, Pinchi
Gian Stellari
Italy	Amami Se Vuoi
Tonina Torrielli
Vittorio Mascheroni, Mario Panzeri
Gian Stellari
Luxembourg	Ne Crois Pas
Michèle Arnaud
Christian Guitreau
Jacques Lasry
Luxembourg	Les Amants De Minuit
Michèle Arnaud
Simone Laurencin, Jacques Lasry
Jacques Lasry
Netherlands	Voorgoed Voorbij
Corry Brokken
Jelle de Vries
Fernando Paggi
Netherlands	De Vogels Van Holland
Jetty Paerl
Cor Lemaire, Annie M. G. Schmidt
Fernando Paggi
Switzerland	Das Alte Karussell
Lys Assia	Anita Traversi (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Athos Beretta (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Carmen Tumiati (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Luciano Rezzonico (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Silvano Beretta (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa)
Georg Benz Stahl
Fernando Paggi
Switzerland	Refrain[Winning song]
Lys Assia	Anita Traversi (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Athos Beretta (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Carmen Tumiati (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Luciano Rezzonico (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa) Silvano Beretta (Quintetto Vocale Radiosa)
Géo Voumard, Émile Gardaz
Fernando Paggi