On May 24, 1956 the first Eurovision Song Contest was staged in Lugano, Switzerland.
Ireland did not qualify for the final this year and the UK's entry finished last. The UK's singer, Michael Rice's grandparents are Irish.
Ireland has won the contest seven times, winning it three years in a row in the 1990s.
This year an estimated 200 million people watched the show, which was staged in Israel.
Back in 1956 satellite communication was in its infancy and there was not yet transatlantic satellite communication.
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