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escforever.com | History of the Eurovision Song Contest |
 | | The rules of the first contest allowed the participants to enter a maximum of two songs each, and it was strongly recommended that the songs be selected at a national final involving the participation of the public, to render the contest as popular as possible. |
 | | The jury was to judge the contest from a small television screen and each jury member awarded a mark for each song, ranging from 1 to 10 in ascending order of merit, on a paper provided for the purpose. |
 | | The song obtaining the most points was awarded the “1956 Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Contest”. |
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