Eurovision Treasure Hunt: Lost Footage from 1956 & 1964

0:00It's April 27. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News, AI-powered stories from the world of fame. I'm Cory with the story. The European Broadcasting Union is on a global treasure hunt for lost footage from the earliest Eurovision song contests, specifically the very first. One in 1956 in Logano, Switzerland, and the 1964 edition in Copenhagen, Denmark. They don't have complete recordings, and neither do the original national broadcasters who aired them, so now they're calling on anyone worldwide too. Check Addix, Private Collections, or Dusty Film Reels for even tiny clips that could revive these historic shows. Fans and descendants might hold the key, since only a snippet of Swiss winner Lisa Asha's performance from 1956 sits in Swiss archives. While Finland's Isle Broadcaster dug up a recording of 16-year-old Italian champ Jiggly Oles and Quetti from 1964, this search hits right as Eurovision marks its set 70th anniversary, a massive annual live music event that's run every year except the

1:03cancelled. 2020, due to COVID, drawing 166 million viewers for the latest edition. Keep an eye out for those old tapes, because the next contest heads to Vienna with a grand final on May 16th, and who knows what gems might. The surface to complete the legacy.