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Inspired principally by the Italian [[Sanremo Music Festival]], held annually since 1951, the concept of a televised European song contest, initially proposed by Italian broadcaster [[RAI]], was formulated by an EBU committee led by Swiss broadcaster and executive [[Marcel Bezençon]]. Following approval at the EBU's General Assembly in 1955, the rules and structure of the contest were agreed upon. Several of the rules utilised in this first contest would subsequently be altered for future editions, and it remains the only edition in which each country was represented by two songs, with only solo performers allowed to compete, and a voting process which was held in secret and where juries could vote for the entries from their own country.
Seven countries participated in the inaugural edition of the contest, and the first winner was the host country {{Esccnty|Switzerland|y=1956}}, with the song "{{lang|fr|[[Refrain (Lys Assia song)|Refrain]]|i=unset}}" performed by [[Lys Assia]]. The result was determined by an assembled jury composed of two jurors from each country, with each juror ranking each song between 1 and 10 points. Only the winning country and song were announced at the conclusion of the event, with the results of the remaining participants unknown
== Origins ==
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