Caribbean Song Festival 1951

The '''Caribbean Song Festival 1951 was the inaugural edition of the annual Caribbean Song Festival and took place in Road Town, British Leeward Islands. It was the first time that a British territoru had hosted the contest.

It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who agreed to stage the event after the Netherlands, having won the 1959 contest and hosted the 1958 edition, declined to host another contest so soon. The contest was held at the Royal Festival Hall on Tuesday 29 March 1960 and was hosted by British television presenter Catherine Boyle, who would go on to host the contest 3 more times. It was also the first Eurovision Song Contest held in a capital city, as well as the first one held in the British Isles and in the English-speaking world.

Thirteen countries participated in the contest this year. Norway made their début, and Luxembourg returned after their absence from the previous edition.

The winner of the contest was France with the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer, written by Pierre Cour, and composed by André Popp. This was already France's second victory in the contest, following their win in 1958, and their fourth consecutive top three placing.[1] Aged 18, Boyer became the first teenager and the youngest artist yet to win the contest.[2] Following the death of Lys Assia in 2018, Jacqueline Boyer stands as the longest surviving Eurovision winner, although later winning singers are older in terms of age.