Kross-European Song Contest of 1945

This was the first contest after WW2 ended. It was executed very quickly, during the last months of 1945.

Hosting
The country hosting was chosen as France. A small voting happened on 17th September 1945.

Participants
The list system was used once again. Surprisingly, a lot of countries confirmed for the contest. Luxembourg and Italy both returned to the contest, while  Spain and  Albania withdrew. A total of 21 countries confirmed for the contest, which are: France,  United Kingdom,  Netherlands,  Belgium,  Ireland,  Iceland,  Switzerland,  Portugal,  Denmark,  Norway,  Sweden,  Finland,  Malta,  Romania,  Greece,  Yugoslavia,  Cyprus,  Luxembourg,  Italy,  Andorra and  Monaco, with Romania surprisingly staying in the contest.

AQs
Denmark

France

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Elimination Round
There were no semi-finals this edition, only an elimination round, which was held at 20th of October 1945. 10 countries qualified from the 17 that participated.

Final
The final was held in Marseille, on 22th of October 1945. Luxembourg won for the first time, receiving 191 points (4 more than the runner-up, United Kingdom) and winning the jury. Last place was once again Ireland with 11 points, receiving no points from the televote.