Musicfest

Musicfest was a song competition held in Brunant, Cettatie and Libertas in the 1960s. It was created as an alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest, primarily for wikinations, formally known after 1960 as the "Festival de la chanson moderne".

There were only six editions of the Musicfest ever held, after which organizational issues and entry to the Eurovision Contest led the competition to be postponed and eventually ended.

History
The idea for a musical festival sprung up in 1957, after seeing the success of the first Eurovision Contest. BR&T director Manuel Genter and Stereophone Records executive Sam Lévis worked towards the project, with Cetatian King Jean-Louis further backing such a project.

For 1961 the contest was held at the Théâtre Marenco in Cettatie, and was the first to be televised.

Editions and winners

 * 1960 Brunant - Waarom Ben Ik Alleen, Maribel Cardona
 * 1961 Cettatie
 * 1962 Brunant - Donnez-moi le Temps, Françoise Biennot
 * 1963 Libertas
 * 1965 Cettatie - Hip Kapper, Martine Pender
 * 1966 Cettatie - Moja Ljubesen, Ivanka Drašler