The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 20 March in Naples, following the Italian victory at the previous edition.
Ireland made its debut while Sweden returned and no country withdrew. Belgium, Finland, Germany and Spain each scored "nul points" for the second time.
Luxembourg won for the second time with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", performed by France Gall. It was also the first winning song in six years that was not a ballad.
Location[]
Sala di Concerto della RAI, Naples – host venue of the 1965 contest
The contest took place in Naples and this was Italy's first hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest. The host venue was the then new Sala di Concerto della RAI (RAI Production Centre of Naples), founded few years prior to the contest, in the late fifties and early sixties.
Participants[]
Returning artists[]
| Artist | Note |
|---|---|
| Udo Jürgens | Represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the song "Warum nur, warum?", finishing in 6th place with 11 points. |
| Conchita Bautista | Represented Spain on its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 in Cannes with the song "Estando contigo", finishing in 9th place with 8 points. |
| Vice Vukov | Represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 in London with the song "Brodovi", finishing in 11th place with 3 points. |
Results[]
| Draw | Country | Performer(s) | Song | Language | Translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  The Netherlands
|
Conny Vandenbos | "'t is genoeg" | Dutch | It's enough | 11 | 5 |
| 02 |  United Kingdom
|
Kathy Kirby | "I Belong" | English | - | 2 | 26 |
| 03 |  Spain
|
Conchita Bautista | "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" | Spanish | How good, How good | 15 | 0 |
| 04 |  Ireland
|
Butch Moore | "Walking the Streets in the Rain" | English | - | 6 | 11 |
| 05 |  Germany
|
Ulla Wiesner | "Paradies, wo bist du?" | German | Paradise, where are you? | 15 | 0 |
| 06 |  Austria
|
Udo Jürgens | "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" | German | Tell her I send my regards | 4 | 16 |
| 07 |  Norway
|
Kirsti Sparboe | "Karusell" | Norwegian | Carousel | 13 | 1 |
| 08 |  Belgium
|
Lize Marke | "Als het weer lente is" | Dutch | When it's springtime again | 15 | 0 |
| 09 |  Monaco
|
Marjorie Noël | "Va dire à l'amour" | French | Go tell love | 9 | 7 |
| 10 |  Sweden
|
Ingvar Wixell | "Absent Friend" | English | - | 10 | 6 |
| 11 |  France
|
Guy Mardel | "N'avoue jamais" | French | Never admit | 3 | 22 |
| 12 |  Portugal
|
Simone de Oliveira | "Sol de inverno" | Portuguese | Winter sun | 13 | 1 |
| 13 |  Italy
|
Bobby Solo | "Se piangi, se ridi" | Italian | If you cry, if you laugh | 5 | 15 |
| 14 |  Denmark
|
Birgit Brüel | "For din skyld" | Danish | Because of you | 7 | 10 |
| 15 |  Luxembourg
|
France Gall | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | French | Wax doll, rag doll | 1 | 32 |
| 16 |  Finland
|
Viktor Klimenko | "Aurinko laskee länteen" | Finnish | The sun sets in the west | 15 | 0 |
| 17 |  Yugoslavia
|
Vice Vukov | "Čežnja" | Croatian | Longing | 12 | 2 |
| 18 |  Switzerland
|
Yovanna | "Non, à jamais sans toi" | French | No, forever without you | 8 | 8 |
Scoreboard[]
