Eurovision Song Contest 1965

10th Eurovision Song Contest
date	March 20, 1965
Host country	Italy
venue	Rai di Napoli Auditorium , Naples
Broadcasting television station
Moderation	Renata Mauro
Pause filler	Mario del Monaco
participating countries	18th
winner	Luxembourg
First time participation	Ireland
Returning participants	Sweden
Voting rule	In each country, a jury awarded 1, 3 and 5 points to the three best titles. If only one song was nominated, all 9 points would be awarded. If there are two titles, the first title would receive 6 and the second title 3 points
◄ ESC 1964 • ESC 1966 ►

The 10th Gran Premio Eurovisione della Canzone , the official title this year, took place on March 20, 1965 in Naples, Italy, as the Italian Gigliola Cinquetti had won the previous year .

particularities

French interpreter France Gall , who appeared for Luxembourg , won with the song Poupée de cire, poupée de son , which was also recognized by record buyers and radio listeners and became a hit. The winning song was written by Serge Gainsbourg , who a few years later published the scandal song Je t'aime ... moi non plus together with Jane Birkin . France Gall itself enjoyed great success until the late 1980s.

Again there were countries that did not receive a point. This year it was Belgium, Germany, Finland and Spain. It was the second time for Belgium, Finland and Spain - and the second time in a row for Germany.

The rule that contributions had to be in a national language was lifted for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965. It was even expressly permitted to use another language. Only Sweden made use of this new rule. Ingvar Wixell sang the English version of “Absent Friends” of “Annorstädes vals”.

This was Serge Gainsbourg's first international finals with one of his infamous, sexually ambiguous texts. In contrast to the interpreters Minouche Barelli in 1967 and Joëlle Ursull in 1990, France Gall was not aware of these ambiguities, but sang the title with the naive charisma that Gainsbourg had hoped for the presentation. The key to understanding the undertones is the phrase “la chaleur des garçons” (The Heat of the Boys) used in the lyrics, a relatively clear description of male sexual desire. The heat of the boys, of which the wax doll is still afraid, who would like to be like the chiffon dolls, means: like those girls who have already had sexual experiences. It is also noteworthy in this context that “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” did not receive any rating points from the only two purely French-speaking juries from Monaco and France, in which the undertones of the text were certainly recognized and understood more easily. Due to the success of the song, the terms "Poupée de cire" and "Poupée de son" became popular words. "Poupée de cire" (wax doll) colloquially describes a girl who wants to be "melted", ie deflowered, "Poupée de son" (talking doll / singing doll) a woman who moans loudly during sex or screams during orgasm (moaning doll / screaming doll ). To this day, opinions about the song differ widely. What some call avant-garde, others consider simply obscene. It is undisputed that “Poupée de cire, poupée de son” is one of the best-known Eurovision winners. Later in her career, France Gall decidedly refused to sing or even talk about the "stupid song" again. She was therefore one of the few Eurovision winners who did not take part in the big anniversary gala in Mysen, Norway in 1981.

The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the first to be broadcast live from some Intervision countries - including the Soviet Union.

Attendees

participating countries

Sweden returned after the one-year break and Ireland participated for the first time. Thus there was a new record of participation with eighteen countries.

Voting procedure

The voting procedure introduced in the previous year applied. Each country was able to award a total of nine points, of which the first place within the jury received five points, the second three points and the third one point. If only one song was nominated, all nine points would be awarded. If there were two, the first would get six points and the second three points.

Placements

space	Start number	country	Interpreter	Title (M = music; T = text)	language	translation	Points
01.	15th	Luxembourg	France Gall	Poupée de cire, poupée de son M / T: Serge Gainsbourg	French	Wax doll, singing doll	32
02.	02	United Kingdom	Kathy Kirby	I Belong M: Peter Lee Sterling; T: Phil Peters	English	I belong	26th
03.	11	France	Guy Mardel	N'avoue jamais M: Guy Mardel; T: Françoise Dorin	French	Never admit	22nd
04th	06th	Austria	Udo Juergens	Tell her I send my regards M: Udo Jürgens ; T: Frank Bohlen	German	-	16
05.	13	Italy	Bobby Solo	Se piangi se ridi M: Gianni Marchetti, Roberto Satti; T: Mogol , Roberto Satti	Italian	When you cry when you laugh	15th
06th	04th	Ireland	Butch Moore	I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain M / T: Teresa Conlon, George Prendergast, Joe Harrigan	English	I walk the streets in the rain	11
07th	14th	Denmark	Birgit Bruel	For din skyld M: Jørgen Jersild; T: Poul Henningsen	Danish	For your sake	10
08th.	18th	Switzerland	Yovanna	Non - à jamais sans toi M: Bob Calfati; T: Jean Charles	French	No - forever without you	08th
09.	09	Monaco	Marjorie Noël	Va dire à l'amour M: Raymond Bernard ; T: Jacques Mareuil	French	Go tell the love	07th
10.	10	Sweden	Ingvar Wixell	Absent Friend M: Dag Wirén; T: Alf Henriksson	English	Absent friend	06th
11.	01	Netherlands	Conny Vandenbos	Het is genoeg M: Johnny Holshuyzen; T: Joke van Soest	Dutch	It's enough	05
12.	17th	Yugoslavia	Vice Vukov	Čežnja M: Julijo Marić; T: Zarko Roje	Croatian	nostalgia	02
13.	07th	Norway	Kirsti Sparboe	Carousel M / T: Jolly Kramer-Johansen	Norwegian	carousel	01
13.	12	Portugal	Simone de Oliveira	Sol de inverno M: Carlos Nobrega e Sousa; T: Jeronimo Bragança	Portuguese	Winter sun	01
15th	03	Spain	Conchita Bautista	Qué bueno, qué bueno! M / T: Antonio Figueroa Egea	Spanish	How good, how good	00
15th	05	BR Germany	Ulla Wiesner	Paradise where are you M: Hans Blum ; T: Barbara Kist	German	-	00
15th	08th	Belgium	Lize brand	As het weer lente is M: Jef van den Berg; T: Jaak Dreesen	Dutch	When it's spring again	00
15th	16	Finland	Viktor Klimenko	Aurinko laskee länteen M: Toivo Kärki; T: Reino Helismaa	Finnish	The sun sets in the west	00

Scoring

Sustaining land		Forgiving country
country	Total	NED	GBR	ESP	IRL	GER	AUT	NOR	BEL	MON	SWE	FRA	POR	ITA	THE	LUX	FIN	YUG	SUI
Netherlands	05	-						5
United Kingdom	26th		-	5				1	6th		3			1	5				5
Spain	00			-
Ireland	11				-								3	5				3
BR Germany	00					-
Austria	16		3		5		-						5	3
Norway	01						1	-
Belgium	00								-
Monaco	07th		5							-								1	1
Sweden	06th										-				3		3
France	22nd	1		3	1	3				5		-				3	1	5
Portugal	01									1			-
Italy	15th	3	1			1			3	3		3		-		1
Denmark	10										5				-	5
Luxembourg	32	5		1	3	5	5	3			1				1	-	5		3
Finland	00																-
Yugoslavia	02											1	1					-
Switzerland	08th						3					5							-

* The table is arranged vertically according to the order of appearance, horizontally according to the chronological scoring.

German qualification

A German qualification took place on February 27, 1965.

See also

• List of winners and events of the Eurovision Song Contest

Web links

• Eurovision.tv
• Eurovision.de
• diggiloo.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Jan Feddersen: A song can be a bridge . 1st edition. Hoffmann and Campe Verlag, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 3-455-09350-7 . P. 74.