Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Also known as Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson 1965, ESC 1965, Eurovision 1965
10th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Key facts
- Final
- 20 March 1965 ( 1965-03-20 )
- Venue
- Sala di Concerto della RAI , Naples, Italy
- Organiser
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Scrutineer
- Miroslav Vilček
- Host broadcaster
- Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
- Director
- Romolo Siena
- Musical director
- Gianni Ferrio
- Presenter
- Renata Mauro
- Debuting countries
- Ireland
- Countries that participated after not pa
- Sweden
- Voting system
- Each country awarded 5, 3 and 1 points (or combinations thereof) to their three favourite songs
- Winning song
- Luxembourg , " Poupée de cire, poupée de son "
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Article
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 20 March 1965 at the Sala di Concerto della RAI in Naples, Italy, and presented by Renata Mauro. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), who staged the event after Italy's entry, "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti, won the 1964 contest.
Broadcasters from eighteen countries participated in the contest – a new record number of participants. Joining the sixteen countries which had participated in the previous year's event were Sweden, who returned after a one year absence, and Ireland, making its debut in the contest.