1965

VENUE RAI Concert Hall, Naples		ENTRIES 18
HOST Renata Mauro		DEBUTS Ireland

Sandie Shaw's 1967 winner "Puppet On A String" has often been credited with changing the face of Eurovision by leading in an era of bouncy pop songs to replace the more austere ballads of Eurovision's early years. However, two years earlier, the ground was first broken by France Gall's winner, composed by the legendary Serge Gainsbourg.

There was a strange quirk in the voting when Belgium's turn came. Points were supposed to be awarded 5-3-1 but the Belgian jury apparently only "liked" two songs so were allowed to award 6 to the UK, helping Kathy Kirby to an excellent second place.

Kathy's "I Belong" was the second song to be performed, historically the worst draw in the contest, and the only song in that draw position to ever make the top two in fifty-four years of the event!. This contest saw the debut of the contest's most successful country, Ireland.

Netherlands	Het Is Genoeg	Conny van den Bos	11
United Kingdom	I Belong	Kathy Kirby	2
Spain	Qué Bueno Qué Bueno	Conchita Bautista	15
Ireland	I'm Walking The Streets In The Rain	Butch Moore	6
Germany	Paradies Wo Bist Du	Ulla Wiesner	15
Austria	Sag Ihr Ich Lass Sie Grüssen	Udo Jürgens	4
Norway	Karusell	Kirsti Sparboe	13
Belgium	Als Het Weer Lente Is	Lize Marke	15
Monaco	Va Dire À L'Amour	Marjorie Noël	9
Sweden	Annorstädes Vals	Ingvar Wixell	10
France	N'Avoue Jamais	Guy Mardel	3
Portugal	Sol De Inverno	Simone De Oliveira	13
Italy	Se Piangi Se Ridi	Bobby Solo	5
Denmark	For Din Skyld	Birgit Brüel	7
Luxembourg	Poupée De Cire Poupée De Son	France Gall	1
Finland	Aurinko Laskee Länteen	Viktor Klimenko	15
Yugoslavia	Ceznja	Vice Vukov	12
Switzerland	Non À Jamais Sans Toi	Yovanna	8

WINNER:

Luxembourg

POUPEE DE CIRE,

POUPEE DE SON

France Gall

Voting

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