Wednesday 3 February 1999

1965 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 10
Date - March 20, 1965
Official name - Gran Premio Eurovisione della Canzone 1965
Host broadcaster - RAI, Italy
Host city - Naples
Venue - Sala di Concerto della RAI
Host - Renata Mauro
Director - Romolo Siena, assisted by Elena Amicucci
Producer - Romolo Siena
Stage designer - Francesco De Martino
Musical director - Gianni Ferrio
Orchestra - Orchestra della RAI
Interval act - Mario Del Monaco, lyrical singer performing in playback: 'O paese d'o' 'sole' (Vincenzo Annibale / Libero Bovio) & 'O sole mio' (Giovanni Capurro / Eduardo Di Capua)
Scrutineer - Miroslav Vilček
Number of entries - 18
Winning entry - 'Poupée de cire, poupée de son' France Gall (Luxembourg)
Winning songwriter - Serge Gainsbourg
Winning orchestrator - Alain Goraguer
Winning conductor - Alain Goraguer

The Orchestra della RAI taking centre-stage at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, with Eric Robinson conducting the score to 'I Belong', the UK entry interpreted by Kathy Kirby

RESULT

1st place (32 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
Rendition – France Gall
Lyrics – Serge Gainsbourg
Composition – Serge Gainsbourg
Studio arrangement – Alain Goraguer
(studio orchestra conducted by Alain Goraguer)
Live orchestration – Alain Goraguer
Conductor – Alain Goraguer

2nd place (26 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "I Belong"
Rendition – Kathy Kirby
Lyrics – Phil Peters
Composition – Peter Lee Stirling
Studio arrangement – Ivor Raymonde
(studio orchestra conducted by Ivor Raymonde)
Live orchestration – Ivor Raymonde
Conductor – Eric Robinson

3rd place (22 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – “N'avoue jamais”
Rendition – Guy Mardel
Lyrics – Françoise Dorin
Composition – Guy Mardel
Studio arrangement – Bernard Kesslair
(studio orchestra conducted by Bernard Kesslair)
Live orchestration – Franck Pourcel
Conductor – Franck Pourcel

4th place (16 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – "Sag ihr, ich lass’ sie grüssen"
Rendition – Udo Jürgens 
Lyrics – Frank Bohlen / Udo Jürgens
Composition – Udo Jürgens
Studio arrangement – Rudi Bauer
(studio orchestra conducted by Rudi Bauer)
Live orchestration – Rudi Bauer
Conductor – Gianni Ferrio (MD)

5th place (15 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "Se piangi, se ridi"
Rendition – Bobby Solo 
Lyrics – Giulio Rapetti "Mogol"
Composition – Gianni Marchetti / Roberto Satti
Studio arrangement – Gianni Marchetti
(studio orchestra conducted by Gianni Marchetti)
Live orchestration – Gianni Marchetti
Conductor – Gianni Ferrio (MD)

6th place (11 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – "I’m Walking The Streets In The Rain"
Rendition – Butch Moore 
Lyrics – Teresa Conlon
Composition – Joe Harrigan / George Prendergast
Studio arrangement – Johnny Spence
Live orchestration – Johnny Spence
Conductor – Gianni Ferrio (MD)

7th place (10 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – “For din skyld”
Rendition – Birgit Brüel
Lyrics – Poul Henningsen
Composition – Jørgen Jersild
Studio arrangement – Arne Lamberth
(studio orchestra conducted by Arne Lamberth)
Live orchestration – Arne Lamberth
Conductor – Arne Lamberth

8th place (8 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Non – à jamais sans toi”
Rendition – Yovanna
Lyrics – Jean Charles
Composition – Bob Calfati
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – Mario Robbiani
Conductor – Mario Robbiani

9th place (7 votes)

MONACO
Song title – "Va dire à l'amour"
Rendition – Marjorie Noël
Lyrics – Jacques Mareuil
Composition – Raymond Bernard
Studio arrangement – Raymond Bernard
(studio orchestra conducted by Raymond Bernard)
Live orchestration – Raymond Bernard
Conductor – Raymond Bernard

10th place (6 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – “Absent Friend (Annorstädes vals)”
Rendition – Ingvar Wixell
Lyrics – Alf Henriksson
Composition – Dag Wirén
Studio arrangement – Dag Wirén
(studio orchestra conducted by Hans Wahlgren)
Live orchestration – Dag Wirén
Conductor – William Lind

11th place (5 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – “Het is genoeg”
Rendition – Conny van den Bos
Lyrics – Joke van Soest (Karel Prior)
Composition – Johnny Holshuysen
Studio arrangement – Bert Paige
(studio orchestra conducted by Bert Paige)
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden

12th place (2 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – “Čežnja”
Rendition – Vice Vukov
Lyrics – Žarko Roje
Composition – Julijo Marić
Studio arrangement – Julijo Marić / Vojislav Simić
Live orchestration – Julijo Marić / Vojislav Simić
Conductor – Radivoje Spasić

13th & 14th place (ex aequo, 1 vote)

NORWAY
Song title – "Karusell"
Rendition – Kirsti Sparboe
Lyrics – Jolly Kramer Johansen
Composition – Jolly Kramer Johansen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
(studio orchestra conducted by Øivind Bergh)
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Øivind Bergh

PORTUGAL
Song title – "Sol de inverno"
Rendition – Simone de Oliveira
Lyrics – Jeronimo Bragança
Composition – Carlos Nóbrega e Sousa
Studio arrangement – Thilo Krasmann
(studio orchestra conducted by Thilo Krasmann)
Live orchestration – Fernando de Carvalho
Conductor – Fernando de Carvalho

15th to 18th place (ex aequo, 0 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – "Qué bueno, qué bueno"
Rendition – Conchita Bautista
Lyrics – Antonio Figueroa Egea
Composition – Antonio Figueroa Egea
Studio arrangement – Adolfo Ventas
Live orchestration – Adolfo Ventas
Conductor – Adolfo Ventas

WEST GERMANY
Song title – "Paradies, wo bist du?"
Rendition – Ulla Wiesner
Lyrics – Hans Blum / Barbara Kist
Composition – Hans Blum
Studio arrangement – Paul Biste
(studio orchestra conducted by Hans Blum)
Live orchestration – Paul Biste
Conductor – Alfred Hause

BELGIUM
Song title – “Als het weer lente is”
Rendition – Lize Marke
Lyrics – Jaak Dreesen
Composition – Jef Van den Berg
Studio arrangement – Oscar Saintal
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Gaston Nuyts

FINLAND
Song title – "Aurinko laskee länteen"
Rendition – Viktor Klimenko
Lyrics – Reino Helismaa
Composition – Toivo Kärki
Studio arrangement – Nacke Johansson
(studio orchestra conducted by Nacke Johansson)
Live orchestration – Nacke Johansson
Conductor – George de Godzinsky

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