Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Finals performanceFinal result10th, 6 pointsSweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1963 • 1965 • 1966►

After a year of absence, Sweden competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the opera singer Ingvar Wixell, and the song "Absent Friend" (originally "Annorstädes vals") composed by Dag Wirén. For the first time, one singer sang all the songs in the national final, and Ingvar was also the first male singer to represent Sweden. It was the first ESC entry that was not performed in the country's native language; this led to the introduction of a language restriction the following year. The contest was held in Naples that year, and Sweden finished 10th out of 18.*

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 1965

Melodifestivalen 1965 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the seventh song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1965. It was the sixth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Ingvar Wixell performed all of the songs. Eight songs were submitted to Sveriges Radio for the competition, of which two were turned down by Wixell. Regional juries selected the winning song. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1965, hosted by Birgitta Sandstedt and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.

Draw Song Songwriters Points Ranking
1 "Stilla och tyst" Owe Thörnqvist 28 2nd
2 "Kommer vår" Bobbie Ericson, Bo Eneby 5 4th
3 "Varm i dej" Bo Nilsson 2 5th
4 "Förtrollad stad" Torbjörn Lundqvist, Bo Setterlind 14 3rd
5 "Väldigt vacker" Georg Riedel, Berndt Rosengren 1 6th
6 "Annorstädes vals" Dag Wirén, Alf Henrikson 50 1st

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Wixell performed 10th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding France. Sweden gained 6 points and ranked 10th. The Swedish jury awarded its 5 points to Denmark, who had arguably the most old-fashioned song of the night.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden[1]
Score Country
5 points
3 points
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden[1]
Score Country
5 points  Denmark
3 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Luxembourg

References

  1. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

External links

  • ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
  • Information site about Melodifestivalen
  • Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
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  • "Absent Friend"
  • "Als het weer lente is"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Čežnja"
  • "For din skyld"
  • "I Belong"
  • "Karusell"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "Non, à jamais sans toi"
  • "Paradies, wo bist du?"
  • "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
  • "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
  • "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
  • "Se piangi, se ridi"
  • "Sol de inverno"
  • "'t Is genoeg"
  • "Va dire à l'amour"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"