Germany was represented by
Ulla Wiesner, with the song "Paradies, wo bist du?", at the
1965 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Naples, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "Non ho l'età" by Gigliola Cinquetti. Organised by the European ...
, which took place on 20 March in
Naples,
Italy. "Paradies, wo bist du?" was the winner of the German national final, held on 27 February.
Before Eurovision
Ein Lied für Neapel
The final was held at the
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TV studios in
Hamburg, hosted by Henno Lohmeyer. Six songs took part, with the winning song chosen by an 11-member jury who each awarded one point to their favourite song. "Paradies, wo bist du?" was the choice of 8 of the jurors.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Wiesner performed 5th in the running order, following
Ireland and preceding
Austria. Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "Paradies, wo bist du?" was one of four songs (along with the entries from
Belgium,
Finland and
Spain) which had failed to pick up a single point. This was the fourth consecutive contest in which four countries had failed to score, and a second consecutive nul-points for Germany, their last until 2015, 50 years later. The German jury awarded its 5 points to contest winners
Luxembourg.
ESC History - Germany 1965
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Voting
Germany did not receive any points at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest.
References
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision
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