Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 explained

Year:1965
Broadcaster:ARD – German: [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]|i=no (NDR)
Country:Germany
Preselection:German: Ein Lied für Neapel
Preselection Date:27 February 1965
Entrant:Ulla Wiesner
Song:German: Paradies, wo bist du?|i=no
Final Result:15th, 0 points

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "German: Paradies, wo bist du?|i=no", written by Barbara Kist and Hans Blum, and performed by Ulla Wiesner. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, German: [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]|i=no (NDR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

German: Ein Lied für Neapel

German: [[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]|i=no (NDR) held the national final at its 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. "German: Paradies, wo bist du?|i=no" was the choice of 8 of the jurors.[1]

DrawArtistSongVotesPlace
1Ulla Wiesner"Paradies, wo bist du?"81
2Peter Beil"Nur aus Liebe"04=
3Angelina Monti"Robertino"22
4Leonie Brückner"Auch Du wirst geh'n"04=
5Nana Gualdi"Wunder, die nie geschehen"13
6René Kollo"Alles Glück auf dieser Welt"04=

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Wiesner performed 5th in the running order, following and preceding . Voting was by each national jury awarding 5-3-1 to their top 3 songs, and at the close "German: Paradies, wo bist du?|i=no" was one of four songs (along with the entries from,, and) 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 .[2]

Voting

Germany did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/50s_60s/Germany1965.html ESC National Finals database 1965
  2. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=147 ESC History - Germany 1965
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Naples 1965 . Eurovision Song Contest . 6 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210406184134/https://eurovision.tv/event/naples-1965/final/results/germany . 6 April 2021 . live.