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.
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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ulla Wiesner | "Paradies, wo bist du?" | 8 | 1 | |
2 | Peter Beil | "Nur aus Liebe" | 0 | 4= | |
3 | Angelina Monti | "Robertino" | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Leonie Brückner | "Auch Du wirst geh'n" | 0 | 4= | |
5 | Nana Gualdi | "Wunder, die nie geschehen" | 1 | 3 | |
6 | René Kollo | "Alles Glück auf dieser Welt" | 0 | 4= |
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]
Germany did not receive any points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965.[3]