Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Participating broadcaster	ARD [a] – Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
Country	Germany
Selection process	Ein Lied für Neapel
Selection date	27 February 1965
Competing entry
Song	"Paradies, wo bist du?"
Artist	Ulla Wiesner
Songwriters	Barbara Kist Hans Blum
Placement
Final result	15th, 0 points
Participation chronology
◄1964 • 1965 • 1966►

Germany was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Paradies, wo bist du?", written by Barbara Kist and Hans Blum, and performed by Ulla Wiesner. The German participating broadcaster on behalf of ARD, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

Ein Lied für Neapel

Norddeutscher Rundfunk (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. "Paradies, wo bist du?" 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=

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. ^[2]

Voting

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

Points awarded by Germany ^[3]

Score	Country
5 points	Luxembourg
3 points	France
1 point	Italy

Notes

1. Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

References

1. ESC National Finals database 1965
2. ESC History - Germany 1965
3. "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.