Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Country|  Luxembourg
National selection
Selection process| Internal Selection
Selected entrant| France Gall
Selected song| "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
Selected songwriter(s)| Serge Gainsbourg
Finals performance
Final result| 1st, 32 points
Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Luxembourg was represented by French singer France Gall, with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples. The song, composed by Serge Gainsbourg, was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their second Eurovision victory.

"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" is considered[by whom?] one of the most significant and influential songs in Eurovision history, as its victory proved that a thoroughly up-to-the-minute song performed by a trendy young artist could be just as successful as the more traditional style of song and performer which had previously dominated the contest. Its success is said to have finally dragged Eurovision into the 1960s and changed the direction of the whole event. Its influence was apparent immediately, as the 1966 contest saw many more countries sending entries in a contemporary pop style than had ever been the case before. The only slight controversy following the win was a degree of reproach from the French media and public towards Gainsbourg and Gall for having submitted this song to represent Luxembourg rather than France.

## At Eurovision[edit]

On the night of the final Gall performed 15th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Finland. Gall's pert and gamine performance has since become one of the most famous and widely-shown in Eurovision history. In the voting "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" led from start to finish, gaining 32 points and winning by a 6-point margin over another very contemporary song by the United Kingdom's Kathy Kirby. The Luxembourgian jury awarded its 5 points to Denmark, who had arguably the most old-fashioned song of the night.[failed verification][1]

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to Luxembourg[2] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |

* Austria
* Finland
* Germany
* Netherlands

3 points  |

* Ireland
* Norway
* Switzerland

1 point  |

* Denmark
* Spain
* Sweden

Points awarded by Luxembourg[2] | Score  | Country

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5 points  |  Denmark
3 points  |  France
1 point  |  Italy

## Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

Main article: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Poupee de cire, poupée de son" was one of the fourteen Eurovision songs chosen by fans to compete in the Congratulations 50th anniversary special in 2005. Gall did not appear at the event, nor did Luxembourg (who withdrew from competing in Eurovision after 1993) broadcast it. The song appeared ninth in the running order, following "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers and preceding "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Like the other songs on the evening, it was represented by dancers performing alongside video footage of Gall's original performance. At the end of the first round, "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" was not announced as one of the five songs proceeding to the second round. It was later revealed that the song finished fourteenth and last, scoring 37 points (five more than her winning score in 1965).

### Voting[edit]

Points awarded to "Poupee de cire, poupée de son" (Round 1)[3] Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |
8 points  |

* Austria
* Belgium

7 points  |  Monaco
6 points  |
5 points  |
4 points  |
3 points  |  Israel
2 points  |

* Finland
* Russia
* Ukraine

1 point  |

* Croatia
* Greece
* Poland
* Spain
* Sweden

## References[edit]

1. ^ ESC History - Luxembourg 1965
2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
3. ^ "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 2024

Artists|

* Michèle Arnaud
* Hugues Aufray
* Baccara
* Anne-Marie B
* Chris Baldo
* Solange Berry
* Sarah Bray
* Sophie Carle
* Céline Carzo
* Anne-Marie David
* Danièle Dupré
* Lara Fabian
* Camillo Felgen
* France Gall
* Sophie Garel
* Géraldine
* Corinne Hermès
* Kontinent
* Sherisse Laurence
* Vicky Leandros
* Margo
* Jeane Manson
* Jürgen Marcus
* Monique Melsen
* Modern Times
* Nana Mouskouri
* Franck Olivier
* Park Café
* Jean-Claude Pascal
* Plastic Bertrand
* Chris Roberts
* Malcolm Roberts
* Romuald
* Ireen Sheer
* Diane Solomon
* Sophie and Magaly
* Svetlana
* Michèle Torr
* Marion Welter
* David Alexandre Winter

Songs|

* "100% d'amour"
* "À force de prier"
* "Les amants de minuit"
* "L'amour de ma vie"
* "L'amour est bleu"
* "Amour, amour"
* "Amours mortes (tant de peine)"
* "Après toi"
* "Un baiser volé"
* "Bye Bye I Love You"
* "Catherine"
* "Ce soir je t'attendais"
* "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique"
* "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment"
* "Children, Kinder, Enfants"
* "Cours après le temps"
* "Croire"
* "Dès que le printemps revient"
* "Donne-moi une chance"
* "Frère Jacques"
* "Un grand amour"
* "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux"
* "Je suis tombé du ciel"
* "Monsieur"
* "Ne crois pas"
* "Nous les amoureux"
* "Nous vivrons d'amour"
* "Papa Pingouin"
* "Parlez-vous français ?"
* "Petit bonhomme"
* "Pomme, pomme, pomme"
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* "Quand je te rêve"
* "Si la vie est cadeau"
* "So laang we's du do bast"
* "Sou fräi"
* "Toi"
* "Tu te reconnaîtras"

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Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Conchita Bautista
* Birgit Brüel
* France Gall
* Udo Jürgens
* Kathy Kirby
* Viktor Klimenko
* Guy Mardel
* Lize Marke
* Butch Moore
* Marjorie Noël
* Simone de Oliveira
* Bobby Solo
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Conny Vandenbos
* Vice Vukov
* Ulla Wiesner
* Ingvar Wixell
* Yovanna

Songs|

* "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"

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Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Represented years|

* 1958
* 1965
* 1968
* 1973
* 1974
* 1976
* 1980
* 1982
* 1987
* 1988
* 1998
* 2000
* 2003
* 2005

Represented countries|

* Denmark
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Represented entries|

| Advanced to the second round|

* Italy 1958
* Sweden 1974
* United Kingdom 1976
* Ireland 1987
* Greece 2005

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Eliminated in the first round|

* Luxembourg 1965
* United Kingdom 1968
* Spain 1973
* Ireland 1980
* Ireland 1982
* Switzerland 1988
* Israel 1998
* Denmark 2000
* Turkey 2003

Represented artists|

| Advanced to the second round|

* ABBA
* Brotherhood of Man
* Johnny Logan
* Domenico Modugno
* Helena Paparizou

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Eliminated in the first round|

* Dana International
* Céline Dion
* Sertab Erener
* France Gall
* Mocedades
* Johnny Logan
* Olsen Brothers
* Nicole
* Cliff Richard

Represented song|

| Advanced to the second round|

* "Hold Me Now"
* "My Number One"
* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"
* "Save Your Kisses for Me"
* "Waterloo"

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Eliminated in the first round|

* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Congratulations"
* "Diva"
* "Eres tú"
* "Everyway That I Can"
* "Fly on the Wings of Love"
* "Ne partez pas sans moi"
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* "What's Another Year"

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