Eurovision Song Contest 1965 - Participating Countries

Participating Countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

Sweden returned after a one-year absence, and Ireland debuted in the competition. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. Ingvar Wixell, the Swedish participant performed his song in English instead of the original Swedish title "Annorstädes Vals". The native languages were used for all of the other participants. This led to a rule being introduced, that meant all participants had to perform their songs using one of their national languages.

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