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Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Participating broadcasterSveriges Radio (SR)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: National final
Selection date(s)13 February 1965
Selected artist(s)Ingvar Wixell
Selected song"Absent Friend"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result10th, 6 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1963 • 1965 • 1966►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Absent Friend", composed by Dag Wirén, with lyrics by Alf Henrikson, and performed by Ingvar Wixell. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Radio (SR), selected its entry through a national final titled Svensk sångfinal, after having previously selected the performer internally.

For the first time, one singer sang all the songs in the national final, and Ingvar was also the first male singer to represent Sweden. It was the first Eurovision entry that was not performed in the country's native language; this led to the introduction of a language restriction the following year. The song was originally titled "Annorstädes vals". At Eurovision, Sweden finished 10th out of 18.

Before Eurovision

Svensk sångfinal

Svensk sångfinal (retroactively often referred to as Melodifestivalen 1965) was the selection for the seventh song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1965. It was the sixth time that Sveriges Radio (SR) used this system of picking a song. Ingvar Wixell performed all of the songs. Eight songs were submitted to SR for the competition, of which two were turned down by Wixell. Regional juries selected the winning song. The final was held in the Cirkus in Stockholm on 13 February 1965, hosted by Birgitta Sandstedt and was broadcast on Sveriges Radio TV but was not broadcast on radio.

Draw Song Songwriters Points Ranking
1 "Stilla och tyst" Owe Thörnqvist 28 2nd
2 "Kommer vår" Bobbie Ericson, Bo Eneby 5 4th
3 "Varm i dej" Bo Nilsson 2 5th
4 "Förtrollad stad" Torbjörn Lundqvist, Bo Setterlind 14 3rd
5 "Väldigt vacker" Georg Riedel, Berndt Rosengren 1 6th
6 "Annorstädes vals" Dag Wirén, Alf Henrikson 50 1st

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Wixell performed 10th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding France. Sweden gained 6 points and ranked 10th. The Swedish jury awarded its 5 points to Denmark.

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden
Score Country
5 points
3 points
1 point
Points awarded by Sweden
Score Country
5 points  Denmark
3 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Luxembourg

References

  1. ^ "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Sweden did not compete
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Countries
Artists
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"
Melodifestivalen
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