The
Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth edition of the annual
Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in
Naples,
Italy, following the Italian victory at
the previous 1964 edition. Luxembourg won, for the second time in the history of the contest, with the song "
Poupée de cire, poupée de son", performed by
France Gall and composed by
Serge Gainsbourg. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also the first contest with over 16 countries participating with a total of 18 entries. The Swedish entry was also sung in English. For the first time in Eurovision history, the winning song was not a Ballad.