Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
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Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Non, à jamais sans toi", composed by Bob Calfati, with lyrics by Jean Charles, and performed by Greek singer Yovanna. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), selected its entry through a national final.
Switzerland| Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) | |||
| Country | Switzerland | |||
| Selection process | Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone | |||
| Selection date | 6 February 1965 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Non, à jamais sans toi" | |||
| Artist | Yovanna | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 8 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Gran Premio Eurovisione della canzone
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1965. Six songs took part in the selection, with two songs being performed each in French, German, and Italian.[1][2] Five artists took part to represent Switzerland, among whom was Carmela Corren who had represented Austria in 1963. Audrey was supposed to perform the song "Douce", but withdrew last minute due to falling ill with appendicitis. She was replaced by Marianne Gesseney.[2][3]
Swiss Italian broadcaster Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) staged the national final on 6 February 1965 at 21:00 CET (20:00 UTC) in the Kursaal Theater in Locarno.[4] It was presented by Mascia Cantoni.[2]
The voting consisted of a twelve-member jury from the three regions of Switzerland, which featured six representatives from the Swiss-German and Romansh regions, four from Romandy (Swiss-French region), and two from Ticino (Swiss-Italian region).[5] The jury was presided over by Paul Henri Jaccard. Each juror would give 3 points to their favorite song, 2 to their second favorite, and 1 to their third favorite.[2] The winner was the song "Non, à jamais sans toi", written by Jean Charles and composed by Bob Calfati— who were both reportedly absent from the event, and performed by Yovanna.[1][2][3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Total | Place | |
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| Composer | Lyricist | ||||||
| 1 | Carmela Corren | "Eines Tages" | German | Cédric Dumont | Kurt Hertha | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | Marianne Gesseney | "Douce" | French | Géo Voumard | Emile Gardaz | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Bruna Lelli | "Tu sei" | Italian | Giovanni Pelli | Alberto Testa | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Yovanna | "Non"[a] | French | Bob Calfati | Jean Charles | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Wilma Goich | "Un bacio sulle dita" | Italian | Iller Pattacini | Grytzko Mascioni | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | Carmela Corren | "Ay ay lachende Sonne" | German | Hazy Osterwald | Kurt Hertha | 9 | 4 |
- Consistently titled as such in reports referring to the selection, but renamed to "Non, à jamais sans toi" following the event.
At Eurovision
At the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 in Naples, the Swiss entry was the eighteenth and last song of the night following Yugoslavia. The Swiss entry was conducted by Mario Robbiani, who previously composed and conducted the 1960 Swiss entry, "Cielo e terra" by Anita Traversi. At the close of voting, Switzerland had received eight points in total; the country finished eighth among the eighteen participants.
Voting
Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel. Every jury member could distribute 9 points in 3 different ways depending on how the jurors voted; 5, 3, and 1 points to their 3 favorite songs, 6 and 3 points to their 2 favorite songs, or 9 points to a single song.
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