After a year of absence, Sweden competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the opera singer Ingvar Wixell, and the song Absent Friend (originally Annorstädes vals) composed by Dag Wirén. 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 ESC entry that was not performed in the country's native language; this led to the introduction of the language rule the following year. The contest was held in Naples that year, and Sweden finished 10th out of 18.
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Eurovision Song Contest 1965
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Countries
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Final
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- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- Ireland
- Germany
- Austria
- Norway
- Belgium
- Monaco
- Sweden
- France
- Portugal
- Italy
- Denmark
- Luxembourg
- Finland
- Yugoslavia
- Switzerland
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Artists
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Final
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- Conny van den Bos
- Kathy Kirby
- Conchita Bautista
- Butch Moore
- Ulla Wiesner
- Udo Jürgens
- Kirsti Sparboe
- Lize Marke
- Marjorie Noël
- Ingvar Wixell
- Guy Mardel
- Simone de Oliveira
- Bobby Solo
- Birgit Brüel
- France Gall
- Viktor Klimenko
- Vice Vukov
- Yovanna
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Songs
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Final
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- "'t Is genoeg"
- "I Belong"
- "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!"
- "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
- "Paradies, wo bist du?"
- "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen"
- "Karusell"
- "Als het weer lente is"
- "Va dire à l'amour"
- "Absent Friend"
- "N'avoue jamais"
- "Sol de inverno"
- "Se piangi, se ridi"
- "For din skyld"
- "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
- "Aurinko laskee länteen"
- "Čežnja"
- "Non, à jamais sans toi"
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