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| Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1965 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT) | |||
| Country |  Luxembourg | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
| Selection date | 21 February 1965 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | |||
| Artist | France Gall | |||
| Songwriter | Serge Gainsbourg | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 32 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Luxembourg was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", written bySerge Gainsbourg, and performed by French singerFrance Gall. The Luxembourgish participating broadcaster, theCompagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. The song went on to win the contest, bringing Luxembourg their second Eurovision victory.
Tiercé des Animatrices was the finale to a series organised byRTL to find the best television presenter out of three candidates.[1][2] The finale ofTiercé des Animatrices was broadcast live on 21 February 1965 from theGrand Auditorium de la Villa Louvigny,Luxembourg City and was hosted byJacques Navadic.[1] Although the actual premise of the show was unrelated to theEurovision Song Contest,France Gall performed an interval act during the show in which she performed four songs and one was chosen to representLuxembourg at theEurovision Song Contest 1965.[1][3][4]
The contest was broadcast onTélé-Luxembourg.[5]
On the night of the final Gall performed 15th in the running order, followingDenmark and precedingFinland. In the votingPoupée de cire, poupée de son led from start to finish, gaining 32 points and winning by a 6-point margin over "I Belong" from theUnited Kingdom.
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"Poupee de cire, poupée de son" was one of the fourteen Eurovision songs chosen by fans to compete in theCongratulations 50th anniversary special in 2005. Gall did not appear at the event, nor did Luxembourg (who withdrew from competing in Eurovision after 1993) broadcast it. The song appeared ninth in the running order, following "Fly on the Wings of Love" by theOlsen Brothers and preceding "Everyway That I Can" bySertab Erener. Like the other songs on the evening, it was represented by dancers performing alongside video footage of Gall's original performance. At the end of the first round, "Poupee de cire, poupee de son" was not announced as one of the five songs proceeding to the second round. It was later revealed that the song finished fourteenth and last, scoring 37 points.
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points | |
| 10 points | |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points |  Monaco |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points |  Israel |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
