Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

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 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
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
Songwriters	Bob Calfati Jean Charles
Placement
Final result	8th, 8 points
Participation chronology
◄1964 • 1965 • 1966►

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 (19:00 UTC) in the Kursaal Theater in Locarno.^[4] It was presented by Mascia Cantoni [it].^[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]

Final – 6 February 1965^[2][3]

R/O	Artist	Song	Language	Songwriter(s)		Total	Place
				Composer	Lyricist
1	Carmela Corren	"Eines tages"	German	Cédric Dumont [fr]	Kurth Hertha	5	5
2	Marianne Gesseney	"Douce"	French	Géo Voumard	Emile Gardaz	4	6
3	Bruna Lelli [it]	"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 Marcia	20	2
6	Carmela Corren	"Ay ay lachende sonne"	German	Hazy Osterwald	Kruth Hertha	9	4

1. Consistently titled as such in reports referring to the selection, but renamed to "Non, à jamais sans toi" following the event.

At Eurovision

Yovanna performing "Non, à jamais sans toi" 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.

Points awarded to Switzerland[6] Score Country 5 points  France 3 points  Austria

Points awarded by Switzerland[6] Score Country 5 points  United Kingdom 3 points  Luxembourg 1 point  Monaco