Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965

Add article description

Ireland was represented by Butch Moore, with the song "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples. This was the first time Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Quick Facts Eurovision Song Contest 1965, Country ...

Before Eurovision

National final

Butch Moore at Eurovision

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin on Tuesday 9 February 1965, and hosted by Bunny Carr. Twelve songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from six regional juries. Other participants included future Irish representative Dickie Rock (1966).

More information Draw, Artist ...

*Artists were Austin Gaffney and Terri Nerney. The song they each sung is unknown.[1]

At Eurovision

Ireland performed 4th at the beginning of the start field. Ireland finished 6th with 11 points.

Voting

More information Score, Country ...

References

  1. [1]
    "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1965". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ireland_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_1965, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.