Luxembourg was represented by French singer France Gall, with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", at the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 20 March in Naples. The song, composed by Serge Gainsbourg, was chosen internally by broadcaster RTL and went on to bring Luxembourg their second Eurovision victory.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Gall performed 15th in the running order, following Denmark and preceding Finland. In the voting "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" led from start to finish, gaining 32 points and winning by a 6-point margin over the United Kingdom's Kathy Kirby.^[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Luxembourg^[2]
Score	Country
5 points	Austria Finland Germany Netherlands
3 points	Ireland Norway Switzerland
1 point	Denmark Spain Sweden

Points awarded by Luxembourg^[2]
Score	Country
5 points	Denmark
3 points	France
1 point	Italy

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

"Poupee de cire, poupée de son" was one of the fourteen Eurovision songs chosen by fans to compete in the Congratulations 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 the Olsen Brothers and preceding "Everyway That I Can" by Sertab 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 (five more than her winning score in 1965).

Voting

Points awarded to "Poupee de cire, poupée de son" (Round 1)^[3]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points
8 points	Austria Belgium
7 points	Monaco
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points	Israel
2 points	Finland Russia Ukraine
1 point	Croatia Greece Poland Spain Sweden

References

^ ESC History - Luxembourg 1965
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Naples 1965". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^ "Congratulations: Results from the voting (Round 1)" (PDF). Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

v t e Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 2024
Artists	Michèle Arnaud Hugues Aufray Baccara Anne-Marie B Chris Baldo Solange Berry Sarah Bray Sophie Carle Céline Carzo Anne-Marie David Danièle Dupré Lara Fabian Camillo Felgen France Gall Sophie Garel Géraldine Corinne Hermès Kontinent Sherisse Laurence Vicky Leandros Margo Jeane Manson Jürgen Marcus Monique Melsen Modern Times Nana Mouskouri Franck Olivier Park Café Jean-Claude Pascal Plastic Bertrand Chris Roberts Malcolm Roberts Romuald Ireen Sheer Diane Solomon Sophie and Magaly Svetlana Tali Michèle Torr Marion Welter David Alexandre Winter
Songs	"100% d'amour" "À force de prier" "Les Amants de minuit" "L'amour de ma vie" "L'amour est bleu" "Amour, amour" "Amours mortes (tant de peine)" "Après toi" "Un baiser volé" "Bye Bye I Love You" "Catherine" "Ce soir je t'attendais" "C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" "Children, Kinder, Enfants" "Cours après le temps" "Croire" "Dès que le printemps revient" "Donne-moi une chance" "Fighter" "Frère Jacques" "Un grand amour" "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" "Je suis tombé du ciel" "Monsieur" "Ne crois pas" "Nous les amoureux" "Nous vivrons d'amour" "Papa Pingouin" "Parlez-vous français ?" "Petit bonhomme" "Pomme, pomme, pomme" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "Quand je te rêve" "Si la vie est cadeau" "So laang we's du do bast" "Sou fräi" "Toi" "Tu te reconnaîtras"

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Countries	Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Conchita Bautista Birgit Brüel France Gall Udo Jürgens Kathy Kirby Viktor Klimenko Guy Mardel Lize Marke Butch Moore Marjorie Noël Simone de Oliveira Bobby Solo Kirsti Sparboe Conny Vandenbos Vice Vukov Ulla Wiesner Ingvar Wixell Yovanna
Songs	"Absent Friend" "Als het weer lente is" "Aurinko laskee länteen" "Čežnja" "For din skyld" "I Belong" "Karusell" "N'avoue jamais" "Non, à jamais sans toi" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" "Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" "Se piangi, se ridi" "Sol de inverno" "'t Is genoeg" "Va dire à l'amour" "Walking the Streets in the Rain"

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Represented years

Represented countries

Represented entries

Advanced to the second round	Italy 1958 Sweden 1974 United Kingdom 1976 Ireland 1987 Greece 2005
Eliminated in the first round	Luxembourg 1965 United Kingdom 1968 Spain 1973 Ireland 1980 Ireland 1982 Switzerland 1988 Israel 1998 Denmark 2000 Turkey 2003

Represented artists

Advanced to the second round	ABBA Brotherhood of Man Johnny Logan Domenico Modugno Helena Paparizou
Eliminated in the first round	Dana International Céline Dion Sertab Erener France Gall Mocedades Johnny Logan Olsen Brothers Nicole Cliff Richard

Represented song

Advanced to the second round	"Hold Me Now" "My Number One" "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Waterloo"
Eliminated in the first round	"Ein bißchen Frieden" "Congratulations" "Diva" "Eres tú" "Everyway That I Can" "Fly on the Wings of Love" "Ne partez pas sans moi" "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" "What's Another Year"