Eurovision Song Contest 1964
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Tivolis Koncertsal Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Miroslav Vilček |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Director | Poul Leth Sørensen |
| Musical director | Kai Mortensen |
| Presenter | Lotte Wæver |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | Portugal |
| Non-returning countries | Sweden |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 5, 3 and 1 points (or combinations thereof) to their three favourite songs |
| Winning song | Italy "Non ho l'età" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1964 at Tivolis Koncertsal in Copenhagen, Denmark, and presented by Lotte Wæver. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), who staged the event after winning the 1963 contest for Denmark with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann.
Broadcasters from sixteen countries participated in the contest. Portugal made its debut this year, whereas Sweden decided not to enter.
The winner was Italy with the song "Non ho l'età", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti, written by Nicola Salerno and composed by Mario Panzeri. At the age of 16 years and 92 days, Gigliola Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest yet; a record she held until 1986. The entry had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition, managing to garner almost three times as many points as the runner-up song. The United Kingdom, Monaco, Luxembourg and France rounded out the top five.
Besides the 1956 contest, the 1964 contest is the only other one of which there are no complete surviving video recordings, although in both cases, only the winner's reprise performance exist.