Eurovision Song Contest 1964
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the 1963 contest with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at Tivolis Koncertsal on 21 March 1964, and was hosted by Danish TV presenter Lotte Wæver.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1964 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 21 March 1964 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Tivolis Koncertsal Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Presenter(s) | Lotte Wæver |
| Musical director | Kai Mortensen |
| Directed by | Poul Leth Sørensen |
| Executive supervisor | Miroslav Vilček |
| Host broadcaster | Danmarks Radio (DR) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 16 |
| Debuting countries | Portugal |
| Non-returning countries | Sweden |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Ten-member juries awarded points (5, 3 and 1) to their three favourite songs. |
| Winning song | Italy "Non ho l'età" |
Sixteen countries participated in the contest. Portugal made its debut this year, whereas Sweden decided not to enter.
The winner of the contest 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. It garnered almost three times as many points as the second-placed song.
Besides the 1956 contest, the 1964 contest is the only other one of which there are no surviving video recordings.