The ninth Eurovision Song Contest was held on march 21, 1964 in Copenhagen. The contest was presented by Lotte Waever and broadcast by DR (Danmarks Radio) from the Tivolis Koncertsal. Sweden did not participate because of a boycott by singers, they did however broadcast it. A political protest occurred after the Swiss entry: a man trespassed onto the stage holding a banner that read "Boycott Franco & Salazar".
Victory was for Italy with the song "Non ho l'étà" ("I'm Not Old Enough") sung by sixteen year old Gigliola Cinquetti (lyrics by Mario Panzeri, music by Nicola Salerno). She won the most crushing victory in the history of the contest, with a score almost three times that of her nearest rival.
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti
Earlier that year she won the Sanremo Music Festival with the same song. In 1974 she returned to the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sì" ("Yes"), she finished second behind "Waterloo", sung by Sweden's ABBA.
Results
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Place | Points |
| 01 | Luxembourg | Hugues Aufray | "Dès que le printemps revient" | 4 | 14 |
| 02 | Netherlands | Anneke Grönloh | "Jij bent mijn leven" | 10 | 2 |
| 03 | Norway | Arne Bendiksen | "Spiral" | 8 | 6 |
| 04 | Denmark | Bjørn Tidmand | "Sangen om dig" | 9 | 4 |
| 05 | Finland | Lasse Mårtenson | "Laiskotellen" | 7 | 9 |
| 06 | Austria | Udo Jürgens | "Warum nur warum?" | 6 | 11 |
| 07 | France | Rachel | "Le chant de Mallory" | 4 | 14 |
| 08 | United Kingdom | Matt Monro | "I Love the Little Things" | 2 | 17 |
| 09 | Germany | Nora Nova | "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell.." | 13 | 0 |
| 10 | Monaco | Romuald | "Où sont-elles passées" | 3 | 15 |
| 11 | Portugal | António Calvário | "Oração" | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti | "Non ho l'età" | 1 | 49 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | Sabahudin Kurt | "Život je sklopio krug" | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Switzerland | Anita Traversi | "I miei pensieri" | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Belgium | Robert Cogoi | "Près de ma rivière" | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | Spain | Tim, Nelly & Tony | "Caracola" | 12 | 1 |
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