I Belong (Kathy Kirby song)
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"I Belong" was the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

' entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. Luxembourg's win was their second. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also...

 held in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

 at March 21, 1965.

Performed in English
English language
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 by Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby was an English singer who was reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place...

, the song is sung from the perspective of a woman who express your love by someone, she has loved for the fist time in her life:

"But now my heart has recovered
From past affairs that turned wrong
All my dreams are uncovered"
I belong, I belong, I belong"

The song was performed second on the night, following the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 't Is genoeg
't Is Genoeg
‌'t Is genoeg , spelled in full Het is genoeg in the official Eurovision web site, was the Netherlands' entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965....

" sung by Conny Vandenbos
Conny Vandenbos
Conny Vandenbos was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings through the 1970s. Notably, in her later career she released an entire album of Janis Ian songs in 1980....

 and preceding Spain
Spain
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´s ¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!
¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!
"¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965, performed in Spanish by Conchita Bautista....

" sung by Conchita Bautista
Conchita Bautista
María Concepción Bautista Fernández is a Spanish singer and actress, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1961 and 1965....

 . By the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing it 2nd in a field of 18. Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby was an English singer who was reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's "Secret Love" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest, where she came in second place...

 also recorded a version of the song in Italian
Italian language
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It was succeeded as the entry from the United Kingdom at the 1966 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent...

 by Kenneth McKellar
Kenneth McKellar (singer)
Kenneth McKellar was a Scottish tenor.-Career:McKellar studied forestry at the University of Aberdeen, after graduation working for the Scottish Forestry Commission. He later trained at the Royal College of Music as an opera singer...

 singing "A Man Without Love
A Man Without Love
"A Man Without Love" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in English by Kenneth McKellar.The song is a ballad, with McKellar comparing a man without love and a man with love...

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