Absent Friend " ( original Swedish title : " Annorstädes vals " - " Elsewhere Waltz " ) was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 , performed in English by opera singer Ingvar Wixell . This was the first time that the country had not sung in Swedish in the Contest , and also the first time that any country in the contest did not sing in its own national language . This led to a rule being introduced for the next 1966 Eurovision , that meant all participant countries had to perform their songs using one of their national languages
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Absent Friend