"on BBC1 on 24 and 31 March. The French entry was broadcast by all the nations showing the previews, even though the song was withdrawn from the Eurovision final itself. The programme was also notable in being the European television debut for the winners, ABBA, who were peculiarly credited in previews as ""The Abba"". The United Kingdom was represented in the contest by the (British-born) Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, who finished in fourth place with the song ""Long Live Love"". As noted by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book ""The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official"
"the Eurovision Song Contest. The final took place on 9 February 1975 in the studios of TRT and hosted by Bülend Özveren. The winning song was picked by averaging the ranks from the professional jury and people's jury as ""Seninle Bir Dakika"" (literally ""A minute with you"") by Semiha Yankı. At the close of voting the song had received only 3 points from Monaco and placed last. In 1976, Greek entry aroused controversy as it was about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. This time Turkey withdrew from the Contest to protest the political background of the entry of Greece, ""Panagia"
"the exception of Israel] also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Details of the commentators and the broadcasting station for which they represented are also included in the table below. Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom. The BBC agreed to stage the event after Luxembourg, having won in both 1972 and 1973, declined on the grounds of"
"Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The Netherlands was represented by duo Mouth & MacNeal (Willem Duyn and Maggie MacNeal), with the song '""I See a Star"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Brighton, England on 6 April. Mouth & MacNeal were internally selected by broadcaster NOS to be the Dutch representatives . The national final was held on 27 February at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, hosted by Willem Duys. Only three songs were performed and voted on by a jury. ""Ik zie een ster"" emerged the runaway winner. The free-language rule applied in 1974,"
"the contest, the UK would win two years later, for a third time. The Eurovision Song Contest was broadcast live on BBC 1 with sports presenter David Vine undertaking the television commentary, whilst Terry Wogan returned to providing the radio commentary on BBC Radio 2. British Forces Radio also provided a broadcast with commentary provided by Richard Astbury. ""Long Live Love"" won the national and went on to tie for 4th in the contest. United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song"
"to take part. Dani was seen by viewers in the audience at the point the French song should have been performed. For the same reason, the French singer Anne-Marie David, who had won the first place for Luxembourg in 1973, could not come to Brighton to hand the prize to the 1974 winner. In her absence, the Director General of the BBC and President of the EBU, Sir Charles Curran, presented the Grand Prix. Malta had selected Enzo Guzman with the song ""Paċi Fid Dinja"" (Peace in the World) to represent them, but withdrew from the contest for unknown reasons."
"points, placing it first in a field of 17. Spain's ""Eres Tú"" performed by Mocedades finished second and Cliff Richard's ""Power to All Our Friends"" third, both songs would go on to become major hit singles in 1973 - in the case of ""Eres Tú"" worldwide - and are today both widely considered Eurovision classics. The voting was also a very close one, Luxembourg won with 129 points, with Spain finishing only 4 points behind and Cliff Richard another 2 points after. David recorded her winning entry in five languages; French, English (""Wonderful Dream""), German (as ""Du bist da""), Spanish"
"Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Belgium was represented by Jacques Hustin, with the song '""Fleur de liberté"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. Hustin was the winner of the Belgian national final for the contest, held on 14 January. French-language broadcaster RTB was in charge of the selection of the Belgian entry for the 1974 Contest. Six songs, all performed by Hustin, competed in the final (the venue and host are currently unknown) and the winner was chosen by postcard voting: it is not known whether full results were"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's win at the 1978 edition. The event was staged at the International Convention Center. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi. The winner was Israel with the song ""Hallelujah"", performed by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey. Therefore, this was Israel's consecutive second win, and overall second win, in the contest. 19 countries participated, the 20 countries that took part at the previous 1978 Contest, except for"
"commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language. Eurovision Song Contest 1978 The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. The contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel with the song ""A-Ba-Ni-Bi"". Although 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' is the correct title, French television mistakenly captioned on screen the song title as 'Ah-Bah-Nee-Bee'. The presenters were Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone, and this was the first time more than one presenter hosted an edition"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1978 The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. The contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel with the song ""A-Ba-Ni-Bi"". Although 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' is the correct title, French television mistakenly captioned on screen the song title as 'Ah-Bah-Nee-Bee'. The presenters were Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone, and this was the first time more than one presenter hosted an edition of the Contest. In addition, the two presenters served as commentators for France. Twenty countries participated, a"
"effort with limited appeal to non-Germanic audiences. Few in Germany predicted anything other than an also-ran result, particularly as the competition in 1974 was shaping up to be unusually strong, with some very well known names being announced as representatives by other participants such as Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. On the night of the final Cindy & Bert performed 14th in the running order, following Ireland and preceding Switzerland. Despite a strong vocal performance from the couple, the widely predicted poor result materialised, as at the close of voting ""Die Sommermelodie"" had picked up only 3 points,"
"given, or just the winner announced. On the night of the final Hustin performed 11th in the running order, following Monaco and preceding the Netherlands. The voting system tried between 1971 and 1973 was abandoned, and for 1974 returned to the previous system of ten jury members in each country awarding one vote each. At the close of the voting ""Fleur de liberté"" had received 10 points (5 from Greece, 3 from Luxembourg and 2 from Norway), placing Belgium 9th of the 17 competing entries. Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Belgium was represented by Jacques Hustin, with the"
"the final with each song sung twice by different singers, once with a small combo and once with a full orchestra. The winning song was chosen by voting from a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song.. ""The First Day of Love"" was performed in Norwegian as ""Hvor er du"" at MGP and was translated into English before going to Brighton. On the night of the final Strøm performed 4th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Greece. The voting for 1974 reverted to the one-point-per-jury-member system and at the close of voting"
"so prior to the contest the song was translated into English as ""I See a Star"" and performed in English at the final. On the night of the final Mouth & MacNeal performed 12th in the running order, following Belgium and preceding Ireland. In 1974 the voting system reverted to the ten jury members in each country with one vote each model, and at the close of voting ""I See a Star"" had received 15 points from ten countries, placing the Netherlands 3rd of the 17 entries. The Dutch jury awarded its highest score (4) to Greece. Mouth & MacNeal's"
"Germany would be well-advised to withdraw completely from the 1978 contest as all were substandard. As the jury refused to vote, SWF decided that the decision would therefore be made by the radio listeners alone. Each member of the radio panel scored each song between 1 and 10 and the song with the highest average score became the winner. Other participants in the final included Germany's Eurovision 1974 representatives Cindy & Bert; Peter, Sue & Marc who would have twice represented Switzerland in Eurovision and would twice more; and Helena Vondráčková, Czechoslovakia's premier female vocalist who had won the Intervision"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1973 The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the 18th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Luxembourg. It was won by the Luxembourg entry, ""Tu te reconnaîtras"", this being Luxembourg's fourth win. The voting was a very close one, with Spain finishing only 4 points behind and Cliff Richard of the United Kingdom (who came second in 1968) another 2 points after. The winning song scored the highest score ever achieved in Eurovision under any voting format, recording 129 points out of a possible 160; scoring just under 81% of the possible maximum,"
"from Norway and Portugal, and 1 from Luxembourg, Netherlands and Germany), placing 9th in a field of 17. The Spanish jury awarded its highest score (3) to Monaco. Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Spain was represented by Peret at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, United Kingdom. Peret was selected internally by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the Spanish broadcaster, to represent the country at the contest in England with the song ""Canta y sé feliz"". Peret performed 3rd in the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. In 1974 the voting system reverted"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1977 The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest, and was held in London, United Kingdom on 7 May 1977. The presenter was Angela Rippon. The contest was won by Marie Myriam, representing France, with the song ""L'oiseau et l'enfant"" (The Bird and the Child). This was France's fifth victory, a record at the time (since equalled by Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, and surpassed by Ireland and Sweden). It was also France's second victory on English soil, as well as its most recent victory to date. Located on the"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1994 The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. As of 2018, it was the last time the contest was held in April. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish. Ireland won the contest for the third time in a row, when Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan were the winners with a song written by Brendan Graham, ""Rock 'N' Roll Kids"". This was a record sixth victory for"
"Körberg, Family Four and Sylvia Vrethammar—performed one song in each. Family Four received the most postcard votes in all of the semifinals. Accordingly, all five songs in the final were performed by them (an accidental repeat of the 1965 scenario with Ingvar Wixell). The first act to win the competition twice running, Family Four won Melodifestivalen again in 1972 against nine competitors. The 1974 winner, ""Waterloo"" by ABBA, is considered the most popular Melodifestivalen and Eurovision song of all time, and earned Sweden their first Eurovision win. ""Waterloo"" was voted the most popular Eurovision song at a fiftieth anniversary concert"
"Contest by Ann Christy singing ""Gelukkig zijn"". Fleur de liberté ""Fleur de liberté"" (English translation: ""Flower of liberty"") was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, performed in French by Jacques Hustin. The song was performed eleventh on the night (following Monaco's Romuald with ""Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va"" and preceding the Netherlands' Mouth & MacNeal with ""I See A Star""). At the close of voting, it had received 10 points, placing 9th out of a field of 17. Hustin also recorded an English-language version of the song, entitled ""Freedom for the Man"". It was"
"The final was held at the RTÉ studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. Reynolds performed eight songs, with the winner chosen by postcard voting. On the night of the final Reynolds performed 13th in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Germany. At the close of voting ""Cross Your Heart"" had picked up 11 points, placing Ireland joint 7th (with Israel) of the 17 entries. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Ireland was represented by Tina Reynolds, with the song '""Cross Your Heart"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton,"
"Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Spain was represented by Peret at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, held in Brighton, United Kingdom. Peret was selected internally by Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the Spanish broadcaster, to represent the country at the contest in England with the song ""Canta y sé feliz"". Peret performed 3rd in the night of the contest, following the United Kingdom and preceding Norway. In 1974 the voting system reverted to the ten jury members in each country with one vote each model, and at the close of voting Peret had received 10 points (3 from Monaco, 2"
"Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Italy was represented by Gigliola Cinquetti, with the song '""Sì"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. As usual, broadcaster RAI chose both song and performer internally. Cinquetti was well known to Eurovision audiences, having won the 1964 contest by a landslide at the age of 16, and subsequently gone on to enjoy a successful recording career. ""Sì"" is noted for finding itself at the centre of a domestic political storm prior to the contest. Italy was due to hold a referendum on 12 May"
"Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Germany was represented by Cindy & Bert, with the song '""Die Sommermelodie"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. For the first time since 1968, the German entry was chosen internally rather than through a public selection. Cindy & Bert were a very well known and popular act in Germany, had already had several hit singles and had narrowly missed out on victory in the German Eurovision selection in 1972. However, the song choice was unenthusiastically received, as it was considered a somewhat dated schlager"
"Eurovision Song Contest 1970 The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons. Ireland won with nineteen-year-old Dana and a song called ""All Kinds of Everything"". Ireland's win was their first. The UK came second for the seventh time, six votes behind Ireland. This was the only time that Luxembourg received zero votes. Due to there being four winners in the previous contest, a question was raised"
"in the same city in 1974. The winner was Spain, which was represented by the singer-songwriter María Ostiz with her song ""Canta cigarra"" (Cicada, start singing). According to the original rules of the OTI Festival, the winning country of the previous year would organise the contest of the following year. In this case, Mexico, with their broadcaster Televisa and their performer Gualberto Castro, were the winners of the previous year's edition of the event with the song ""La felicidad"" (The happiness). As the host country, the broadcaster Televisa was going to be the organiser of this year's edition, for that"
"for the contests between 1973 and 1976 contests (thus allowing ""Waterloo"" to be sung in English), then reinstated before ultimately being removed again in 1999. Compared to later ABBA releases, the singers' Swedish accents are decidedly more pronounced in ""Waterloo"". The song scored 24 points to win the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 final on 6 April, beating runner-up Gigliola Cinquetti of Italy's entry ""Sì"" by six points. The song shot to No. 1 in the UK and stayed there for two weeks, becoming the first of the band's nine UK No. 1's, and the 16th biggest selling single of the"
"features in polls of the best Eurovision entries of all time. Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Italy was represented by Gigliola Cinquetti, with the song '""Sì"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. As usual, broadcaster RAI chose both song and performer internally. Cinquetti was well known to Eurovision audiences, having won the 1964 contest by a landslide at the age of 16, and subsequently gone on to enjoy a successful recording career. ""Sì"" is noted for finding itself at the centre of a domestic political storm prior to the"
"the biggest selling winning single in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. By scoring 164 points out of a possible maximum of 204, the UK achieved the highest relative score ever reached under the ""Douze Points"" voting system inaugurated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 and used ever since, with 80.40% of the possible score attained. No song has ever achieved this since, although previously in 1973, Luxembourg's winning entry scored 80.60% under a different voting system. Michael Aspel also provided the television commentary for the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest for BBC 1, Terry Wogan once again"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 Ireland was represented by Tina Reynolds, with the song '""Cross Your Heart"", at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 6 April in Brighton, England. ""Cross Your Heart"" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 9 February. For the first time since joining Eurovision in 1965, broadcaster RTÉ pre-selected Reynolds as their performer rather than holding a multi-artist selection. It is generally believed that this was in acknowledgement of Reynolds' co-operation with RTÉ during the well-publicised controversies and disagreements which had dogged Ireland's Eurovision participation in 1973."
"United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 The United Kingdom held a national pre-selection to choose the song that would go to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. It was held on 23 February 1974 and presented by Jimmy Savile as part of the BBC1 TV series ""Clunk, Click... As It Happens"", with Olivia Newton-John selected to perform all of the entries, in part due to the recommendation of her close friend Cliff Richard. Originally, as with 1973, Cilla Black's 1974 nine-part BBC series was scheduled to feature the 'Song for Europe' process, but Black was uncomfortable at promoting another"