Eurovision Song Contest 1974
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the nineteenth Eurovision and was held on April 6, 1974, in Brighton, England. With Katie Boyle as the presenter, the contest was won by ABBA who represented Sweden, with their song "Waterloo".
Luxembourg, winners in 1973, could not afford to host the contest for the second year running, so the United Kingdom agreed to host the event.
Representing the United Kingdom in the contest was the British/Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, who came in fourth with the song "Long Live Love". She had wanted to perform a different song in the contest but "Long Live Love" was chosen as the UK's entry by a public postal vote.
France was originally also going to enter this Eurovision with the song "La vie a vingt cinq ans" by Dani, but they withdrew because Georges Pompidou, the French president, died in the week of the contest.
On April 25, 1974, the Portuguese entry "E depois do adeus" was used as the signal for the tanks of the left-wing military coup that overthrew the fascist government to move in.
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Interval Act
The interval act was music by The Wombles.
Results
| Country | Artist(s) | Song | Place | Points |
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| Belgium | Jacques Hustin | Fleur De Liberte | 9 | 10 |
| Finland | Carita | Keep Me Warm | 13 | 4 |
| Germany | Cindy and Bert | Die Sommermelodie | 14 | 3 |
| Greece | Marinella | Krassi, Thalassa Ke T'agori Mou | 11 | 7 |
| Ireland | Tina Reynolds | Cross Your Heart | 7 | 11 |
| Israel | Poogy | Natati La Khaiai | 7 | 11 |
| Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti | Si | 2 | 18 |
| Luxembourg | Ireen Sheer | Bye bye, I Love You | 4 | 14 |
| Monaco | Romuald | Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'en Va | 4 | 14 |
| Netherlands | Mouth and MacNeal | I See A Star | 3 | 15 |
| Norway | Anne Karine Strøm and The Bendik Singers | The First Day Of Love | 14 | 3 |
| Portugal | Paulo de Carvalho | E Depois Do Adeus | 14 | 3 |
| Spain | Peret (Pedro Pubill Callaf) | Canta Y Se Feliz | 9 | 10 |
| Sweden | ABBA | Waterloo | 1 | 24 |
| Switzerland | Piera Martell | Mein Ruf Nach Dir | 14 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | Olivia Newton-John | Long Live Love | 4 | 14 |
| Yugoslavia | Korni Group | Generacija 42 | 12 | 6 |
| Venue: The Dome - Brighton, United Kingdom | ||||
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First Appearances
Voting Structure
Each Country had 10 Jury Members who each decided the best song and each awarded 1 point.
Score Sheet
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Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Israel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Monaco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Irealand | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Italy | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| The table is ordered by appearance. | ||||||||||||||||||
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