Eurovision Song Contest 1974

19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was held on April 6, 1974. It was hosted in Brighton, United Kingdom. The UK agreed to host it because the previous winner, Luxembourg, could not host it for a second time in a row due to expense. The presenter was Katie Boyle. France did not participate this year while Greece made their debut.

Overview

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The winner was decided by a vote amongst jurors. Each participating country sent in ten jurors who each cast a vote for their favourite song. The song with the most votes/points won.

R/O Country Artist Song Points No.
1   Finland Carita "Keep Me Warm" 4 13th
2   United Kingdom Olivia Newton-John "Long Live Love" 14 4th
3   Spain Peret "Canta y sé feliz" 10 9th
4   Norway Anne-Karine & the Bendik Singers "The First Day of Love" 3 14th
5   Greece Marinella "Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mou" 7 11th
6   Israel Poogy "Natati La Khaiai" 11 7th
7   Yugoslavia Korni Grupa "Generacija '42" 6 12th
8   Sweden ABBA "Waterloo" 24 1st
9   Luxembourg Ireen Sheer "Bye Bye I Love You" 14 4th
10   Monaco Romuald "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" 14 4th
11   Belgium Jacques Hustin "Fleur de liberté" 10 9th
12   Netherlands Mouth and MacNeal "I See a Star" 15 3rd
13   Ireland Tina Reynolds "Cross Your Heart" 11 7th
14   Germany Cindy and Bert "Die Sommermelodie" 3 14th
15   Switzerland Piera Martell "Mein Ruf nach dir" 3 14th
16   Portugal Paulo de Carvalho "E depois do adeus" 3 14th
17   Italy Gigliola Cinquetti "Sì" 18 2nd