Wednesday 15 July 2015

1974, Music: Eurovision Song Contest

The 19th Eurovision Song Contest was held on Saturday 6 April 1974 at the The Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom. Katie Boyle presented the festival and of the 17 participants ABBA won for Sweden with "Waterloo". It was Sweden's first win.

The UK and the BBC agreed to organise the event after the double win by Luxembourg in both 1972 and 1973. France entered the contest with "La vie à vingt-cinq ans" by Dani, but after the death of French President, Georges Pompidou, during Eurovision week, French broadcaster ORTF made the decision to withdraw the entry. President Pompidou's funeral was held the day of the contest. Portugal's entry "E depois do adeus" was used as the first of the two signals to launch the Carnation Revolution against the Estado Novo regime.
ABBA: Björn Ulvaeus, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson
ABBA (Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus)
performing "Waterloo" at the 19th Eurovision Song Contest
ABBA (Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus)
after winning the 19th Eurovision Song Contest
Victory for Benny Andersson, manager Stig Anderson, Frida Lyngstad,
Swedish conductor Sven-Olof Walldoff, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus
ABBA (Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus)
at Waterloo Station (London) in 1974
The winner of the Contest ABBA (Anni-Frid Lyngstad (Frida), Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog) went on to become one of the most popular bands of all time. 

Draw
Country
Artist
Song
Place
Points
01 Finland Carita Holmström "Keep Me Warm" 13 4
02 United Kingdom Olivia Newton-John "Long Live Love" 4 14
03 Spain Peret "Canta y sé feliz" 9 10
04 Norway Anne-Karine Strøm "The First Day of Love" 14 3
05 Greece Marinella "Krasí, thálassa ke t' agóri mu" 11 7
06 Israel Kaveret as 'Poogy' "Natati La Khayay" 7 11
07 Yugoslavia Korni Grupa "Moja generacija" 12 6
08 Sweden ABBA "Waterloo" 1 24
09 Luxembourg Ireen Sheer "Bye Bye I Love You" 4 14
10 Monaco Romuald "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" 4 14
11 Belgium Jacques Hustin "Fleur de liberté" 9 10
12 Netherlands Mouth and MacNeal "I See a Star" 3 15
13 Ireland Tina Reynolds "Cross Your Heart" 7 11
14 Germany Cindy & Bert "Die Sommermelodie" 14 3
15 Switzerland Piera Martell "Mein Ruf nach dir" 14 3
16 Portugal Paulo de Carvalho "E depois do adeus" 14 3
17 Italy Gigliola Cinquetti "Si" 2 18

First Place: ABBA with "Waterloo" for Sweden
Second Place: Gigliola Cinquetti with "Si" for Italy
Third Place: Mouth & MacNeal with "I See a Star" for The Netherlands


Video: ABBA performing "Waterloo" at the 19th Eurovision Song Contest

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