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.
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| ABBA: Björn Ulvaeus, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Benny Andersson |
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ABBA (Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus)
performing "Waterloo" at the 19th Eurovision Song Contest |
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ABBA (Benny Andersson, Frida Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus)
after winning the 19th Eurovision Song Contest |
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Victory for Benny Andersson, manager Stig Anderson, Frida Lyngstad,
Swedish conductor Sven-Olof Walldoff, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus |
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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 |
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| First Place: ABBA with "Waterloo" for Sweden |
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| Second Place: Gigliola Cinquetti with "Si" for Italy |
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| Third Place: Mouth & MacNeal with "I See a Star" for The Netherlands |
Video: ABBA performing "Waterloo" at the 19th Eurovision Song Contest
