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The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 6 April 1974 in Brighton, England, United Kingdom, which took over hosting duties after the previous year's winner Luxembourg declined to host for the second year in a row due to expenses.

Seventeen countries participated. Greece made its debut while no country returned.  France withdrew from competing.

Sweden was the winning country for the first time ever with the song "Waterloo", performed by the group ABBA. As a result, this victory kickstarted their path to becoming one of the most-successful acts in music history.

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Participants[]

Returning artists[]

Artist Note
Gigliola Cinquetti Represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the song "Non ho l'età", giving the country its first-ever win with 49 points.
Romuald Represented Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the song "Où sont-elles passées", finishing in 3rd place with 15 points. Returned five years later in Madrid to represent Luxembourg with the song "Catherine", finishing in 11th place with 7 points.
Bendik Singers Represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City with the song "It's Just a Game", finishing in 7th place with 89 points.

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Finland Finland Carita "Keep Me Warm" English - 13 4
02 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Olivia Newton-John "Long Live Love" English - 4 14
03 Flag of Spain Spain Peret "Canta y sé feliz" Spanish Sing and Be Happy 9 10
04 Flag of Norway Norway Anne-Karine Strøm feat. Bendik Singers "The First Day of Love" English - 14 3
05 Flag of Greece Greece Marinella "Krasi, thalassa ke t' agori mou" Greek Wine, sea and my boyfriend 11 7
06 Flag of Israel Israel Kaveret "Natati La Khayay" Hebrew I Gave Her My Life 7 11
07 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Korni Grupa "Moja generacija" Serbo-Croatian My generation 12 6
08 Flag of Sweden Sweden ABBA "Waterloo" English - 1 24
09 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Ireen Sheer "Bye Bye I Love You" French - 4 14
10 Flag of Monaco Monaco Romuald "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" French The one who stays and the one who leaves 4 14
11 Flag of Belgium Belgium Jacques Hustin "Fleur de liberté" French Flower of freedon 9 10
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Mouth & MacNeal "I See a Star" English - 3 15
13 Flag of Ireland Ireland Tina Reynolds "Cross Your Heart" English - 7 11
14 Flag of Germany Germany Cindy & Bert "Die Sommermelodie" German The summer melody 14 3
15 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Piera Martell "Mein Ruf nach dir" German My call to you 14 3
16 Flag of Portugal Portugal Paulo de Carvalho "E depois do adeus" Portuguese And After the Farewell 14 3
17 Flag of Italy Italy Gigliola Cinquetti "Si" Italian Yes 2 18

Scoreboard[]

ESC 1974 scoreboard

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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