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The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 7 May 1977 in London, England, United Kingdom after the group Brotherhood of Man gave the nation its third victory the previous year with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me".

Eighteen countries participated. No country made its debut while Sweden returned. Yugoslavia withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the fifth time by France with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" by Marie Myriam. As of 2023, it remains the country's last victory in the Contest.

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Artist Note
Beatrix Neundlinger & Günter Grosslercher Represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Edinburgh as part of the group Milestones with the song "Falter im Wind", finishing in 5th place with 100 points.
Dream Express Represented The Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 on home soil in Amsterdam as the group Hearts of Soul, performing the song "Waterman", finishing in 7th place with 7 points.
The Swarbriggs Represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 in Stockholm with the song "That's What Friends Are For", finishing in 9th place with 68 points.
Ilanit Represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City with the song "Ey Sham", finishing in 4th place with 97 points.
Michèle Torr Represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 on home soil in Luxembourg City the song "Ce soir je t'attendais", finishing in 10th place with 7 points.
Fernando Tordo Represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 in Luxembourg City with the song "Tourada", finishing in 10th place with 80 points.
Paulo de Carvalho Represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song "E depois do adeus", finishing in joint last place with 3 points.

Results[]

During the voting sequence of the live show, several errors were made in the announcement of the scores, which were then adjusted after the broadcast. Both Flag of Greece Greece and Flag of France France duplicated scores, awarding the same points to multiple countries. From the Greek scores, the Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom, Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, Flag of Austria Austria and Flag of Finland Finland all had 1 point deducted after the contest and from the French scores, Flag of Austria Austria, Flag of Germany Germany, Flag of Israel Israel, Flag of Italy Italy and Flag of Belgium Belgium all had 1 point deducted. None of the adjustments affected the placing of any of the songs.

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Ireland Ireland The Swarbriggs Plus Two "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" English - 3 119
02 Flag of Monaco Monaco Michèle Torr "Une petite française" French A little Frenchwoman 4 96
03 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Heddy Lester "De mallemolen" Dutch The merry-go-round 12 35
04 Flag of Austria Austria Schmetterlinge "Boom Boom Boomerang" German - 17 11
05 Flag of Norway Norway Anita Skorgan "Casanova" Norwegian - 14 18
06 Flag of Germany Germany Silver Convention "Telegram" English - 8 55
07 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Anne-Marie B. "Frère Jacques" French Brother John 16 17
08 Flag of Portugal Portugal Os Amigos "Portugal no coração" Portuguese Portugal in my heart 14 18
09 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran "Rock Bottom" English - 2 121
10 Flag of Greece Greece Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy "Mathima solfege" Greek Solfège Lesson 5 92
11 Flag of Israel Israel Ilanit "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" Hebrew Love is a song for two 11 49
12 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Pepe Lienhard Band "Swiss Lady" German - 6 71
13 Flag of Sweden Sweden Forbes "Beatles" Swedish - 18 2
14 Flag of Spain Spain Micky "Enseñame a cantar" Spanish Teach Me to Sing 9 52
15 Flag of Italy Italy Mia Martini "Libera" Italian Free 13 33
16 Flag of Finland Finland Monica Aspelund "Lapponia" Finnish - 10 50
17 Flag of Belgium Belgium Dream Express "A Million in One, Two, Three" English - 7 69
18 Flag of France France Marie Myriam "L'oiseau et l'enfant" French The bird and the child 1 136

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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
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