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"Waterloo" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton, performed by the group ABBA.

It won the Contest with 24 points, giving the country its first victory since it had begun competing sixteen years earlier as well as catapulting the group to worldwide fame.

Lyrics[]

My my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender
Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way
The history book on the shelf is always repeating itself

Waterloo – I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo – promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo – couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo – knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo – finally facing my Waterloo

My my, I tried to hold you back but you were stronger
Oh yeah, and now it seems my only chance is giving up the fight
And how could I ever refuse?
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo – I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo – promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo – couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo – knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo – finally facing my Waterloo

So how could I ever refuse?
I feel like I win when I lose

Waterloo – couldn’t escape if I wanted to
Waterloo – knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo – finally facing my Waterloo
Ooh… Waterloo – knowing my fate is to be with you
Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo – finally facing my Waterloo

Videos[]

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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Miscellaneous
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Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Songs
"Waterloo" • "Si" • "I See a Star" • "Long Live Love" • "Bye Bye I Love You" • "Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" • "Natati La Khayay" • "Cross Your Heart" • "Canta y sé feliz" • "Fleur de liberté" • "Krasi, thalassa ke t' agori mou" • "Generacija '42" • "Keep Me Warm" • "The First Day of Love" • "Die Sommermelodie" • "Mein Ruf nach dir" • "E depois do adeus"
Performers
ABBAGigliola CinquettiMouth & MacNealOlivia Newton-JohnIreen SheerRomualdKaveretTina ReynoldsPeretJacques HustinMarinellaKorni GrupaCaritaAnne-Karine Strøm feat.Bendik SingersCindy & BertPiera MartellPaulo de Carvalho
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