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The '''Eurovision Song Contest 1977''' was the 22nd edition of the annual [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It took place in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]], following the country's victory at the {{escyr|1976||1976 contest}} with the song "[[Save Your Kisses for Me]]" by [[Brotherhood of Man]]. Organised by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) and host broadcaster [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC), the contest was held at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] on 7 May 1977, marking the first time the event took place in the month of May since the first contest in {{escyr|1956}}.<ref name="O'Connor">{{cite book|last=O'Connor|first=John Kennedy|title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History|publisher=[[Carlton Books]]|location=UK|year=2007|page=68|isbn=978-1-84442-994-3}}</ref> The contest was hosted by English journalist [[Angela Rippon]]. |
The '''Eurovision Song Contest 1977''' was the 22nd edition of the annual [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. It took place in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]], following the country's victory at the {{escyr|1976||1976 contest}} with the song "[[Save Your Kisses for Me]]" by [[Brotherhood of Man]]. Organised by the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) and host broadcaster [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC), the contest was held at the [[Wembley Conference Centre]] on 7 May 1977, marking the first time the event took place in the month of May since the first contest in {{escyr|1956}}.<ref name="O'Connor">{{cite book|last=O'Connor|first=John Kennedy|title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History|publisher=[[Carlton Books]]|location=UK|year=2007|page=68|isbn=978-1-84442-994-3}}</ref> The contest was directed by Stewart Morris and hosted by English journalist [[Angela Rippon]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 May 1977 |title=Les programmes de samedi |language=fr |page=31 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}</ref> |
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Eighteen countries participated in the contest; {{Esccnty|Sweden}} returned after its absence from the previous edition, while {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia}} decided not to enter. |
Eighteen countries participated in the contest; {{Esccnty|Sweden}} returned after its absence from the previous edition, while {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia}} decided not to enter. |
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The winner was {{Esccnty|France|y=1977}} with the song "[[L'Oiseau et l'Enfant]]", performed by [[Marie Myriam]], written by Joe Gracy, and composed by Jean-Paul Cara. The {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1977}}, {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=1977}}, {{Esccnty|Monaco|y=1977}} and {{Esccnty|Greece|y=1977}} rounded out the top five. Greece's fifth place finish was their best result up to that point. France' fifth win was also a record at the time, and one that France held onto for six years, until being equalled by Luxembourg in {{escyr|1983}}. |
The winner was {{Esccnty|France|y=1977}} with the song "{{lang|fr|[[L'Oiseau et l'Enfant]]|i=unset}}", performed by [[Marie Myriam]], written by Joe Gracy, and composed by Jean-Paul Cara. The {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=1977}}, {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=1977}}, {{Esccnty|Monaco|y=1977}} and {{Esccnty|Greece|y=1977}} rounded out the top five. Greece's fifth place finish was their best result up to that point. France' fifth win was also a record at the time, and one that France held onto for six years, until being equalled by Luxembourg in {{escyr|1983}}. |
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== Location == |
== Location == |
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[[Wembley Conference Centre]] was chosen to host the contest. The venue was the first purpose-built conference centre in the United Kingdom, and opened on 31 January |
[[Wembley Conference Centre]] was chosen to host the contest. The venue was the first purpose-built conference centre in the United Kingdom, and opened on 31 January 1977—making it a newly built venue at the time. It was demolished in 2006. |
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At the night of the contest, 2,000 spectators were present in the audience.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Format == |
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The language rule was brought back in this contest, four years after it had been dropped in {{escyr|1973}}. However {{Esccnty|Germany|y=1977}} and {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1977}} were allowed to sing in [[English language|English]], because they had already chosen the songs they were going to perform before the rule was reintroduced. |
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This was most possibly the Eurovision with the most scoring mistakes, as the scrutineer Clifford Brown had to stop the host Angela Rippon several times to correct the scores. For the first time in the contest's history, the flags of the competing nations were displayed on the scoreboard next to the country's name. |
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== Participating countries == |
== Participating countries == |
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{{Further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}} |
{{Further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}} |
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{{ESC 1977 participants}} |
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{{Esccnty|Tunisia}} was set to participate in the contest and had been drawn to participate in fourth place, but later withdrew.<ref name="O'Connor" /> {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia}} decided not to enter this contest and would not return to the contest until 1981 (they did however still broadcast the show), while Sweden returned to the competition, having missed out the year before.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977 |title=London 1977 |website=[[Eurovision.tv]]}}</ref> This made for eighteen participating nations. |
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{{Esccnty|Tunisia}} was set to participate in the contest and had been drawn to participate in fourth place, but later withdrew.<ref name="O'Connor" /> {{Esccnty|Yugoslavia}} decided not to enter and would not return to the contest until 1981 due to bad results in the years prior,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://evrovizija.rs/istorija/mi-na-evroviziji/ |title=Mi na Evroviziji |trans-title=Us at Eurovision |access-date=2024-02-22 |work=ESC Serbia}}</ref> while Sweden returned to the competition, having missed out the year before.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977 |title=London 1977 |website=[[Eurovision.tv]]}}</ref> This made for eighteen participating nations. |
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The language rule was brought back in this contest, four years after it had been dropped in {{escyr|1973}}. However {{Esccnty|Germany}} and {{Esccnty|Belgium}} were allowed to sing in [[English language|English]], because they had already chosen the songs they were going to perform before the rule was reintroduced. |
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The Belgian act [[Hearts of Soul|Dream Express]] had created some controversy in the press with reports that the three female members would wear transparent tops; this did not materialise for the actual event.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Connor|first=John Kennedy|title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History|publisher=[[Carlton Books]]|location=UK|year=2007|page=71|isbn=978-1-84442-994-3}}</ref> |
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The British conductor [[Ronnie Hazlehurst]] used an [[umbrella]] and wore a [[bowler hat]] during the UK entry.<ref name="Tele Obit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/10/04/db0402.xml|title=Obituary – Ronnie Hazlehurst|first=Spencer|last=Leigh|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=4 October 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Times">{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2576976.ece|title=Obituary – Ronnie Hazlehurst|work=The Times|date=3 October 2007}}</ref> |
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|+ Participants of the Eurovision Song Contest 1977<ref>{{cite web |title=Participants of London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977/participants |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203104340/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977/participants |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=6 July 2023 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}</ref><ref name="Roxburgh" /><ref>{{cite web |title=1977 – 22nd edition |url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1977 |website=diggiloo.net |access-date=6 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322045239/http://www.diggiloo.net/?1977 |archive-date=22 March 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="conductoris">{{cite web |url=https://www.andtheconductoris.eu/index.htm?https://www.eurovisionartists.nl/conductor/dir150.asp?Type=2&ID=25 |title=Detailed overview: conductors in 1977 |access-date=6 July 2023 |publisher=And the conductor is...}}</ref> |
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=== Conductors === |
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Each performance had a [[conducted|conductor]] who led the orchestral accompaniment.<ref name=Conductors>{{cite web|url=http://www.andtheconductoris.eu/|title=And the conductor is...|access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Roxburgh" /> |
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* {{esc|Ireland}}{{snd}}[[Noel Kelehan]] |
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* {{esc|Monaco}}{{snd}}Yvon Rioland |
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* {{esc|Netherlands}}{{snd}}[[Harry van Hoof]] |
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* {{esc|Austria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Christian Kolonovits|de}} |
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* {{esc|Norway}}{{snd}}[[Carsten Klouman]] |
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* {{esc|Germany}}{{snd}}[[Ronnie Hazlehurst]] |
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* {{esc|Luxembourg}}{{snd}}[[Johnny Arthey]] |
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* {{esc|Portugal}}{{snd}}[[José Calvário]] |
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| [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]] |
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* {{esc|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Ronnie Hazlehurst |
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| Schmetterlinge |
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* {{esc|Greece|old}}{{snd}}[[Giorgos Hatzinasios]] |
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| "Boom Boom Boomerang" |
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* {{esc|Israel}}{{snd}}{{ill|Eldad Shrim|he|אלדד שרים}} |
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| [[German language|German]] |
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* {{esc|Switzerland}}{{snd}}{{ill|Peter Jacques (conductor)|lt=Peter Jacques|de|Peter Jacques (Musiker)}} |
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| {{hlist|Schurli Hernstadt|[[Lukas Resetarits|E. Lukas Resetarits]]|[[Willi Resetarits]]|Herbert Zöchling-Tampier}} |
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* {{esc|Sweden}}{{snd}}[[Anders Berglund]] |
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| Christian Kolonovits |
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* {{esc|Spain|1977}}{{snd}}{{ill|Rafael Ibarbia|es}} |
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* {{esc|Italy}}{{snd}}[[Maurizio Fabrizio]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Belgium}} |
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* {{esc|Finland}}{{snd}}[[Ossi Runne]] |
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| [[VRT (broadcaster)|BRT]] |
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* {{esc|Belgium}}{{snd}}[[Alyn Ainsworth]] |
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| [[Hearts of Soul|Dream Express]] |
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* {{esc|France}}{{snd}}[[Raymond Donnez]] |
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| "A Million in One, Two, Three" |
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| English |
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| Luc Smets |
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| [[Alyn Ainsworth]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Finland}} |
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| [[Yle|YLE]] |
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| [[Monica Aspelund]] |
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| "Lapponia" |
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| [[Finnish language|Finnish]] |
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| {{hlist|[[Monica Aspelund]]|[[Aarno Raninen]]}} |
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| [[Ossi Runne]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|France}} |
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| [[TF1]] |
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| [[Marie Myriam]] |
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| "{{lang|fr|[[L'Oiseau et l'Enfant]]|i=unset}}" |
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| [[French language|French]] |
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| {{hlist|[[Jean-Paul Cara]]|Joe Garcy}} |
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| [[Raymond Donnez]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Germany}} |
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| [[Hessischer Rundfunk|HR]]{{efn|On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Alle deutschen ESC-Acts und ihre Titel |trans-title=All German ESC acts and their songs |url=https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |website=www.eurovision.de |publisher=ARD |access-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612084259/https://www.eurovision.de/teilnehmer/vorentscheid386_glossaryPage-25.html |archive-date=12 June 2023 |language=de |url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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| [[Silver Convention]] |
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| "Telegram" |
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| English |
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| {{hlist|[[Sylvester Levay]]|[[Michael Kunze]]}} |
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| [[Ronnie Hazlehurst]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Greece|old}} |
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| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] |
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| Pascalis, Marianna, [[Robert Williams (singer)|Robert]] and [[Bessy Argyraki|Bessy]] |
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| "{{lang|el-latn|Mathema solfege|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|el|Μάθημα σολφέζ}})</small> |
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| [[Greek language|Greek]] |
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| {{hlist|[[Giorgos Hatzinasios]]|Sevi Tiliakou}} |
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| [[Giorgos Hatzinasios]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Ireland}} |
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| [[RTÉ]] |
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| [[The Swarbriggs|The Swarbriggs Plus Two]] |
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| "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" |
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| English |
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| {{hlist|[[Jimmy Swarbrigg]]|[[Tommy Swarbrigg]]}} |
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| [[Noel Kelehan]] |
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| [[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]] |
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| [[Ilanit]] |
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| "{{lang|he-latn|Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim|i=unset}}" <small>({{lang|he|אהבה היא שיר לשניים}})</small> |
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| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |
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| {{hlist|Edna Peleg|Eldad Shrem}} |
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| Eldad Shrem |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Italy}} |
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| [[RAI]] |
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| [[Mia Martini]] |
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| "{{lang|it|Libera|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Italian language|Italian]] |
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| {{hlist|[[Luigi Albertelli]]|Salvatore Fabrizio}} |
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| [[Maurizio Fabrizio]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Luxembourg}} |
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| [[RTL Group|CLT]] |
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| Anne-Marie B |
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| "{{lang|fr|Frère Jacques|i=unset}}" |
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| French |
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| {{hlist|[[Guy Béart]]|[[Pierre Cour]]}} |
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| [[Johnny Arthey]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Monaco}} |
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| [[TMC (TV channel)|TMC]] |
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| [[Michèle Torr]] |
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| "{{lang|fr|Une petite française|i=unset}}" |
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| French |
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| {{hlist|Jean Albertini|[[Paul de Senneville]]|[[Olivier Toussaint]]}} |
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| Yvon Rioland |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Netherlands}} |
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| [[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]] |
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| [[Heddy Lester]] |
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| "{{lang|nl|De mallemolen|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |
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| {{hlist|Frank Affolter|[[Wim Hogenkamp]]}} |
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| [[Harry van Hoof]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Norway}} |
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| [[NRK]] |
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| [[Anita Skorgan]] |
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| "Casanova" |
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| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] |
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| {{hlist|Dag Nordtømme|Svein Strugstad}} |
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| [[Carsten Klouman]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Portugal}} |
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| [[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP]] |
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| [[Os Amigos]] |
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| "{{lang|pt|Portugal no coração|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] |
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| {{hlist|[[Ary dos Santos|José Carlos Ary dos Santos]]|[[Fernando Tordo]]}} |
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| [[José Calvário]] |
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| [[Televisión Española|TVE]] |
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| [[Micky (Spanish singer)|Micky]] |
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| "{{lang|es|Enséñame a cantar|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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| [[Fernando Arbex]] |
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| [[Rafael Ibarbia]] |
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| [[Sveriges Radio|SR]] |
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| [[Forbes (band)|Forbes]] |
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| "Beatles" |
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| [[Swedish language|Swedish]] |
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| {{hlist|Sven-Olof Bagge|Claes Bure}} |
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| [[Anders Berglund]] |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|Switzerland}} |
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| [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]] |
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| [[Pepe Lienhard|Pepe Lienhard Band]] |
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| "Swiss Lady" |
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| German |
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| Peter Reber |
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| Peter Jacques |
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! scope="row" | {{Esc|United Kingdom}} |
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| [[BBC]] |
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| [[Lynsey de Paul]] and [[Michael Moran (music producer)|Mike Moran]] |
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| "[[Rock Bottom (Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran song)|Rock Bottom]]" |
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| English |
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| {{hlist|[[Michael Moran (music producer)|Mike Moran]]|[[Lynsey de Paul]]}} |
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| Ronnie Hazlehurst |
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=== Returning artists === |
=== Returning artists === |
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| Beatrix Neundlinger and Günter Grosslercher (as part of Schmetterlinge) |
| Beatrix Neundlinger and Günter Grosslercher (as part of Schmetterlinge) |
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| {{Esc|Austria}} |
| {{Esc|Austria}} |
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| {{Escyr|1972}} (as part of [[Milestones (Austrian band)| |
| {{Escyr|1972}} (as part of [[Milestones (Austrian band)|Milestones]]) |
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| Patricia Maessen, Bianca Maessen, and [[Stella Maessen]] (as part of [[Dream Express]]) |
| Patricia Maessen, Bianca Maessen, and [[Stella Maessen]] (as part of [[Dream Express]]) |
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== Format == |
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=== Participants and results<span class="anchor" id="Results"></span> === |
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The contest was originally planned to be held on 2 April 1977, but because of a strike of the BBC [[cameramen]] and its [[technician]]s, it got postponed for a month. As a result, this was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be staged in May since the inaugural edition.<ref name="O'Connor"/> |
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Due to strikes by the BBC camera staff, and lack of time to organise the contest, there were no postcards for the viewers in between the songs. However, various shots of the contest's audience were shown, with the various countries' commentators informing the viewers of the upcoming songs. The intended postcards had been devised using footage of the artists in London during a party hosted by the BBC at a London nightclub. When the postcards were seen for the first time by the participant heads of delegation at the Friday dress rehearsal the day before the final, the Norwegian delegation objected to the way their artist was portrayed. However, as it was not possible for the BBC to edit or revise footage, all the postcards had to be dropped from the broadcast. Footage from the party still formed the interval act broadcast prior to the voting sequence.<ref>O'Connor, John Kennedy. 'The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration'. Carlton Books 2015. ASIN: B0182Q85CS</ref> |
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== Contest overview<span class="anchor" id="Results"></span><span class="anchor" id="Participants and results"></span> == |
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The following tables reflect the final official scores, verified after the contest transmission. 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 Greece and France duplicated scores, awarding the same points to multiple countries. From the Greek scores, The UK, Netherlands, Austria and Finland all had 1 point deducted after the contest and from the French scores, Austria, Germany, Israel, Italy and Belgium all had 1 point deducted. None of the adjustments affected the placing of any of the songs. |
The following tables reflect the final official scores, verified after the contest transmission. 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 Greece and France duplicated scores, awarding the same points to multiple countries. From the Greek scores, The UK, Netherlands, Austria and Finland all had 1 point deducted after the contest and from the French scores, Austria, Germany, Israel, Italy and Belgium all had 1 point deducted. None of the adjustments affected the placing of any of the songs. |
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|+ Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1977<ref>{{cite web |title=Final of London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977/final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411091002/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977/final |archive-date=11 April 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| "{{lang|nl|De mallemolen|i= |
| "{{lang|nl|De mallemolen|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Dutch language|Dutch]] |
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| 35 |
| 35 |
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| 12 |
| 12 |
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| Schmetterlinge |
| Schmetterlinge |
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| "Boom Boom Boomerang" |
| "Boom Boom Boomerang" |
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| [[German language|German]]{{efn|Contains some words in English}} |
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| 11 |
| 11 |
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| 17 |
| 17 |
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| Line 159: | Line 286: | ||
| {{sortname|Anita|Skorgan}} |
| {{sortname|Anita|Skorgan}} |
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| "Casanova" |
| "Casanova" |
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| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] |
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| 18 |
| 18 |
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| 14 |
| 14 |
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| [[Silver Convention]] |
| [[Silver Convention]] |
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| "Telegram" |
| "Telegram" |
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| English |
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| 55 |
| 55 |
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| 8 |
| 8 |
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| Line 174: | Line 299: | ||
| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Luxembourg|y=1977}} |
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| {{sortname|Anne-Marie|B|nolink=1}} |
| {{sortname|Anne-Marie|B|nolink=1}} |
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| "{{lang|fr|Frère Jacques|i= |
| "{{lang|fr|Frère Jacques|i=unset}}" |
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| French |
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| 17 |
| 17 |
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| 16 |
| 16 |
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| Line 182: | Line 306: | ||
| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Portugal|y=1977}} |
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| {{sortname|Os|Amigos}} |
| {{sortname|Os|Amigos}} |
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| "{{lang|pt|Portugal no coração|i= |
| "{{lang|pt|Portugal no coração|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] |
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| 18 |
| 18 |
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| 14 |
| 14 |
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| Line 191: | Line 314: | ||
| {{sortname|Lynsey de|Paul}} and [[Michael Moran (music producer)|Mike Moran]] |
| {{sortname|Lynsey de|Paul}} and [[Michael Moran (music producer)|Mike Moran]] |
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| "[[Rock Bottom (Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran song)|Rock Bottom]]" |
| "[[Rock Bottom (Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran song)|Rock Bottom]]" |
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| English |
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| 121 |
| 121 |
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| 2 |
| 2 |
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| Line 198: | Line 320: | ||
| {{Esc|Greece|old|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Greece|old|y=1977}} |
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| Pascalis, Marianna, [[Robert Williams (singer)|Robert]] and [[Bessy Argyraki|Bessy]] |
| Pascalis, Marianna, [[Robert Williams (singer)|Robert]] and [[Bessy Argyraki|Bessy]] |
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| "{{lang|el-latn| |
| "{{lang|el-latn|Mathema solfege|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Greek language|Greek]] |
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| 92 |
| 92 |
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| 5 |
| 5 |
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| Line 206: | Line 327: | ||
| {{Esc|Israel|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Israel|y=1977}} |
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| [[Ilanit]] |
| [[Ilanit]] |
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| "{{lang|he-latn|Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim|i= |
| "{{lang|he-latn|Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] |
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| 49 |
| 49 |
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| 11 |
| 11 |
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| Line 215: | Line 335: | ||
| {{sortname|Pepe|Lienhard Band|Pepe Lienhard}} |
| {{sortname|Pepe|Lienhard Band|Pepe Lienhard}} |
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| "Swiss Lady" |
| "Swiss Lady" |
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| German |
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| 71 |
| 71 |
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| 6 |
| 6 |
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| Line 223: | Line 342: | ||
| [[Forbes (band)|Forbes]] |
| [[Forbes (band)|Forbes]] |
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| "Beatles" |
| "Beatles" |
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| [[Swedish language|Swedish]] |
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| 2 |
| 2 |
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| 18 |
| 18 |
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| Line 230: | Line 348: | ||
| {{Esc|Spain|1977|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Spain|1977|y=1977}} |
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| [[Micky (Spanish singer)|Micky]] |
| [[Micky (Spanish singer)|Micky]] |
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| "{{lang|es|Enséñame a cantar|i= |
| "{{lang|es|Enséñame a cantar|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Spanish language|Spanish]] |
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| 52 |
| 52 |
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| 9 |
| 9 |
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| Line 238: | Line 355: | ||
| {{Esc|Italy|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|Italy|y=1977}} |
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| {{sortname|Mia|Martini}} |
| {{sortname|Mia|Martini}} |
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| "{{lang|it|Libera|i= |
| "{{lang|it|Libera|i=unset}}" |
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| [[Italian language|Italian]] |
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| 33 |
| 33 |
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| 13 |
| 13 |
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| Line 247: | Line 363: | ||
| {{sortname|Monica|Aspelund}} |
| {{sortname|Monica|Aspelund}} |
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| "Lapponia" |
| "Lapponia" |
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| [[Finnish language|Finnish]] |
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| 50 |
| 50 |
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| 10 |
| 10 |
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| [[Hearts of Soul|Dream Express]] |
| [[Hearts of Soul|Dream Express]] |
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| "A Million in One, Two, Three" |
| "A Million in One, Two, Three" |
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| English |
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| 69 |
| 69 |
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| 7 |
| 7 |
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| {{Esc|France|y=1977}} |
| {{Esc|France|y=1977}} |
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| {{sortname|Marie|Myriam}} |
| {{sortname|Marie|Myriam}} |
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| "{{lang|fr|[[L'Oiseau et l'Enfant]]|i= |
| "{{lang|fr|[[L'Oiseau et l'Enfant]]|i=unset}}" |
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| French |
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| 136 |
| 136 |
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| 1 |
| 1 |
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=== Spokespersons === |
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Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1977 contest are listed below. |
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* {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}[[Sven Lindahl]]<ref name="Melfest">{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=126–127}}</ref> |
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* {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}[[Colin Berry]]<ref name=Roxburgh>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |pages=267–287|series=Volume Two: The 1970s}}</ref> |
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== Detailed voting results<span class="anchor" id="Scoreboard"></span> == |
== Detailed voting results<span class="anchor" id="Scoreboard"></span> == |
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| {{Esc|Spain|1977|y=1977}} |
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=== Spokespersons === |
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{{More citations needed section|date=July 2021}} |
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Listed below is the order in which votes were cast during the 1977 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. |
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# {{esc|Ireland}}{{snd}}[[Brendan Balfe]] |
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# {{esc|Monaco}}{{snd}}[[Carole Chabrier]] |
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# {{esc|Netherlands}}{{snd}}{{ill|Ralph Inbar|nl}} |
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# {{esc|Austria}}{{snd}}{{ill|Jenny Pippal|de}} |
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# {{esc|Norway}}{{snd}}{{ill|Sverre Christophersen|no}} |
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# {{esc|Germany}}{{snd}}[[Armin Maiwald]] |
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# {{esc|Luxembourg}}{{snd}}Jacques Harvey |
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# {{esc|Portugal}}{{snd}}[[Ana Zanatti]] |
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# {{esc|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}[[Colin Berry]]<ref name=Roxburgh>{{cite book |last1=Roxburgh |first1=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=[[Telos Publishing]] |location=Prestatyn |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |pages=267–287|series=Volume Two: The 1970s}}</ref> |
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# {{esc|Greece|old}}{{snd}}{{ill|Naki Agathou|el|Νάκυ Αγάθου}} |
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# {{esc|Israel}}{{snd}}{{ill|Yitzhak Shim'oni|he|יצחק שמעוני}} |
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# {{esc|Switzerland}}{{snd}}Michel Stocker |
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# {{esc|Sweden}}{{snd}}[[Sven Lindahl]]<ref name="Melfest">{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=126–127}}</ref> |
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# {{esc|Spain|1977}}{{snd}}{{ill|Isabel Tenaille|es}} |
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# {{esc|Italy}}{{snd}}{{ill|Mariolina Cannuli|it}}<ref name="Eurofestival">{{cite web |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1977 |url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/eurovision-song-contest-1977/ |publisher=Eurofestival News |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810080900/https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/eurovision-song-contest-1977/ |archive-date=10 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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# {{esc|Finland}}{{snd}}Kaarina Pönniö |
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# {{esc|Belgium}}{{snd}}An Ploegaerts |
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# {{esc|France}}{{snd}}[[Marc Menant]] |
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== Broadcasts<span class="anchor" id="Broadcasters and commentators"></span> == |
== Broadcasts<span class="anchor" id="Broadcasters and commentators"></span> == |
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Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004011300/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |archive-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Contest |date=31 October 2018 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004011300/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |archive-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In addition to the participating countries, the contest was also reportedly broadcast in Algeria, Denmark, Iceland, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via [[International Radio and Television Organisation|Intervision]], and in Hong Kong.<ref name="Roxburgh" /> Estimates for the global viewership ranged from 300 to 500 million viewers.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mogui |first=Jean-Pierre |date=9 May 1977 |title=Victoire à Wembley |language=fr |page=30 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |issn=0182-5852 |oclc=1367314267}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 1977 |title=Le triomphe de Marie |language=fr |page=26 |work=[[Le Matin de Paris]] |issn=0398-8996 |oclc=1368006243}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Lemaire |first=Norbert |date=10 May 1977 |title=Marie Myriam : le Grand Prix de l’Eurovision pour ses 20 ans |language=fr |page=14 |work=[[L'Aurore (newspaper founded 1944)|L'Aurore]] |issn=0294-8486 |oclc=1367943474}}</ref> |
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Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below. |
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below. |
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| [[ORF 1|FS1]] |
| [[ORF 1|FS1]] |
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| [[Ernst Grissemann]] |
| [[Ernst Grissemann]] |
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| |
| <ref name="Fernsehen" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Halbhuber |first1=Axel |title=Ein virtueller Disput der ESC-Kommentatoren |url=https://kurier.at/kultur/song-contest/ein-virtueller-disput-der-esc-kommentatoren/131.875.853 |access-date=5 January 2023 |work=[[Kurier]] |date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523031620/http://kurier.at/kultur/song-contest/ein-virtueller-disput-der-esc-kommentatoren/131.875.853 |archive-date=23 May 2015 |language=de |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Belgium}} |
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{Flagu|Belgium}} |
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| Line 437: | Line 534: | ||
| [[Eén|TV1]] |
| [[Eén|TV1]] |
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| [[Luc Appermont]] |
| [[Luc Appermont]] |
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| rowspan="2" | |
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="Voorpost">{{cite news |title=T.V. Programma's |url=https://aalst.courant.nu/issue/DVP/1977-05-06/edition/0/page/25 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=De Voorpost |date=6 May 1977 |page=25 |location=[[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], Belgium |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="Limburgs" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Radio en T.V. |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010376309:mpeg21:p004 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[De Waarheid]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=4 |location=[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands |language=nl |via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[Radio 1 (Belgium)|Radio 1]] |
| [[Radio 1 (Belgium)|Radio 1]] |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| [[RTBF|RTB]] |
| [[RTBF|RTB]] |
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| [[La Une|RTB1]] |
| [[La Une|RTB1]] |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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| <ref name="Voorpost" /><ref name="Limburgs" /><ref name="Luxemburger" /> |
| <ref name="Voorpost" /><ref name="Limburgs" /><ref name="Luxemburger" /> |
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|- |
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| Line 450: | Line 547: | ||
| rowspan="2" | [[Yle|YLE]] |
| rowspan="2" | [[Yle|YLE]] |
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| [[Yle TV1|TV1]] |
| [[Yle TV1|TV1]] |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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| rowspan="2" | |
| rowspan="2" | <ref name="HS">{{cite news |title=Radio ja TV |url=https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/4556d074-239d-40ee-8cbf-be0bc107f577 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=39 |language=fi |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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| {{ill|Rinnakkaisohjelma|fi}} |
| {{ill|Rinnakkaisohjelma|fi}} |
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| Line 459: | Line 556: | ||
| colspan="2" | [[TF1]] |
| colspan="2" | [[TF1]] |
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| [[Georges de Caunes]] |
| [[Georges de Caunes]] |
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| <ref name="Luxemburger" /><ref name="Je vois tout" /> |
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| <ref name="Luxemburger" /><ref name="Je vois tout" /><ref>{{cite web |title=France – London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/marie-myriam |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512233226/https://eurovision.tv/participant/marie-myriam |archive-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}} |
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}} |
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| {{lang|de|[[Das Erste|Deutsches Fernsehen]]|i=unset}} |
| {{lang|de|[[Das Erste|Deutsches Fernsehen]]|i=unset}} |
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| [[Werner Veigel]] |
| [[Werner Veigel]] |
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| <ref name="Fernsehen" /><ref name="Limburgs" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Gesehen – Grand Prix Eurovision (I. Programm) |url=https://www.ecgermany.de/images/rbrk_esc/1977/Presse_5.JPG |work={{ill|Bocholter-Borkener Volksblatt|de}} |access-date=18 January 2023 |language=de |
| <ref name="Fernsehen" /><ref name="Limburgs" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Gesehen – Grand Prix Eurovision (I. Programm) |url=https://www.ecgermany.de/images/rbrk_esc/1977/Presse_5.JPG |work={{ill|Bocholter-Borkener Volksblatt|de}} |access-date=18 January 2023 |language=de}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece|old}} |
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece|old}} |
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| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] |
| [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] |
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| [[ERT1|ERT]] |
| [[ERT1|ERT]] |
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| {{N/A|}} |
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| {{ill|Mako Georgiadou|el|Μακώ Γεωργιάδου}} |
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| |
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| <ref>{{cite web |title=Greece – London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/pascalis-marianna-robert-and-bessy |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513004647/https://eurovision.tv/participant/pascalis-marianna-robert-and-bessy |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eurovision 2020: Giorgos Kapoutzidis -Maria Kozakou ston scholiasmo tou diagonismou gia tin ERT |script-title=el:Eurovision 2020: Γιώργος Καπουτζίδης -Μαρία Κοζάκου στον σχολιασμό του διαγωνισμού για την ΕΡΤ |url=https://www.matrix24.gr/2020/02/eurovision-2020-giorgos-kapoutzidis-maria-kozakou-ston-scholiasmo-tou-diagonismou-gia-tin-ert/ |publisher=Matrix24 |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214170219/http://www.matrix24.gr/2020/02/eurovision-2020-giorgos-kapoutzidis-maria-kozakou-ston-scholiasmo-tou-diagonismou-gia-tin-ert/ |archive-date=14 February 2020 |language=el |date=12 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ireland}} |
! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ireland}} |
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| rowspan="2" | [[RTÉ]] |
| rowspan="2" | [[RTÉ]] |
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| [[RTÉ One|RTÉ]] |
| [[RTÉ One|RTÉ]] |
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| [[Mike Murphy]] |
| [[Mike Murphy (presenter)|Mike Murphy]] |
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| |
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Television Today |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1977/0507/Pg017.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=17 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel |url=https://bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel |publisher=[[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222163524/https://bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel |archive-date=22 February 2019 |date=30 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| [[RTÉ Radio 1|RTÉ Radio]] |
| [[RTÉ Radio 1|RTÉ Radio]] |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Radio Today |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1977/0507/Pg017.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=17 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}} |
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}} |
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| [[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]] |
| [[Israel Broadcasting Authority|IBA]] |
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| [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Israeli Television]] |
| [[Channel 1 (Israel)|Israeli Television]] |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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| |
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Radio ∗ Televizia |script-title=he:רדיו ∗ טלוויזיה |url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/mar/1977/05/06/01/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[Maariv (newspaper)|Maariv]] |date=7 May 1977 |location=[[Tel Aviv]], Israel |language=he |page=131 |via=[[National Library of Israel]]}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Italy}} |
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Italy}} |
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| [[RAI]] |
| [[RAI]] |
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| [[Rai 1|Rete Uno]]{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 28 May 1977 at 20:40 [[Central European Time|CET]] (19:40 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="Radiocorriere"/>}} |
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| {{lang|it|[[Rai 1|Rete Uno]]|i=unset}}, [[Rai Radio 1]] |
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| [[Silvio Noto]] |
| [[Silvio Noto]] |
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| <ref name="Radiocorriere">{{cite magazine |title=Sabato 28 maggio |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1977%7C21%7C000%7CP |magazine=[[Radiocorriere TV]] |date=22-28 May 1977 |page=123 |access-date=26 June 2023 |language=it}}</ref> |
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| <ref name="Eurofestival" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Italy – London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/mia-martini |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513001248/https://eurovision.tv/participant/mia-martini |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Luxembourg}} |
! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Luxembourg}} |
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| [[RTL Group|CLT]] |
| [[RTL Group|CLT]] |
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| {{lang|fr|[[RTL9|RTL Télé-Luxembourg]]|i=unset}} |
| {{lang|fr|[[RTL9|RTL Télé-Luxembourg]]|i=unset}} |
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| {{N/A| |
| {{N/A|}} |
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| <ref name="Luxemburger">{{cite news |title=Samedi 7 mai 1977 |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/gpgc90jpr/pages/39 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[Luxemburger Wort|LW-Weekend]] |date=7 May 1977 |location=[[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg |language=de, fr |
| <ref name="Luxemburger">{{cite news |title=Samedi 7 mai 1977 |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/gpgc90jpr/pages/39 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[Luxemburger Wort|LW-Weekend]] |date=7 May 1977 |location=[[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg |language=de, fr}}</ref> |
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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Monaco}} |
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| <ref>{{cite web |title=Monaco – London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/michele-torr-1 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513181516/https://eurovision.tv/participant/michele-torr-1 |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| <ref name="Limburgs">{{cite news |title=Radio en televisie dit weekend |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010563331:mpeg21:p007 |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=[[Limburgs Dagblad]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=7 |location=[[Heerlen]], Netherlands |language=nl |via=[[Delpher]]}}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Programas de Radio y T.V. |url=https://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1977/05/07/pagina-52/33744581/pdf.html |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[La Vanguardia]] |date=7 May 1977 |location=[[Barcelona]], Spain |page=52 |language=es |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=HerGar |first1=Paula |title=Todos los comentaristas de la historia de España en Eurovisión (y una única mujer en solitario) |url=https://los40.com/los40/2018/03/27/album/1522166894_094380.html |publisher=[[Los 40]] |access-date=5 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926203750/https://los40.com/los40/2018/03/27/album/1522166894_094380.html |archive-date=26 September 2021 |language=es |date=28 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| rowspan=2 | <ref name="Melfest" /><ref name="HS" /><ref name="Norsk" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Sweden – London 1977 |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/forbes |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513000836/https://eurovision.tv/participant/forbes |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| <ref name=Roxburgh /><ref>{{cite news |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1977 – BBC1 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/960e17b5ed2145e38d4d19be9ab4b955 |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=[[Radio Times]] |date=7 May 1977 |via=[[BBC Genome Project]]}}</ref> |
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| <ref name="Hungary">{{cite news |title=TV – szombat november 19 |url=https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-NWhPYXZUVW1EZDdPUVVFYm5XVjI1Rm9OaVY2S2N0aXJ4MlV3WVZMclh5OD0 |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=Rádió- és Televízió-újság |date=14 November 1977 |page=20 |language=hu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109162613/https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-NWhPYXZUVW1EZDdPUVVFYm5XVjI1Rm9OaVY2S2N0aXJ4MlV3WVZMclh5OD0 |archive-date=9 January 2023 |via=[[MTVA (Hungary)|MTVA Archívum]] |url-status=live}}</ref> |
| <ref name="Hungary">{{cite news |title=TV – szombat november 19 |url=https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-NWhPYXZUVW1EZDdPUVVFYm5XVjI1Rm9OaVY2S2N0aXJ4MlV3WVZMclh5OD0 |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=Rádió- és Televízió-újság |date=14 November 1977 |page=20 |language=hu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109162613/https://archivum.mtva.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-NWhPYXZUVW1EZDdPUVVFYm5XVjI1Rm9OaVY2S2N0aXJ4MlV3WVZMclh5OD0 |archive-date=9 January 2023 |via=[[MTVA (Hungary)|MTVA Archívum]] |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| {{lang|is|[[RÚV (TV channel)|Sjónvarpið]]|i=unset}}{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 20 May 1977 at 21:30 [[Western European Time|WET]] (21:30 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]])<ref name="Iceland" />}} |
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| <ref name="Iceland">{{cite news |title=Sjónvarp – Föstudagur 20. maí |url=https://timarit.is/page/3069212#page/n25/mode/2up |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=[[Dagblaðið]] |date=20 May 1977 |location=[[Reykjavík]], Iceland |language=is |page=27 |via=[[Timarit.is]]}}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Televizija – sobota 7 |url=https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/15908610_1977_35_L.pdf |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=Glas |date=7 May 1977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109163559/https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/15908610_1977_35_L.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2023 |page=12 |language=sl |location=[[Kranj]], [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|SR Slovenia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |url-status=live}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Televizija – sobota 7 |url=https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/15908610_1977_35_L.pdf |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=Glas |date=7 May 1977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109163559/https://arhiv.gorenjskiglas.si/digitar/15908610_1977_35_L.pdf |archive-date=9 January 2023 |page=12 |language=sl |location=[[Kranj]], [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|SR Slovenia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=TV-Program |url=https://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?pv_page_id=261156&pv_issue_no=770507_A |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]] |date=7 May 1977 |page=32 |language=sh |location=[[Split, Croatia|Split]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]}}</ref> |
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==Incidents== |
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===Strike at BBC=== |
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As noted in ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'' by author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor, the contest was originally planned to be held on 2 April 1977, but because of a strike of the BBC [[cameramen]] and its [[technician]]s, it got postponed for a month. As a result, this is the first Eurovision Song Contest to be staged in May since the inaugural edition.<ref name="O'Connor"/> |
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===Postcards=== |
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Due to strikes by the BBC camera staff, and lack of time to organise the contest, there were no postcards for the viewers in between the songs. However, various shots of the contests audience were shown, with the various countries' commentators informing the viewers of the upcoming songs. The intended postcards had been devised using footage of the artists in London during a party hosted by the BBC at a London nightclub. When the postcards were seen for the first time by the participant heads of delegation at the Friday dress rehearsal the day before the grand final, the delegation from NRK Norway objected to the way their young artist was portrayed. However, as it was not possible for the BBC to edit or revise footage, all the postcards had to be dropped from the broadcast. Footage from the party still formed the interval act broadcast prior to the voting sequence.<ref>O'Connor, John Kennedy. 'The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official Celebration'. Carlton Books 2015. ASIN: B0182Q85CS</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 17:19, 18 May 2024
| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | |
| Final | 7 May 1977 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre London, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | Angela Rippon |
| Musical director | Ronnie Hazlehurst |
| Directed by | Stewart Morris |
| Executive supervisor | Clifford Brown |
| Executive producer | Bill Cotton |
| Host broadcaster | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 18 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Sweden |
| Non-returning countries |  Yugoslavia |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song |  France"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the 1976 contest with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on 7 May 1977, marking the first time the event took place in the month of May since the first contest in 1956.[1] The contest was directed by Stewart Morris and hosted by English journalist Angela Rippon.[2]
Eighteen countries participated in the contest; Sweden returned after its absence from the previous edition, while Yugoslavia decided not to enter.
The winner was France with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant", performed by Marie Myriam, written by Joe Gracy, and composed by Jean-Paul Cara. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Monaco and Greece rounded out the top five. Greece's fifth place finish was their best result up to that point. France' fifth win was also a record at the time, and one that France held onto for six years, until being equalled by Luxembourg in 1983.
Location
Wembley Conference Centre was chosen to host the contest. The venue was the first purpose-built conference centre in the United Kingdom, and opened on 31 January 1977—making it a newly built venue at the time. It was demolished in 2006.
At the night of the contest, 2,000 spectators were present in the audience.[3]
Participating countries
| Eurovision Song Contest 1977 – Participation summaries by country | |
|---|---|
Tunisia was set to participate in the contest and had been drawn to participate in fourth place, but later withdrew.[1] Yugoslavia decided not to enter and would not return to the contest until 1981 due to bad results in the years prior,[4] while Sweden returned to the competition, having missed out the year before.[5] This made for eighteen participating nations.
The language rule was brought back in this contest, four years after it had been dropped in 1973. However Germany and Belgium were allowed to sing in English, because they had already chosen the songs they were going to perform before the rule was reintroduced.
| Country | Broadcaster | Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) | Conductor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria
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ORF | Schmetterlinge | "Boom Boom Boomerang" | German |
|
Christian Kolonovits |
 Belgium
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BRT | Dream Express | "A Million in One, Two, Three" | English | Luc Smets | Alyn Ainsworth |
 Finland
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YLE | Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Finnish | Ossi Runne | |
| France
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TF1 | Marie Myriam | "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" | French |
|
Raymond Donnez |
 Germany
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HR[a] | Silver Convention | "Telegram" | English | Ronnie Hazlehurst | |
 Greece
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ERT | Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy | "Mathema solfege" (Μάθημα σολφέζ) | Greek |
|
Giorgos Hatzinasios |
 Ireland
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RTÉ | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" | English | Noel Kelehan | |
 Israel
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IBA | Ilanit | "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" (אהבה היא שיר לשניים) | Hebrew |
|
Eldad Shrem |
 Italy
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RAI | Mia Martini | "Libera" | Italian |
|
Maurizio Fabrizio |
 Luxembourg
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CLT | Anne-Marie B | "Frère Jacques" | French | Johnny Arthey | |
 Monaco
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TMC | Michèle Torr | "Une petite française" | French |
|
Yvon Rioland |
 Netherlands
|
NOS | Heddy Lester | "De mallemolen" | Dutch |
|
Harry van Hoof |
 Norway
|
NRK | Anita Skorgan | "Casanova" | Norwegian |
|
Carsten Klouman |
 Portugal
|
RTP | Os Amigos | "Portugal no coração" | Portuguese | José Calvário | |
 Spain
|
TVE | Micky | "Enséñame a cantar" | Spanish | Fernando Arbex | Rafael Ibarbia |
| Sweden
|
SR | Forbes | "Beatles" | Swedish |
|
Anders Berglund |
 Switzerland
|
SRG SSR | Pepe Lienhard Band | "Swiss Lady" | German | Peter Reber | Peter Jacques |
 United Kingdom
|
BBC | Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran | "Rock Bottom" | English | Ronnie Hazlehurst |
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Michèle Torr | Monaco
|
1966 (for Luxembourg)
|
| Beatrix Neundlinger and Günter Grosslercher (as part of Schmetterlinge) | Austria
|
1972 (as part of Milestones) |
| Patricia Maessen, Bianca Maessen, and Stella Maessen (as part of Dream Express) | Belgium
|
1970 (for Netherlands as Hearts of Soul)
|
| Ilanit | Israel
|
1973 |
| Fernando Tordo (as part of Os Amigos) | Portugal
|
1973 |
| Paulo de Carvalho (as part of Os Amigos) | Portugal
|
1974 |
| The Swarbriggs | Ireland
|
1975 |
Format
The contest was originally planned to be held on 2 April 1977, but because of a strike of the BBC cameramen and its technicians, it got postponed for a month. As a result, this was the first Eurovision Song Contest to be staged in May since the inaugural edition.[1]
Due to strikes by the BBC camera staff, and lack of time to organise the contest, there were no postcards for the viewers in between the songs. However, various shots of the contest's audience were shown, with the various countries' commentators informing the viewers of the upcoming songs. The intended postcards had been devised using footage of the artists in London during a party hosted by the BBC at a London nightclub. When the postcards were seen for the first time by the participant heads of delegation at the Friday dress rehearsal the day before the final, the Norwegian delegation objected to the way their artist was portrayed. However, as it was not possible for the BBC to edit or revise footage, all the postcards had to be dropped from the broadcast. Footage from the party still formed the interval act broadcast prior to the voting sequence.[11]
Contest overview
The following tables reflect the final official scores, verified after the contest transmission. 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 Greece and France duplicated scores, awarding the same points to multiple countries. From the Greek scores, The UK, Netherlands, Austria and Finland all had 1 point deducted after the contest and from the French scores, Austria, Germany, Israel, Italy and Belgium all had 1 point deducted. None of the adjustments affected the placing of any of the songs.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland
|
The Swarbriggs Plus Two | "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" | 119 | 3 |
| 2 | Monaco
|
Michèle Torr | "Une petite française" | 96 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands
|
Heddy Lester | "De mallemolen" | 35 | 12 |
| 4 | Austria
|
Schmetterlinge | "Boom Boom Boomerang" | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Norway
|
Anita Skorgan | "Casanova" | 18 | 14 |
| 6 | Germany
|
Silver Convention | "Telegram" | 55 | 8 |
| 7 | Luxembourg
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Anne-Marie B | "Frère Jacques" | 17 | 16 |
| 8 | Portugal
|
Os Amigos | "Portugal no coração" | 18 | 14 |
| 9 | United Kingdom
|
Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran | "Rock Bottom" | 121 | 2 |
| 10 | Greece
|
Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy | "Mathema solfege" | 92 | 5 |
| 11 | Israel
|
Ilanit | "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" | 49 | 11 |
| 12 | Switzerland
|
Pepe Lienhard Band | "Swiss Lady" | 71 | 6 |
| 13 | Sweden
|
Forbes | "Beatles" | 2 | 18 |
| 14 | Spain
|
Micky | "Enséñame a cantar" | 52 | 9 |
| 15 | Italy
|
Mia Martini | "Libera" | 33 | 13 |
| 16 | Finland
|
Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | 50 | 10 |
| 17 | Belgium
|
Dream Express | "A Million in One, Two, Three" | 69 | 7 |
| 18 | France
|
Marie Myriam | "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" | 136 | 1 |
Spokespersons
Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1977 contest are listed below.
Sweden – Sven Lindahl[13]
United Kingdom – Colin Berry[7]
Detailed voting results
Total score
|
Ireland
|
Monaco
|
Netherlands
|
Austria
|
Norway
|
Germany
|
Luxembourg
|
Portugal
|
United Kingdom
|
Greece
|
Israel
|
Switzerland
|
Sweden
|
Spain
|
Italy
|
Finland
|
Belgium
|
France
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contestants
|
Ireland | 119 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Monaco | 96 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Netherlands | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Austria | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Norway | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 55 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
| Luxembourg | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 121 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| Greece | 92 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Israel | 49 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 71 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 52 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Italy | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Finland | 50 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Belgium | 69 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| France | 136 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | ||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | United Kingdom
|
Austria, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal
|
| 4 | Ireland
|
Israel, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
|
| 3 | France
|
Finland, Germany, Switzerland
|
| 2 | Monaco
|
Greece, Italy
|
| 1 | Belgium
|
Netherlands
|
| Finland
|
Ireland
| |
| Greece
|
Spain
|
Broadcasts
Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.[16]
In addition to the participating countries, the contest was also reportedly broadcast in Algeria, Denmark, Iceland, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision, and in Hong Kong.[7] Estimates for the global viewership ranged from 300 to 500 million viewers.[17][18][3]
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cyprus
|
CyBC | RIK | [42] | |
 Denmark
|
DR | DR TV | Claus Toksvig | [43] |
 Hungary
|
MTV | MTV2[c] | [44] | |
 Iceland
|
RÚV | Sjónvarpið[d] | [45] | |
| Yugoslavia
|
JRT | TV Ljubljana 1 | [46] | |
| TV Zagreb 1 | [47] |
See also
Notes
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