Eurovision Song Contest 1976

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Eurovision Song Contest 1976
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Dates
Final3 April 1976
Host
Venue Nederlands Congresgebouw
The Hague, Netherlands
Presenter(s)
Musical directorJan Stulen
DirectorTheo Ordeman
EBU scrutineer Clifford Brown
Executive producerFred Oster
Host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS)
Website eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1976 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries18
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
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         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1976
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning songFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
"Save Your Kisses for Me"
1975  Eurovision Song Contest  1977

The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the 21st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the 1975 contest with the song "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS), the contest was held at the Nederlands Congrescentrum on 3 April 1976 and was hosted by 1957 Dutch Eurovision winner Corry Brokken.

Contents

Eighteen countries took part in the contest with Sweden, Malta and Turkey opting not to return to the contest after participating the previous year. Malta would not return to the contest again until 1991. On the other hand, Austria and Greece returned to the competition, having been absent since 1972 and 1974 respectively.

The United Kingdom won the contest this year with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. [1] The song went on to become the biggest selling winning single in the history of the contest and won with 80.39% of the possible maximum score and an average of 9.65 of 12; a record under the voting system introduced in 1975. [2]

Location

Nederlands Congresgebouw
- host venue of the 1976 contest. Statenhal Sebas Veldhuisen.jpg
Nederlands Congresgebouw – host venue of the 1976 contest.

The Hague is the seat of government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the capital city of the province of South Holland. It is also the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Located in the west of the Netherlands, The Hague is in the centre of the Haaglanden conurbation and lies at the southwest corner of the larger Randstad conurbation. The contest took place at the Congresgebouw (presently known as the World Forum ). The venue was constructed in 1969.

Participating countries

Eurovision Song Contest 1976 Participation summaries by country

Sweden, Malta and Turkey all decided not to participate this year, while Austria and Greece returned to the contest, making for eighteen participating countries. [1]

Sweden did not enter the contest as broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR) did not have enough money to host another contest if Sweden should win again. A new rule was therefore introduced that in the future each participating broadcaster would have to pay a part of the cost of staging the contest. However, the introduction of a participation fee lead to Malta withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, despite already confirming participation and accepting submissions for their planned national final. [3] [4] As the author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor notes in his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, there had been public demonstrations in Sweden against the contest, which also played a part in SR's decision not to take part. [5] [6]

Eurovision Song Contest 1976 participants [7] [8]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)Conductor
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Waterloo and Robinson "My Little World"English Gerhard Heinz Erich Kleinschuster
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium RTB Pierre Rapsat "Judy et Cie" French
Michel Bernholc
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Fredi and the Friends "Pump-Pump"English
Ossi Runne
Flag of France.svg  France TF1 Catherine Ferry "Un, deux, trois"French
Tony Rallo
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany HR [a] Les Humphries Singers "Sing, Sang, Song" German, English
Les Humphries
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ERT Mariza Koch "Panaghia mou, panaghia mou" (Παναγιά μου, παναγιά μου) Greek
Mihalis Rozakis
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ Red Hurley "When"English Brendan Graham Noel Kelehan
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IBA Chocolate, Menta, Mastik "Emor Shalom" (אמור שלום) Hebrew Matti Caspi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Romina and Al Bano "We'll Live It All Again"English, Italian Maurizio Fabrizio
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg CLT Jürgen Marcus "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment"French
Jo Plée
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco TMC Mary Christy "Toi, la musique et moi"French
Raymond Donnez
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS Sandra Reemer "The Party Is Over Now"English Hans van Hemert Harry van Hoof
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Anne-Karine Strøm "Mata Hari"English Frode Thingnæs
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Carlos do Carmo "Uma flor de verde pinho" Portuguese
Thilo Krasmann
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain TVE Braulio "Sobran las palabras" Spanish Braulio García Bautista Joan Barcons
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Peter, Sue and Marc "Djambo Djambo"EnglishPeter ReberMario Robbiani
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Brotherhood of Man "Save Your Kisses for Me"English Alyn Ainsworth
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia JRT Ambasadori "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" (Не могу скрити своју бол) Serbo-Croatian
  • Slobodan Đurašović
  • Slobodan Vujović
Esad Arnautalić

Returning artists

ArtistCountryPrevious year(s)
Fredi (Along with "The Friends")Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1967
Anneli Koivisto (As part of "The Friends")Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1971 (as part of Koivistolaiset)
Peter, Sue and Marc Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1971
Sandra Reemer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1972
Anne-Karine Strøm Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1973 (as part of Bendik Singers)
1974 (Along with Bendik Singers)

Format

Following the confirmation of the eighteen competing countries, the draw to determine the running order of the contest was held on 8 January 1976. [10]

As with the Dutch hosted contest of 1970, each song was introduced by a pre-recorded film of the performing artist on location in their home nation. Unlike the 1970 films, the Dutch broadcaster made all of the films themselves, sending a crew to each nation to capture the footage. Both the artists from Monaco and Luxembourg were filmed in their respective nations, despite again not being from the country they were representing. Each film was preceded by an animated insert featuring the flags of the eighteen participating nations and ended with a profile shot of the artists.

The interval act was The Dutch Swing College Band led by Peter Schilperoort, who performed live on the stage, intercut with brief interviews with the artists from France, Israel, Austria, Belgium and Spain backstage in the green room conducted by Hans van Willigenburg. Willigenburg asked each of the five artists which song they thought would win, but only French singer Catherine Ferry was willing to give a definite answer; correctly predicting the United Kingdom.

The scoring system introduced in the previous year's competition returned in 1976. Each jury voted internally and awarded 12 points to the highest scoring song, 10 to the second highest, then 8 to the third, and then 7 to 1 (from fourth to tenth best song, according to the jury). Unlike today, the points were not given in order (from 1 up to 12), but in the order the songs were performed. The current procedure was not established until 1980 (also held in The Hague).

Contest overview

The following tables reflect the officially verified scores given by each jury, adjusted after the transmission. During the live broadcast, France failed to announce the 4 points they awarded to Yugoslavia, an error overlooked by the scrutineer, Clifford Brown. Thus in the live show, Norway were placed 17th and Yugoslavia 18th. After the broadcast, the scores were adjusted and the two nations swapped places, with Yugoslavia's score being adjusted from 6 to 10 points, moving Norway down to last place.

In terms of points gained as a percentage of maximum available, the winning UK entry from Brotherhood of Man is statistically the most successful winning Eurovision entry since the introduction of the 'douze points' scoring system inaugurated in 1975. [b]

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 [11]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Brotherhood of Man "Save Your Kisses for Me"1641
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Peter, Sue and Marc "Djambo Djambo"914
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Les Humphries Singers "Sing, Sang, Song"1215
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Chocolate, Menta, Mastik "Emor Shalom"776
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Jürgen Marcus "Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment"1714
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pierre Rapsat "Judy et Cie"688
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Red Hurley "When"5410
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Sandra Reemer "The Party Is Over Now"569
9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Anne-Karine Strøm "Mata Hari"718
10Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Mariza Koch "Panaghia mou, panaghia mou"2013
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Fredi and the Friends "Pump-Pump"4411
12Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Braulio "Sobran las palabras"1116
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Romina and Al Bano "We'll Live It All Again"697
14Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Waterloo and Robinson "My Little World"805
15Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Carlos do Carmo "Uma flor de verde pinho"2412
16Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Mary Christy "Toi, la musique et moi"933
17Flag of France.svg  France Catherine Ferry "Un, deux, trois"1472
18Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Ambasadori "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol"1017

Spokespersons

Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1976 contest are listed below.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results [14] [15]
Total score
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Germany
Israel
Luxembourg
Belgium
Ireland
Netherlands
Norway
Greece
Finland
Spain
Italy
Austria
Portugal
Monaco
France
Yugoslavia
Contestants
United Kingdom16412812812310121210124101210710
Switzerland91125417161027487467
Germany12221223
Israel776737542781106218
Luxembourg17665
Belgium68761461283885
Ireland541013385122631
Netherlands5644844217324625
Norway734
Greece2024518
Finland44266514677
Spain1131331
Italy69182123106110106
Austria8043101053107265852
Portugal24641112
Monaco935577128885277534
France14781012510107128531061251212
Yugoslavia101234

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece , Flag of Israel.svg  Israel , Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal , Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain , Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
5Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Austria.svg  Austria , Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco , Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands , Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

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. [1] [16]

The contest was reportedly broadcast in 33 countries, including the participating countries, EBU member broadcasters in Algeria, Morocco, Iceland, Tunisia and Turkey, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision, and in Hong Kong, Japan and Mexico. [8] [17] [18] There were also reportedly 27 television and 17 radio commentator teams present at the contest. [17] At least 25 radio stations from 8 countries were reported to have broadcast the contest. There was an estimated global audience of 450 to 500 million television viewers and 80 million listeners. [18] [19]

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Austria.svg Austria ORF FS2 Ernst Grissemann [20] [21]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium RTB RTB [22]
BRT BRT [23]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE TV1 Heikki Seppälä  [ fi ] [24] [25]
Rinnakkaisohjelma  [ fi ] Erkki Melakoski  [ fi ]
Flag of France.svg France TF1 Jean-Claude Massoulier  [ fr ] [26]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen Werner Veigel [27] [28]
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece ERT ERT, A Programma [29] [30]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ RTÉ Mike Murphy [31] [32]
RTÉ Radio [33]
Flag of Israel.svg Israel IBA Israeli Television [34]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Rete Uno Silvio Noto [35]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg CLT RTL Télé-Luxembourg [36]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS Nederland 2 Willem Duys [37]
Hilversum 3
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet Jo Vestly  [ no ] [38]
NRK Erik Heyerdahl  [ no ]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP I Programa [39]
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain TVE TVE 1 José Luis Uribarri [40]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR TV DRS Theodor Haller  [ de; fr ] [27]
TSR Georges Hardy  [ fr ] [41]
TSI [42]
RSI 1 [43]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC1 Michael Aspel [44]
BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan [45] [46]
BFBS BFBS Radio Andrew Pastouna [8]
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia JRT TV Beograd 1 , TV Zagreb 1 Oliver Mlakar [47] [48] [49]
TV Koper-Capodistria [50]
TV Ljubljana 1  [ sl ]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV Per Møller Hansen [51]
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MR Petőfi Rádió  [ hu ] [c] [52]
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið [d] Jón Skaptason [53]
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan JTV JTV2 [e] [54]
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland TP TP1 [f] [55]
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania TVR Programul 1 [g] [56]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SR SR P3 Ursula Richter  [ sv ] [57]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey TRT TRT Televizyon Başak Doğru  [ tr ] [58]

See also

Notes

  1. On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD [9]
  2. As noted on a TOTP2 Eurovision special, the 1997 Katrina and the Waves entry Love Shine a light ranks third in the rankings of points achieved as a percentage of maximum available with 227 out of 288 or 78.81%, behind Nicole's "Ein bißchen Frieden" in 1982 (161 out of 204 or 78.92%) and Brotherhood of Man's "Save Your Kisses for Me" in 1976 (164 out of 204 or 80.39%). For comparison, Elena Paparizou's 2005 win took 230 points out of a possible 456, or only 50.04% while Portugal's dominant 2017 win from Salvador Sobral took 758 points from a possible 984 available, equating to 77.04%.
  3. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 8 August 1976 at 15:33 (CET) [52]
  4. Delayed broadcast on 25 April 1976 at 20:35 (WET) [53]
  5. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 17 April 1976 at 21:10 (EET) [54]
  6. Deferred broadcast in a shortened format at 01:15 (CET) [55]
  7. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 29 April 1976 at 21:40 (EET) [56]

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