Eurovision Song Contest 1977

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Eurovision Song Contest 1977
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Dates
Final7 May 1977
Host
Venue Wembley Conference Centre
London, United Kingdom
Presenter(s) Angela Rippon
Executive producer Bill Cotton
DirectorStewart Morris
Musical director Ronnie Hazlehurst
EBU scrutineer Clifford Brown
Host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Website eurovision.tv/event/london-1977 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Participants
Number of entries18
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countriesFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Non-returning countriesFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
  • ESC 1977 Map 2.svg
         Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1977
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Winning songFlag of France.svg  France
" L'Oiseau et l'Enfant "
1976  Eurovision Song Contest  1978

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]

Contents

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 1977 participants [6] [7]
CountryBroadcasterArtistSongLanguageSongwriter(s)Conductor
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria ORF Schmetterlinge"Boom Boom Boomerang" German
Christian Kolonovits
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BRT Dream Express "A Million in One, Two, Three"EnglishLuc Smets Alyn Ainsworth
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland YLE Monica Aspelund "Lapponia" Finnish Ossi Runne
Flag of France.svg  France TF1 Marie Myriam " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant " French
Raymond Donnez
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany HR [a] Silver Convention "Telegram"English Ronnie Hazlehurst
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ERT Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy "Mathema solfege" (Μάθημα σολφέζ) Greek
Giorgos Hatzinasios
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland RTÉ The Swarbriggs Plus Two "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"English Noel Kelehan
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel IBA Ilanit "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" (אהבה היא שיר לשניים) Hebrew
  • Edna Peleg
  • Eldad Shrem
Eldad Shrem
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy RAI Mia Martini "Libera" Italian
Maurizio Fabrizio
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg CLT Anne-Marie B"Frère Jacques"French Johnny Arthey
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco TMC Michèle Torr "Une petite française"FrenchYvon Rioland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NOS Heddy Lester "De mallemolen" Dutch
Harry van Hoof
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway NRK Anita Skorgan "Casanova" Norwegian
  • Dag Nordtømme
  • Svein Strugstad
Carsten Klouman
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal RTP Os Amigos "Portugal no coração" Portuguese José Calvário
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain TVE Micky "Enséñame a cantar" Spanish Fernando Arbex Rafael Ibarbia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden SR Forbes "Beatles" Swedish
  • Sven-Olof Bagge
  • Claes Bure
Anders Berglund
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland SRG SSR Pepe Lienhard Band "Swiss Lady"GermanPeter ReberPeter Jacques
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran "Rock Bottom"EnglishRonnie Hazlehurst

Returning artists

ArtistCountryPrevious year(s)
Michèle Torr Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 1966 (for Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg )
Beatrix Neundlinger and Günter Grosslercher (as part of Schmetterlinge)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1972 (as part of Milestones)
Patricia Maessen, Bianca Maessen, and Stella Maessen (as part of Dream Express)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1970 (for Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands as Hearts of Soul)
Ilanit Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1973
Fernando Tordo (as part of Os Amigos)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1973
Paulo de Carvalho (as part of Os Amigos)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1974
The Swarbriggs Flag of Ireland.svg  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. [9]

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.

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 [10]
R/OCountryArtistSongPointsPlace
1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland The Swarbriggs Plus Two "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"1193
2Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Michèle Torr "Une petite française"964
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Heddy Lester "De mallemolen"3512
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Schmetterlinge"Boom Boom Boomerang"1117
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Anita Skorgan "Casanova"1814
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Silver Convention "Telegram"558
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Anne-Marie B"Frère Jacques"1716
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Os Amigos "Portugal no coração"1814
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran "Rock Bottom"1212
10Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy "Mathema solfege"925
11Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ilanit "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim"4911
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Pepe Lienhard Band "Swiss Lady"716
13Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Forbes "Beatles"218
14Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Micky "Enséñame a cantar"529
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mia Martini "Libera"3313
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Monica Aspelund "Lapponia"5010
17Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dream Express "A Million in One, Two, Three"697
18Flag of France.svg  France Marie Myriam " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant "1361

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.

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results [13] [14]
Total score
Ireland
Monaco
Netherlands
Austria
Norway
Germany
Luxembourg
Portugal
United Kingdom
Greece
Israel
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
Italy
Finland
Belgium
France
Contestants
Ireland1198151258112101281248310
Monaco965816167122610812525
Netherlands353311171108
Austria115231
Norway18322155
Germany551132288855561
Luxembourg17278
Portugal18221436
United Kingdom121127127101212883241212
Greece9210104446105317121663
Israel4977535103612
Switzerland7161010544644108
Sweden22
Spain526177343777
Italy3386332227
Finland501246827524
Belgium694126847105643
France1361048731210567101261010124

12 points

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

N.ContestantNation(s) giving 12 points
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Flag of Austria.svg  Austria , Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium , Flag of France.svg  France , Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg , Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco , Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Flag of Israel.svg  Israel , Flag of Norway.svg  Norway , Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden , Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Finland.svg  Finland , Flag of Germany.svg  Germany , Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
2Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece , Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  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. [15]

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] At least 36 television organizations were reported to broadcast the final. [16] Estimates for the global viewership ranged from 250 to 500 million viewers. [16] [17]

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 FS1 Ernst Grissemann [18] [19]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium BRT TV1 Luc Appermont [20] [21]
BRT Radio 1 [22]
RTB RTB1 [20]
Flag of Finland.svg Finland YLE TV1 [23]
Rinnakkaisohjelma  [ fi ] Matti Paalosmaa  [ fi ]
Flag of France.svg France TF1 Georges de Caunes [24] [25]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany ARD Deutsches Fernsehen Werner Veigel [18] [26]
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece ERT ERT [27]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland RTÉ RTÉ Mike Murphy [28] [29]
RTÉ Radio [30]
Flag of Israel.svg Israel IBA Israeli Television [31]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy RAI Rete Uno [b] Silvio Noto [32]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg CLT RTL Télé-Luxembourg [33]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands NOS Nederland 2 Ati Dijckmeester  [ nl ] [21]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway NRK NRK Fjernsynet John Andreassen [34]
NRK Erik Heyerdahl  [ no ]
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal RTP I Programa [35]
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain TVE TVE 1 Miguel de los Santos  [ es ] [36] [37]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden SR TV1 Ulf Elfving [38]
SR P3 Ursula Richter  [ sv ] and Åke Strömmer [39]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland SRG SSR TV DRS Theodor Haller  [ de; fr ] [40]
TSR Georges Hardy  [ fr ] [25]
TSI [41]
RSR 2 Robert Burnier [42]
RSI 2 [43]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom BBC BBC1 Pete Murray [44]
BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 Terry Wogan [45] [46]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
CountryBroadcasterChannel(s)Commentator(s)Ref(s)
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus CyBC RIK [47]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia ČST ČST2 [c] [48]
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark DR DR TV Claus Toksvig [49]
Flag of Denmark.svg GreenlandNuuk TV [d] [50]
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong TVB TVB Pearl [e] [51]
RTV RTV-2 [f]
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary MTV MTV2 [g] [52]
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið [h] [53]
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Netherlands Antilles TeleAruba [i] [54]
TeleCuraçao [j] [55]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland TP TP1 [k] [56]
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania TVR Programul 1 [l] [57]
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey TRT TRT Televizyon Bülend Özveren [58]
Ümit Tunçağ
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia JRT TV Beograd 1 [59]
TV Koper-Capodistria [60]
TV Ljubljana 1  [ sl ] [m]
TV Zagreb 1 [61]

See also

Notes

  1. On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortium ARD [8]
  2. Delayed broadcast on 28 May 1977 at 20:40 (CET) [32]
  3. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 3 June 1977 at 22:30 (CEST) [48]
  4. Delayed broadcast on 25 June 1977 at 20:55 (WGST) [50]
  5. Deferred broadcast the following day at 21:15 (HKT) [51]
  6. Deferred broadcast the following day at 21:20 (HKT) [51]
  7. Delayed broadcast on 19 November 1977 at 21:30 (CET) [52]
  8. Delayed broadcast on 20 May at 21:30 (WET) [53]
  9. Delayed broadcast on 17 July 1977 at 15:30 (ADT) [54]
  10. Delayed broadcast on 28 May at 23:00 (ADT) [55]
  11. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 3 June 1977 at 23:15 (CET) [56]
  12. Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 5 June 1977 at 21:40 (EET) [57]
  13. Deferred broadcast at 23:10 (CEST) [60]

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