The Finnish Final was held on January 31st at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by 7 regional juries. 1 Mustalaiskaravaani Gypsy caravan Anneli Sari & Dezsö Balogh 353 2nd 2 Pump-pump Pump-pump Fredi & The Friends 380 1st 3 Posket hehkuu ja haitari soi Cheeks are…
The Norwegian Final was held on February 7th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Each of the songs were performed twice – once with a small band and once with an orchestra. The winner was chosen by 10 regional juries. 1 Hastverk Hurry Jahn Teigen Anita Skorgan 226 3rd 2…
The Dutch Final was held on February 18th, at the Congresgebouw in The Hague, hosted by Willen Duys. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries, with each jury awarding 10 points. 1 Do you dig it Spooky & Sue 5 5th 2 Souvenir Bolland & Bolland 30 2nd 3 The…
The Irish Final was held on February 8th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Old fashioned song Old fashioned song The McWilliams 4 6th 2 If I had your love If I had your love Cahir O’Doherty…
The Belgian Final was held on January 21st. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of both „experts“ and members of the public. 1 Monsieur, chante pour moi Sir, sing for me Delizia ? 2 Je viens chanter I come to sing Didier Vincent ? 3 La musique The music Le Grand Frisson ?…
The German Final was held on January 31st & February 1st at TV Studios in Frankfurt, hosted by Max Schauzer. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting and the results were announced on February 18th. Although „Der star“ originally won the final, it was later disqualified because it had previously been performed in public.…
The Swiss Final was held on January 14th in Lugano. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. There were meant to be 10 songs in the contest, but „Sing mit mir“ sung by Any Spirig was disqualified. 1 Oui, c’est bien fait…
The UK Final was held on February 25th at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Michael Aspel. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 14 regional juries. 1 Wake up Co-Co 138 2nd 2 Do you believe in love at first sight Polly Brown 71 10th 3 Save your kisses for me Brotherhood…
1 Brasilo, Brasila Brasilo, Brasila Best Wishes 2nd 2 Chansons pour ceux qui s’aiment Songs for those who love Jürgen Marcus 1st 3 Tout peut arriver au cinema Anything goes at the cinema Marianne Rosenberg 3rd 4 Tu sais quel amour est une fleur You know which love is a flower Il Etait Une Fois…
For the third time in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, the Netherlands organised the musical highlight of the year. After having hosted the event in Hilversum and Amsterdam, The Hague was chosen as host city for the 1976 event.