The Yugoslav Final was held on February 15th at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Oliver Mlakar. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. An „expert“ jury chose the song that would represent Yugoslavia in the ESC (and could choose amongst all 33 of the participating songs in the semi-finals). It is rumoured that Neda…
The Swiss Final was held on February 21st at the TSR TV Studios in Geneva, hosted by Heidi Arbel, Maschia Cantoni & Claude Evelyn. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and a jury of „experts“. Instead of awarding the songs points, they were given rankings, hence…
The Norwegian Final was held on January 25th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Bergljot Engeset. Each of the songs were performed twice – once with a small band and once with an orchestra. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 En enkel sang A simple song Øystein Sunde…
The German Final was held on February 3rd in Studio 1 at the HR Frankfurt, hosted by Karin Tietze-Ludwig. The winning song was chosen by 9 regional juries (at different TV Stations) with 4 members on each jury who awarded each song between 1-5 points. 1 Er gehört zu mir He belongs to me Marianne Rosenberg…
The Irish Final was held on February 9th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. All of the songs were sung by The Swarbriggs, and the winner was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 This is our very own song 10 4th 2 Butterfly morning 1 8th 3…
The Dutch Final was held on February 26th at the NOS TV Studios in Hilversum, hosted by Willem Duys. Each of the 3 singers sang a song, and an international jury of 5 „experts“ awarded 1 point to their favourite song. This song („Dinge dong“) was then performed again by all 3 of the singers,…
The Eurovision Song Contest moved northwards for its 20th anniversary. The 1975 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Stockholm, Sweden on 22nd March.
The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the Teatro Maria Matos in Lisbon, hosted by Glória de Matos & Artur Agonstinho. The winner was chosen by the votes of 18 regional juries and an „expert“ jury. 1 Imagens Images Green Windows 40 3rd 2 Baile dos trovadores Ball of the troubadours Duo Ouro…
The Swiss Final was held on January 24th, with the winner being chosen by 3 regional juries, a press jury and an „expert“ jury. Instead of awarding the songs points, they were given rankings, hence why the song with the lowest score won. 1 Je veux vivre I want to live Pierre Bardin 20 4th…
The Irish Final was held on February 10th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. Tina (Reynolds) sang all the songs and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. 1 Tiocfaidh mé ar ais I will come back 3738 4th 2 Music man Music man 2317 5th 3 Cinnte Certainly 930…