The Dutch Final was held on February 27th at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, hosted by Willem Duys. All of the songs were sung by Mouth & MacNeal, and the winner was chosen by a jury. 1 Liefste Dearest 19 2nd 2 Zoals de oudjes zongen As the old ones sang 12 3rd 3 Ik zie een…
The Belgian Final was held on January 14th. Jacques Hustin sang all the songs and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. 1 Fleur de liberté Liberty flower 1st 2 On dit de toi, on dit de moi It is said about you, it is said about me ? 3 Etranger, baladin, voyageur Stranger, wandering…
The Swedish Final was held on February 9th in Stockholm, hosted by Johan Sandström. The winner was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. 1 En enda jord A single world Lena Ericsson 185 3rd 2 En mysig vals A cosy waltz Östen Warnerbring 10 10th 3 Jag minns dig nog I do remember…
The Yugoslav Semi-Finals were only broadcast on the radio. The finalists were chosen by an „expert“ jury. Semi-Final 1 – February 28th 1 Ja putujem s tobom I travel with you Zvonko Spisic – 2 Balada o mladicu i ruzi Ballad of a young man and a rose Hrvoje Hegedusic, Srdjan & Buco F 3 Potrazi drugi svijet Find…
The Yugoslav Final was held on March 2nd at the Hotel Kvarner in Opatija, hosted by Oliver Mlakar, Ljiljana Trajkovska, Milanka Bavcon & Mica Orlovic. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winning song was chosen by the votes of a jury of 24 people. 1 Ima netko There is someone Radojka Sverko 163 4th 2…
The Norwegian Final was held on February 16th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Vidar Lønn-Arnesen. Each of the songs were performed twice, once with a small band and once with an orchestra. The winner was chosen by the votes of 14 members of the public who gave each song 1-5 points.…
The UK Final was held on February 23rd at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Jimmy Saville. All of the songs were sung by Olivia Newton-John, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. The result was announced on March 2nd. 1 Have love – will travel 15266 4th 2 Lovin‘ you ain’t…
Semi-Final 1 – January 19th 1 Sinä ja minä You and me Pepe Willberg 259 1st F 2 Aurinkomaa Land of the sun Jukka Kuoppamäki, Mikko Kuoppamäki & Castanja 247 2nd F 3 Jos maailmassa vain ois kahva If there is a handle in the world Danny 242 3rd F 4 Anna kaikkien kukkien kukkia…
The Finnish Final was held on February 16th at Finlandia-Talo in Helsinki, hosted by Matti Paalosmaa. Before the final there were two semi-finals. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Senhän sanoo järkikin That is clear Muska & George 42 6th 2 Musta tango Black tango Ritva Oksanen 70 2nd…
For the second year in three, the United Kingdom and its national broadcaster BBC held the Eurovision Song Contest without having won in the preceding year. Due to the fact that the Luxembourg broadcaster RTL did not wish to host the song contest again because of financial reasons, British BBC embraced the possibility once more.…