Kategorie: National Finals


  • 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…

  • The French Final was held on March 6th at the Buttes-Chaumont TV Studios, with the winner being chosen by a public jury, press jury and „expert“ jury. 1 Je suis venue de loin I have come a long way Martine Clémenceau 12 5th 2 L’arlequin Harlequin Martine Clémenceau 8 6th 3 Sans toi Without you…

  • The UK Final was held on February 24th at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Cilla Black. All the songs were performed by Cliff Richard, and the winner was chosen by postcard voting, with the result being announced on March 3rd. 1 Come back Billie Joe 34209 2nd 2 Ashes to ashes 17115…

  • The Irish Final was held on February 25th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 An speirling The wind Golden Dawn 5 5th 2 Do I dream Do I dream Maxi 23 1st 3 An phairc The…

  • The Dutch Final was held on February 28th at the Carré in Amsterdam, hosted by Viola van Emmenes & Simon van Collem.  All of the songs were sung by Ben Cramer, and the winner was chosen by a jury. 1 Kom mee met mij Come with me 15 3rd 2 Melodie Melody 14 4th 3…

  • The Swedish Final was held on February 10th in Stockholm, hosted by Alicia Lundberg. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Ding dong Ding dong Lars Berghagen 3 7th 2 Oh, vilken härlig dag Oh, what a lovely day Ted Gärdestad 7 4th= 3 En frusen ros A frozen rose Inga-Lill Nilsson 0…

  • The Yugoslav Semi-Finals were held on March 1st & 2nd. The finalists were chosen by a jury of 40 people, who gave each song a „Yes“ or „No“ depending on whether they wanted to see the song qualify for the final. It is not known which songs took part in which semi-final. 1 Pisi mi Write to me…