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| Transmission Date: | Saturday 6th April 1974 |
| Host Broadcaster: | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| Time: | 21.30-23.19 |
| Venue: | The Dome Brighton United Kingdom |
Presenter: | Katie Boyle |
| Musical Director: | Ronnie Hazlehurst |
| Interval Act: | The Wombles |
Executive Producer: | Bill Cotton |
| Producer: | Michael Hurll |
| Designer: | John Burrowes |
| Lighting: | Tommy Thomas |
| Sound: | Chris Holcombe |
BBC One TV Commentary: | David Vine |
| BBC Radio Commentary: | Terry Wogan (BBC Radio 1 & BBC Radio 2) |
| United Kingdom Spokesperson: | Colin-Ward Lewis |
Voting: | Ten jury members from each country, each of whom awarded 1 point to their favourite song |
Winning Song: | Waterloo ABBA Sweden 24 points Composed by Stikkan Anderson, Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus |
United Kingdom Entry: | Long Live Love Olivia Newton-John United Kingdom 14 points (4th place) Composed by Valerie Avon & Harold Spiro |
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Songs
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| Country | Song | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Conductor | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Fnland | Äla Mene Pois (Keep Me Warm) | Hector & Eero Koivistoinen | Carita | Ossi Runne | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Long Live Love | Valerie Avon & Harold Spiro | Olivia Newton-John | Nick Ingman | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Spain | Canta Y Se Feliz | Pedro Pubill Calaf (Peret) | Peret | Rafael Ibarbia | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Norway | The First Day Of Love | Philip Kruse & Frode Thingnaes | Anne-Karine Ström & the Bendik Singers | Frode Thingnaes | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Greece | Krassi, Thalassa Ke T'Agouri Mou | Pythagoras & Yorgos Katsoras | Marinella | Yorgos Katsaros | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Israel | Natati La Khaiai | Dani Sanderson & Alon Oleartchick | Poogy | Yonathan Rechter | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Yugoslavia | Generacija 42 | Kornelije Kovac | Korni | Zvonimir Skerl | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Sweden | Waterloo | Stikkan Anderson, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaes | ABBA | Sven-Olof Walldoff | 24 | 1 |
| 9 | Luxembourg | Bye, Bye, I Love You | Michael Kunze, Humbert Ibach & Ralph Siegel | Ireen Sheer | Charles Blackwell | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Monaco | Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'En Va | Michel Jourdan & Jean Pierre Bourtayre | Romuald | Raymond Donnez | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Belgium | Fleur De Liberté | Frank F Gerald & Jacques Hustin | Jacques Hustin | Pierre Chiffre | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Netherlands | I See A Star | Hans Van Hemert & Gerrit Den Braber | Mouth & MacNeal | Harry Van Hoof | 15 | 3 |
| 13 | Ireland | Cross Your Heart | Paul Lyttle | Tina Reynolds | Colman Pearce | 11 | 7 |
| 14 | Germany | Die Sommermelodie | Kurt Feltz & Werner Scharfenberger | Cindy & Bert | Werner Scharfenberger | 3 | 14 |
| 15 | Switzerland | Mein Ruf Nach Dir | Pepe Ederer | Piera Martell | Pepe Ederer | 3 | 14 |
| 16 | Portugal | E Depois Do Adeus | Jose Niza & Jose Calvario | Paulo De Carvalho | Jose Calvario | 3 | 14 |
| 17 | Italy | Si | Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Pilat & Carrado Conti | Gigliola Cinquetti | Gianfranco Monaldi | 18 | 2 |
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Scoreboard
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| Country | FIN | UK | ESP | NOR | GRC | ISR | YUG | SWE | LUX | MCO | BEL | NLD | IRL | DEU | CHE | PRT | ITA | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | United Kingdom (UK) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Greece (GRC) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Israel (ISR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| 10 | Monaco (MCO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Netherlands (NLD) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Germany (DEU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Switzerland (CHE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Portugal (PRT) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
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Winning Song
ABBA at The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 |
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United Kingdom Entry
Olivia Newton-John at The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 |
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