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For the second time in three years the United Kingdom staged the Eurovision Song Contest without having won the contest in the preceding year. Due to the fact that the broadcaster in Luxembourg, RTL, did not wish to host the event again for financial reasons, the BBC embraced the possibility once more. The 1974 Eurovision Song Contest was held at The Dome, in the seaside resort of Brighton. 1974 saw the first participation of Greece who sent their national star Marinella. France was to enter the song contest with the entry La Vie A Vingt-cinq Ans by Dani, but the French singer never got the chance to perform though as the French president, Georges Pompidou, died in the week of the contest and France withdrew. The voting system changed once more: 10 jury members in every country each awarded one point to their favourite song. For the first time, a draw of lots was used to decide the order in which countries would give the results of their juries. However, it was the last time this method was used to cast the votes - from 1975 onwards, a new voting system would be implemented where the order of the jury votes followed the order of performance. Sweden won the song contest for the first time with the entry Waterloo, performed by ABBA. The song became a huge international hit and was the starting point of their legendary international career.

Full results:
1st 🇸🇪 Sweden (24 pts)
2nd 🇮🇹 Italy (18 pts)
3rd 🇳🇱 Netherlands (15 pts)
4th 🇬🇧 United Kingdom (14 pts)
4th 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (14 pts)
4th 🇲🇨 Monaco (14 pts)
7th 🇮🇱 Israel (11 pts)
7th 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 pts)
9th 🇪🇸 Spain (10 pts)
9th 🇧🇪 Belgium (10 pts)
11th 🇬🇷 Greece (7 pts)
12th Yugoslavia (6 pts)
13th 🇫🇮 Finland (4 pts)
14th 🇳🇴 Norway (3 pts)
14th 🇩🇪 Germany (3 pts)
14th 🇨🇭 Switzerland (3 pts)
14th 🇵🇹 Portugal (3 pts)

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