The Eurovision Song Contest (TV 1974)

Director:

Michael Hurll

Stars:

Catherine Boyle, Carita, Olivia Newton-John

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catherine Boyle	...	Herself - Host (as Katie Boyle)
Carita	...	Herself - Finnish Entry: 13th Place
Olivia Newton-John	...	Herself - United Kingdom Entry: 4th Place
Peret	...	Himself - Spanish Entry: 9th Place
Anne Karine Strøm	...	Herself - Norwegian Entry: 14th Place
Marinella	...	Herself - Greek Entry: 11th Place
Meir Fenigstein	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Gidi Gov	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Yitzhak Klapter	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Alon Oleartchik	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Poogy	...	Themselves - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Danny Sanderson	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Efraim Shamir	...	Himself - Israeli Entry: 7th Place
Ditka Haberl	...	Herself - Yugoslavian Entry: 13th Place
ABBA	...	Themselves - Swedish Entry: 1st Place

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

competition | multinational | tv special | song | song contest | 

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK

Language:

English French German Greek Hebrew Italian Portuguese Serbo-Croatian Spanish

Release Date:

6 April 1974 (UK)

Filming Locations:

The Dome, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

France withdrew at a late stage, owing to the death of President Georges Pompidou

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Goofs

During the pre-song introduction for ABBA, David Vine incorrectly referred to the shots of Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus as to those of Björn and Benny respectively (UK broadcast only).

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Connections

Follows The Eurovision Song Contest (1965)

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Soundtracks

"Long Live Love"
Written by Valerie Avon and Harold Jacob Spiro
Sung by Olivia Newton-John
Orchestra directed by Nick Ingman

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