Eurovision Song Contest 1974 - Whole Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom. The BBC agreed to stage the event after Luxembourg, having won in both 1972 and 1973, declined on the grounds of expense to host the contest for a second consecutive year.

Katie Boyle came back to host her fourth Eurovision Song Contest (she also hosted the contest in 1960, 1963 and 1968).

ABBA sang the song "Waterloo", and the group went to become one of the most popular singing groups of all time. Along with 1988 winner Celine Dion, ABBA are among the few Eurovision winners to achieve international superstar status. Sweden's win was their first. "Waterloo" itself was later voted the best song in the competition's history in the programme Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, which marked the 50th anniversary of the contest in 2005.

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