Eurovision Song Contest 1976
eurovision song contest st edition annual eurovision song contest took place hague netherlands following country victory contest song dingadong teachin organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster nederlandse omroep stichting no contest held nederland congrescentrum april hosted dutch eurovision winner corry brokken eighteen country took part contest sweden malta turkey opting return contest participating previous year malta would return contest hand austria greece returned competition absent since respectively united kingdom contest year song save kiss brotherhood man song went become biggest selling winning single history contest possible maximum score average record voting system introduced hague seat government kingdom netherlands capital city province south holland also thirdlargest city netherlands amsterdam rotterdam located west netherlands hague centre haaglanden conurbation lie southwest corner larger randstad conurbation contest took place congresgebouw presently known world forum venue constructed sweden malta turkey decided participate year austria greece returned contest making eighteen participating country sweden enter contest broadcaster sverige radio sr enough money host another contest sweden win new rule therefore introduced future participating broadcaster would pay part cost staging contest however introduction participation fee lead malta withdrawing eurovision song contest despite already confirming participation accepting submission planned national final author historian john kennedy oconnor note book eurovision song contest – official history public demonstration sweden contest also played part sr decision take part dutch hosted contest song introduced prerecorded film performing artist location home nation unlike film dutch broadcaster made film sending crew nation capture footage artist monaco luxembourg filmed respective nation despite country representing film preceded animated insert featuring flag eighteen participating nation ended profile shot artist interval act dutch swing college band led peter schilperoort performed live stage intercut brief interview artist france israel austria belgium spain backstage green room conducted han van willigenburg willigenburg asked five artist song thought would win french singer catherine ferry willing give definite answer correctly predicting united kingdom scoring system introduced previous year competition returned jury voted internally awarded point highest scoring song second highest third fourth tenth best song according jury unlike today point given order order song performed current procedure established also held hague following table reflect officially verified score given jury adjusted transmission live broadcast france failed announce point awarded yugoslavia error overlooked scrutineer clifford brown thus live show norway placed th yugoslavia th broadcast score adjusted two nation swapped place yugoslavia score adjusted point moving norway last place term point gained percentage maximum available winning uk entry brotherhood man statistically successful winning eurovision entry since introduction douze point scoring system inaugurated country nominated spokesperson responsible announcing vote respective country via telephone known spokesperson contest listed spain – josé maría íñigo united kingdom – ray moore summary point final participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating ebu member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist song television viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table addition participating country contest also reportedly broadcast algeria morocco tunisia turkey bulgaria czechoslovakia hungary poland romania soviet union via intervision hong kong iceland japan mexico also reportedly tv radio commentator oti festival official website