Eurovision Song Contest 1977
eurovision song contest nd edition annual eurovision song contest took place london united kingdom following country victory contest song save kiss brotherhood man organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster british broadcasting corporation bbc contest held wembley conference centre may marking first time event took place month may since first contest contest directed stewart morris hosted english journalist angela rippon eighteen country participated contest sweden returned absence previous edition yugoslavia decided enter winner france song loiseau et lenfant performed marie myriam written joe gracy composed jeanpaul cara united kingdom ireland monaco greece rounded top five greece fifth place finish best result point france fifth win also record time one france held onto six year equalled luxembourg wembley conference centre chosen host contest venue first purposebuilt conference centre united kingdom opened january —making newly built venue time demolished night contest spectator present audience tunisia set participate contest drawn participate fourth place later withdrew yugoslavia decided enter would return contest due bad result year prior sweden returned competition missed year made eighteen participating nation language rule brought back contest four year dropped however germany belgium allowed sing english already chosen song going perform rule reintroduced contest originally planned held april strike bbc cameraman technician got postponed month result first eurovision song contest staged may since inaugural edition due strike bbc camera staff lack time organise contest postcard viewer song however various shot contest audience shown various country commentator informing viewer upcoming song intended postcard devised using footage artist london party hosted bbc london nightclub postcard seen first time participant head delegation friday dress rehearsal day final norwegian delegation objected way artist portrayed however possible bbc edit revise footage postcard dropped broadcast footage party still formed interval act broadcast prior voting sequence following table reflect final official score verified contest transmission voting sequence live show several error made announcement score adjusted broadcast greece france duplicated score awarding point multiple country greek score uk netherlands austria finland point deducted contest french score austria germany israel italy belgium point deducted none adjustment affected placing song country nominated spokesperson responsible announcing vote respective country via telephone known spokesperson contest listed sweden – sven lindahl united kingdom – colin berry 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 addition participating country contest also reportedly broadcast algeria denmark iceland jordan morocco tunisia turkey yugoslavia bulgaria czechoslovakia hungary poland romania soviet union via intervision hong kong estimate global viewership ranged million viewer known detail broadcast country including specific broadcasting station commentator shown table oti festival official website