What the records say
- When
- 6 Apr 1974
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 50.82° N, 0.14° W
- Description
- Swedish pop group ABBA's song "Waterloo" wins the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, England, UK.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Eurovision Song Contest 1974.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
International song competition
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 April 1974 at the Brighton Dome in Brighton, United Kingdom, and presented by Katie Boyle. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), who staged the event after Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), which had won the 1973 contest fo…
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