Event
The Eurovision Song Contest was held in Dublin for the first time
3 Apr 1971 · 53.34° N, 6.26° W
What the records say
- When
- 3 Apr 1971
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 53.34° N, 6.26° W
- Description
- The Eurovision Song Contest was held in Dublin for the first time. It was presented by Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Eurovision Song Contest 1971.
Eurovision Song Contest 1971
International song competition
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the 16th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 3 April 1971 at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, and presented by Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1970 contest for Ireland with the song "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana.
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