Eurovision Song Contest 1971

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Eurovision Song Contest 1971
Image:ESC 1971 logo.png
Final 3 April 1971
Presenter(s) Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir
Conductor Noel Kelehan
Host broadcaster Flag of Ireland RTÉ
Venue Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Winning song Flag of Monaco Monaco
"Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue"
Voting system
Each country had two jury members, one under 25 and one over 25. They each awarded 1 to 5 points for each song.
Number of entries 18
Debuting countries Flag of Malta Malta
Returning countries Flag of Austria Austria
Flag of Finland Finland
Flag of Norway Norway
Flag of Portugal Portugal
Flag of Sweden Sweden
Withdrawing countries None
Nul points None
Interval act Shannon Castle Entertainers
Eurovision Song Contest
◄1970        1972►

The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others. Whether this was done in some cases to increase their respective countries' chances of winning is impossible to say, but the shortcomings of the system were nevertheless plain.

This was RTÉ's first outside broadcast in colour.

For the first time, each participating broadcaster was required to televise all the songs in "previews" prior to the live final. [1].

The BBC were worried about the possible audience reaction to the British song due to the hostilities raging in Northern Ireland. They specifically selected a singer from Northern Ireland, Clodagh Rodgers who was popular in both the UK and Ireland to ease any ill-feeling from the Dublin audience. She reported receiving death threats from the I.R.A. for representing the UK. [2].

Monaco's win was their first and only victory. The song was performed by a French singer, living in France, sung in French, conducted by a French native and written by a French team. Singer Severine later claimed she never visited Monaco before or after her victory. [3].

Contents

[edit] Results

Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Austria Austria German Marianne Mendt Musik Music 16 66
02 Flag of Malta Malta Maltese Joe Grech Marija L-Maltija Mary, The Maltese Girl 18 52
03 Flag of Monaco Monaco French Severine Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue A Bench, A Tree, A Street 1 128
04 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland French Peter, Sue and Marc Les Illusion De Nos Vingt Ans The Illussions Of Our Youth 12 78
05 Flag of Germany Germany German Katja Ebstein Diese Welt This World 3 100
06 Flag of Spain Spain Spanish Karina En Un Mundo Nuevo In A New World 2 116
07 Flag of France France French Serge Lama Un Jardin Sur La Terre A Garden On Earth 10 82
08 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg French Monique Melsen Pomme, Pomme, Pomme Apple, Apple, Apple 13 70
09 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom English Clodagh Rodgers Jack In The Box - 4 98
10 Flag of Belgium Belgium Dutch Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond Goeiemorgen, Morgen Goodmorning, Morning 14 68
11 Flag of Italy Italy Italian Massimo Ranieri L'Amore È Un Attimo Love Is A Moment 5 91
12 Flag of Sweden Sweden Swedish Family Four Vita Vidder White Expanses 6 85
13 Flag of Ireland Ireland English Angela Farrell One Day Love - 11 79
14 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Dutch Saskia and Serge De Tijd Time 6 85
15 Flag of Portugal Portugal Portuguese Tonicha Menina Do Alto Da Serra High Ridge Girl 9 83
16 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Serbo-Croatian Krunoslav Slabinac Tvoj Dječak Je Tužan Your Boy Is Sad 14 68
17 Flag of Finland Finland Finnish Markku Aro & Koivisto Sisters Tie Uuteen Päivään Way To A New Day 8 84
18 Flag of Norway Norway Norwegian Hanne Krogh Lykken Er Happiness Is 17 65

[edit] Score sheet

Results
Image:ESCAustriaJ.svg Image:ESCMaltaJ.svg Image:ESCMonacoJ.svg Image:ESCSwitzerlandJ.svg Image:ESCGermanyJ.svg Image:ESCSpainJ.svg Image:ESCFranceJ.svg Image:ESCLuxembourgJ.svg Image:ESCUnitedKingdomJ.svg Image:ESCBelgiumJ.svg Image:ESCItalyJ.svg Image:ESCSwedenJ.svg Image:ESCIrelandJ.svg Image:ESCNetherlandsJ.svg Image:ESCPortugalJ.svg Image:ESCYugoslaviaJ.svg Image:ESCFinlandJ.svg Image:ESCNorwayJ.svg
Contestants Austria   3 5 2 7 2 3 2 3 3 6 4 6 3 5 4 3 5
Malta 4   2 2 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 2 4 5 2 2 3 2
Monaco 4 5   10 10 2 8 4 8 10 4 10 9 9 8 10 7 10
Switzerland 5 5 4   6 2 6 2 6 3 7 4 5 5 6 4 4 4
Germany 6 5 7 6   8 8 2 6 7 6 6 5 5 7 7 5 4
Spain 4 8 10 5 7   10 4 7 4 5 6 9 6 7 7 9 8
France 3 2 8 8 5 5   2 5 3 4 4 6 9 5 5 3 5
Luxembourg 2 7 6 3 2 4 5   6 3 3 2 5 3 6 4 5 4
United Kingdom 4 8 8 6 5 2 8 4   8 3 5 7 5 7 6 6 6
Belgium 3 2 5 4 2 2 5 2 6   3 5 4 6 6 3 6 4
Italy 4 6 9 8 6 6 9 2 6 2   7 6 2 3 8 2 5
Sweden 7 4 4 9 4 2 5 2 5 6 6   3 9 3 6 4 6
Ireland 7 6 6 3 4 5 7 2 6 3 6 2   5 4 5 4 4
Netherlands 6 2 6 5 4 5 7 2 5 2 5 6 5   9 5 6 8
Portugal 4 3 6 2 5 10 8 5 6 4 4 2 3 5   6 5 5
Yugoslavia 6 2 4 2 7 6 6 2 3 2 5 2 5 4 4   3 5
Finland 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 2 10 10 2 4 6 3 8 6   6
Norway 3 3 6 4 2 2 5 2 7 6 2 2 7 2 5 4 3  
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

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     Participating countries     Countries who have participated in the past but did not this year
     Participating countries     Countries who have participated in the past but did not this year

[edit] References

  1. ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
  2. ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
  3. ^ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3