Contest year
- Host City
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Venue
- The Dome
- Final Date
- April 6, 1974
- Entries
- 17
- The 1974 contest was hosted by the BBC in Brighton after Luxembourg’s CLT declined to stage a second consecutive event and Spain also refused, with the EBU choosing the BBC over bids from Israel’s IBA and ITV amid concerns about an Israel-based contest.
- Greece debuted, while France withdrew days before the show following President Georges Pompidou’s death and a national day of mourning.
- The voting system changed back to a 1970-style jury of ten individuals per country.
- Sweden earned its first win with ABBA’s “Waterloo,” later a global breakthrough.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Catherine (Katie) Boyle
Winner
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | ABBA Waterloo | 1 | 24 |
 Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti Sì | 2 | 18 |
 Netherlands | Mouth & MacNeal I See a Star | 3 | 15 |
| United Kingdom | Olivia Newton‐John Long Live Love | 4 | 14 |
 Luxembourg | Ireen Sheer Bye Bye I Love You | 4 | 14 |
 Monaco | 4 | 14 | |
 Israel | Kaveret Natati La Khayay | 7 | 11 |
 Ireland | Tina Cross Your Heart | 7 | 11 |
 Spain | Peret Canta y sé feliz | 9 | 10 |
 Belgium | Jacques Hustin Fleur de liberté | 9 | 10 |
 Greece | Marinella Krassi, thalassa ke t' agori mou | 11 | 7 |
 Yugoslavia | Korni Grupa Moja generacija | 12 | 6 |
 Finland | Carita Holmström Keep Me Warm | 13 | 4 |
 Norway | Anne-Karine Strøm The First Day of Love | 14 | 3 |
 Germany | Cindy & Bert Die Sommermelodie | 14 | 3 |
 Switzerland | Piera Martell Mein Ruf nach dir | 14 | 3 |
 Portugal | Paulo de Carvalho E Depois do Adeus | 14 | 3 |