Contest year
- Host City
- Dublin, Ireland
- Venue
- The Point Theatre
- Final Date
- May 3, 1997
- Entries
- 25
- Notable changes in 1997 included a new relegation system based on countries’ average points, which kept several recent participants out, while Israel withdrew because the final clashed with Holocaust Remembrance Day, allowing Bosnia and Herzegovina to return.
- Televoting was trialled in five countries for the first time, leading to its broad rollout in 1998.
- Rules also впервые allowed entries to use only backing tracks, foreshadowing the later end of live orchestras.
- Iceland’s Páll Óskar became Eurovision’s first openly LGBT lead artist.
- The UK won for the fifth time, its last victory to date.
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Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Katrina and the Waves Love Shine a Light | 1 | 227 |
| | Marc Roberts Mysterious Woman | 2 | 157 |
| | Şebnem Paker Dinle | 3 | 121 |
| | Jalisse Fiumi di parole | 4 | 114 |
| | Chara Constantinou Mana mou | 5 | 98 |
| | Marcos Llunas Sin rencor | 6 | 96 |
| | Fanny Sentiments songes | 7 | 95 |
| | Maarja Keelatud maa | 8 | 82 |
| | Debbie Scerri Let Me Fly | 9 | 66 |
| | Tanja Ribič Zbudi se | 10 | 60 |
| | Anna Maria Jopek Ale jestem | 11 | 54 |
| | Marianna Zorba Horepse | 12 | 39 |
| | V.I.P. Miért kell hogy elmenj? | 12 | 39 |
| | Blond Bara hon älskar mig | 14 | 36 |
| | Alla Pugacheva Primadonna | 15 | 33 |
| | Kølig Kaj Stemmen i mit liv | 16 | 25 |
| | E.N.I. Probudi me | 17 | 24 |
| | Bianca Shomburg Zeit | 18 | 22 |
| | Alma Čardžić Goodbye | 18 | 22 |
| | Páll Óskar Minn hinsti dans | 20 | 18 |
| | Bettina Soriat One Step | 21 | 12 |
| | Barbara Berta Dentro di me | 22 | 5 |
| | Mrs. Einstein Niemand heeft nog tijd | 22 | 5 |
| | Tor Endresen San Francisco | 24 | 0 |
| | Célia Lawson Antes do Adeus | 24 | 0 |