The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the 16th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the 1970 contest with the song "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), the contest was held at the Gaiety Theatre on 3 April 1971, and was hosted by Irish television presenter Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir.
Eighteen countries participated in the contest, equalling the record of the 1965 and 1966 editions. Austria returned after their two-year absence, while Finland, Norway, Portugal and Sweden all returned after having boycotted the competition the previous year. On the other hand, Malta competed for the first time.
The winner was Monaco with the song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue", performed by Séverine, written by Yves Dessca, and composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre. This was Monaco's first and only victory in the contest. This was also the only time in the contest's history, where the second and third-placed entrants were also awarded.
Groups of up to six people were allowed to perform for the first time, with the rule in previous contests of performing either solo or as a duet abolished.
This was only RTÉ's second outside broadcast in colour. The contest was broadcast in Iceland, the United States and Hong Kong several days later.
Results[]
Finals[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Points |
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01 | Monaco | TMC | Séverine | "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" | 128 |
02 | Spain | TVE | Karina | "En un mundo nuevo" | 116 |
03 | Germany | ARD/HR | Katja Ebstein | "Diese Welt" | 100 |
04 | United Kingdom | BBC | Clodagh Rodgers | "Jack in the Box" | 98 |
05 | Italy | RAI | Massimo Ranieri | "L'amore è un attimo" | 91 |
06 | Sweden | SR | The Family Four | "Vita vidder" | 85 |
06 | Netherlands | NOS | Saskia and Serge | "Tijd" | 85 |
08 | Finland | YLE | Markku Aro and Koivisto Sisters | "Tie uuteen päivään" | 84 |
09 | Portugal | RTP | Tonicha | "Menina do alto da serra" | 83 |
10 | France | ORTF | Serge Lama | "Un jardin sur la terre" | 82 |
11 | Ireland | RTÉ | Angela Farrell | "One Day Love" | 79 |
12 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Peter, Sue and Marc | "Les Illusions de nos vingt ans" | 78 |
13 | Luxembourg | CLT | Monique Melsen | "Pomme, pomme, pomme" | 70 |
14 | Belgium | BRT | Jacques Raymond and Lily Castel | "Goeie morgen, morgen" | 68 |
14 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Krunoslav Slabinac | "Tvoj dječak je tužan" | 68 |
16 | Austria | ORF | Marianne Mendt | "Musik" | 66 |
17 | Norway | NRK | Hanne Krogh | "Lykken er..." | 65 |
18 | Malta | MBA | Joe Grech | "Marija l-Maltija" | 52 |
Broadcasts[]
The contest was reportedly broadcast in 29 countries (as said by the host) including Greece, Iceland, Morocco and Tunisia, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland and Romania via Intervision, and in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and the United States.
Participating countries[]
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
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Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann |
Belgium (Dutch) | BRT | |
Belgium (French) | RTB | |
Finland | TV-ohjelma 1 | |
Yleisohjelma | Matti Paalosmaa | |
Ruotsinkielinen ohjelma | ||
France | Deuxième Chaîne | Georges de Caunes |
Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | |
Ireland | RTÉ | |
RTÉ Radio | ||
Italy | Programma Nazionale | Renato Tagliani |
Secondo Programma | ||
Luxembourg | Télé-Luxembourg | |
Malta | MTS | Victor Aquilina |
National Network | ||
Monaco | Télé Monte-Carlo | |
Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Pim Jacobs |
Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | Sverre Christophersen |
NRK | ||
Portugal | I Programa | Henrique Mendes |
Emissora Nacional Programa 1 | ||
Spain | TVE 1 | Joaquín Prat |
Radio Nacional | ||
Sweden | TV1 | Åke Strömmer |
SR P3 | Ursula Richter | |
Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Theodor Haller |
Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy |
Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | |
United Kingdom | BBC1 | Dave Lee Travis |
BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 | Terry Wogan | |
BFBS Radio | John Russell | |
Yugoslavia | TV Ljubljana 1 | |
TV Zagreb |
Non-participating countries[]
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
---|---|---|
Argentina | ||
Brazil | Rede Tupi | |
Bulgaria | Bulgarian Television | |
Czechoslovakia | ČST | |
Ethiopia | EBC | |
Greece | EIRT | Mako Georgiadou |
Hong Kong | Radio Hong Kong | |
Hungary | MTV | |
Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Björn Matthíasson |
Jamaica | ||
Kenya | Voice of Kenya | |
Mauritania | Radio Nationale | |
Mauritius | MBC | |
Morocco | RTM | |
Poland | TVP | No commentary |
Romania | TVR | |
Sierra Leone | SLBC | |
Thailand | Thai Television Channel 4 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | TTT | |
Tunisia | RTT | |
Uganda | Uganda Television | |
United States | PBS |
Broadcast notes[]
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis at 21 April, 11:00 CET.
- Iceland - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis at 18 April, 21:25 WET.
- United States - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis at 18 April, 22:00 EST.