The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 March 1975 in the Sankt Eriks-Mässan in Stockholm, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR), and presented by Karin Falck, the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the 1974 contest with the song "Waterloo" by ABBA.
Nineteen countries were represented at the contest – a new record number of participants. Turkey made its first entry, and France and Malta returned after a one- and two-year absence, respectively. Greece, after participating for the first time in the previous year's event, opted not to participate in 1975.
A new voting system was introduced at this contest; each country gave 12 points to its favourite, 10 points to its second favourite, and then 8 points to 1 point to other countries in descending order of preference. This numerical order of points awarded has since been used at every subsequent event as of 2024.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Ding-a-dong", composed by Dick Bakker, written by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens, and performed by the group Teach-In. This was the Netherlands' fourth contest victory, matching the record number of contest wins previously set by France and Luxembourg. Having been the opening song of the contest, it was also the first time that a country had won from first position in the running order. The United Kingdom, Italy, France and Luxembourg rounded out the top five positions, with the UK achieving a record-extending ninth second-place finish.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Netherlands | NOS | Teach-In | "Ding-a-Dong" | Harry van Hoof | 152 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | The Shadows | "Let Me Be the One" | Alyn Ainsworth | 138 |
| 03 | Italy | RAI | Wess and Dori Ghezzi | "Era" | Natale Massara | 115 |
| 04 | France | TF1 | Nicole | "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" | Jean Musy | 91 |
| 05 | Luxembourg | CLT | Géraldine | "Toi" | Phil Coulter | 84 |
| 06 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Simone Drexel | "Mikado" | Peter Jacques | 77 |
| 07 | Finland | YLE | Pihasoittajat | "Old Man Fiddle" | Ossi Runne | 74 |
| 08 | Sweden | SR | Lars Berghagen | "Jennie, Jennie" | Lars Samuelson | 72 |
| 09 | Ireland | RTÉ | The Swarbriggs | "That's What Friends Are For" | Colman Pearce | 68 |
| 10 | Spain | TVE | Sergio and Estíbaliz | "Tú volverás" | Juan Carlos Calderón | 53 |
| 11 | Israel | IBA | Shlomo Artzi | "At Ve'Ani" (את ואני) | Eldad Shrem | 40 |
| 12 | Malta | MBA | Renato | "Singing This Song" | Vince Tempera | 32 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Pepel in kri (credited on-screen as Ashes and Blood) |
"Dan ljubezni" | Mario Rijavec | 22 |
| Monaco | TMC | Sophie | "Une chanson c'est une lettre" | André Popp | 22 | |
| 15 | Belgium | BRT | Ann Christy | "Gelukkig zijn" | Francis Bay | 17 |
| 16 | Portugal | RTP | Duarte Mendes | "Madrugada" | Pedro Osório | 16 |
| 17 | Germany | ARD/HR | Joy Fleming | "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" | Rainer Pietsch | 15 |
| 18 | Norway | NRK | Ellen Nikolaysen | "Touch My Life with Summer" | Carsten Klouman | 11 |
| 19 | Turkey | TRT | Semiha Yankı | "Seninle Bir Dakika" | Timur Selçuk | 3 |
Broadcasts[]
The contest was also reportedly aired, live or deferred, by broadcasters in Eastern European countries via Intervision, in countries bounding the Mediterranean Sea, and in Hong Kong, Iceland, Japan, Jordan and South Korea.
A planned broadcast in Chile by its public broadcaster, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), was prevented by Sveriges Radio, following pressure from the Swedish Musicians' Union in opposition to the Chilean military dictatorship.
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium (Dutch) | BRT, BRT Radio 1 | Jan Theys | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTB | Paule Herreman | |
| Finland | TV1 | Heikki Seppälä | Unknown |
| Rinnakkaisohjelma | Erkki Melakoski | ||
| France | TF1 | Georges de Caunes | Unknown |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Werner Veigel | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ | Mike Murphy | Unknown |
| RTÉ Radio | Unknown | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television | No commentator | Unknown |
| Italy | Programma Nazionale, Secondo Programma | Silvio Noto | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télé-Luxembourg | Unknown | Unknown |
| Malta | TVM, Radio Malta | Norman Hamilton | Unknown |
| Monaco | Télé Monte-Carlo | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Willem Duys | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK | John Andreassen | Unknown |
| Portugal | I Programa | Unknown | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 1 | José Luis Uribarri | José María Íñigo |
| Radio Castellón, Radio Girona, Radio Valladolid | Joaquín Prat | ||
| RNE Canarias | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Theodor Haller | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy | |
| RSR 1 | Robert Burnier | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Giovanni Bertini | |
| Turkey | TRT Televizyon | Unknown | Unknown |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Pete Murray | Ray Moore |
| BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BFBS Radio | Terry Wogan | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Ljubljana 1, TV Sarajevo, TV Skopje, TV Zagreb 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS2 | Ernst Grissemann |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Per Møller Hansen |
| Hong Kong | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV1 | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir |
| Japan | Unknown | Unknown |
| Jordan | JTV2 | Unknown |
| Poland | TP1 | Unknown |
| South Korea | KBS TV | Unknown |
| Tunisia | RTT | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV1 on a delayed basis on 20 April 1975 at 16:05 CET.
- Iceland -The show was broadcast on Sjónvarpið on a delayed basis on 13 April 1975 at 21:10 WET.
- Poland - The show was broadcast on TP1 deferred and in a shortened format on 26 April 1975 at 00:20 CET.
- South Korea - The show was broadcast on KBS TV on a delayed basis on 25 April 1975 at 19:35 KST.
- Switzerland - The show was broadcast on TSI deferred the next day at 15:15 CET.
- Yugoslavia - The show was broadcast on TV Skopje deferred at 22:45 CET.