The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the 1976 contest with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me" by Brotherhood of Man. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the contest was held at the Wembley Conference Centre on 7 May 1977, marking the first time the event took place in the month of May since the first contest in 1956. The contest was directed by Stewart Morris and hosted by English journalist Angela Rippon.
Eighteen countries participated in the contest; Sweden returned after its absence from the previous edition, while Yugoslavia decided not to enter.
The winner was France with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant", performed by Marie Myriam, written by Joe Gracy, and composed by Jean-Paul Cara. The United Kingdom, Ireland, Monaco and Greece rounded out the top five. Greece's fifth place finish was their best result up to that point. France' fifth win was also a record at the time, and one that France held onto for six years, until being equalled by Luxembourg in 1983.
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 | France | TF1 | Marie Myriam | "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" | Raymond Donnez | 136 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Lynsey de Paul and Mike Moran | "Rock Bottom" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 121 |
| 03 | Ireland | RTÉ | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" | Noel Kelehan | 119 |
| 04 | Monaco | TMC | Michèle Torr | "Une petite française" | Yvon Rioland | 96 |
| 05 | Greece | ERT | Pascalis, Marianna, Robert and Bessy | "Mathema solfege" (Μάθημα σολφέζ) | Giorgos Hatzinasios | 92 |
| 06 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Pepe Lienhard Band | "Swiss Lady" | Peter Jacques | 71 |
| 07 | Belgium | BRT | Dream Express | "A Million in One, Two, Three" | Alyn Ainsworth | 69 |
| 08 | Germany | ARD/HR | Silver Convention | "Telegram" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 55 |
| 09 | Spain | TVE | Micky | "Enséñame a cantar" | Rafael Ibarbia | 52 |
| 10 | Finland | YLE | Monica Aspelund | "Lapponia" | Ossi Runne | 50 |
| 11 | Israel | IBA | Ilanit | "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" (אהבה היא שיר לשניים) | Eldad Shrem | 49 |
| 12 | Netherlands | NOS | Heddy Lester | "De mallemolen" | Harry van Hoof | 35 |
| 13 | Italy | RAI | Mia Martini | "Libera" | Maurizio Fabrizio | 33 |
| 14 | Norway | NRK | Anita Skorgan | "Casanova" | Carsten Klouman | 18 |
| Portugal | RTP | Os Amigos | "Portugal no coração" | José Calvário | 18 | |
| 16 | Luxembourg | CLT | Anne-Marie B | "Frère Jacques" | Johnny Arthey | 17 |
| 17 | Austria | ORF | Schmetterlinge | "Boom Boom Boomerang" | Christian Kolonovits | 11 |
| 18 | Sweden | SR | Forbes | "Beatles" | Anders Berglund | 2 |
Broadcasts[]
The contest was also reportedly broadcast in Algeria, Denmark, Iceland, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia, in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Soviet Union via Intervision, and in Hong Kong.
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | Luc Appermont | Unknown |
| Radio 1 | Unknown | ||
| Belgium (French) | RTB1 | Patrick Duhamel | |
| Finland | TV1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rinnakkaisohjelma | Matti Paalosmaa | ||
| 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 | Rete Uno | Silvio Noto | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télé-Luxembourg | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 2 | Ati Dijckmeester | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | John Andreassen | Unknown |
| NRK | Erik Heyerdahl | ||
| Portugal | I Programa | José Côrte-Real | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 1 | Miguel de los Santos | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV1 | Ulf Elfving | Sven Lindahl |
| SR P3 | Ursula Richter, Åke Strömmer | ||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Theodor Haller | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Georges Hardy | |
| RSR 2 | Robert Burnier | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Giovanni Bertini | |
| RSI 2 | Unknown | ||
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Pete Murray | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 | Terry Wogan |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | RTA | Unknown |
| Cyprus | RIK | Unknown |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST1 | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Claus Toksvig |
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl, RTV-2 | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV2 | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Unknown |
| Jordan | JTV2 | Unknown |
| Morocco | RTM | Unknown |
| Netherlands Antilles | TeleAruba, TeleCuraçao | Unknown |
| Poland | TP1 | Unknown |
| Romania | Programul 1 | Unknown |
| Soviet Union | CT USSR | Unknown |
| Tunisia | RTT | Unknown |
| Turkey | TRT Televizyon | Bülend Özveren |
| Unknown | Ümit Tunçağ | |
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Ljubljana 1, TV Zagreb 1 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Hong Kong - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis on TVB Pearl at 21:15 HKT, and RTV-2 at 21:20 HKT. All broadcast on the next day.
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV2 on a delayed basis on 19 November 1977 at 21:30 CET.
- Iceland -The show was broadcast on Sjónvarpið on a delayed basis on 20 May 1977 at 21:30 WET.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rete Uno on a delayed basis on 28 May 1977 at 20:40 CET.
- Jordan - The show was broadcast on JTV2 on a delayed basis.
- Netherlands Antilles (Aruba) - The show was broadcast on TeleAruba on a delayed basis on 17 July 1977 at 15:30 ADT
- Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao) - The show was broadcast on TeleCuraçao on a delayed basis on 28 May 1977 at 23:00 ADT.
- Poland - The show was broadcast on TP1 on a delayed basis and in a shortened format on 3 June 1977 at 23:15 CET.
- Romania - The show was broadcast on Programul 1 on a delayed basis on 5 June 1977 at 21:40 EET.
- Soviet Union - The show was broadcast on CT USSR on a delayed basis.