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The Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest was Melodifestivalen 1974. It was, by a runaway score, won by the group ABBA, comprising Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Their song, "Waterloo", was written by Björn and Benny with Stig Anderson.
- Eurovision Song Contest 1974 - Wikipedia
The winner was Sweden, with the song "Waterloo", composed by...
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Sweden's first Eurovision victory was in 1974 with the song...
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Prior to the 2024 contest, Sweden has participated in the...
- Eurovision Song Contest 1974 - Wikipedia
The winner was Sweden, with the song "Waterloo", composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, written by Stig Anderson and performed by ABBA. Italy and the Netherlands placed second and third respectively, followed by a three-way tie for fourth place between Luxembourg, Monaco and the United Kingdom.
- Ten-member juries distributed ten points among their favourite songs.
- The Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom
Sweden's first Eurovision victory was in 1974 with the song "Waterloo", performed by ABBA. Thanks to their victory in Brighton, ABBA went on to gain worldwide success and become one of the best-selling pop groups of all time. In the 1980s, Sweden achieved three successive top three results.
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The Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest was called Melodifestivalen 1974. It was, by far, won by the group ABBA, consisting of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Agnetha Fältskog, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus. Their song was called Waterloo, which was written by Björn and Benny.
Eurovision Song Contest 1974 result: Sweden won with the song "Waterloo" by ABBA with 24 points. Date: Saturday 6 April 1974. Location: The Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom. Broadcaster: BBC. Host: Catherine (Katie) Boyle. Voting: Each participating country had 10 jury members, and each jury member could award one point to one song.
Prior to the 2024 contest, Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest sixty-two times since its first entry in 1958.Sweden has won the contest on seven occasions (tying with Ireland for the most wins): in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song "Fångad av en stormvind" performed by ...
The contest was held at the Brighton Dome on 6 April 1974 and was hosted by Katie Boyle for the fourth and final time (having hosted the 1960, 1963 and 1968 editions). Seventeen countries took part in the contest, with France being absent and Greece competing for the first time this year.
