Talk:Eurovision Song Contest 1974

Hosting
I would just like to know why this contest was held in Brighton even though Luxembourg won the 1973 contest.
 * Luxembourg is a small country and they found it to be too expensive to host the contest twice in a row. Mike H. Fierce! 15:06, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

Re: Controversies and political events
It states on this page for 'Eurovision Song Contest 1974,' that Sweden won the contest with a score of 24 points, which represented just 15% of the possible available vote and that such a low percentage had never been achieved since, but it was still higher than the 12% achieved by each of the four winners in 1969.

If you go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eurovision_Song_Contest_winners, it states that the lowest percentage score ever, was in 1972, where Luxembourg received only 8.30% of the possible vote. That Sweden received 14.12% (not 15%)of the possible available votes in 1974 and that lower percentages than that HAVE been recorded since, in fact in 30 different years since. All in all, 34 countries have won the contest by a lower overall percentage of the votes score, than Sweden did in 1974.

The four winners in 1969 shared 11.25% of the possible vote each, not 12% as stated on this page.

Just thought i'd point out these other statistics, that contradict the satistics mentioned on this page for 'Eurovision Song Contest 1974.' Butdavid (talk) 03:13, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Previews
The data for the German produced preview programmes needs verification. The UK entry was not announced until March 2, 1974, although the result of the postcard vote would have been known to the BBC a few days beforehand. Regardless, it would thus not have been possible for the Auftakt für Brighton (Prelude for Brighton) show to have aired six weeks ahead of the Brighton final. This data thus needs verification or should be removed as inaccurate.50.247.76.51 (talk) 19:36, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Subsequent research shows the claim was bogus. ARD aired the show on March 27 & 28. The article has thus been adjusted to reflect better accuracy about the previews. 50.247.76.51 (talk) 22:22, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Sandie Shaw
Several editors have added that Sandie Shaw was in the audience, stating that she is "clearly visible". Sandie Shaw was not in the audience and thus isn't visible at any moment in the broadcast. Please stop reinstating this nonsense in the article.180.169.136.58 (talk) 09:52, 9 November 2017 (UTC)


 * It was added again in 2023. I have removed it and posted a comment to the editor who reinstated this nonsense. MWEditorial (talk) MWEditorial (talk) 19:34, 8 July 2023 (UTC)