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1974
| HOST COUNTRY | United Kingdom |
| VENUE | The Dome - Brighton |
| DATE | April 6th |
| PRESENTER | Katie Boyle |
| TOTAL ENTRIES | 17 |
| WINNING SONG | TITLE | PERFORMER | COUNTRY | COMPOSERS |
| Waterloo | Abba | Sweden | Stig Anderson, Benny Anderson & Bjorn Ulvaeus |
The most succesful act ever to come from Eurovision appeared in 1974 in the form of Abba, a Swedish foursome. They had tried to qualify in the previous two years with "Better To Have Loved" in 1972, and "Ring Ring" in 1973, but 1974 was to be their year. The song "Waterloo" was the first real rock/pop song to be heard at Eurovision, and reaped the rewards it deserved. They did have some stiff competition though, as 1974 saw more acts reach the UK charts than any other year. Abba reached number 1 for 2 weeks, Gigliola Cinquetti reached number 8, Mouth and Macneal also reached number 8, and Olivia Newton John attained number 11.
| COUNTRY | PERFORMER | SONG | PTS | POS |
| Finland | Carita | Keep Me Warm | 4 | 13th |
| United Kingdom | Olivia Newton John | Long Live Love | 14 | 4th |
| Spain | Peret | Canta Y Se Feliz | 10 | 9th |
| Norway | Anne-Karine Strom & the Bendik Singers | The First Day Of Love | 3 | 14th |
| Greece | Marinella Krassi | Thalassa Ke T'agori Mou | 7 | 11th |
| Israel | Poogy | Natati La Khaiai | 11 | 7th |
| Yugoslavia | Korni | Generacija '42 | 6 | 12th |
| Sweden | Abba | Waterloo | 24 | 1st |
| Luxembourg | Ireen Sheer | Bye Bye, I Love You | 14 | 4th |
| Monaco | Romauld | Celui Qui Reste Et Celui Qui S'en Va | 14 | 4th |
| Belgium | Jacques Hustin | Fleur De Liberte | 10 | 9th |
| Netherlands | Mouth & MacNeal | I See A Star | 15 | 3rd |
| Ireland | Tina Reynolds | Cross Your Heart | 11 | 7th |
| Germany | Cindy & Bert | Die Sommermelodie | 3 | 14th |
| Switzerland | Piera Martell | Mein Ruf Nach Dir | 3 | 14th |
| Portugal | Paulo de Cavalho | E Depois Do Adeus | 3 | 14th |
| Italy | Gigliola Cinquetti | Si | 18 | 2nd |
