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| Eurovision Song Contest 1974 | ||||
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| Country |  Sweden | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 1974 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 February 1974 | |||
| Selected entrant | ABBA | |||
| Selected song | "Waterloo" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 24 points | |||
| Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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. It was originally written in Swedish, but for the ESC final, it was translated into English, which the rules allowed between the years 1973 and 1976.
ABBA was one of the favourites to win the 1974 contest, held in Brighton, United Kingdom. They sang in slot No. 8. In the voting, they received high points from the first jury to vote (Finland), but it was a close race until the third last jury, Switzerland, gave Sweden enough points to secure victory. Sweden received a total of 24 points, compared to runner-up Italy's 18.[1] This was Sweden's first victory. In 2005, in the 50th anniversary show Congratulations, Waterloo was chosen the best Eurovision song ever.
- ^ "Final of Brighton 1974". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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