Eurovision Song Contest 1971 - full show

Venue: Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Date: Saturday, 3 April 1971
Presentation: Bernadette Ni Gallchoir
Voting: Per country, 2 jurymembers each awarded 5-1 points to every song.
Number of countries: 18

[@iuripereirabarros8722]

How I miss the live orchestras on Eurovision Song Contest......

[@itsjemmabond]

I don't. Most of those classically-trained musicians couldn't handle pop songs.

[@mariangelessuarez9978]

I also agree: With the orchestra, the challenge is much more risky and more value!!!

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@itsjemmabond That says a lot about pop songs.

[@erik6006]

Me too.

[@silviafernandezpinon4616]

¿Quien ganó?

[@Tenortalker]

This really was a very strong song contest. Wonderful Severine really sold her song and it has become a classic. However I think the Italian song was a great ballad and so well sung by Massimo Ranieri and I think it deserved better than 5th place. Tonicha, Karina, Katja Ebstein, Clodagh all gave great performances. The Belgian couple did well to learn their song at short notice when Nicol of Hugo & Nicol fell ill with jaundice. It was such a pity sound problems spoiled the beginning of the Dutch song which was very beautiful, as was the Swiss song with delightful Peter , Sue & Marc. All in all a high quality evening.

[@Botafogoplayground]

I agree

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Wow. The presenter spoke all 3 languages while remaining very professional and eloquent. It’s lovely to hear Irish at an international event.

[@valtram]

what a strong year! Monaco, Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Austria, UK presented great songs

[@Dani-iq3sk]

Monaco, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy were amazing!!

[@josemanuelrocha2813]

Portugal with Tonicha was amazing!

[@the_real_kwstas]

At last... a contest we have full information about country/song title/songwriters/conductor of each entry! Thanks, RTE!

[@asanoguz]

Spain !

[@goncaloalexsilva8133]

Tonicha was amazing , one of the most beautiful and talented woman in that stage that night , not forgetting the spanish singer

[@Dani-iq3sk]

OF COURSE!!!! :D

[@johnking5174]

People should realise how big an event this was for the Irish broadcaster RTE - in 1971 they were approaching 10 years old, and were still a limited company. TV on RTE was only on air for 6 hours each evening. Money was limited. Hosting the Eurovision showed that little RTE could host an international event.

[@pavloutsenko]

The juries from Luxembourg are ridiculous. They both gave just one point to 13 countries!!!!!

[@dreasbn]

and indeed their highest mark was one single 3 for Portugal... incredible they did not get punished afterwards...

[@terrybaker8156]

Utterly farcical voting system, can't believe it went on for 3 years

[@Massev6871]

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[@davidgoodliff4486]

In that case Miss Italy was probably trying to cheat as well because she gave 1 point 12 times, didn't vote on her own obviously and gave 2 more 2 points so only 5 songs got 3 or more off of her.

[@mrjdsworld80]

As I've questioned above, did the jurors just vote there and then during the voting sequence, or did they vote during the show and then confirm their vote on stage> Either way, this was a stupid system and I have no idea how they thought this was a good idea!

[@DerMoNTe_1990]

0:21 - Eurovision theme 0:52 - Opening Sequence 3:16 - Welcome to Dublin 6:14 - 1. Austria 9:35 - 2. Malta 13:16 - 3. Monaco 🥇🏆 17:28 - 4. Switzerland 20:05 - 5. Germany 🥉 23:48 - 6. Spain 🥈 27:32 - 7. France 31:08 - 8. Luxembourg 34:35 - 9. United Kingdom 38:05 - 10. Belgium 41:23 - 11. Italy 45:00 - 12. Sweden 48:35 - 13. Ireland 🏠 52:08 - 14. Netherlands 55:05 - 15. Portugal 58:56 - 16. Yugoslavia 1:02:10 - 17. Finland 1:05:34 - 18. Norway 1:09:11 - Interval Act 1:14:51 - Voting 1:38:44 - Prize Award 1:41:02 - Reprise Winning Song 1:44:18 - Goodbye from Dublin 👋 1:46:12 - Eurovision theme

[@willlucky100]

brilliant song a worthy winner

[@user-rt2jj9lp5o]

Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal and Norway my top 6

[@sandstrano9107]

How often do you like to give one point? Luxembourg: Yes

[@1zwitser]

Germany sweden Monaco Netherlands spain portugal...my top 5

[@eduardomg4066]

La canción portuguesa ha ganado con el tiempo!!!! Bravo!

[@chiriladorin-alexandru2776]

49 years ago.

[@Botafogoplayground]

One of the best editions ever!

[@kurtvonoeter1144]

meinen allerhöchsten Respekt...diese Sendung ist so lange her und ich freue mich sehr sie bewundern zu dürfen...meinen Dank an den Bewahrer dessen

[@EdwynNSanchez]

I cannot believe that it was 50 years ago, last month, that Monaco won the contest in '71. Some of the songs presented in this contest were really catchy. And..... Is it just my eyes deceiving me or has Luxembourg decided to give only 1 point to (almost) every song. Thank you very much for sharing and Greetings from the U.S. ! - Edwyn Sanchez

[@ferbilbao6075]

Thay is why this voting system was only used two years. Many countries tended to give few points just to have more chances of ending themselves in a better position.

[@zohar1099]

Finland was a head of its time with a fun choreography and unique musical movements. But I do believe all the songs were sweet and in the native languages. That's how it should be today. Everything in English is boring!

[@terrybaker8156]

Zohar this is why a lot of spin off contests have sprung up in the last 20 years

[@Botafogoplayground]

I agree. Actually, how many countries in Europe have English as their national language?

[@hostigadordeyoutube]

Yes, I hate the present time. It is led by oligophrenics who are offended by everything.

[@sebastiandumagat6948]

@@Botafogoplayground 3

[@escliam7667]

Unpopular opinion: The performance of the Finnish entry was really bad.

[@hurkydoesntknow]

Fun fact: Hanne Krogh, the singer for Norway, will go on to win Eurovision in 1985 as part of Bobbysocks!

[@terrybaker8156]

Did you know the Maltese Male juror propositioned her, sexual favours for votes?

[@sebastiandumagat6948]

@@terrybaker8156 which

[@jackyacoubjackyacoub9087]

thank you1971

[@uacbpa]

That was an awesome ESC. The first three places were amazing performances. Great job to all.

[@missylissy200]

1:44:46 best part

[@hostigadordeyoutube]

hahaha

[@not_sej]

HAHAHAHA

[@diegoperezperea128]

Spain and Italy the best!!!

[@karlomorosin7880]

Look at Bernardette in national colours of Ireland. So cute... The song from Luxembourg is beyond his time. Swedish song reminds me of Sweden 1996. Norvegian song is oldfashion but so nice and funny.

[@josettepernet4354]

Aujourd'hui encore (juin 2023) cette chanson me donne des frissons et des larmes ❤ Merci Séverine

[@nautilusshell7837]

Useless irrelevant fact...during the postcard for Ireland (around 48:15) you'll see a clip of a Boeing 747, following a small, propellor aircraft. Aer Lingus took delivery of its first 747 in 1971. The aircraft it's following is actually a replica of its first ever aircraft - a Dh 84 Dragon from 1936.

[@Botafogoplayground]

Thank you for the information. I really love that livery.

[@jackyacoubjackyacoub9087]

thanks

[@aknigge]

Here are my personal votes/rankings, i'am from the Netherlands 12 points: Monaco - Séverine - Un banc, un arbre, une rue 10 points: Spain - Karina - En un mundo nuevo 8 points: Switzerland - Peter, Sue & Marc - Les illusions de nos vingt ans 7 points: Germany - Katja Ebstein - Diese Welt 6 points: Belgium - Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond - Goeiemorgen, morgen 5 points: France - Serge Lama - Un jardin sur la terre 4 points: United Kingdom - Clodagh Rodgers - Jack in the box 3 points: Italy - Massimo Ranieri - L'amore è un attimo 2 points: Sweden - Family Four - Vita vidder 1 point : Norway - Hanne Krogh - Lykken er

[@enki_guate]

The most fair voting system. All countries receive at least two points from each country and in a contest with 18 participants 38 points is better than the terrify "null points"

[@occono3543]

After this year's bloodbath they might go back to something like this, seeing as some countries just aren't even trying to be a top ten song

[@user-ix5dc1zb5p]

@@occono3543 source?

[@Quirino26]

This voting system is less fair if anything. Look at Luxembourg giving pretty much every song 2 points (1 from each juror).

[@occono3543]

@@user-ix5dc1zb5p about which part?

[@ewanodoherty2545]

For a relatively 'young' television service, RTE did a very good job. Credit where it's due

[@terrybaker8156]

Portugal was my favourite

[@LAZULI1967]

Thank you

[@josemadrigalsuarez6828]

My top. 1 Karina Spain, 2 Severine Mónaco, 3 Katja Ebstein Germany, 4 Clogagh Rogers United Kingdom, 5 Massimo Rainieri Italy.

[@janarnaud8058]

Spain - Germany - Switzerland

[@dreasbn]

looking back i like Monaco and Italy best. both with big gestures and drama, two true divas :-) bravo

[@carlos37237]

why u mentioned two divas Italian was male singer...

[@3680Loralappel]

Woman applause freezing at 58:17 ;-)

[@julitoalcorta2528]

EXCELENTE SEVERINE!!!!! DIVA!!!

[@alexmichailidis49]

My top 10 1) Menina ( Portugal) - 12 points 2) Diese Welt ( Germany) - 10 points 3) Tijd ( Netherlands) - 8 points 4) Tie Uuteen päivään ( Finland) - 7 points 5) One day love ( Ireland) - 6 points 6) L' amore e unn attimo ( Italy) - 5 points 7) En un mundo nuevo ( Spain) - 4 points 8) Un banc, un arbre, une rue ( Monaco) - 3 points 9) Lykken er ( Norway) - 2 points 10) Jack in the box ( United Kingdom) - 1 point

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 5. 1970 Eurovision Winer was Severine Born Oct. 10 - 1948. She is currently 72 years of age.

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 2. Angela Farrell finished 11th of 18 in the First Eurovision Song Contest to be Held in Ireland. Angela Farrell Sang Very Well Here. Angela Farrell Became The First Irish Woman To Sing at the Eurovision Song Contest Representing Ireland. In 1969 and 1970 The Two previous Girl Singers were from Northern Ireland, UK.

[@Texaslawhorn]

Final results: (Don't look if you don't want spoilers! 😯😌) 0:13:17 1) 🇲🇨 Monaco /🥇🏆128 points 0:23:49 2) 🇪🇸 Spain /🥈116 points 0:20:10 3) 🇩🇪 Germany /🥉100 points 0:34:35 4) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom / 98 points 0:41:24 5) 🇮🇹 Italy / 91 points 0:52:11 6) 🇳🇱 Netherlands / 85 points (tie) 0:45:01 6) 🇸🇪 Sweden / 85 points (tie) 1:02:13 8) 🇫🇮 Finland / 84 points 0:55:08 9) 🇵🇹 Portugal / 83 points 0:27:35 10) 🇫🇷 France / 82 points 0:48:35 11) 🇮🇪 Ireland / 79 points 0:16:47 12) 🇨🇭 Switzerland / 78 points 0:31:10 13) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg / 70 points 0:38:08 14) 🇧🇪 Belgium / 68 points (tie) 0:58:56 14) Yugoslavia / 68 points (tie) 0:06:17 16) 🇦🇹 Austria / 66 points 1:05:36 17) 🇳🇴 Norway / 65 points 0:09:37 18) 🇲🇹 Malta / 52 points 1:41:02 Winner's reprise 🇮🇩 Monaco

[@diegoperezperea128]

Spain was the best song...

[@Texaslawhorn]

@@diegoperezperea128 I did really enjoy the Spanish entry. She really made the most of her three minutes. I love the UK song, but the Top 3 this year are all very excellent and deserving of their high placings.

[@escliam7667]

Ironically, my winner got last place and my second place got second last.

[@rafaelrodriguezjimenez9780]

Karina winner🇪🇸

[@enna415]

Massimo... quelle voix !

[@FlavioGirl]

merci from italie :)

[@dianemariemichelle3141]

Celebrities are 31 in 1971: Cliff Richard (Eurovision Song Contest 1968 & 1973) Dionne Warwick Chuck Norris Tom Jones

[@eliasge5482]

The Irish folk music before the voting sounded better than their own entry (sorry Angela Farrell!)

[@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai]

Yup. That’s the magic of traditional Irish folk music or songs sung in the Irish language. Ireland also sent an entry sung entirely in Irish at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest but it was criminally under-voted.

[@Empoart]

Is this the first year they film the direct reactions of the contestants to their points? I love to see it :) Also love how 2nd and 3rd place got a prize too!! A great top 3, but all the songs were great

[@Euroviking86]

A rather lackluster year, not many evergreens, and the Gaiety Theatre was just too small and it really came out that way on screen. The voting system was bad too, but at least it was used as the backbone for the voting system that would be introduced in 1975. My faves are Katja Ebstein, the Family Four and Peter, Sue & Marc.

[@meskbren]

I thought this was a great year - the first in my home country. Bernadette was a great host and RTE put on a good show despite the cramped conditions in the Gaiety. The big setback this year was the voting system, boring and the votes from Luxembourg were a joke. It's a pity that the 12 points system was not introduced this year.

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 4. Malta Compete in the Eurovision Song Contest for The First Time .

[@diegoperezperea128]

Spain should had win... Was the best song...

[@rafaelrodriguezjimenez9780]

Sin duda.

[@coolguybrian]

your name tells me that this is biased

[@dianemariemichelle3141]

Celebrities are 30 in 1971: David Ruffin (The Temptations) (rest in peace)

[@robertoortiz7474]

Thank hoy for this memorial vídeo.😅

[@briabba123]

I Like Apple Apple Apple I like how things are added to the Arrangement as the song goes along like the strings

[@AdrianoSilva-kx4mr]

Brazil ama Love Love eurovision 1971

[@Steven-hq4mb]

I THINK Spain should've won.

[@keithnaylor1981]

Wonderful! Without knowing the outcome, or the language, I voted Monaco the winner as soon as I heard it. Great performance, very uplifting, and a repeated chorus. How could it fail !

[@mrrkdino]

Wonderful song and performance from Italy. Why didn't it win???

[@giuliodf]

as always we were underrated by juries.....:-(

[@FlavioGirl]

so true. massimo should have won...best song in the contest

[@hashar9593]

Because Monaco is a looot better

[@djbillybopdjbillybop2817]

Because it was 5th.

[@user-ix5dc1zb5p]

Cuz monaco was better than all of them by a mil

[@hdagelic]

Switzerland is the best for me!

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

40,701 View's So Far: Monday March 8 - 2021. Eurovision Song Contest Number 16. Year 1971. Venue: Dublin Ireland. Winner: Monaco 1st Win. Current Roll of Honour: Wins: France 4 Netherlands 3 Luxembourg 2 Spain 2 UK 2 Monaco 1 Ireland 1 Austria 1 Italy 1 Denmark 1 Switzerland 1.

[@JoseGarcia-tq1td]

Oro Monaco Plata España bronce Alemania

[@diegoperezperea128]

So FAR... Spain was the best song...

[@sebastiandumagat6948]

This is biased

[@itsjemmabond]

This had to be the smallest venue ever in Eurovision history. Ireland could barely afford to host the event, even the colour cameras had to be borrowed from the BBC.

[@itsjemmabond]

@@isaacw9091 News to me! Thanks.

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 3. New Voting System introduced: Each Country sent 2 jury members who awarded between one and five points to all the songs.

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 6. 1971 Eurovision Presenter was Bernadette Ni Ghallchoir. No info available on her age .

[@alexandrezaptiedopoulos7514]

58.19 min . I noticed a woman applauding then all of a sudden she freezes weir

[@bkresc8271]

תודה על הסרטונים שלך! איפה אתה מוצא את כל סרטוני הארכיון שהעלית? לא ניתן למצוא אותם במקומות אחרים באינטרנט thank you for your videos! Where do you find all those archive videos you uploaded? they cannot be found elsewhere on the internet

[@leandrobayonito]

My favorites: Monaco Switzerland Spain Germany

[@dianemariemichelle3141]

Celebrities are 28 in 1971: Al Bano (Al Bano & Romina Power) Sharon Tate (posthumous)

[@nicoledickson6099]

2nd and 3rd got prizes I swear? They should have done this every year!

[@James_BAlert]

RTE was a black and white transmission station📺 at the time, they were doing behind the scenes colour 🌈experimentation, but did they get external help with cameras and satellites etc? 🤔

[@richardyoung1053]

I suspect they may have received some outside help from the likes of the BBC. The colour transmission of the 1968 contest from London had set the bar so I suspect they were keen to impress. In later years they hosted the contest on a number of consecutive occasions (in the case of the 1993 contest in quite a remote location) so had built up quite a comprehensive bank of technical expertise (on screen digital scoreboards, satellite video feeds for voting etc) so we're able to share that guidance and knowledge with the BBC when the UK hosted again in 1998.

[@johnking5174]

Yes they did. The BBC loaned RTE colour cameras and a colour outside broadcast unit. BBC and RTE thankfully used the same 625 line colour system. BBC however on their feed made sure they got extra credit during their end credits.

[@johnking5174]

Also there was no satellites used back in 1971. It was all done with microwave links and cable. Eurovision was linked to Britain and Ireland by undersea cables, and microwave links. Satellite would not be the norm until a decade later.

[@gavinmoran3804]

Rte only have black and white TV at the time bbc let us them TV cameras because ebu told rte not to have eurovision black and white back in 1971

[@srjrgens8752]

My personal list from best to worst: 1. Portugal 2. Luxembourg 3. Germany 4. Monaco 5. Norway 6. Spain 7. France 8. Austria 9. Italy 10. Switzerland 11. Ireland 12. Netherlands 13. Yugoslavia 14. United Kingdom 15. Finland 16. Malta 17. Sweden 18. Belgium

[@terrybaker8156]

SR Jrgens I'd place Belgium much higher given that they stepped in at very short notice and had little to no time to learn the song

[@paulspice720]

I thought I'd accidentally switched over to Play School when Luxembourg came on. I think the girl from Norway was a bit hard done by. I had that one well in the top half. Germany was my winner, for what that's worth!

[@ergununhesab2809]

Malta dont deserved last place

[@occono3543]

The host's opening speech is the most Irish I've heard on RTÉ in years haha

[@lexezlao]

according to the wikipedia page this edition of eurovision was transmitted in agrentina, brazil, ethiopia, hong kong, jamaica, kenya, mauritania, mauritius, sierra leone, thailand, trinidad and tobago, tunisia, uganda and the US. i keep wondering why so many

[@johnking5174]

By 1971 Eurovision was a huge success, that international broadcasters wanted to air it.

[@lexezlao]

@@johnking5174 I guess?

[@KoraFilms]

Alguien me explica que significa esto? 1:14:27 tengo mucha curiosidad

[@laurentguichard5479]

le concours de l' EUROVISION est en deuil cette année-là le chanteur Français JEAN-PAUL MAURIC qui représentait la FRANCE en 1961 , décède l'année ou une autre Française gagne pour MONACO , en 1971.

[@FlavioGirl]

italy had the best post card music :)

[@elmadobany5961]

My top 10: 10. Finland 9. Sweden 8. UK 7. Monaco 6. Portugal 5. Switzerland 4. France 3. Italy 2. Germany 1. Spain

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

News Note 1. Monaco Became the 11th Country To Win the Eurovision Song Contest.

[@seosamhofionnaghain6274]

@@bfdy9489 I am counting new countries getting on the Eurovision Winning Table.

[@terrybaker8156]

Wonderful Europe, when East and West were divided, before Islam came, when the English were and could be English, French French, Spanish Spanish, life was just beautiful and full of excitement.

[@anonymanynomsen6034]

And back then the UK took the contest seriously and didn't send bad songs every year

[@Lommy9999]

This whole show is so Jacques Demy.

[@GirGir183]

45:08 It's the pre-ABBA ABBA.

[@Harrisonianne]

1:33:07 jajajaj los jueces de Irlanda devolviéndoles el 3 - 2 a Países Bajos, y cómo lo disfruta la juez por cierto 😂😂

[@hola9257]

ESPAÑA HIJA DE MIS AMORES DA MAS DE 1 PUNTO JAJAJ

[@victorgames6366]

Хуеморген был лучший.

[@yiannis777yiannis]

spain 2nd and switzerland 12th?

[@Arthur-ie9wz]

58:18

[@erik6006]

Why can we not hear the commentator from the beginning?

[@dylanlange2815]

Monaco

[@Amthaus2600]

HOW STINGY THE JURIES OF LUXEMBOURG. WAS IT PART OF TACTICAL VOTING?

[@paulspice720]

My thoughts exactly. We'll give everyone the least and everyone else will vote fairly so we'll have more chance. They couldn't possibly have both thought nearly every song was worth 1 out of 5.

[@Amthaus2600]

​@@paulspice720 In one book, the Authors pointed this out. Thank God, they did not suceed. Cheers!

[@ramonarrojo4670]

I cannot understand it. This festival was not in ireland? Why does the present speak in french?

[@nautilusshell4969]

What don't you understand? She presented in both official languages of the EBU (French and English) as well as the 1st official language of Ireland (Irish).

[@occono3543]

You have to have at least one host speak in French at Eurovision, old rule that's still enforced :p

[@user-go2ld3li9m]

Ты пришел за этим 38:15 🤣👍

[@carlos37237]

nothing similar swedish entry to 1996 swedish perfomance...

[@dieterb1961]

Katja Epstein,ihrer Zeit voraus !

[@SimsMoyal]

1 Monaco / Un banc, un arbre, une rue 2 Germany / Diese Welt 3 Netherlands / Tijd 4 Norway / Lykken er 5 Luxembourg / Pomme, pomme, pomme 6 Portugal / Menina do alto da serra 7 Finland / Tie uuteen päivään 8 Austria / Musik 9 Malta / Marija l-Maltija 10 Sweden / Vita vidder 11 Belgium / Goeiemorgen, morgen 12 Ireland / One day love 13 Spain / En un mundo nuevo 14 United Kingdom / Jack in the box 15 France / Un jardin sur la terre 16 Italy / L'amore è un attimo 17 Yugoslavia / Tvoj dječak je tužan 18 Switzerland / Les illusions de nos vingt ans