Eurovision Song Contest 1975
The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 22 March 1975 in the Sankt Eriks-Mässan in Stockholm, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR), and presented by Karin Falck, the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the 1974 contest with the song "Waterloo" by ABBA.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 22 March 1975 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Sankt Eriks-Mässan Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Karin Falck |
| Musical director | Mats Olsson |
| Directed by | Bo Billtén |
| Executive supervisor | Clifford Brown |
| Executive producer | Roland Eiworth |
| Host broadcaster | Sveriges Radio (SR) |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries | Turkey |
| Returning countries |
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| Non-returning countries | Greece |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their ten favourite songs |
| Winning song | Netherlands "Ding-a-dong" |
Nineteen countries were represented at the contest – a new record number of participants. Turkey made its first entry, and France and Malta returned after a one- and two-year absence, respectively. Greece, after participating for the first time in the previous year's event, opted not to participate in 1975.
A new voting system was introduced at this contest; each country gave 12 points to its favourite, 10 points to its second favourite, and then 8 points to 1 point to other countries in descending order of preference. This numerical order of points awarded has since been used at every subsequent event as of 2024.
The winner was the Netherlands with the song "Ding-a-dong", composed by Dick Bakker, written by Will Luikinga and Eddy Ouwens, and performed by the group Teach-In. This was the Netherlands' fourth contest victory, matching the record number of contest wins previously set by France and Luxembourg. Having been the opening song of the contest, it was also the first time that a country had won from first position in the running order. The United Kingdom, Italy, France and Luxembourg rounded out the top five positions, with the UK achieving a record-extending ninth second-place finish.