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The contest was held at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, the capital and most populous city of Ireland. [1] [2] This was the first time that the contest was held in Ireland. The Gaiety Theatre was selected as the venue for the 1971 contest as it was celebrating 100 years since its establishment in 1871.
The contest, which has been broadcast every year since its debut in 1956 (with the exception of 2020), is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world. The contest's winner has been determined using numerous voting techniques throughout its history; centre to these have been the awarding of points to countries by juries or ...
Simon & Garfunkel win Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year for their final album Bridge over Troubled Water and its title track. The Carpenters win Best New Artist. April 3 – The 16th Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, is won by Monaco with the song "Un banc, un arbre, une rue" sung by Séverine.
Was 1971 the best single year for recorded popular music, ever? Or merely the year in which it reached peak cultural significance? Maybe, just maybe, the answer could be: both. You’ll certainly ...
The Eurovision Song Contest has been identified as the longest-running annual international televised music competition in the world, as determined by Guinness World Records, and around 40 countries now regularly take part each year. Several other competitions have been inspired by Eurovision in the years since its formation, and the EBU has ...
A Song for Europe 1971 – 20 February 1971 [1] Draw Song Songwriter(s) Votes Place 1 "Look Left, Look Right" Alan Hawkshaw, Ray Cameron 6 5 2 "In My World of Beautiful Things" Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro: 12 4 3 "Jack in the Box" John Worsley, David Myers 22 1 4 "Another Time, Another Place" Mike Leander, Eddie Seago 6 5 5 "Wind of Change"
Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) held the Melodi Grand Prix 1971 on 20 February at its studios in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Twelve songs took part in the final, with the winner chosen by a 14-member public jury who each awarded between 1 and 5 points per song.
“The revolution ’bout to be televised,” the 37-year-old warned, repurposing the late Gil Scott-Heron’s 1971 poem, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” “You picked the right time ...