| Filmed | Saturday 9 February 1974 (recorded earlier same day as broadcast - WAS NOT LIVE) |
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| Location | Studio 1, Tv-Huset, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Broadcast | Saturday 9 February 1974 - Sweden Also shown again in full on Friday 7 May 2004 on SVT1 |
| Released | The first performance has been officially released on the Melodifestivalen - The Winners DVD (Melodifestivalen 50 År - Vinnarna & Favoriter) and on the 30th Anniversary Edition of ABBA's "Waterloo" album |
| Notes | Two LIVE performances of "Waterloo" (both in Swedish) - first round and then winning performance.
The conductor was Sven-Olof Walldoff. The programme host was Johan Sandström. Songs taking part were : ABBA won by a mile - 91 points ahead of the second position (Lasse Berghagen). A baby-faced Anders Glenmark joined his older sister Karin, Uncle Bruno Glenmark and Auntie Ann-Louise Hanson in 'Glenmarks'. Winning Performance |
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A familiar face in the orchestra - Ola Brunkert! According to ABBA - The Site, he had worked with them on "People Need Love" but it doesn't mention Melodifestivalen. Of course, he ended up playing with ABBA on stage in Brighton. Ola was a regular on TV during the 1970s when they had live orchestras/bands. ... and there's another couple of familiar faces in the audience - Michael B Tretow and Stig Anderson. During the line-up of the winners, Lars Berghagen gets hit over the head playfully by Benny (although you don't see him do it, you just see the flying flowers! Seconds later, Benny sees someone in the audience and acts like a little kid! As ABBA take their places to repeat their winning song, the presenter calls him Björn and Benny corrects him and then pats him |
| Transcript | Can anyone help to translate what is said at the prize giving please? |
| Lyrics | Click on song title for the song lyrics and recording information: Waterloo |
| Pictures | Click on image for a larger image: |
| Related Links | Melodifestivalen, 1973; Eurovision Song Contest, 1974; Eurovision Song Contest, 1997 |
| Credits | A million thanks to Jan Bach, Carl Magnus Palm, Jack Lovejoy, Robin Andersson, Jun Seo and Sam Shervz. |