Thursday 4 February 1999

1971 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 16
Date - April 3, 1971
Host broadcaster - RTÉ, Ireland
Host city - Dublin
Venue - Gaiety Theatre
Host - Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir
Director - Tom McGrath
Producer - Tom McGrath
Stage designer - Alpho O'Reilly
Musical director - Colman Pearce
Orchestra - Radio Telefís Éireann Orchestra
Concertmaster - Jack Cheatle
Opening sequence original music - Noel Kelehan (arr. Noel Kelehan)
Incidental organ music - Richie Burbridge (arr. Michael Casey)
Interval act - Shannon Castle Entertainers (arr. Robert Murphy / musical director Proinsias Ó Ceallaigh)
Scrutineer - Clifford Brown
Number of entries - 18
Winning entry - 'Un banc, un arbre, une rue' Séverine (Monaco)
Winning songwriters - Yves Dessca / Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Winning orchestrator - Jean-Claude Petit
Winning conductor - Jean-Claude Petit

Backstage in Dublin - Swedish conductor Claes Rosendahl (left) with Family Four's Marie Bergman and Pierre Isacsson. Hidden behind Rosendahl is the composer of Swedish entry 'Vita vidder', Håkan Elmquist

RESULT

1st place (128 votes)

MONACO
Song title – “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
Rendition – Séverine
Lyrics – Yves Dessca
Composition – Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
Studio arrangement – Jean-Claude Petit
(studio orchestra conducted by Jean-Claude Petit)
Live orchestration – Jean-Claude Petit
Conductor – Jean-Claude Petit

2nd place (116 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “En un mundo nuevo”
Rendition – Karina
Lyrics – Tony Luz
Composition – Rafael Trabucchelli
Studio arrangement – Waldo de los Rios
Live orchestration – Waldo de los Rios
Conductor – Waldo de los Rios

3rd place (100 votes)

WEST GERMANY
Song title – “Diese Welt”
Rendition – Katja Ebstein
Lyrics – Fred Jay
Composition – Dieter Zimmermann
Studio arrangement – Dieter Zimmermann
Live orchestration – Dieter Zimmermann
Conductor – Dieter Zimmermann

4th place (98 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Jack In The Box"
Rendition – Clodagh Rodgers
Lyrics – David Myers
Composition – John Worsley
Studio arrangement – Johnny Arthey
Live orchestration – Johnny Arthey
Conductor – Johnny Arthey

5th place (91 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "L’amore è un attimo"
Rendition – Massimo Ranieri 
Lyrics – Giancarlo Bigazzi
Composition – Enrico Polito / Gaetano Savio
Studio arrangement – Enrico Polito
(studio orchestra conducted by Enrico Polito)
Live orchestration – Enrico Polito
Conductor – Enrico Polito

6th & 7th place (ex aequo, 85 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Vita vidder"
Rendition – Family Four (Marie Bergman / Pierre Einar Isacsson / Agnetha Munter / Bernd Öst)
Lyrics – Håkan Elmquist
Composition – Håkan Elmquist
Studio arrangement – Sven-Olof Walldoff
(vocal arrangement by Bernd Öst / 
studio orchestra conducted by Sven-Olof Walldoff)
Live orchestration – Claes Rosendahl
Conductor – Claes Rosendahl

NETHERLANDS
Song title – “Tijd”
Rendition – Saskia & Serge (Trudy van den Berg / Ruud Schaap)
Lyrics – Gerrit den Braber
Composition – Joop Stokkermans
Studio arrangement – Bert Paige
(studio orchestra conducted by Bert Paige)
Live orchestration – Bert Paige
Conductor – Dolf van der Linden

8th place (84 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – “Tie uuteen päivään”
Rendition – Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset / Koivisto Sisters 
(Anja & Anneli Koivisto)
Lyrics – Rauno Lehtinen
Composition – Rauno Lehtinen
Studio arrangement – Rauno Lehtinen
(studio orchestra conducted by Rauno Lehtinen)
Live orchestration – Rauno Lehtinen
Conductor – Ossi Runne

9th place (83 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – “Menina (Do alto da serra)”
Rendition – Tonicha
Lyrics – José Carlos Ary dos Santos
Composition – Nuno Nazareth Fernandes
Studio arrangement – Augusto Algueró
(studio orchestra conducted by Augusto Algueró)
Live orchestration – Augusto Algueró
Conductor – Jorge Costa Pinto

10th place (82 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – “Un jardin sur la terre”
Rendition – Serge Lama
Lyrics – Jacques Demarny / Henri Djian
Composition – Alice Dona
Studio arrangement – Jean-Claude Petit
(studio orchestra conducted by Jean-Claude Petit)
Live orchestration – Jean-Claude Petit
Conductor – Franck Pourcel

11th place (79 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “One Day Love”
Rendition – Angela Farrell
Lyrics – Ita Flynn / Donald Martin
Composition – Ita Flynn / Donald Martin
Studio arrangement – Ivor Raymonde
Live orchestration – Ivor Raymonde
Conductor – Noel Kelehan

12th place (78 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Les illusions de nos vingt ans”
Rendition – Peter, Sue & Marc 
(Peter Reber / Susan Schell / Marc Dietrich)
Lyrics – Maurice Tézé
Composition – Peter Reber
Studio arrangement – Hardy Schneiders
Live orchestration – Hardy Schneiders
Conductor – Hardy Schneiders

13th place (70 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "Pomme, pomme, pomme"
Rendition – Monique Melsen
Lyrics – Pierre Cour
Composition – Hubert Giraud
Studio arrangement – Jean Claudric
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric
Conductor – Jean Claudric

14th & 15th place (ex aequo, 68 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – "Goeie morgen, morgen"
Rendition – Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond
Lyrics – Philippe Van Cauwenbergh
Composition – Paul Quintens
Studio arrangement (Nicole & Hugo version) – Marcel Picavet 
(studio orchestra conducted by Francis Bay)
Live orchestration – Marcel Picavet
Conductor – Francis Bay

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – “Tvoj dječak je tužan”
Rendition – Krunoslav 'Kićo' Slabinac
Lyrics – Zvonimir Golob
Composition – Ivica Krajač
Studio arrangement – Ivan Kelemen
(Revijski Orkester RTV Ljubljana conducted by Jože Privšek)
Live orchestration – Ivan Kelemen
Conductor – Miljenko Prohaska

16th place (66 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Musik”
Rendition – Marianne Mendt
Lyrics – Manuel Rigoni / Richard Schönherz
Composition – Manuel Rigoni / Richard Schönherz
Studio arrangement – Richard Schönherz
(studio orchestra conducted by Robert Opratko)
Live orchestration – Richard Schönherz
Conductor – Robert Opratko

17th place (65 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – "Lykken er…"
Rendition – Hanne Krogh
Lyrics – Arne Bendiksen
Composition – Arne Bendiksen
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Arne Bendiksen

18th place (52 votes)

MALTA
Song title – "Marija l-Maltija"
Rendition – Joe Grech
Lyrics – Charles Mifsud
Composition – Joe Grech
Studio arrangement – Anthony Chircop
Live orchestration – Anthony Chircop
Conductor – Anthony Chircop

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