eurovision 1974
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 1974 in Brighton with “Long Live Love”, finishing 4th of 17.
- who
- British and Australian singer
- born
- 26 September 1948, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- died
- 8 August 2022 (aged 73), Santa Ynez Valley, United States
- contest
- 1974
- best result
- 4th, 1974
- music
- pop, country, pop rock, dance-pop, folk
- voice
- soprano
- active
- 1963 to 2022
- record labels
- Uni, EMI, MCA Records
- studied at
- University High School
- sang for
- United Kingdom
Biography
Olivia Newton-John, who died in 2022, was a British and Australian singer, songwriter and actor who sold more than a hundred million records, which makes Newton-John one of the best-selling artists there has been. “Long Live Love” was the host country’s song in Brighton in 1974 and finished joint fourth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Olivia Newton-John”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1974 Brighton
“Long Live Love”
4th of 17 Finished 4th of 17, with 14 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro
- Conductor
- Nick Ingman
- Running order
- 2nd of 17
- Age on the night
- 25
- Won that year
- Sweden: ABBA, “Waterloo”
The story of Eurovision 1974: Waterloo, a funeral and a song that started a coup
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- American Music Award for Favorite Country Album 1974
- American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song 1974
- Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year 1974
- Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 1974, 1975
- American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album 1975
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1975
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1978
- Grammy Award for Video of the Year 1983
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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In our contest stories
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- 1974 The favourite who came fourth
The United Kingdom's singer was Olivia Newton-John, early in her career. British viewers had picked her song, "Long Live Love", by postcard from six she performed. She was among the favourites and finished in a three-way tie for fourth, and told the press afterwards that she thought the wrong song had been chosen: she would rather have sung a ballad.
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