| Year | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Final | 24–27 August 1977 |
| Presenters | |
| Organiser | International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT) |
| Host | Telewizja Polska (TVP) |
| Venue | Forest Opera Sopot, Poland[1] |
| Winner | Czechoslovakia "Malovaný džbánku" |
| Entries | 20 entries (from 11 countries). |
| Debut | |
| Green | Y |
| Prev year | 1968 |
| Next year | 1978 |
The Intervision Song Contest 1977 was the fifth edition of the Intervision Song Contest, held between the 24–27 August 1977 in the Forest Opera, in Sopot, Poland.[1] It was hosted by Irena Dziedzic, Marek Gaszyński, and Jacek Bromski.
Location
The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 4,400 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians. Each year, starting from 1964 (with some interruption in the early 1980s), the Sopot International Song Festival took place at the Forest Opera, events being organized by the Ministry of Culture and Art in cooperation with the Polish artistic agency Pagart.[2] The Forest Opera played host to the fifth Intervision Song Contest, between 24 and 27 August 1977, replacing the 17th Sopot International Song Festival.[1]
Participants
The following entries participated in the 1977 edition of the contest:
| Country[1] | Broadcaster | Artist[1] | Song[1] | Language | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | BNT | Biser Kirov | "W moim śnie" | Bulgarian | "In my dream" |
| "Koniec lata" | "The End of Summer" | ||||
| Lili Ivanova | "Khrizantemi" | "Chrysanthemums" | |||
| Cuba | ICRT | Farah Maria | "El Recuerdo de Aquel Largo Viaje" | Spanish | "Memory of That Long Journey" |
| "Un cuento" | "A Tale" | ||||
| Louis Pedro Ferrer | "Mi canto por la paz" | "My song for peace" | |||
| "Mariposa" | "Butterflies" | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | CST | Helena Vondráčková | "Lásko má já stůňu" | Czech | "I am ill my love" |
| "Malovaný džbánku" | "Painted jug" | ||||
| Jiří Korn | "Jak se člověk mýlí" | "How wrong, man" | |||
| German Democratic Republic | DFF | Frank Schöbel | "O Lady" | German | "O Lady" |
| "Wenn du willst" | "If You Want" | ||||
| Kreis Group | "Doch ich wollt es wißen" | "But I wanted to know" | |||
| Finland | YLE | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" | Finnish | "Maid abduction" |
| "The Swallow" | English | – | |||
| Hungary | MTV | Kati és a Kerek Perec | "Egy dal neked" | Hungarian | "A song for you" |
| "Hinta" | "Swing" | ||||
| Kati Kovács | "Elégia" | "Elegy" | |||
| "Ha legközelebb látlak" | "If I see you again" | ||||
| Polish People's Republic | TVP | Maryla Rodowicz | "Kolorowe jarmarki" | Polish | "Colorful fairs" |
| Czerwone Gitary | "Nie spoczniemy" | "We will not rest" | |||
| "Niebo z moich stron" | "Heaven from my side" | ||||
| Romania | TVR | Olimpia Panciu & Angela | "Ţurai" | Romanian | "You're going" |
| Similea & Marius Țeicu | "Oamenii trebuie să se iubească" | "People must love each other" | |||
| Angela Similea | "Nici tu, nici eu" | "Neither You Nor I" | |||
| Soviet Union | CT USSR | Roza Rymbayeva | "Ozarenie" | Russian | "Insight" |
| "Stada" | "Herds" | ||||
| Vladimir Migulya and Roza Rymbayeva | "Ave Maria" | Latin | – | ||
| "Pobeda zhit" | Russian | "Victory live" | |||
| Spain | TVE | Nubes Grises | "Marinero" | Spanish | "Sailor" |
| "Nace el sentimiento" | "The feeling is born" | ||||
| José Vélez | "Romántica" | "Romance" | |||
| Yugoslavia | JRT | Oliver Dragojević | "Majko, Da Li Znaš? " | Serbo-Croatian | "Mother, do you know?" |
Contest overview
| R/O | Country[1] | Artist[1] | Song(s)[1] | Points[1] | Place[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | Kati és a Kerek Perec | "Egy dal neked" "Hinta" | 20 | 15 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | Roza Rymbayeva | "Ozarenie" "Stada" | 38 | 6 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | Biser Kirov | "W moim śnie" "Koniec lata" | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Cuba | Farah Maria | "El Recuerdo de Aquel Largo Viaje" "Un cuento" | 150 | 2 |
| 5 | Hungary | Kati Kovács | "Elégia" "Ha legközelebb látlak" | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Spain | Nubes Grises | "Marinero" "Nace el sentimiento" | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | Helena Vondráčková | "Lásko má já stůňu" "Malovaný džbánku" | 174 | 1 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | Lili Ivanova | "Khrizantemi" | 112 | 4 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | Jiří Korn | "Jak se člověk mýlí" | 22 | 14 |
| 10 | Finland | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" "The Swallow" | 18 | 16 |
| 11 | Spain | José Vélez | "Romántica" | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | Oliver Dragojević | "Majko, Da Li Znaš? " | 31 | 8 |
| 13 | Cuba | Louis Pedro Ferrer | "Mi canto por la paz" "Mariposa" | 36 | 7 |
| 14 | German Democratic Republic | Frank Schöbel | "O Lady" "Wenn du willst" | 39 | 5 |
| 15 | German Democratic Republic | Kreis Group | "Doch ich wollt es wißen" | 25 | 10 |
| 16 | Polish People's Republic | Maryla Rodowicz | "Kolorowe jarmarki" | 24 | 11 |
| 17 | Polish People's Republic | Czerwone Gitary | "Nie spoczniemy" "Niebo z moich stron" | 126 | 3 |
| 18 | Romania | Olimpia Panciu & Angela Similea & Marius Țeicu | "Ţurai" "Oamenii trebuie să se iubească" | 27 | 9 |
| 19 | Romania | Angela Similea | "Nici tu, nici eu" | 7 | 18 |
| 20 | Soviet Union | Vladimir Migulya and Roza Rymbayeva | "Ave Maria" "Pobeda zhit" | 24 | 11 |
Broadcasts
Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.
| Country | Broadcaster | Channel(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Germany | DFF | DFF1 | [3] |
| Poland | TP | TP1 | [4] |
| Soviet Union | CT USSR | Programme One | [5] |
References
- ^ "Sopot Festival '77" (in Polish). bart.sopot.pl. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ^ Szpilman, Wladyslaw (1 December 2005). "Songs composed by Wladyslaw Szpilman". szpilman.net. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Funk und Fernshen heute" (in German). Neues Deutschland. 27–28 August 1977. Retrieved 15 July 2024. – via Berlin State Library
- ^ "Tygodniowy program telewizji od 27. VIII do 1. IX 1977 r." [Weekly TV schedule from 27 August to 1 September 1977] (in Polish). Dziennik Polski. 27–28 August 1977. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2024. – via Digital Library of Małopolska
- ^ "Телевидение с 22 по 28 августа" [Television 22 to 28 August] (in Russian). Pravda. 20 August 1977. p. 6. Retrieved 15 July 2024.