Intervision Song Contest 1977

The Intervision Song Contest 1977 was the debut edition of the Intervision Song Contest held between the 24–27 August 1977 in the Forest Opera, a venue located in the Polish city of Sopot.[1]

Intervision Song Contest 1977
Dates
Final24–27 August 1977
Host
VenueForest Opera, Sopot, Poland[1]
Presenter(s)Irena Dziedzic, Marek Gaszyński, Jacek Bromski
Participants
Number of entries27 entries
(from 11 countries).
Debuting countries
Vote
Winning song Czechoslovakia
"Malovaný džbánku"

Location
Further information on the host city and venue: Sopot and Forest Opera

The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 4400 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 first Intervision Song Contest, between 24 and 27 August 1977.[1]

Participants

The following countries confirmed their participation in the first edition of the contest:

Draw Country[1] Language Artist[1] Song(s)[1] English translation Points[1] Place[1]
01  Hungary Hungarian Kati és a Kerek Perec "Egy dal neked"
"Hinta"		 "A song for you"
"Swing"		 20 14
02  Soviet Union Russian Roza Rymbayeva "Ozarenie"
"Stada"		 "Insight"
"Herds"		 38 6
03  Bulgaria Bulgarian Biser Kirov "W moim śnie"
"Koniec lata"		 "In my dream"
"The End of Summer"		 23 12
04  Cuba Spanish Farah Maria "El Recuerdo de Aquel Largo Viaje"
"Un cuento"		 "Memory of That Long Journey"
"A Tale"		 150 2
05  Hungary Hungarian Kati Kovács "Elégia"
"Ha legközelebb látlak"		 "Elegy"
"If I see you again"		 8 16
06  Spain Spanish Nubes Grises "Marinero"
"Nace el sentimiento"		 "Sailor"
"The feeling is born"		 5 19
07  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Helena Vondráčková "Lásko má já stůňu"
"Malovaný džbánku"		 "I am ill my love"
"Painted jug"		 174 1
08  Bulgaria Bulgarian Lili Ivanova "Khrizantemi" "Chrysanthemums" 112 4
09  Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Jiří Korn "Jak se člověk mýlí" "How wrong, man" 22 13
10  Finland Finnish, English Kirka "Neidonryöstö"

"The Swallow"

 "Maid abduction"

"The Swallow"

 18 15
11  Spain Spanish José Vélez "Romántica" "Romance" 4 20
12  Yugoslavia Serbo-Croatian Oliver Dragojević "Majko, Da Li Znaš" "Mother, you know" 31 8
13  Cuba Spanish Louis Pedro Ferrer "Mi canto por la paz"

"Mariposa"

 "My song for peace"

"Butterflies"

 36 7
14  East Germany German Frank Schöbel "O Lady"

"Wenn du willst"

 "O Lady"

"If You Want"

 39 5
15  East Germany German Kreis Group Unknown Unknown 25 10
16  Poland Polish Maryla Rodowicz "Kolorowe jarmarki" "Colorful fairs" 24 11
17  Poland Polish Czerwone Gitary "Nie spoczniemy"

"Niebo z moich stron"

 "We will not rest"

"Heaven from my side"

 126 3
18  Romania Romanian Olimpia Panciu & Angela Similea & Marius Ţeicu "Ţurai"

"Oamenii trebuie să se iubească"

 "You're going"

"People must love each other"

 27 9
19  Romania Romanian Angela Similea "Nici tu, nici eu" "Neither You Nor I" 7 18
20  Soviet Union Latin, Russian Vladimir Migulya and Roza Rymbayeva "Ave Maria"
"Pobeda zhit"		 "victory live" 24 11

References
  1. "Sopot Festival '77" (in Polish). bart.sopot.pl. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  2. Szpilman, Wladyslaw (1 December 2005). "Songs composed by Wladyslaw Szpilman". szpilman.net. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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