Eurovision Song Contest 1997
| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 3 May 1997 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Conductor | Frank McNamara |
| Director | Ian McGarry |
| Executive supervisor | Marie-Claire Vionnet |
| Executive producer | Noel Curran |
| Host broadcaster | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Interval act | "Let The Message Run Free" performed by Ronan Keating & Boyzone |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 25 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | |
| Withdrawing countries | |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points | |
| Winning song | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Carrie Crowley and Boyzone member Ronan Keating were the presenters of the show. Twenty-five countries took part in the 1997 Contest, which saw Italy return after a 1993, along with Denmark, Germany, Hungary, and Russia, who last took part in the 1995, despite having taken part in the non-televised 1996 pre-qualifying round in which they failed to qualify and therefore were absent.Belgium, Finland, and Slovakia withdrew from the contest due to the relegation rule. The United Kingdom won the competition, thanks to Katrina and the Waves, (Katrina Leskanich) making it the second time that the British won the Eurovision on Irish soil. it also remains to this day the last time the United Kingdom won the contest.
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