Eurovision Song Contest 1977 - Participating Countries

Participating Countries

Further information: List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest

At one point before the contest Tunisia was going to participate but they withdrew. Had Tunisia gone ahead they would have appeared fourth on stage. Yugoslavia also withdrew, and didn't return until 1981.

The Belgian act Dream Express had created some controversy in the press with reports that the three female members would wear transparent tops; this did not materialise for the actual event.

Although Marie Myriam won, the song which finished second, "Rock Bottom", written and performed by Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran, was the most commercial with the European public since this song went on to become a top 10 hit in most European countries, unlike the winner "L'oiseau et l'enfant". The British conductor Ronnie Hazlehurst used an umbrella and wore a bowler hat.