Contest year
- Host City
- London, United Kingdom
- Venue
- Wembley Conference Centre
- Final Date
- January 1, 1977
- Entries
- 18
- The contest was postponed from 2 April to 7 May due to a BBC cameramen and technicians’ strike, prompting contingency talks about moving venues or even having another country host, and it became the first edition held in May since 1956.
- Tunisia withdrew despite being allocated a running-order slot, while Sweden returned and Yugoslavia stayed out.
- The native-language rule was reinstated, though Germany and Belgium were exempted after selecting English-language songs earlier.
- Planned “postcards” were scrapped after a Norwegian objection and no time to re-edit.
- Voting announcements contained errors and duplicated points, requiring post-show score corrections.
- France won with a record-equalling fifth victory.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Angela Rippon
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | Marie Myriam L'Oiseau et l'Enfant | 1 | 136 |
 United Kingdom | Lynsey de Paul & Mike Moran Rock Bottom | 2 | 121 |
 Ireland | The Swarbriggs Plus Two It's Nice to Be in Love Again | 3 | 119 |
 Monaco | Michèle Torr Une petite Française | 4 | 96 |
 Greece | Pascalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy Mathima solfez | 5 | 92 |
 Switzerland | Pepe Lienhard Band Swiss Lady | 6 | 71 |
 Belgium | Dream Express A Million in One, Two, Three | 7 | 69 |
 Germany | Silver Convention Telegram | 8 | 55 |
 Spain | Micky Enséñame a cantar | 9 | 52 |
 Finland | Monica Aspelund Lapponia | 10 | 50 |
 Israel | Ilanit Ah-haa-vah Hee Shir Lish-naa-yim | 11 | 49 |
 Netherlands | Heddy Lester De mallemolen | 12 | 35 |
 Italy | Mia Martini Libera | 13 | 33 |
 Norway | Anita Skorgan Casanova | 14 | 18 |
 Portugal | Fernando Tordo Portugal no coração | 14 | 18 |
 Luxembourg | Anne Marie B. Frère Jacques | 16 | 17 |
 Austria | Schmetterlinge Boom Boom Boomerang | 17 | 11 |
 Sweden | Forbes Beatles | 18 | 2 |