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On 6 April 1974, the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest
took place in Brighton, UK. It should have been held in Luxembourg but, after
having won in both 1972 and 1973, they declined to stage the contest in 1974 on
the grounds of the expense to host it for a second consecutive year; the BBC
agreed to stage it. Drawn 8th, the conductor for the Swedish, Sven-Olof
Walldoff, comes on stage dressed as Napoleon. The music starts, and less than 3
minutes later, history was made. This was the year that ABBA won with
"Waterloo" and the victory began their path to worldwide fame.
"Waterloo" is the first single from
ABBA's second album, Waterloo, and is
the first to be credited to the group performing under the name ABBA. It became
a No.1 hit in several countries, including the UK, and went on to sell nearly
six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles in history. At
the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was
chosen as the best song in the competition's history. It has been recorded in
English, Swedish, French, German and Finnish it was the first winning entry to
Eurovision in a language other than that of their home country (with rules
concerning language having been relaxed in 1973).
"Waterloo" was released on 1 June 2018
as the second single from the Mamma Mia!
Here We Go Again soundtrack, performed by Hugh Skinner and Lily James.
Arranged to mark the 65th edition of
the Eurovision Song Contest, due to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 16
May 2020, but cancelled due to the 2019/2020 Coronavirus Pandemic.
It is designed for two bass-clef instruments in concert pitch. This version is
in C major part 1 has a range from A2 to C4 and part 2 has a range from E2 to
G3. (For other parts/versions, see my other "Waterloo"
titles.) A recording of the original song can be found here on
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj_9CiNkkn4.
Other searchable terms: Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson,
Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Sweden, United Kingdom, England, Ring Ring, Melodifestivalen,
Janne Schaffer, Rutger Gunnarsson, Ola Brunkert, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les
Misérables, London, Battle of Waterloo, 1815, Hasta Mañana, Wizzard, Cher, The Martian,
Matt Damon
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