Eurovision Song Contest 1976
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the 21st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in The Hague, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the with the song "Ding-a-dong" by Teach-In (band), Teach-In. Organised by the Euro ...
with the song "Pump-Pump", composed by Matti Siitonen, with lyrics by Pertti Reponen, and performed by
Fredi Fredi may refer to:
* Fredi (Valencian pilota) (born 1957), retired Valencian pilota professional player
* Fredi Bobic (born 1971), German football striker
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and the Friends. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
National final
(Yle) held the Finnish national final on 31 January 1976 at its television studios in
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
. It was hosted by Matti Elo. The winner was chosen by regional juries.
The winning song was performed in Finnish in the national final but translated into English for Eurovision. The lyrics in English were written by Pertti Reponen. However the song title didn't change.
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Fredi and the Friends performed 11th in the running order following Greece and preceding Spain.
Titta Jokinen
Titta Jokinen (born 23 February 1951 in Kalanti, Finland) is a Finnish actress.
Career
Jokinen has appeared in both Finnish film and television since 1973. She appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' opposi ...
, Anneli Koivisto, Aimo Lehto, Irma Tapio and Antti Hyvärinen joined Fredi as the aforementioned "Friends". The entry was conducted by
Ossi Runne
Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer.
1976
Events January
* January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an origina ...