# Intervision Song Contest 1977

The Intervision Song Contest 1977 was the fifth edition of the Intervision Song Contest, held between the 24–27 August 1977 in the Forest Opera, a venue located in the Polish city of Sopot.

## Location

The Forest Opera is an open-air amphitheatre located in Sopot, Poland, with a capacity of 4400 seats, the orchestra pit can contain up to 110 musicians. Each year, starting from 1964 (with some interruption in the early 1980s), the Sopot International Song Festival took place at the Forest Opera, events being organized by the Ministry of Culture and Art in cooperation with the Polish Artistic Agency (PAGART). The Forest Opera played host to the first Intervision Song Contest, between 24 and 27 August 1977.

## Participants

The following countries confirmed their participation in the first edition of the contest:
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song(s) | English translation | Points | Place |
| 01 | Hungary | Hungarian | Kati és a Kerek Perec | "Egy dal neked" "Hinta" | "A song for you" "Swing" | 20 | 14 |
| 02 | Soviet Union | Russian | Roza Rymbayeva | "Ozarenie" "Stada" | "Insight" "Herds" | 38 | 6 |
| 03 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Biser Kirov | "W moim śnie" "Koniec lata" | "In my dream" "The End of Summer" | 23 | 12 |
| 04 | Cuba | Spanish | Farah Maria | "El Recuerdo de Aquel Largo Viaje" "Un cuento" | "Memory of That Long Journey" "A Tale" | 150 | 2 |
| 05 | Hungary | Hungarian | Kati Kovács | "Elégia" "Ha legközelebb látlak" | "Elegy" "If I see you again" | 8 | 16 |
| 06 | Spain | Spanish | Nubes Grises | "Marinero" "Nace el sentimiento" | "Sailor" "The feeling is born" | 5 | 19 |
| 07 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovak | Helena Vondráčková | "Lásko má já stůňu" "Malovaný džbánku" | "I am ill my love" "Painted jug" | 174 | 1 |
| 08 | Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Lili Ivanova | "Khrizantemi" | "Chrysanthemums" | 112 | 4 |
| 09 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovak | Jiří Korn | "Jak se člověk mýlí" | "How wrong, man" | 22 | 13 |
| 10 | Finland | Finnish, English | Kirka | "Neidonryöstö" "The Swallow" | "Maid abduction" "The Swallow" | 18 | 15 |
| 11 | Spain | Spanish | José Vélez | "Romántica" | "Romance" | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | Yugoslavia | Serbo-Croatian | Oliver Dragojević | "Majko, Da Li Znaš" | "Mother, you know" | 31 | 8 |
| 13 | Cuba | Spanish | Louis Pedro Ferrer | "Mi canto por la paz" "Mariposa" | "My song for peace" "Butterflies" | 36 | 7 |
| 14 | East Germany | German | Frank Schöbel | "O Lady" "Wenn du willst" | "O Lady" "If You Want" | 39 | 5 |
| 15 | East Germany | German | Kreis Group | "Doch ich wollt es wißen" | "But I wanted to know" | 25 | 10 |
| 16 | Poland | Polish | Maryla Rodowicz | "Kolorowe jarmarki" | "Colorful fairs" | 24 | 11 |
| 17 | Poland | Polish | Czerwone Gitary | "Nie spoczniemy" "Niebo z moich stron" | "We will not rest" "Heaven from my side" | 126 | 3 |
| 18 | Romania | Romanian | Olimpia Panciu & Angela Similea & Marius Ţeicu | "Ţurai" "Oamenii trebuie să se iubească" | "You're going" "People must love each other" | 27 | 9 |
| 19 | Romania | Romanian | Angela Similea | "Nici tu, nici eu" | "Neither You Nor I" | 7 | 18 |
| 20 | Soviet Union | Latin, Russian | Vladimir Migulya and Roza Rymbayeva | "Ave Maria" "Pobeda zhit" | "victory live" | 24 | 11 |

## Broadcasts

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.