Eurovision Song Contest 1997 - My Top 25 [HD w/ Subbed Commentary]

Also known as the year with more beautiful songs!

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[BaracudaFTW]

My top 25:

25) Austria
24) Netherlands
23) Norway
22) Denmark
21) Iceland
20) Bosnia and Herzegovina
19) Portugal
18) Hungary
17) Ireland
16) Sweden
15) Croatia
14) Germany
13) Estonia
12) France
11) Russia
10) Switzerland
9) Spain
8) Greece
7) United Kingdom
6) Cyprus
5) Malta
4) Italy
3) Poland
2) Slovenia
1) Turkey

[tom]

Turkey is my definite winner of this year haha! United Kingdom my second, Cyprus my third. this is like one of my favourite Eurovision years ever :D

[AmaanStorm]

Páll Öskar from Iceland was so ahead of his time that it just didn't fit in with this years competition. I personally loved it...it was so modern, and the girls in leather and PVC were a really interesting staging concept which worked. Much better than some of the other tosh of the year.

I loved Jalisse from Italy also this year. It was a pleasant, uplifting melody.

Estonia kept on the tradition of entering a pretty pop track. I really liked that too.

Poland were interesting and i loved the melody of the song. Very catchy.

Katrina of the U.K had by and far the best song of the whole completion. So uplifting, memorable and anthemic.

A great year....

[ShelleyOurian]

2. I was mesmerized by everything about this song. It's excellent!
1. Love the ethnic Mediterranean vibe in this song! Great choice for your winner! :)

[PhilipTheBigOne]

Oh WOW, I thought I was the only one who loved our song in 1997!! Thank you for #1!!

[airellrmesc]

My Top 25 of ESC 1997:
25. Hungary 🇭🇺
24. Austria 🇦🇹
23. Croatia 🇭🇷
22. Russia 🇷🇺
21. Switzerland 🇨🇭
20. Denmark 🇩🇰
19. Norway 🇳🇴
18. Spain 🇪🇸
17. The Netherlands 🇳🇱
16. Portugal 🇵🇹
15. Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
14. Sweden 🇸🇪
13. Germany 🇩🇪
12. Ireland 🇮🇪
11. Poland 🇵🇱
10. Slovenia 🇸🇮
9. France 🇫🇷
8. Iceland 🇮🇸
7. Cyprus 🇨🇾
6. Estonia 🇪🇪
5. Italy 🇮🇹
4. Greece 🇬🇷
3. United Kingdom 🇬🇧
2. Malta 🇲🇹
1. Turkey 🇹🇷

Such a strong edition and a deserved winner though I prefer Dinle winning! I like my top 14 a lot ❤️

[antilorvi]

Very good year I have to admit
25- It's not a surprise, that your last is actually my first. I totally respect your opinion!
24- Croatian Spice Girls, but in a cheesy way
23- Weird entry
22- Typical 90's boy band, but still Hungarian is an interesting language to hear
21- Quite messy entry
20- Not horrible, but meh...
19- It lacks something and in some parts voice gets annoying
18- Even though this entry is not like WOW or Great, it definitely didn't deserve 0 points...
17- Great performance by Italy, one of few countries which I like almost every entry
16- Norway didn't also deserve 0 points, but it's unfortunately in my Bottom 5
15- We sent this year a very good ballad.
14- I just can't say, that this is good or bad, because it really sounds same as many Swedish schlagers
13- I'm not a fan of ballads, but I somehow like it
12- Amazing, just love these Greek/Cypriot type of songs
11- Live performance was a bit disappointing though, but I still like it
10- At first I didn't like it because it was kinda depressing, now I like it and it's still growing though
9- Not bad, but I still don't understand why this ended above Turkey?
8- Russian Primadonna didn't win Eurovision, but she won our hearts. Classy performance
7- Another great Polish entry in 90s
6- I just don't like this entry. Without any reasons.
5- This makes me laugh, because I just don't see any positive signs in this entry
4- I liked this entry very much, good winner, but unfortunately there were better entries
3- Underrated! I just like the Danish language how it sounds, same as Hungary, even though in 90s rap was quite bad, this entry has a lot of energy and it brings us to the summer
2- Definitely deserved it's top 3 spotlight. Just love, how Turkish etno-music sounds, it's magical and perfect performance. My 2nd also!
1- Don't know about this etno-type of music, but it's at least different than others.

[vladimirmanevski]

How can anyone put 1997 Italy's entrie on 17 the place ???Can not believe it...One of the greatest entries in that decade...
P.S Denmark 3 place ??? very doubty

[holydiver]

Have to Disagree, Katrina and the waves is the one UK winner that truly deserved it. Absolutely brilliant song. Germany would have been 2nd and Russia 3rd. Great vid again.

[thehes]

25. 7/10
24. 6/10
23. 5/10
22. 7/10
21. 5/10
20. 5/10
19. 5/10
18. 7.5/10
17. 8.5/10
16. 6/10
15. 9/10
14. 7/10
13. 6/10
12. 7/10
11. 8/10
10. 8.5/10
9. 8/10
8. 8.5/10
7. 9/10
6. 7/10
5. 7/10
4. 8/10
3. 6/10
2. 9/10
1. 8.5/10

1. Estonia
2. Poland
3. Turkey
4. Italy
5. Russia

[ShelleyOurian]

One of my favorite years!!

25. Oh my god!!! That song was so underrated that year. It's in my top 10!
24. It's just ok
23. Nothing special
22. It's alright
21. I really like it
20. Nice music but again...nothing special.
19. This one is just okay for me.
18. Eh...doesn't do anything for me.
17. What a masterpiece!!
16. I'm sorry, but the song is too boring for my taste.
15. I love the dress but other than that, it's just okay.
14. This is just a happy song!
13. I totally agree with you on this one.
12. It's very catchy...in my top 5!
11. The first part is boring, but it gets magical as the song goes on.
10. Very relaxing!
9. I'm sorry, but I don't see what's so good about this song.
8. I totally disagree! It's such an annoying song.
7. Love the Celtic vibe in this song.
6. Very pretty!
5. Another pretty song. I agree!
4. What a powerful song! I agree that this was a well-deserved win.
3. Yay!! Love this one. In my top 10!

[pandzida]

My Top 10:


1. Turkey


2. United Kingdom


3. Italy


4. Poland


5. Ireland


6. France


7. Cyprus


8. Greece


9. Estonia


10. Spain

[jejthedoodle]

Fun Fact: Iceland’s contestant in 1997 was the first openly gay contestant during his performance, unlike others who would turn up as gay years later.

[recklesspjrn]

Darn it! I was finding strange that I was agreeing so much with you in your latest videos. We're back to our disagreeing ways and I can even take finding Iceland, Croatia and Hungary in the lowest tier but Italy only 17th? But at least the top 2 is great.
This is kind of a hit and miss year for me with some songs that I like a lot an a equal number of songs that I don't care about.

[javierwesahst]

I truly think that is the the best ESC edition ever.

[desiderium]

Thanks for choosing Greece as your winner❤️

[scorpiodivinity]

1. United Kingdom
2. Turkey
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Cyprus
6. Greece
7. Ireland
8. Denmark
9. France
10. Russia

[EvaSofie]

It's Alla Pugacheva in English (for Russia), she's not Croatian.

[mp]

Someone else is loving greek song that year! In my top5 all time favorite!😍

[davida]

1 United Kingdom
2 Italy
3 Turkey
4 Spain
5 Malta
6 Netherlands
7 Estonia
8 Cyprus
9 Switzerland
10 Iceland
11 Poland
12 Denmark
13 France
14 Sweden
15 Bosnia Herzegovina
16 Germany
17 Ireland
18 Greece
19 Hungary
20 Portugal
21 Croatia
22 Austria
23 Russia
24 Slovenia
25 Norway