1956 - 1999
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Lugano
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union, the pan-European music competition was an inspiration of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival. Lohengrin Filipello hosted the first contest which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes. Seven countries participated, with each of them performing two songs. Two jury members from all participating countries cast their votes in secret, based on which song was their favourite. Lys Assia won the contest for the host country Switzerland with the song "Refrain".
This first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest included few procedures that were not repeated at any of the other editions: Two songs for each country, secret voting, double voting of one country on behalf of another, optional inclusion of the jury members own represented country in their voting, only "Grand Prix" title reception for the winner, and a single male presenter to host the show. The other Contests include: One song for each country, scoreboard display, jury panel from each country, disqualification of the juries own country from their voting, material award, and a single or additional female presenter.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
01 |
Netherlands |
Jetty Paerl |
"De vogels van Holland" |
2 |
02 |
Switzerland |
Lys Assia |
"Das alte Karussell" |
2 |
03 |
Belgium |
Fud Leclerc |
"Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" |
2 |
04 |
Germany |
Walter Andreas Schwarz |
"Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" |
2 |
05 |
France |
Mathé Altéry |
"Le temps perdu" |
2 |
06 |
Luxembourg |
Michèle Arnaud |
"Ne crois pas" |
2 |
07 |
Italy |
Franca Raimondi |
"Aprite le finestre" |
2 |
08 |
Netherlands |
Corry Brokken |
"Voorgoed voorbij" |
2 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Lys Assia |
"Refrain" |
1 |
10 |
Belgium |
Mony Marc |
"Le plus beau jour de ma vie" |
2 |
11 |
Germany |
Freddy Quinn |
"So geht das jede Nacht" |
2 |
12 |
France |
Dany Dauberson |
"Il est là" |
2 |
13 |
Luxembourg |
Michèle Arnaud |
"Les amants de minuit" |
2 |
14 |
Italy |
Tonina Torrielli |
"Amami se vuoi" |
2 |
Frankfurt-am-Main
The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 3, 1957 inFrankfurt-am-Main. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions. It was won by the Netherlands with "Net als toen", performed by Corry Brokken.
For some time, a rumour had existed that the privilege of hosting the 1957 contest was given to Germany because they had come in second place in 1956 with "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" by Walter Andreas Schwarz. In fact, not only were the official 1956 scores withheld, but the rule stating that the winning nation hosts the next year's Eurovision Song Contest had not yet been conceived. It was planned at the time that each participating country would take it in turns to host the event. However, as more countries wished to participate, this became impractical.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Belgium |
Bobbejaan Schoepen |
"Straatdeuntje" |
8 |
5 |
02 |
Luxembourg |
Danièle Dupré |
"Amours mortes (tant de peine)" |
4 |
8 |
03 |
United Kingdom |
Patricia Bredin |
"All" |
7 |
6 |
04 |
Italy |
Nunzio Gallo |
"Corde della mia chitarra" |
6 |
7 |
05 |
Austria |
Bob Martin |
"Wohin, kleines Pony?" |
10 |
3 |
06 |
Netherlands |
Corry Brokken |
"Net als toen" |
1 |
31 |
07 |
Germany |
Margot Hielscher |
"Telefon, Telefon" |
4 |
8 |
08 |
France |
Paule Desjardins |
"La belle amour" |
2 |
17 |
09 |
Denmark |
Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler |
"Skibet skal sejle i nat" |
3 |
10 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Lys Assia |
"L'enfant que j'étais" |
8 |
5 |
Hilversum
The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest. The contest took place inHilversum, Netherlands, following the country's win at the 1957 Contest, forming the convention that the winning country of the previous Eurovision Song Contest hosts the following year's contest. The event was held on 12 March 1958 at AVRO Studios. The winner was France with the song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau, written by Pierre Delanoë and composed by Hubert Giraud.
Ten countries participated. It was France's first win. Sweden made its debut while the United Kingdom did not enter the contest for the second and last time to date, after also missing the first contest in 1956. Together with 1956, it is the only contest that has not featured a single song in the English language. Unlike the first competition in 1956, the 1958 contest continued with the policy implemented in 1957 wherein each country was limited to one song entry. This policy has been kept to date.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Italy |
Domenico Modugno |
"Nel blu dipinto di blu" |
3 |
13 |
02 |
Netherlands |
Corry Brokken |
"Heel de wereld" |
9 |
1 |
03 |
France |
André Claveau |
"Dors, mon amour" |
1 |
27 |
04 |
Luxembourg |
Solange Berry |
"Un grand amour" |
9 |
1 |
05 |
Sweden |
Alice Babs |
"Lilla stjärna" |
4 |
10 |
06 |
Denmark |
Raquel Rastenni |
"Jeg rev et blad ud af min dagbog" |
8 |
3 |
07 |
Belgium |
Fud Leclerc |
"Ma petite chatte" |
5 |
8 |
08 |
Germany |
Margot Hielscher |
"Für zwei Groschen Musik" |
7 |
5 |
09 |
Austria |
Liane Augustin |
"Die ganze Welt braucht Liebe" |
5 |
8 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Lys Assia |
"Giorgio" |
2 |
24 |
Cannes
The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Cannes, following the French victory the previous year.[1] The contest was won by the Netherlands with the song "Een beetje", performed by Teddy Scholten. This was their second and the first time a country had won the contest twice. Willy van Hemert was also the lyricist of "Net als toen", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. Van Hemert was the first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
France |
Jean Philippe |
"Oui, oui, oui, oui" |
3 |
15 |
02 |
Denmark |
Birthe Wilke |
"Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" |
5 |
12 |
03 |
Italy |
Domenico Modugno |
"Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" |
6 |
9 |
04 |
Monaco |
Jacques Pills |
"Mon ami Pierrot" |
11 |
1 |
05 |
Netherlands |
Teddy Scholten |
"Een beetje" |
1 |
21 |
06 |
Germany |
Alice & Ellen Kessler |
"Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" |
8 |
5 |
07 |
Sweden |
Brita Borg |
"Augustin" |
9 |
4 |
08 |
Switzerland |
Christa Williams |
"Irgendwoher" |
4 |
14 |
09 |
Austria |
Ferry Graf |
"Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" |
9 |
4 |
10 |
United Kingdom |
Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson |
"Sing, Little Birdie" |
2 |
16 |
11 |
Belgium |
Bob Benny |
"Hou toch van mij" |
6 |
9 |
60
1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969
London
The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth in the series, and was held on 29 March 1960 in London. Although theNetherlands had won the contest in 1959, the Netherlands Television Foundation declined to host another contest so soon after staging the event in 1958. The honour of hosting the contest therefore passed to the United Kingdom, which had come second in 1959. France's win this year was their second in the contest.[1] The contest was won by France with the song "Tom Pillibi", performed by Jacqueline Boyer.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
United Kingdom |
Bryan Johnson |
"Looking High, High, High" |
2 |
25 |
02 |
Sweden |
Siw Malmkvist |
"Alla andra får varann" |
10 |
4 |
03 |
Luxembourg |
Camillo Felgen |
"So laang we's du do bast" |
13 |
1 |
04 |
Denmark |
Katy Bødtger |
"Det var en yndig tid" |
10 |
4 |
05 |
Belgium |
Fud Leclerc |
"Mon amour pour toi" |
6 |
9 |
06 |
Norway |
Nora Brockstedt |
"Voi Voi" |
4 |
11 |
07 |
Austria |
Harry Winter |
"Du hast mich so fasziniert" |
7 |
6 |
08 |
Monaco |
François Deguelt |
"Ce soir-là" |
3 |
15 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Anita Traversi |
"Cielo e terra" |
8 |
5 |
10 |
Netherlands |
Rudi Carrell |
"Wat een geluk" |
12 |
2 |
11 |
Germany |
Wyn Hoop |
"Bonne nuit ma chérie" |
4 |
11 |
12 |
Italy |
Renato Rascel |
"Romantica" |
8 |
5 |
13 |
France |
Jacqueline Boyer |
"Tom Pillibi" |
1 |
32 |
Cannes
The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 18 March 1961 and was the first to take place on a Saturday night, a tradition that has continued into modern times. It was hosted in the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès located in Cannes, France, where it was staged two years previously. Luxembourg won for its first time with the song"Nous les amoureux" performed in French by Jean-Claude Pascal. Due to the contest overrunning in time, the winning song's reprise was not shown in the UK.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Spain |
Conchita Bautista |
"Estando contigo" |
9 |
8 |
02 |
Monaco |
Colette Deréal |
"Allons, allons les enfants" |
10 |
6 |
03 |
Austria |
Jimmy Makulis |
"Sehnsucht" |
15 |
1 |
04 |
Finland |
Laila Kinnunen |
"Valoa ikkunassa" |
10 |
6 |
05 |
Yugoslavia |
Ljiljana Petrović |
"Neke davne zvezde" (Неке давне звезде) |
8 |
9 |
06 |
Netherlands |
Greetje Kauffeld |
"Wat een dag" |
10 |
6 |
07 |
Sweden |
Lill-Babs |
"April, April" |
14 |
2 |
08 |
Germany |
Lale Andersen |
"Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" |
13 |
3 |
09 |
France |
Jean-Paul Mauric |
"Printemps, avril carillonne" |
4 |
13 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Franca di Rienzo |
"Nous aurons demain" |
3 |
16 |
11 |
Belgium |
Bob Benny |
"September, gouden roos" |
15 |
1 |
12 |
Norway |
Nora Brockstedt |
"Sommer i Palma" |
7 |
10 |
13 |
Denmark |
Dario Campeotto |
"Angelique" |
5 |
12 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
Jean-Claude Pascal |
"Nous les amoureux" |
1 |
31 |
15 |
United Kingdom |
The Allisons |
"Are You Sure?" |
2 |
24 |
16 |
Italy |
Betty Curtis |
"Al di là" |
5 |
12 |
Luxembourg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France won for a third time with the song "Un premier amour", performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Finland |
Marion Rung |
"Tipi-tii" |
7 |
4 |
02 |
Belgium |
Fud Leclerc |
"Ton nom" |
13 |
0 |
03 |
Spain |
Victor Balaguer |
"Llámame" |
13 |
0 |
04 |
Austria |
Eleonore Schwarz |
"Nur in der Wiener Luft" |
13 |
0 |
05 |
Denmark |
Ellen Winther |
"Vuggevise" |
10 |
2 |
06 |
Sweden |
Inger Berggren |
"Sol och vår" |
7 |
4 |
07 |
Germany |
Conny Froboess |
"Zwei kleine Italiener" |
6 |
9 |
08 |
Netherlands |
De Spelbrekers |
"Katinka" |
13 |
0 |
09 |
France |
Isabelle Aubret |
"Un premier amour" |
1 |
26 |
10 |
Norway |
Inger Jacobsen |
"Kom sol, kom regn" |
10 |
2 |
11 |
Switzerland |
Jean Philippe |
"Le retour" |
10 |
2 |
12 |
Yugoslavia |
Lola Novaković |
"Ne pali svetlo u sumrak" |
4 |
10 |
13 |
United Kingdom |
Ronnie Carroll |
"Ring-A-Ding Girl" |
4 |
10 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
Camillo Felgen |
"Petit bonhomme" |
3 |
11 |
15 |
Italy |
Claudio Villa |
"Addio, addio" |
9 |
3 |
16 |
Monaco |
François Deguelt |
"Dis rien" |
2 |
13 |
London
The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the 8th event of its kind. France had won the contest in 1962 but were unable to host in 1963, as was their right due to financial shortcomings. As was the case in 1960 - and as would become a tradition during 1960s and 1970s when smaller broadcasters could not afford to organise a contest - the BBC stepped in to save the event. Once again four countries got the famous nil points. The contest was won by Denmark with the song "Dansevise", performed byGrethe & Jørgen Ingmann. Denmark's win was their first. Finland, Norway and Sweden all failed to score any points for the first time. The Netherlands received no points for the second time, and became the first country to go two years in a row without scoring a single point.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
United Kingdom |
Ronnie Carroll |
"Say Wonderful Things" |
4 |
28 |
02 |
Netherlands |
Annie Palmen |
"Een speeldoos" |
13 |
0 |
03 |
Germany |
Heidi Brühl |
"Marcel" |
9 |
5 |
04 |
Austria |
Carmela Corren |
"Vielleicht geschieht ein Wunder" |
7 |
16 |
05 |
Norway |
Anita Thallaug |
"Solhverv" |
13 |
0 |
06 |
Italy |
Emilio Pericoli |
"Uno per tutte" |
3 |
37 |
07 |
Finland |
Laila Halme |
"Muistojeni laulu" |
13 |
0 |
08 |
Denmark |
Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann |
"Dansevise" |
1 |
42 |
09 |
Yugoslavia |
Vice Vukov |
"Brodovi" |
11 |
3 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Esther Ofarim |
"T'en va pas" |
2 |
40 |
11 |
France |
Alain Barrière |
"Elle était si jolie" |
5 |
25 |
12 |
Spain |
José Guardiola |
"Algo prodigioso" |
12 |
2 |
13 |
Sweden |
Monica Zetterlund |
"En gång i Stockholm" |
13 |
0 |
14 |
Belgium |
Jacques Raymond |
"Waarom?" |
10 |
4 |
15 |
Monaco |
Françoise Hardy |
"L'amour s'en va" |
5 |
25 |
16 |
Luxembourg |
Nana Mouskouri |
"À force de prier" |
8 |
13 |
Copenhagen
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmarkafter the Danish victory the previous year. Italy won the contest for their first time scoring 49 points with the song "Non ho l'età", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Luxembourg |
Hugues Aufray |
"Dès que le printemps revient" |
4 |
14 |
02 |
Netherlands |
Anneke Grönloh |
"Jij bent mijn leven" |
10 |
2 |
03 |
Norway |
Arne Bendiksen |
"Spiral" |
8 |
6 |
04 |
Denmark |
Bjørn Tidmand |
"Sangen om dig" |
9 |
4 |
05 |
Finland |
Lasse Mårtenson |
"Laiskotellen" |
7 |
9 |
06 |
Austria |
Udo Jürgens |
"Warum nur warum?" |
6 |
11 |
07 |
France |
Rachel |
"Le chant de Mallory" |
4 |
14 |
08 |
United Kingdom |
Matt Monro |
"I Love the Little Things" |
2 |
17 |
09 |
Germany |
Nora Nova |
"Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" |
13 |
0 |
10 |
Monaco |
Romuald |
"Où sont-elles passées" |
3 |
15 |
11 |
Portugal |
António Calvário |
"Oração" |
13 |
0 |
12 |
Italy |
Gigliola Cinquetti |
"Non ho l'età" |
1 |
49 |
13 |
Yugoslavia |
Sabahudin Kurt |
"Život je sklopio krug" |
13 |
0 |
14 |
Switzerland |
Anita Traversi |
"I miei pensieri" |
13 |
0 |
15 |
Belgium |
Robert Cogoi |
"Près de ma rivière" |
10 |
2 |
16 |
Spain |
Tim, Nelly & Tony |
"Caracola" |
12 |
1 |
Naples
The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the 10th in the series. It was held in Naples, Italy, following the Italian victory at the contest the previous year. Luxembourg won the contest with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son", performed by France Gall. This was their second win in the contest. Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Spain each scored "null points" for the second time. The 1965 contest marked the debut of Ireland, a country which later went on to dominate the competition. This was also the first contest with over 16 countries participating with a total of 18 entries. The Swedish entry was also sung in English.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Netherlands |
Conny van den Bos |
"'t Is genoeg" |
11 |
5 |
02 |
United Kingdom |
Kathy Kirby |
"I Belong" |
2 |
26 |
03 |
Spain |
Conchita Bautista |
"¡Qué bueno, qué bueno!" |
15 |
0 |
04 |
Ireland |
Butch Moore |
"Walking the Streets in the Rain" |
6 |
11 |
05 |
Germany |
Ulla Wiesner |
"Paradies, wo bist du?" |
15 |
0 |
06 |
Austria |
Udo Jürgens |
"Sag ihr, ich lass sie grüßen" |
4 |
16 |
07 |
Norway |
Kirsti Sparboe |
"Karusell" |
13 |
1 |
08 |
Belgium |
Lize Marke |
"Als het weer lente is" |
15 |
0 |
09 |
Monaco |
Marjorie Noël |
"Va dire à l'amour" |
9 |
7 |
10 |
Sweden |
Ingvar Wixell |
"Absent Friend"[S 1] |
10 |
6 |
11 |
France |
Guy Mardel |
"N'avoue jamais" |
3 |
22 |
12 |
Portugal |
Simone de Oliveira |
"Sol de inverno" |
13 |
1 |
13 |
Italy |
Bobby Solo |
"Se piangi, se ridi" |
5 |
15 |
14 |
Denmark |
Birgit Brüel |
"For din skyld" |
7 |
10 |
15 |
Luxembourg |
France Gall |
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" |
1 |
32 |
16 |
Finland |
Viktor Klimenko |
"Aurinko laskee länteen" |
15 |
0 |
17 |
Yugoslavia |
Vice Vukov |
"Čežnja" |
12 |
2 |
18 |
Switzerland |
Yovanna |
"Non, à jamais sans toi" |
8 |
8 |
Luxembourg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The rule stating that a country could only sing in any of its national languages was originally created in this year. This was possibly created due to the 1965 Swedish entry, "Absent Friend" which was sung in English.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Germany |
Margot Eskens |
"Die Zeiger der Uhr" |
10 |
7 |
02 |
Denmark |
Ulla Pia |
"Stop - mens legen er go'" |
14 |
4 |
03 |
Belgium |
Tonia |
"Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel" |
4 |
14 |
04 |
Luxembourg |
Michèle Torr |
"Ce soir je t'attendais" |
10 |
7 |
05 |
Yugoslavia |
Berta Ambrož |
"Brez besed" |
7 |
9 |
06 |
Norway |
Åse Kleveland |
"Intet er nytt under solen" |
3 |
15 |
07 |
Finland |
Ann Christine |
"Playboy" |
10 |
7 |
08 |
Portugal |
Madalena Iglésias |
"Ele e ela" |
13 |
6 |
09 |
Austria |
Udo Jürgens |
"Merci, Chérie" |
1 |
31 |
10 |
Sweden |
Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson |
"Nygammal vals" |
2 |
16 |
11 |
Spain |
Raphael |
"Yo soy aquél" |
7 |
9 |
12 |
Switzerland |
Madeleine Pascal |
"Ne vois-tu pas?" |
6 |
12 |
13 |
Monaco |
Tereza Kesovija |
"Bien plus fort" |
17 |
0 |
14 |
Italy |
Domenico Modugno |
"Dio, come ti amo" |
17 |
0 |
15 |
France |
Dominique Walter |
"Chez nous" |
16 |
1 |
16 |
Netherlands |
Milly Scott |
"Fernando en Filippo" |
15 |
2 |
17 |
Ireland |
Dickie Rock |
"Come Back to Stay" |
4 |
14 |
18 |
United Kingdom |
Kenneth McKellar |
"A Man Without Love" |
9 |
8 |
Vienna
The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision Song Contest. The winning entry "Puppet on a String", sung bySandie Shaw had one of the widest margins of victory ever witnessed in the competition; it garnered more than twice as many votes as the second place song. The presenter became confused whilst the voting was taking place, and declared the United Kingdom's entry to be the winner before the last country, Ireland, had announced its votes. Shaw intensely disliked the composition, though her attitude towards the song somewhat mellowed in later years, even releasing a new version in 2007.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Votes |
01 |
Netherlands |
Thérèse Steinmetz |
"Ring-dinge-ding" |
14 |
2 |
02 |
Luxembourg |
Vicky Leandros |
"L'amour est bleu" |
4 |
17 |
03 |
Austria |
Peter Horton |
"Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt" |
14 |
2 |
04 |
France |
Noëlle Cordier |
"Il doit faire beau là-bas" |
3 |
20 |
05 |
Portugal |
Eduardo Nascimento |
"O vento mudou" |
12 |
3 |
06 |
Switzerland |
Géraldine |
"Quel cœur vas-tu briser?" |
17 |
0 |
07 |
Sweden |
Östen Warnerbring |
"Som en dröm" |
8 |
7 |
08 |
Finland |
Fredi |
"Varjoon - suojaan" |
12 |
3 |
09 |
Germany |
Inge Brück |
"Anouschka" |
8 |
7 |
10 |
Belgium |
Louis Neefs |
"Ik heb zorgen" |
7 |
8 |
11 |
United Kingdom |
Sandie Shaw |
"Puppet on a String" |
1 |
47 |
12 |
Spain |
Raphael |
"Hablemos del amor" |
6 |
9 |
13 |
Norway |
Kirsti Sparboe |
"Dukkemann" |
14 |
2 |
14 |
Monaco |
Minouche Barelli |
"Boum-Badaboum" |
5 |
10 |
15 |
Yugoslavia |
Lado Leskovar |
"Vse rože sveta" |
8 |
7 |
16 |
Italy |
Claudio Villa |
"Non andare più lontano" |
11 |
4 |
17 |
Ireland |
Sean Dunphy |
"If I Could Choose" |
2 |
22 |
London
The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was won by the Spanish song "La, la, la", performed by Massiel. Originally Spain entered Joan Manuel Serrat to sing "La La La", but his demand to sing in Catalanwas an affront to Francoist Spain. Serrat was withdrawn and replaced by Massiel, who sang the same song in Spanish.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Votes |
01 |
Portugal |
Carlos Mendes |
"Verão" |
11 |
5 |
02 |
Netherlands |
Ronnie Tober |
"Morgen" |
16 |
1 |
03 |
Belgium |
Claude Lombard |
"Quand tu reviendras" |
7 |
8 |
04 |
Austria |
Karel Gott |
"Tausend Fenster" |
13 |
2 |
05 |
Luxembourg |
Chris Baldo & Sophie Garel |
"Nous vivrons d'amour" |
11 |
5 |
06 |
Switzerland |
Gianni Mascolo |
"Guardando il sole" |
13 |
2 |
07 |
Monaco |
Line & Willy |
"À chacun sa chanson" |
7 |
8 |
08 |
Sweden |
Claes-Göran Hederström |
"Det börjar verka kärlek, banne mej" |
5 |
15 |
09 |
Finland |
Kristina Hautala |
"Kun kello käy" |
16 |
1 |
10 |
France |
Isabelle Aubret |
"La source" |
3 |
20 |
11 |
Italy |
Sergio Endrigo |
"Marianne" |
10 |
7 |
12 |
United Kingdom |
Cliff Richard |
"Congratulations" |
2 |
28 |
13 |
Norway |
Odd Børre |
"Stress" |
13 |
2 |
14 |
Ireland |
Pat McGuigan |
"Chance of a Lifetime" |
4 |
18 |
15 |
Spain |
Massiel |
"La, la, la" |
1 |
29 |
16 |
Germany |
Wenche Myhre |
"Ein Hoch der Liebe" |
6 |
11 |
17 |
Yugoslavia |
Dubrovački trubaduri |
"Jedan dan" |
7 |
8 |
Madrid
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. Four countries won the contest, the first time ever a tie-break situation had occurred. However, there was no rule at the time to cover such an eventuality, so all four countries were declared joint winners.
France's win was their fourth. France became the first country to win the contest four times. The Netherlands' win was their third. Spain and the United Kingdom each won for the second time. And it was the first time that any country (Spain, in this case) had a winning ESC entry two years in a row.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Votes |
01 |
Yugoslavia |
Ivan & 4M |
"Pozdrav svijetu" |
13 |
5 |
02 |
Luxembourg |
Romuald |
"Catherine" |
11 |
7 |
03 |
Spain |
Salomé |
"Vivo cantando" |
1 |
18 |
04 |
Monaco |
Jean Jacques |
"Maman, Maman" |
6 |
11 |
05 |
Ireland |
Muriel Day |
"The Wages of Love" |
7 |
10 |
06 |
Italy |
Iva Zanicchi |
"Due grosse lacrime bianche" |
13 |
5 |
07 |
United Kingdom |
Lulu |
"Boom Bang-a-Bang" |
1 |
18 |
08 |
Netherlands |
Lenny Kuhr |
"De troubadour" |
1 |
18 |
09 |
Sweden |
Tommy Körberg |
"Judy, min vän" |
9 |
8 |
10 |
Belgium |
Louis Neefs |
"Jennifer Jennings" |
7 |
10 |
11 |
Switzerland |
Paola Del Medico |
"Bonjour, Bonjour" |
5 |
13 |
12 |
Norway |
Kirsti Sparboe |
"Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli" |
16 |
1 |
13 |
Germany |
Siw Malmkvist |
"Primaballerina" |
9 |
8 |
14 |
France |
Frida Boccara |
"Un jour, un enfant" |
1 |
18 |
15 |
Portugal |
Simone de Oliveira |
"Desfolhada portuguesa" |
15 |
4 |
16 |
Finland |
Jarkko & Laura |
"Kuin silloin ennen" |
12 |
6 |
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Amsterdam
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum inAmsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons.
Ireland's win was their first. The UK were second, six votes behind Ireland. Luxembourg received zero votes for the only time.
Nr. |
Country |
Artist |
English translation |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Netherlands |
Hearts of Soul |
Aquarius |
7 |
7 |
02 |
Switzerland |
Henri Dès |
Return |
4 |
8 |
03 |
Italy |
Gianni Morandi |
Eyes of a Girl |
8 |
5 |
04 |
Yugoslavia |
Eva Sršen |
Come, I'll Give You a Flower |
11 |
4 |
05 |
Belgium |
Jean Vallée |
Come, Forget Him |
8 |
5 |
06 |
France |
Guy Bonnet |
- |
4 |
8 |
07 |
United Kingdom |
Mary Hopkin |
- |
2 |
26 |
08 |
Luxembourg |
David Alexandre Winter |
I Fell From Heaven |
12 |
0 |
09 |
Spain |
Julio Iglesias |
- |
4 |
8 |
10 |
Monaco |
Dominique Dussault |
- |
8 |
5 |
11 |
Germany |
Katja Ebstein |
Wonders always happen |
3 |
12 |
12 |
Ireland |
Dana |
- |
1 |
32 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision Song Contest and the first held in Dublin, Ireland. The new voting system that was introduced in this Eurovision did have one big problem: some juries gave fewer points out than others. Whether this was done in some cases to increase their respective countries' chances of winning is impossible to say, but the shortcomings of the system were nevertheless plain.
Monaco's win was their first and only victory. The song was performed by a French singer, living in France, sung in French, conducted by a French native and written by a French team. Séverine later claimed she never visited Monaco before or after her victory - a claim easily disproved by the preview video submitted by Tele-Monaco featuring the singer on location in the Principality.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Austria |
Marianne Mendt |
"Musik" |
16 |
66 |
02 |
Malta |
Joe Grech |
"Marija l-Maltija" |
18 |
52 |
03 |
Monaco |
Séverine |
"Un banc, un arbre, une rue" |
1 |
128 |
04 |
Switzerland |
Peter, Sue and Marc |
"Les illusions de nos vingt ans" |
12 |
78 |
05 |
Germany |
Katja Ebstein |
"Diese Welt" |
3 |
100 |
06 |
Spain |
Karina |
"En un mundo nuevo" |
2 |
116 |
07 |
France |
Serge Lama |
"Un jardin sur la terre" |
10 |
82 |
08 |
Luxembourg |
Monique Melsen |
"Pomme, pomme, pomme" |
13 |
70 |
09 |
United Kingdom |
Clodagh Rodgers |
"Jack In The Box" |
4 |
98 |
10 |
Belgium |
Lily Castel & Jacques Raymond |
"Goeiemorgen, morgen" |
14 |
68 |
11 |
Italy |
Massimo Ranieri |
"L'amore è un attimo" |
5 |
91 |
12 |
Sweden |
Family Four |
"Vita vidder" |
6 |
85 |
13 |
Ireland |
Angela Farrell |
"One Day Love" |
11 |
79 |
14 |
Netherlands |
Saskia & Serge |
"Tijd" |
6 |
85 |
15 |
Portugal |
Tonicha |
"Menina do alto da serra" |
9 |
83 |
16 |
Yugoslavia |
Krunoslav Slabinac |
"Tvoj dječak je tužan" |
14 |
68 |
17 |
Finland |
Markku Aro &Koivistolaiset |
"Tie uuteen päivään" |
8 |
84 |
18 |
Norway |
Hanne Krogh |
"Lykken er" |
17 |
65 |
Edinburgh
The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. AlthoughMonaco had won the previous year's contest, the principality was unable to meet the demands of hosting the event (on January 31, 1972, Monaco's ruler Rainier III of Monaco received a letter from the European Broadcasting Union about holding the 1972 Eurovision in Monaco, he was unable to provide a venue, the props and everything else so in February 1972, Prince Rainier declined because of the expenses).
Séverine made the trip to the Scottish capital Edinburgh to pass on the 'Grand Prix' to Vicky Leandros. However, she looked thoroughly uninterested in the Monegasque entry when seen by viewers checking her watch after the song was performed.[1] This marked the fourth time that the contest was held in the United Kingdom. However, this is the first time that the UK hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in a venue outside England.
Luxembourg's win was their third. Yves Dessca also wrote the text for "Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue" that won in 1971, and other than conductors of the winning song, became the second person to win the Contest twice, the first person to win for two different countries and the first person to win two years in a row.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Germany |
Mary Roos |
"Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" |
3 |
107 |
02 |
France |
Betty Mars |
"Comé-comédie" |
11 |
81 |
03 |
Ireland |
Sandie Jones |
"Ceol an Ghrá" |
15 |
72 |
04 |
Spain |
Jaime Morey |
"Amanece" |
10 |
83 |
05 |
United Kingdom |
The New Seekers |
"Beg, Steal or Borrow" |
2 |
114 |
06 |
Norway |
Grethe Kausland and Benny Borg |
"Småting" |
14 |
73 |
07 |
Portugal |
Carlos Mendes |
"A festa da vida" |
7 |
90 |
08 |
Switzerland |
Véronique Müller |
"C'est la chanson de mon amour" |
8 |
88 |
09 |
Malta |
Helen and Joseph |
"L-imħabba" |
18 |
48 |
10 |
Finland |
Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor |
"Muistathan" |
12 |
78 |
11 |
Austria |
Milestones |
"Falter im Wind" |
5 |
100 |
12 |
Italy |
Nicola di Bari |
"I giorni dell'arcobaleno" |
6 |
92 |
13 |
Yugoslavia |
Tereza Kesovija |
"Muzika i ti" |
9 |
87 |
14 |
Sweden |
Family Four |
"Härliga sommardag" |
13 |
75 |
15 |
Monaco |
Anne-Marie Godart and Peter MacLane |
"Comme on s'aime" |
16 |
65 |
16 |
Belgium |
Serge & Christine Ghisoland |
"À la folie ou pas du tout" |
17 |
55 |
17 |
Luxembourg |
Vicky Leandros |
"Après toi" |
1 |
128 |
18 |
Netherlands |
Sandra and Andres |
"Als het om de liefde gaat" |
4 |
106 |
Luxembourg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held in Luxembourg. It was won by the Luxembourg entry, "Tu te reconnaîtras", this being Luxembourg's fourth win. The voting was a very close one, with Spain finishing only 4 points behind and Cliff Richard of the United Kingdom (who came second in 1968) another 2 points after. According to The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History by John Kennedy O'Connor, the winning song scored the highest score ever achieved in Eurovision under any voting format, recording 129 points out of a possible 160; scoring just under 81% of the possible maximum, but partly due to a scoring system which guaranteed all countries at least two points from each other country.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Finland |
Marion Rung |
"Tom Tom Tom" |
6 |
93 |
02 |
Belgium |
Nicole & Hugo |
"Baby, Baby" |
17 |
58 |
03 |
Portugal |
Fernando Tordo |
"Tourada" |
10 |
80 |
04 |
Germany |
Gitte |
"Junger Tag" |
8 |
85 |
05 |
Norway |
Bendik Singers |
"It's Just A Game" |
7 |
89 |
06 |
Monaco |
Marie |
"Un train qui part" |
8 |
85 |
07 |
Spain |
Mocedades |
"Eres tú" |
2 |
125 |
08 |
Switzerland |
Patrick Juvet |
"Je vais me marier, Marie" |
12 |
79 |
09 |
Yugoslavia |
Zdravko Čolić |
"Gori vatra" (Гори ватра) |
15 |
65 |
10 |
Italy |
Massimo Ranieri |
"Chi sarà con te" |
13 |
74 |
11 |
Luxembourg |
Anne-Marie David |
"Tu te reconnaîtras" |
1 |
129 |
12 |
Sweden |
Nova and The Dolls |
"You're Summer" |
5 |
94 |
13 |
Netherlands |
Ben Cramer |
"De oude muzikant" |
14 |
69 |
14 |
Ireland |
Maxi |
"Do I Dream" |
10 |
80 |
15 |
United Kingdom |
Cliff Richard |
"Power to All Our Friends" |
3 |
123 |
16 |
France |
Martine Clémenceau |
"Sans toi" |
15 |
65 |
17 |
Israel |
Ilanit |
"Ey Sham" (אי שם) |
4 |
97 |
Brighton
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom. The BBC agreed to stage the event after Luxembourg, having won in both 1972 and 1973, declined on the grounds of expense to host the contest for a second consecutive year.
The winner of the Contest was Sweden with the song "Waterloo" performed by the band ABBA, that went on to become one of the most popular recording acts of all time. ABBA are among the few Eurovision winners to achieve international superstar status. Sweden's win was their first.[1] Katie Boyle returned to host her fourth Eurovision Song Contest (after hosting the contest in 1960, 1963 and 1968). Sandie Shaw, who won the contest in 1967 with "Puppet on a String", was present as a spectator in the audience.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Finland |
Carita Holmström |
"Keep Me Warm" |
13 |
4 |
02 |
United Kingdom |
Olivia Newton-John |
"Long Live Love" |
4 |
14 |
03 |
Spain |
Peret |
"Canta y sé feliz" |
9 |
10 |
04 |
Norway |
Anne-Karine Strøm feat. Bendik Singers |
"The First Day of Love" |
14 |
3 |
05 |
Greece |
Marinella |
"Krasí, thálassa ke t' agóri mu" |
11 |
7 |
06 |
Israel |
Kaveret as 'Poogy' |
"Natati La Khayay" (נתתי לה חיי) |
7 |
11 |
07 |
Yugoslavia |
Korni Grupa |
"Moja generacija" (Моја генерација) |
12 |
6 |
08 |
Sweden |
ABBA |
"Waterloo" |
1 |
24 |
09 |
Luxembourg |
Ireen Sheer |
"Bye Bye I Love You" |
4 |
14 |
10 |
Monaco |
Romuald |
"Celui qui reste et celui qui s'en va" |
4 |
14 |
11 |
Belgium |
Jacques Hustin |
"Fleur de liberté" |
9 |
10 |
12 |
Netherlands |
Mouth and MacNeal |
"I See a Star" |
3 |
15 |
13 |
Ireland |
Tina Reynolds |
"Cross Your Heart" |
7 |
11 |
14 |
Germany |
Cindy & Bert |
"Die Sommermelodie" |
14 |
3 |
15 |
Switzerland |
Piera Martell |
"Mein Ruf nach dir" |
14 |
3 |
16 |
Portugal |
Paulo de Carvalho |
"E depois do adeus" |
14 |
3 |
17 |
Italy |
Gigliola Cinquetti |
"Sì" |
2 |
18 |
Stockholm
The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the 20th edition of the contest hosted by SR and held in Stockholm, Sweden. The arena for the event was the newly built Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö in southern Stockholm. ABBA's victory in Brighton the previous year gave Sweden the right to host the contest for the first time. The Contest was won by Teach-In, who sang "Ding-a-dong" in English, representing theNetherlands.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Netherlands |
Teach-In |
"Ding-a-dong" |
1 |
152 |
02 |
Ireland |
The Swarbriggs |
"That's What Friends Are For" |
9 |
68 |
03 |
France |
Nicole Rieu |
"Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" |
4 |
91 |
04 |
Germany |
Joy Fleming |
"Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" |
17 |
15 |
05 |
Luxembourg |
Geraldine |
"Toi" |
5 |
84 |
06 |
Norway |
Ellen Nikolaysen |
"Touch My Life (With Summer)" |
18 |
11 |
07 |
Switzerland |
Simone Drexel |
"Mikado" |
6 |
77 |
08 |
Yugoslavia |
Pepel In Kri |
"Dan ljubezni" |
13 |
22 |
09 |
United Kingdom |
The Shadows |
"Let Me Be The One" |
2 |
138 |
10 |
Malta |
Renato |
"Singing This Song" |
12 |
32 |
11 |
Belgium |
Ann Christy |
"Gelukkig zijn" |
15 |
17 |
12 |
Israel |
Shlomo Artzi |
"At Va'Ani" (את ואני) |
11 |
40 |
13 |
Turkey |
Semiha Yankı |
"Seninle Bir Dakika" |
19 |
3 |
14 |
Monaco |
Sophie |
"Une chanson c'est une lettre" |
13 |
22 |
15 |
Finland |
Pihasoittajat |
"Old Man Fiddle" |
7 |
74 |
16 |
Portugal |
Duarte Mendes |
"Madrugada" |
16 |
16 |
17 |
Spain |
Sergio y Estíbaliz |
"Tú volverás" |
10 |
53 |
18 |
Sweden |
Lasse Berghagen |
"Jennie, Jennie" |
8 |
72 |
19 |
Italy |
Wess & Dori Ghezzi |
"Era" |
3 |
115 |
The Hague
The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the 21st edition of the contest hosted by NOS and held in The Hague, Netherlands. The arena for the event was the Nederlands Congrescentrum. Teach-In's victory in Stockholm the previous year gave The Netherlands the right to host the contest for the third time. The Contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, who sang "Save Your Kisses for Me" in English, representing theUnited Kingdom.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
United Kingdom |
Brotherhood of Man |
"Save Your Kisses for Me" |
1 |
164 |
02 |
Switzerland |
Peter, Sue and Marc |
"Djambo, Djambo" |
4 |
91 |
03 |
Germany |
Les Humphries Singers |
"Sing Sang Song" |
15 |
12 |
04 |
Israel |
Chocolat, Menta, Mastik |
"Emor Shalom" (אמור שלום) |
6 |
77 |
05 |
Luxembourg |
Jürgen Marcus |
"Chansons pour ceux qui s'aiment" |
14 |
17 |
06 |
Belgium |
Pierre Rapsat |
"Judy et Cie" |
8 |
68 |
07 |
Ireland |
Red Hurley |
"When" |
10 |
54 |
08 |
Netherlands |
Sandra Reemer |
"The Party's Over" |
9 |
56 |
09 |
Norway |
Anne-Karine Strøm |
"Mata Hari" |
18 |
7 |
10 |
Greece |
Mariza Koch |
"Panagia Mou, Panagia Mou" |
13 |
20 |
11 |
Finland |
Fredi & Ystävät |
"Pump-Pump" |
11 |
44 |
12 |
Spain |
Braulio |
"Sobran las palabras" |
16 |
11 |
13 |
Italy |
Al Bano & Romina Power |
"We'll Live It All Again" |
7 |
69 |
14 |
Austria |
Waterloo & Robinson |
"My Little World" |
5 |
80 |
15 |
Portugal |
Carlos do Carmo |
"Uma flor de verde pinho" |
12 |
24 |
16 |
Monaco |
Mary Christy |
"Toi, la musique et moi" |
3 |
93 |
17 |
France |
Catherine Ferry |
"Un, deux, trois" |
2 |
147 |
18 |
Yugoslavia |
Ambasadori |
"Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" |
17 |
10 |
London
The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the 22nd contest, and was held on 7 May 1977 in London. With Angela Rippon as the presenter, the contest was won by Marie Myriam who represented France, with her song "L'oiseau et l'enfant" (The Bird and the Child). This was France's fifth victory, a record, which was equalled by Luxembourg in 1983, the United Kingdom in 1997, and most recently Sweden in 2012. It was equalled and beaten by Ireland in 1993 and 1994, respectively. It was France's last victory in the contest, so far.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Ireland |
The Swarbriggs Plus Two |
"It's Nice to Be in Love Again" |
3 |
119 |
02 |
Monaco |
Michèle Torr |
"Une petite française" |
4 |
96 |
03 |
Netherlands |
Heddy Lester |
"De mallemolen" |
12 |
35 |
04 |
Austria |
Schmetterlinge |
"Boom Boom Boomerang" |
17 |
11 |
05 |
Norway |
Anita Skorgan |
"Casanova" |
15 |
18 |
06 |
Germany |
Silver Convention |
"Telegram" |
8 |
55 |
07 |
Luxembourg |
Anne-Marie B |
"Frère Jacques" |
16 |
17 |
08 |
Portugal |
Os Amigos |
"Portugal no coração" |
14 |
18 |
09 |
United Kingdom |
Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran |
"Rock Bottom" |
2 |
121 |
10 |
Greece |
Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy |
"Mathima Solfege" |
5 |
92 |
11 |
Israel |
Ilanit |
"Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" |
11 |
49 |
12 |
Switzerland |
Pepe Lienhard Band |
"Swiss Lady" |
6 |
71 |
13 |
Sweden |
Forbes |
"Beatles" |
18 |
2 |
14 |
Spain |
Micky |
"Enséñame a cantar" |
9 |
52 |
15 |
Italy |
Mia Martini |
"Libera" |
13 |
33 |
16 |
Finland |
Monica Aspelund |
"Lapponia" |
10 |
50 |
17 |
Belgium |
Dream Express |
"A Million in One, Two, Three" |
7 |
69 |
18 |
France |
Marie Myriam |
"L'oiseau et l'enfant" |
1 |
136 |
Paris
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd of its kind, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi".
The winning entry is a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi. Translation of the title it's rendered "I love you" in English. This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History, when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian TV finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen, later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points during the current voting system was implemented in 1975.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Ireland |
Colm C. T. Wilkinson |
"Born to Sing" |
5 |
86 |
02 |
Norway |
Jahn Teigen |
"Mil etter mil" |
20 |
0 |
03 |
Italy |
Ricchi e Poveri |
"Questo amore" |
12 |
53 |
04 |
Finland |
Seija Simola |
"Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" |
18 |
2 |
05 |
Portugal |
Gemini |
"Dai li dou" |
17 |
5 |
06 |
France |
Joël Prévost |
"Il y aura toujours des violons" |
3 |
119 |
07 |
Spain |
José Vélez |
"Bailemos un vals" |
9 |
65 |
08 |
United Kingdom |
Co-Co |
"The Bad Old Days" |
11 |
61 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Carole Vinci |
"Vivre" |
9 |
65 |
10 |
Belgium |
Jean Vallée |
"L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" |
2 |
125 |
11 |
Netherlands |
Harmony |
"'t Is OK" |
13 |
37 |
12 |
Turkey |
Nilüfer & Nazar |
"Sevince" |
18 |
2 |
13 |
Germany |
Ireen Sheer |
"Feuer" |
6 |
84 |
14 |
Monaco |
Caline & Olivier Toussaint |
"Les jardins de Monaco" |
4 |
107 |
15 |
Greece |
Tania Tsanaklidou |
"Charlie Chaplin" |
8 |
66 |
16 |
Denmark |
Mabel |
"Boom Boom" |
16 |
13 |
17 |
Luxembourg |
Baccara |
"Parlez-vous français?" |
7 |
73 |
18 |
Israel |
Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta |
"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (א-ב-ני-בי) |
1 |
157 |
19 |
Austria |
Springtime |
"Mrs. Caroline Robinson" |
15 |
14 |
20 |
Sweden |
Björn Skifs |
"Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" |
14 |
26 |
Jerusalem
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's win at the 1978 contest. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. The winner was Israel with the song "Hallelujah", performed by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey. Therefore, this was Israel's consecutive second win, and overall second win, in the contest.
19 countries participated, the 20 countries that took part at the previous 1978 Contest, except for Turkey which was also going to participate but eventually withdrew its entry for political reasons. Yugoslavia, that missed the 1978 Contest, also didn't want to take part nor transmit the 1979 show for political reasons. As well as being broadcast live in the 19 competing countries, the contest was broadcast in Turkey,Romania, Hong Kong and Iceland.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Portugal |
Manuela Bravo |
"Sobe, sobe, balão sobe" |
9 |
64 |
02 |
Italy |
Matia Bazar |
"Raggio di luna" |
15 |
27 |
03 |
Denmark |
Tommy Seebach |
"Disco Tango" |
6 |
76 |
04 |
Ireland |
Cathal Dunne |
"Happy Man" |
5 |
80 |
05 |
Finland |
Katri Helena |
"Katson sineen taivaan" |
14 |
38 |
06 |
Monaco |
Laurent Vaguener |
"Notre vie c'est la musique" |
16 |
12 |
07 |
Greece |
Elpida |
"Sokrati" (Σωκράτη) |
8 |
69 |
08 |
Switzerland |
Peter, Sue, Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri |
"Trödler und Co" |
10 |
60 |
09 |
Germany |
Dschinghis Khan |
"Dschinghis Khan" |
4 |
86 |
10 |
Israel |
Gali Atari and Milk and Honey |
"Hallelujah" (הללויה) |
1 |
125 |
11 |
France |
Anne-Marie David |
"Je suis l'enfant soleil" |
3 |
106 |
12 |
Belgium |
Micha Marah |
"Hey Nana" |
19 |
5 |
13 |
Luxembourg |
Jeane Manson |
"J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux" |
13 |
44 |
14 |
Netherlands |
Xandra |
"Colorado" |
12 |
51 |
15 |
Sweden |
Ted Gärdestad |
"Satellit" |
17 |
8 |
16 |
Norway |
Anita Skorgan |
"Oliver" |
11 |
57 |
17 |
United Kingdom |
Black Lace |
"Mary Ann" |
7 |
73 |
18 |
Austria |
Christina Simon |
"Heute in Jerusalem" |
18 |
5 |
19 |
Spain |
Betty Missiego |
"Su canción" |
2 |
116 |
80
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The Hague
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter wasMarlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the participating nation. In some cases, this was the same person providing the commentary.
Israel, winners in 1979, declined to host the show for the second time in a row, as the IBA could not fund another international production, and the Israeli government turned down a request to extend the IBA budget. Moreover, the date that was eventually set for the 1980 contest by theEuropean Broadcasting Union coincided with Israel's Day of Remembrance for their casualties of war, so Israel decided not to participate at all. After Spain, the 2nd place winner of 1979, and reportedly the UK, refused to host, the Netherlands finally agreed to host the show in a small-scale production. According to Yair Lapid, son of Tommy Lapid who was then the IBA director general, Lapid called his counterpart at NOS and convinced him to take the "undesired honour", when he realised that the extra cost could paralyse the regular work of the IBA. The same arena in The Hague used for 1976 - the Congresgebouw - was chosen, with parts of the opening film from 1976 being reused in the introduction and the same set designer (Roland de Groot) taking charge of the design. For the first time since 1977 and 1978, there were no filmed postcards between the songs, with a guest presenter from each nation introducing the entries. NOS spent just US$725,000 on the project.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Austria |
Blue Danube |
"Du bist Musik" |
8 |
64 |
02 |
Turkey |
Ajda Pekkan |
"Petr'Oil" |
15 |
23 |
03 |
Greece |
Anna Vissi and the Epikouri |
"Autostop" (Ωτοστόπ) |
13 |
30 |
04 |
Luxembourg |
Sophie & Magaly |
"Papa pingouin" |
9 |
56 |
05 |
Morocco |
Samira Bensaïd |
"Bitaqat Khub" (بطاقة حب) |
18 |
7 |
06 |
Italy |
Alan Sorrenti |
"Non so che darei" |
6 |
87 |
07 |
Denmark |
Bamses Venner |
"Tænker altid på dig" |
14 |
25 |
08 |
Sweden |
Tomas Ledin |
"Just nu!" |
10 |
47 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Paola |
"Cinéma" |
4 |
104 |
10 |
Finland |
Vesa-Matti Loiri |
"Huilumies" |
19 |
6 |
11 |
Norway |
Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta |
"Sámiid Ædnan" |
16 |
15 |
12 |
Germany |
Katja Ebstein |
"Theater" |
2 |
128 |
13 |
United Kingdom |
Prima Donna |
"Love Enough for Two" |
3 |
106 |
14 |
Portugal |
José Cid |
"Um grande, grande amor" |
7 |
71 |
15 |
Netherlands |
Maggie MacNeal |
"Amsterdam" |
5 |
93 |
16 |
France |
Profil |
"Hé, hé, m'sieurs dames" |
11 |
45 |
17 |
Ireland |
Johnny Logan |
"What's Another Year" |
1 |
143 |
18 |
Spain |
Trigo Limpio |
"Quédate esta noche" |
12 |
38 |
19 |
Belgium |
Telex |
"Euro-Vision" |
17 |
14 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th event of its kind, and was held on 4 April 1981 at the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin. The presenter was Doireann Ní Bhriain. United Kingdom's Bucks Fizz were the winners of this contest with the song "Making Your Mind Up", beating Germany into second place by a mere four points. This year is remembered for the performance of this British band, which included a dance-routine where the two male members ripped the skirts off the two female members only to reveal mini-skirts, and today stands as one of the defining moments of the contest's history.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Austria |
Marty Brem |
"Wenn du da bist" |
17 |
20 |
02 |
Turkey |
Modern Folk Trio and Ayşegül |
"Dönme Dolap" |
18 |
9 |
03 |
Germany |
Lena Valaitis |
"Johnny Blue" |
2 |
132 |
04 |
Luxembourg |
Jean-Claude Pascal |
"C'est peut-être pas l'Amérique" |
11 |
41 |
05 |
Israel |
Hakol Over Habibi |
"Halayla" (הלילה) |
7 |
56 |
06 |
Denmark |
Tommy Seebach and Debbie Cameron |
"Krøller eller ej" |
11 |
41 |
07 |
Yugoslavia |
Seid Memić "Vajta" |
"Lejla" |
15 |
35 |
08 |
Finland |
Riki Sorsa |
"Reggae OK" |
16 |
27 |
09 |
France |
Jean Gabilou |
"Humanahum" |
3 |
125 |
10 |
Spain |
Bacchelli |
"Y sólo tú" |
14 |
38 |
11 |
Netherlands |
Linda Williams |
"Het is een wonder" |
9 |
51 |
12 |
Ireland |
Sheeba |
"Horoscopes" |
5 |
105 |
13 |
Norway |
Finn Kalvik |
"Aldri i livet" |
20 |
0 |
14 |
United Kingdom |
Bucks Fizz |
"Making Your Mind Up" |
1 |
136 |
15 |
Portugal |
Carlos Paião |
"Playback" |
18 |
9 |
16 |
Belgium |
Emly Starr |
"Samson" |
13 |
40 |
17 |
Greece |
Yiannis Dimitras |
"Feggari Kalokerino" |
8 |
55 |
18 |
Cyprus |
Island |
"Monika" (Μόνικα) |
6 |
69 |
19 |
Switzerland |
Peter, Sue and Marc |
"Io senza te" |
4 |
121 |
20 |
Sweden |
Björn Skifs |
"Fångad i en dröm" |
10 |
50 |
Harrogate
The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 24 April 1982 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire,United Kingdom. The presenter was Jan Leeming. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from the languages of the various countries. The question was always in the language in which the respective country's song was performed, with the exception of Ireland. The Irish entry was sung in English, but the translation of the question in the map was in Irish. Then the map zoomed into Harrogate's location in Yorkshire, followed by an introduction video spotlighting the town.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Portugal |
Doce |
"Bem bom" |
13 |
32 |
02 |
Luxembourg |
Svetlana |
"Cours après le temps" |
6 |
78 |
03 |
Norway |
Jahn Teigen and Anita Skorgan |
"Adieu" |
12 |
40 |
04 |
United Kingdom |
Bardo |
"One Step Further" |
7 |
76 |
05 |
Turkey |
Neco |
"Hani?" |
15 |
20 |
06 |
Finland |
Kojo |
"Nuku pommiin" |
18 |
0 |
07 |
Switzerland |
Arlette Zola |
"Amour on t'aime" |
3 |
97 |
08 |
Cyprus |
Anna Vissi |
"Mono I Agapi" (Μόνο η αγάπη) |
5 |
85 |
09 |
Sweden |
Chips |
"Dag efter dag" |
8 |
67 |
10 |
Austria |
Mess |
"Sonntag" |
9 |
57 |
11 |
Belgium |
Stella |
"Si tu aimes ma musique" |
4 |
96 |
12 |
Spain |
Lucía |
"Él" |
10 |
52 |
13 |
Denmark |
Brixx |
"Video, Video" |
17 |
5 |
14 |
Yugoslavia |
Aska |
"Halo, Halo (Хало, хало)" |
14 |
21 |
15 |
Israel |
Avi Toledano |
"Hora" (הורה) |
2 |
100 |
16 |
Netherlands |
Bill van Dijk |
"Jij en ik" |
16 |
8 |
17 |
Ireland |
The Duskeys |
"Here Today Gone Tomorrow" |
11 |
49 |
18 |
Germany |
Nicole |
"Ein bißchen Frieden" |
1 |
161 |
Munich
The Eurovision Song Contest 1983, the 28th in the series, was held in Munich, then West Germany, on 23 April 1983. The presenter wasMarlene Charell. Corinne Hermes was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Si la vie est cadeau". This was Luxembourg's fifth victory in the contest which equalled the record set by France in 1977. It was also the second year in a row where the winning entry was performed last on the night and the second year in a row in which Israel won 2nd place.
The set that year was a quite small, arc-shaped stage surrounding the orchestra section, and a large background resembling giant electric heaters, which lit up in different sequences and combinations depending on the nature and rhythm of the songs. This year's contest was the first to be televised in Australia, via Channel 0/28 (now SBS Television) in Sydney and Melbourne, although that country is never allowed to participate. Nevertheless, previous winners ABBA and Bucks Fizz had been successful in Australia, to which many Europeans had emigrated. Ireland was not in the contest because RTÉ was in strike action at that time.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
France |
Guy Bonnet |
"Vivre" |
8 |
56 |
02 |
Norway |
Jahn Teigen |
"Do Re Mi" |
9 |
53 |
03 |
United Kingdom |
Sweet Dreams |
"I'm Never Giving Up" |
6 |
79 |
04 |
Sweden |
Carola Häggkvist |
"Främling" |
3 |
126 |
05 |
Italy |
Riccardo Fogli |
"Per Lucia" |
11 |
41 |
06 |
Turkey |
Çetin Alp & the Short Waves |
"Opera" |
19 |
0 |
07 |
Spain |
Remedios Amaya |
"¿Quién maneja mi barca?" |
19 |
0 |
08 |
Switzerland |
Mariella Farré |
"Io così non ci sto" |
15 |
28 |
09 |
Finland |
Ami Aspelund |
"Fantasiaa" |
11 |
41 |
10 |
Greece |
Christie Stasinopoulou |
"Mou Les" (Μου λες) |
14 |
32 |
11 |
Netherlands |
Bernadette |
"Sing Me a Song" |
7 |
66 |
12 |
Yugoslavia |
Danijel |
"Džuli" |
4 |
125 |
13 |
Cyprus |
Stavros & Constantina |
"I Agapi Akoma Zi" (Η αγάπη ακόμα ζει) |
16 |
26 |
14 |
Germany |
Hoffmann & Hoffmann |
"Rücksicht" |
5 |
94 |
15 |
Denmark |
Gry Johansen |
"Kloden drejer" |
17 |
16 |
16 |
Israel |
Ofra Haza |
"Hi" (חי) |
2 |
136 |
17 |
Portugal |
Armando Gama |
"Esta balada que te dou" |
13 |
33 |
18 |
Austria |
Westend |
"Hurricane" |
9 |
53 |
19 |
Belgium |
Pas de Deux |
"Rendez-vous" |
18 |
13 |
20 |
Luxembourg |
Corinne Hermès |
"Si la vie est cadeau" |
1 |
142 |
Luxembourg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, the 29th event of its kind, was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg. The presenter, Désirée Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for the show at the time. She manifested her fluency in four languages by switching between a strong transatlanticEnglish, French, German and Luxembourgish in the course of talking, often in the same sentence.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Sweden |
Herreys |
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" |
1 |
145 |
02 |
Luxembourg |
Sophie Carle |
"100% d'amour" |
10 |
39 |
03 |
France |
Annick Thoumazeau |
"Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" |
8 |
61 |
04 |
Spain |
Bravo |
"Lady, Lady" |
3 |
106 |
05 |
Norway |
Dollie de Luxe |
"Lenge leve livet" |
17 |
29 |
06 |
United Kingdom |
Belle & the Devotions |
"Love Games" |
7 |
63 |
07 |
Cyprus |
Andy Paul |
"Anna Maria Lena" |
15 |
31 |
08 |
Belgium |
Jacques Zegers |
"Avanti la vie" |
5 |
70 |
09 |
Ireland |
Linda Martin |
"Terminal 3" |
2 |
137 |
10 |
Denmark |
Hot Eyes |
"Det' lige det" |
4 |
101 |
11 |
Netherlands |
Maribelle |
"Ik hou van jou" |
13 |
34 |
12 |
Yugoslavia |
Vlado & Isolda |
"Ciao, amore" |
18 |
26 |
13 |
Austria |
Anita |
"Einfach weg" |
19 |
5 |
14 |
Germany |
Mary Roos |
"Aufrecht geh'n" |
13 |
34 |
15 |
Turkey |
Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra |
"Halay" |
12 |
37 |
16 |
Finland |
Kirka |
"Hengaillaan" |
9 |
46 |
17 |
Switzerland |
Rainy Day |
"Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" |
16 |
30 |
18 |
Italy |
Alice & Franco Battiato |
"I treni di Tozeur" |
5 |
70 |
19 |
Portugal |
Maria Guinot |
"Silêncio e tanta gente" |
11 |
38 |
Gothenburg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th event since its inception in 1956, and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was entertainer Lill Lindfors, whose jokey dress rip after the interval act (seemingly revealing her knickers before unfolding another dress) was said to have not amused the wife of EBU scrutineerFrank Naef, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! were the winners of this contest with the song "La det swinge".
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Ireland |
Maria Christian |
"Wait Until the Weekend Comes" |
6 |
91 |
02 |
Finland |
Sonja Lumme |
"Eläköön elämä" |
9 |
58 |
03 |
Cyprus |
Lia Vissi |
"To Katalava Arga" (Το κατάλαβα αργά) |
16 |
15 |
04 |
Denmark |
Hot Eyes |
"Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" |
11 |
41 |
05 |
Spain |
Paloma San Basilio |
"La fiesta terminó" |
14 |
36 |
06 |
France |
Roger Bens |
"Femme dans ses rêves aussi" |
10 |
56 |
07 |
Turkey |
MFÖ |
"Didai didai dai" |
14 |
36 |
08 |
Belgium |
Linda Lepomme |
"Laat me nu gaan" |
19 |
7 |
09 |
Portugal |
Adelaide |
"Penso em ti, eu sei" |
18 |
9 |
10 |
Germany |
Wind |
"Für alle" |
2 |
105 |
11 |
Israel |
Izhar Cohen |
"Olé, Olé" (עולה, עולה) |
5 |
93 |
12 |
Italy |
Al Bano & Romina Power |
"Magic Oh Magic" |
7 |
78 |
13 |
Norway |
Bobbysocks! |
"La det swinge" |
1 |
123 |
14 |
United Kingdom |
Vikki |
"Love Is" |
4 |
100 |
15 |
Switzerland |
Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini |
"Piano, Piano" |
12 |
39 |
16 |
Sweden |
Kikki Danielsson |
"Bra vibrationer" |
3 |
103 |
17 |
Austria |
Gary Lux |
"Kinder dieser Welt" |
8 |
60 |
18 |
Luxembourg |
Margo, Franck Olivier, |
"Children, Kinder, Enfants" |
13 |
37 |
19 |
Greece |
Takis Biniaris |
"Miazoume" (Μοιάζουμε) |
16 |
15 |
Bergen
The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest. The presenter was Åse Kleveland, a well-known folk guitarist who was President of the Norwegian Association of Musicians (and a former Eurovision entrant, in 1966).
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Luxembourg |
Sherisse Laurence |
"L'amour de ma vie" |
3 |
117 |
02 |
Yugoslavia |
Doris Dragović |
"Željo moja" |
11 |
49 |
03 |
France |
Cocktail Chic |
"Européennes" |
17 |
13 |
04 |
Norway |
Ketil Stokkan |
"Romeo" |
12 |
44 |
05 |
United Kingdom |
Ryder |
"Runner in the Night" |
7 |
72 |
06 |
Iceland |
ICY |
"Gleðibankinn" |
16 |
19 |
07 |
Netherlands |
Frizzle Sizzle |
"Alles heeft ritme" |
13 |
40 |
08 |
Turkey |
Klips ve Onlar |
"Halley" |
9 |
53 |
09 |
Spain |
Cadillac |
"Valentino" |
10 |
51 |
10 |
Switzerland |
Daniela Simmons |
"Pas pour moi" |
2 |
140 |
11 |
Israel |
Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel |
"Yavo Yom" (יבוא יום) |
19 |
7 |
12 |
Ireland |
Luv Bug |
"You Can Count On Me" |
4 |
96 |
13 |
Belgium |
Sandra Kim |
"J'aime la vie" |
1 |
176 |
14 |
Germany |
Ingrid Peters |
"Über die Brücke geh'n" |
8 |
62 |
15 |
Cyprus |
Elpida |
"Tora Zo" (Τώρα ζω) |
20 |
4 |
16 |
Austria |
Timna Brauer |
"Die Zeit ist einsam" |
18 |
12 |
17 |
Sweden |
Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell |
"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" |
5 |
78 |
18 |
Denmark |
Lise Haavik |
"Du er fuld af løgn" |
6 |
77 |
19 |
Finland |
Kari Kuivalainen |
"Never The End" |
15 |
22 |
20 |
Portugal |
Dora |
"Não sejas mau para mim" |
14 |
28 |
Brussels
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now". That made him the first performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Norway |
Kate Gulbrandsen |
"Mitt liv" |
9 |
65 |
02 |
Israel |
Datner & Kushnir |
"Shir Habatlanim" (שיר הבטלנים) |
8 |
73 |
03 |
Austria |
Gary Lux |
"Nur noch Gefühl" |
20 |
8 |
04 |
Iceland |
Halla Margrét |
"Hægt og hljótt" |
16 |
28 |
05 |
Belgium |
Liliane Saint-Pierre |
"Soldiers of Love" |
11 |
56 |
06 |
Sweden |
Lotta Engberg |
"Boogaloo" |
12 |
50 |
07 |
Italy |
Umberto Tozzi & Raf |
"Gente di mare" |
3 |
103 |
08 |
Portugal |
Nevada |
"Neste barco à vela" |
18 |
15 |
09 |
Spain |
Patricia Kraus |
"No estás solo" |
19 |
10 |
10 |
Turkey |
Seyyal Taner &Lokomotif |
"Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" |
22 |
0 |
11 |
Greece |
Bang |
"Stop" (Στοπ) |
10 |
64 |
12 |
Netherlands |
Marcha |
"Rechtop in de wind" |
5 |
83 |
13 |
Luxembourg |
Plastic Bertrand |
"Amour, Amour" |
21 |
4 |
14 |
United Kingdom |
Rikki |
"Only the Light" |
13 |
47 |
15 |
France |
Christine Minier |
"Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" |
14 |
44 |
16 |
Germany |
Wind |
"Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" |
2 |
141 |
17 |
Cyprus |
Alexia |
"Aspro Mavro" (Άσπρο-μαύρο) |
7 |
80 |
18 |
Finland |
Vicky Rosti &Boulevard |
"Sata salamaa" |
15 |
32 |
19 |
Denmark |
Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo |
"En lille melodi" |
5 |
83 |
20 |
Ireland |
Johnny Logan |
"Hold Me Now" |
1 |
172 |
21 |
Yugoslavia |
Novi Fosili |
"Ja sam za ples" |
4 |
92 |
22 |
Switzerland |
Carol Rich |
"Moitié, moitié" |
17 |
26 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca. Future international superstar, the French-Canadian Celine Dion, then only famous in the French-speaking world, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Ne partez pas sans moi", composed by Swiss-Turkish composer Atilla Şereftuğ with lyrics by Nella Martinetti. This was the second victory, and as of 2013, the last for Switzerland. The first one was in1956: "Refrain", performed by Lys Assia. It was also the last time a song in French won the Contest, the language having dominated the event in earlier years.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Iceland |
Beathoven |
"Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" |
16 |
20 |
02 |
Sweden |
Tommy Körberg |
"Stad i ljus" |
12 |
52 |
03 |
Finland |
Boulevard |
"Nauravat silmät muistetaan" |
20 |
3 |
04 |
United Kingdom |
Scott Fitzgerald |
"Go" |
2 |
136 |
05 |
Turkey |
MFÖ |
"Sufi" |
15 |
37 |
06 |
Spain |
La Década Prodigiosa |
"La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" |
11 |
58 |
07 |
Netherlands |
Gerard Joling |
"Shangri-La" |
9 |
70 |
08 |
Israel |
Yardena Arazi |
"Ben Adam" (בן אדם) |
7 |
85 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Céline Dion |
"Ne partez pas sans moi" |
1 |
137 |
10 |
Ireland |
Jump The Gun |
"Take Him Home" |
8 |
79 |
11 |
Germany |
Maxi & Chris Garden |
"Lied für einen Freund" |
14 |
48 |
12 |
Austria |
Wilfried |
"Lisa Mona Lisa" |
21 |
0 |
13 |
Denmark |
Hot Eyes |
"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" |
3 |
92 |
14 |
Greece |
Afroditi Frida |
"Clown" (Κλόουν) |
17 |
10 |
15 |
Norway |
Karoline Krüger |
"For vår jord" |
5 |
88 |
16 |
Belgium |
Reynaert |
"Laissez briller le soleil" |
18 |
5 |
17 |
Luxembourg |
Lara Fabian |
"Croire" |
4 |
90 |
18 |
Italy |
Luca Barbarossa |
"Vivo (Ti scrivo)" |
12 |
52 |
19 |
France |
Gérard Lenorman |
"Chanteur de charme" |
10 |
64 |
20 |
Portugal |
Dora |
"Voltarei" |
18 |
5 |
21 |
Yugoslavia |
Srebrna Krila |
"Mangup" |
6 |
87 |
Lausanne
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The program was presented by Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux.Riva, representing Yugoslavia, won with the song Rock Me. This was the only victory for Yugoslavia as a unified state.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Italy |
Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali |
"Avrei voluto" |
9 |
56 |
02 |
Israel |
Gili and Galit |
"Derekh Hamelekh" (דרך המלך) |
12 |
50 |
03 |
Ireland |
Kiev Connolly & The Missing Passengers |
"The Real Me" |
18 |
21 |
04 |
Netherlands |
Justine Pelmelay |
"Blijf zoals je bent" |
15 |
45 |
05 |
Turkey |
Pan |
"Bana Bana" |
21 |
5 |
06 |
Belgium |
Ingeborg |
"Door de wind" |
19 |
13 |
07 |
United Kingdom |
Live Report |
"Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?" |
2 |
130 |
08 |
Norway |
Britt Synnøve Johansen |
"Venners nærhet" |
17 |
30 |
09 |
Portugal |
Da Vinci |
"Conquistador" |
16 |
39 |
10 |
Sweden |
Tommy Nilsson |
"En dag" |
4 |
110 |
11 |
Luxembourg |
Park Café |
"Monsieur" |
20 |
8 |
12 |
Denmark |
Birthe Kjær |
"Vi maler byen rød" |
3 |
111 |
13 |
Austria |
Thomas Forstner |
"Nur ein Lied" |
5 |
97 |
14 |
Finland |
Anneli Saaristo |
"La dolce vita" |
7 |
76 |
15 |
France |
Nathalie Pâque |
"J'ai volé la vie" |
8 |
60 |
16 |
Spain |
Nina |
"Nacida para amar" |
6 |
88 |
17 |
Cyprus |
Fani Polymeri & Yiannis Savvidakis |
"Apopse As Vrethoume" |
11 |
51 |
18 |
Switzerland |
Furbaz |
"Viver senza tei" |
13 |
47 |
19 |
Greece |
Mariana Efstratiou |
"To Dhiko Su Asteri" |
9 |
56 |
20 |
Iceland |
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson |
"Það sem enginn sér" |
22 |
0 |
21 |
Germany |
Nino de Angelo |
"Flieger" |
14 |
46 |
22 |
Yugoslavia |
Riva |
"Rock Me" |
1 |
137 |
90
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Zagreb
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990, the 35th in the series, was held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia on 5 May 1990. The presenters were Helga Vlahović Brnobić and Oliver Mlakar. Toto Cutugno was the winner of this contest with the song "Insieme: 1992". This was the second and most recent victory for Italy, the first one having been "Non ho l'età", performed by Gigliola Cinquetti in 1964.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Spain |
Azúcar Moreno |
"Bandido" |
5 |
96 |
02 |
Greece |
Christos Callow & Wave |
"Horis Skopo" (Χωρίς σκοπό) |
19 |
11 |
03 |
Belgium |
Philippe Lafontaine |
"Macédomienne" |
12 |
46 |
04 |
Turkey |
Kayahan feat. Demet Sağıroğlu |
"Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim" |
17 |
21 |
05 |
Netherlands |
Maywood |
"Ik wil alles met je delen" |
15 |
25 |
06 |
Luxembourg |
Céline Carzo |
"Quand je te rêve" |
13 |
38 |
07 |
United Kingdom |
Emma |
"Give a Little Love Back to the World" |
6 |
87 |
08 |
Iceland |
Stjórnin |
"Eitt lag enn" |
4 |
124 |
09 |
Norway |
Ketil Stokkan |
"Brandenburger Tor" |
21 |
8 |
10 |
Israel |
Rita Kleinstein |
"Shara Barkhovot" (שרה ברחובות) |
18 |
16 |
11 |
Denmark |
Lonnie Devantier |
"Hallo Hallo" |
8 |
64 |
12 |
Switzerland |
Egon Egemann |
"Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus" |
11 |
51 |
13 |
Germany |
Chris Kempers & Daniel Kovac |
"Frei zu leben" |
9 |
60 |
14 |
France |
Joëlle Ursull |
"White and Black Blues" |
2 |
132 |
15 |
Yugoslavia |
Tajči |
"Hajde da ludujemo" |
7 |
81 |
16 |
Portugal |
Nucha |
"Há sempre alguém" |
20 |
9 |
17 |
Ireland |
Liam Reilly |
"Somewhere In Europe" |
2 |
132 |
18 |
Sweden |
Edin-Ådahl |
"Som en vind" |
16 |
24 |
19 |
Italy |
Toto Cutugno |
"Insieme: 1992" |
1 |
149 |
20 |
Austria |
Simone |
"Keine Mauern mehr" |
10 |
58 |
21 |
Cyprus |
Haris Anastasiou |
"Milas Poli" (Μιλάς πολύ) |
14 |
36 |
22 |
Finland |
Beat |
"Fri?" |
21 |
8 |
Rome
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Yugoslavia |
Baby Doll |
"Brazil" (Бразил) |
21 |
1 |
02 |
Iceland |
Stefán & Eyfi |
"Draumur um Nínu" |
15 |
26 |
03 |
Malta |
Georgina & Paul Giordimaina |
"Could It Be" |
6 |
106 |
04 |
Greece |
Sophia Vossou |
"I Anixi" (Η άνοιξη) |
13 |
36 |
05 |
Switzerland |
Sandra Simó |
"Canzone per te" |
5 |
118 |
06 |
Austria |
Thomas Forstner |
"Venedig im Regen" |
22 |
0 |
07 |
Luxembourg |
Sarah Bray |
"Un baiser volé" |
14 |
29 |
08 |
Sweden |
Carola |
"Fångad av en stormvind" |
1 |
146 |
09 |
France |
Amina |
"C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" |
2 |
146 |
10 |
Turkey |
İzel Çeliköz, Reyhan Karaca |
"İki Dakika" |
12 |
44 |
11 |
Ireland |
Kim Jackson |
"Could It Be That I'm In Love" |
10 |
47 |
12 |
Portugal |
Dulce Pontes |
"Lusitana paixão" |
8 |
62 |
13 |
Denmark |
Anders Frandsen |
"Lige der hvor hjertet slår" |
19 |
8 |
14 |
Norway |
Just 4 Fun |
"Mrs. Thompson" |
17 |
14 |
15 |
Israel |
Duo Datz |
"Kan" (כאן) |
3 |
139 |
16 |
Finland |
Kaija Kärkinen |
"Hullu yö" |
20 |
6 |
17 |
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"Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" |
18 |
10 |
18 |
Belgium |
Clouseau |
"Geef het op" |
16 |
23 |
19 |
Spain |
Sergio Dalma |
"Bailar pegados" |
4 |
119 |
20 |
United Kingdom |
Samantha Janus |
"A Message to Your Heart" |
10 |
47 |
21 |
Cyprus |
Elena Patroklou |
"SOS" |
9 |
60 |
22 |
Italy |
Peppino di Capri |
"Comme è ddoce 'o mare" |
7 |
89 |
Malmö
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny Logan, who had won the 1980 contest as singer and the 1987 contest as singer/songwriter. The contest took place at the indoor ice arena of Malmö where the stage set was in the shape of a Viking ship's bow with a dragon in the centre and stars on each side. The opening sequence included women dressed in the Swedish colours of yellow and blue, twirling ribbons. The filmic postcard tradition was continued with clips based on each country. Last year's winner, Carola, appeared on stage in a white dress with sheer sleeves, a rhinestone collar and cuffs and sang “All The Reasons To Live”.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Spain |
Serafín Zubiri |
"Todo esto es la música" |
14 |
37 |
02 |
Belgium |
Morgane |
"Nous, on veut des violons" |
20 |
11 |
03 |
Israel |
Dafna Dekel |
"Ze Rak Sport" (זה רק ספורט) |
6 |
85 |
04 |
Turkey |
Aylin Vatankoş |
"Yaz Bitti" |
19 |
17 |
05 |
Greece |
Cleopatra |
"Olou Tou Kosmou I Elpida" |
5 |
94 |
06 |
France |
Kali |
"Monté la riviè" |
8 |
73 |
07 |
Sweden |
Christer Björkman |
"I morgon är en annan dag" |
22 |
9 |
08 |
Portugal |
Dina |
"Amor d'água fresca" |
17 |
26 |
09 |
Cyprus |
Evridiki |
"Teriazoume" (Ταιριάζουμε) |
11 |
57 |
10 |
Malta |
Mary Spiteri |
"Little Child" |
3 |
123 |
11 |
Iceland |
Heart 2 Heart |
"Nei eða já" |
7 |
80 |
12 |
Finland |
Pave Maijanen |
"Yamma, yamma" |
23 |
4 |
13 |
Switzerland |
Daisy Auvray |
"Mister Music Man" |
15 |
32 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
Marion Welter & Kontinent |
"Sou fräi" |
21 |
10 |
15 |
Austria |
Tony Wegas |
"Zusammen geh'n" |
10 |
63 |
16 |
United Kingdom |
Michael Ball |
"One Step Out of Time" |
2 |
139 |
17 |
Ireland |
Linda Martin |
"Why Me?" |
1 |
155 |
18 |
Denmark |
Kenny Lübcke & Lotte Nilsson |
"Alt det som ingen ser" |
12 |
47 |
19 |
Italy |
Mia Martini |
"Rapsodia" |
4 |
111 |
20 |
FR Yugoslavia |
Extra Nena |
"Ljubim te pesmama" |
13 |
44 |
21 |
Norway |
Merethe Trøan |
"Visjoner" |
18 |
23 |
22 |
Germany |
Wind |
"Träume sind für alle da" |
16 |
27 |
23 |
Netherlands |
Humphrey Campbell |
"Wijs me de weg" |
9 |
67 |
Millstreet
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes". This was Ireland's fifth victory, and equalled the tally of five Eurovision victories achieved by France in 1977 and Luxembourg in 1983.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Italy |
Enrico Ruggeri |
"Sole d'Europa" |
12 |
45 |
02 |
Turkey |
Burak Aydos |
"Esmer Yarim" |
21 |
10 |
03 |
Germany |
Münchener Freiheit |
"Viel zu weit" |
18 |
18 |
04 |
Switzerland |
Annie Cotton |
"Moi, tout simplement" |
3 |
148 |
05 |
Denmark |
Tommy Seebach Band |
"Under stjernerne på himlen" |
22 |
9 |
06 |
Greece |
Katerina Garbi |
"Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos" |
9 |
64 |
07 |
Belgium |
Barbara Dex |
"Iemand als jij" |
25 |
3 |
08 |
Malta |
William Mangion |
"This Time" |
8 |
69 |
09 |
Iceland |
Inga |
"Þá veistu svarið" |
13 |
42 |
10 |
Austria |
Tony Wegas |
"Maria Magdalena" |
14 |
32 |
11 |
Portugal |
Anabela |
"A cidade" |
10 |
60 |
12 |
France |
Patrick Fiori |
"Mama Corsica" |
4 |
121 |
13 |
Sweden |
Arvingarna |
"Eloise" |
7 |
89 |
14 |
Ireland |
Niamh Kavanagh |
"In Your Eyes" |
1 |
187 |
15 |
Luxembourg |
Modern Times |
"Donne-moi une chance" |
20 |
11 |
16 |
Slovenia |
1X Band |
"Tih deževen dan" |
22 |
9 |
17 |
Finland |
Katri Helena |
"Tule luo" |
17 |
20 |
18 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Fazla |
"Sva bol svijeta" |
16 |
27 |
19 |
United Kingdom |
Sonia |
"Better The Devil You Know" |
2 |
164 |
20 |
Netherlands |
Ruth Jacott |
"Vrede" |
6 |
92 |
21 |
Croatia |
Put |
"Don't Ever Cry" |
15 |
31 |
22 |
Spain |
Eva Santamaría |
"Hombres" |
11 |
58 |
23 |
Cyprus |
Zimboulakis & Van Beke |
"Mi Stamatas" |
19 |
17 |
24 |
Israel |
The Shiru Group |
"Shiru" (שירו) |
24 |
4 |
25 |
Norway |
Silje Vige |
"Alle mine tankar" |
5 |
120 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre inDublin, Ireland. Thus far (2013), it was the last time the contest was held in April. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish. Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan from Ireland were the winners of this Eurovision with a song written by Brendan Graham, "Rock 'N' Roll Kids". This was a record sixth victory for Ireland, giving it the outright record number of victories at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was also the first time — and to date the only time — that the contest had been won by the same country in three consecutive years.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Sweden |
Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare |
"Stjärnorna" |
13 |
48 |
02 |
Finland |
CatCat |
"Bye Bye Baby" |
22 |
11 |
03 |
Ireland |
Paul Harrington and |
"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" |
1 |
226 |
04 |
Cyprus |
Evridiki |
"Íme ánthropos ki egó" |
11 |
51 |
05 |
Iceland |
Sigga |
"Nætur" |
12 |
49 |
06 |
United Kingdom |
Frances Ruffelle |
"We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" |
10 |
63 |
07 |
Croatia |
Tony Cetinski |
"Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" |
16 |
27 |
08 |
Portugal |
Sara Tavares |
"Chamar a música" |
8 |
73 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Duilio |
"Sto pregando" |
19 |
15 |
10 |
Estonia |
Silvi Vrait |
"Nagu merelaine" |
24 |
2 |
11 |
Romania |
Dan Bittman |
"Dincolo de nori" |
21 |
14 |
12 |
Malta |
Chris and Moira |
"More than Love" |
5 |
97 |
13 |
Netherlands |
Willeke Alberti |
"Waar is de zon?" |
23 |
4 |
14 |
Germany |
MeKaDo |
"Wir geben 'ne Party" |
3 |
128 |
15 |
Slovakia |
Tublatanka |
"Nekonečná pieseň" |
19 |
15 |
16 |
Lithuania |
Ovidijus Vyšniauskas |
"Lopšinė mylimai" |
25 |
0 |
17 |
Norway |
Elisabeth Andreassen and |
"Duett" |
6 |
76 |
18 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Alma and Dejan |
"Ostani kraj mene" |
15 |
39 |
19 |
Greece |
Kostas Bigalis and |
"To Trehandiri" (Το τρεχαντήρι) |
14 |
44 |
20 |
Austria |
Petra Frey |
"Für den Frieden der Welt" |
17 |
19 |
21 |
Spain |
Alejandro Abad |
"Ella no es ella" |
18 |
17 |
22 |
Hungary |
Friderika Bayer |
"Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" |
4 |
122 |
23 |
Russia |
Youddiph |
"Vechny strannik" (Вечный странник) |
9 |
70 |
24 |
Poland |
Edyta Górniak |
"To nie ja!" |
2 |
166 |
25 |
France |
Nina Morato |
"Je suis un vrai garçon" |
7 |
74 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre inDublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This year's competition was the last with only one host until 18 years later in 2013 inMalmö, Sweden . This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994. This was Ireland's 3rd year in succession to host the contest - and to mark the 40th show, it was opened with a 4-minute retrospective showing images from the contest's history. The Norwegian group Secret Garden was the winner of this contest with the mostly instrumental song, "Nocturne". Incidentally, Secret Garden's violinist was Fionnuala Sherry, who is Irish.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Poland |
Justyna |
"Sama" |
18 |
15 |
02 |
Ireland |
Eddie Friel |
"Dreamin'" |
14 |
44 |
03 |
Germany |
Stone & Stone |
"Verliebt in Dich" |
23 |
1 |
04 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Davorin Popović |
"Dvadeset prvi vijek" |
19 |
14 |
05 |
Norway |
Secret Garden |
"Nocturne" |
1 |
148 |
06 |
Russia |
Philipp Kirkorov |
"Kolibelnaya dlya vulkana" |
17 |
17 |
07 |
Iceland |
Bo Halldórsson |
"Núna" |
15 |
31 |
08 |
Austria |
Stella Jones |
"Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" |
13 |
67 |
09 |
Spain |
Anabel Conde |
"Vuelve conmigo" |
2 |
119 |
10 |
Turkey |
Arzu Ece |
"Sev" |
16 |
21 |
11 |
Croatia |
Magazin & Lidija |
"Nostalgija" |
6 |
91 |
12 |
France |
Nathalie Santamaria |
"Il me donne rendez-vous" |
4 |
94 |
13 |
Hungary |
Csaba Szigeti |
"Új név a régi ház falán" |
22 |
3 |
14 |
Belgium |
Frédéric Etherlinck |
"La voix est libre" |
20 |
8 |
15 |
United Kingdom |
Love City Groove |
"Love City Groove" |
10 |
76 |
16 |
Portugal |
Tó Cruz |
"Baunilha e chocolate" |
21 |
5 |
17 |
Cyprus |
Alexandros Panayi |
"Sti Fotia" (Στη φωτιά) |
9 |
79 |
18 |
Sweden |
Jan Johansen |
"Se på mig" |
3 |
100 |
19 |
Denmark |
Aud Wilken |
"Fra Mols til Skagen" |
5 |
92 |
20 |
Slovenia |
Darja Švajger |
"Prisluhni mi" |
7 |
84 |
21 |
Israel |
Liora |
"Amen" (אמן) |
8 |
81 |
22 |
Malta |
Mike Spiteri |
"Keep Me In Mind" |
10 |
76 |
23 |
Greece |
Elina Konstantopoulou |
"Pia Prosefhi" (Ποια προσευχή) |
12 |
68 |
Oslo
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not for Saints". Eimear Quinn of Ireland was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "The Voice". The song was written by Brendan Graham, who also composed the 1994 winner "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". It was also a record seventh win for Ireland.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Turkey |
Şebnem Paker |
"Beşinci Mevsim" |
12 |
57 |
02 |
United Kingdom |
Gina G |
"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" |
8 |
77 |
03 |
Spain |
Antonio Carbonell |
"¡Ay, qué deseo!" |
20 |
17 |
04 |
Portugal |
Lúcia Moniz |
"O meu coração não tem cor" |
6 |
92 |
05 |
Cyprus |
Constantinos |
"Mono Yia Mas" (Μόνο Για Μας) |
9 |
72 |
06 |
Malta |
Miriam Christine |
"In a Woman's Heart" |
10 |
68 |
07 |
Croatia |
Maja Blagdan |
"Sveta ljubav" |
4 |
98 |
08 |
Austria |
George Nussbaumer |
"Weil's dr guat got" |
10 |
68 |
09 |
Switzerland |
Kathy Leander |
"Mon cœur l'aime" |
16 |
22 |
10 |
Greece |
Mariana Efstratiou |
"Emeis Forame to Himona Anixiatika" |
14 |
36 |
11 |
Estonia |
Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna |
"Kaelakee hääl" |
5 |
94 |
12 |
Norway |
Elisabeth Andreassen |
"I evighet" |
2 |
114 |
13 |
France |
Dan Ar Braz & |
"Diwanit Bugale" |
19 |
18 |
14 |
Slovenia |
Regina |
"Dan najlepših sanj" |
21 |
16 |
15 |
Netherlands |
Maxine & Franklin Brown |
"De eerste keer" |
7 |
78 |
16 |
Belgium |
Lisa del Bo |
"Liefde is een kaartspel" |
16 |
22 |
17 |
Ireland |
Eimear Quinn |
"The Voice" |
1 |
162 |
18 |
Finland |
Jasmine |
"Niin kaunis on taivas" |
23 |
9 |
19 |
Iceland |
Anna Mjöll |
"Sjúbídú" |
13 |
51 |
20 |
Poland |
Kasia Kowalska |
"Chcę znać swój grzech..." |
15 |
31 |
21 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Amila Glamočak |
"Za našu ljubav" |
22 |
13 |
22 |
Slovakia |
Marcel Palonder |
"Kým nás máš" |
18 |
19 |
23 |
Sweden |
One More Time |
"Den vilda" |
3 |
100 |
Dublin
The Eurovision Song Contest 1997, was the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest and it was held at the Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland, on 3 May 1997. Carrie Crowley and Boyzone member Ronan Keating were the presenters of the show.
After the controversy over the pre-selection in 1996, the European Broadcasting Union introduced a new system for 1997: countries with the lowest average scores over the previous four years would be excluded from the 1997 contest, and those with the lowest averages over the previous five years would be excluded from future contests (save that every country so excluded for one year would automatically be allowed to participate the following year), with so many countries being omitted as would reduce the number of participants each year to 25.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Cyprus |
Hara & Andreas Konstantinou |
"Mana Mou" (Μάνα μου) |
5 |
98 |
02 |
Turkey |
Şebnem Paker & Grup Ethnic |
"Dinle" |
3 |
121 |
03 |
Norway |
Tor Endresen |
"San Francisco" |
24 |
0 |
04 |
Austria |
Bettina Soriat |
"One Step" |
21 |
12 |
05 |
Ireland |
Marc Roberts |
"Mysterious Woman" |
2 |
157 |
06 |
Slovenia |
Tanja Ribič |
"Zbudi se" |
10 |
60 |
07 |
Switzerland |
Barbara Berta |
"Dentro di me" |
22[3] |
5 |
08 |
Netherlands |
Mrs. Einstein |
"Niemand heeft nog tijd" |
22 |
5 |
09 |
Italy |
Jalisse |
"Fiumi di parole" |
4 |
114 |
10 |
Spain |
Marcos Llunas |
"Sin rencor" |
6 |
96 |
11 |
Germany |
Bianca Shomburg |
"Zeit" |
18[3] |
22 |
12 |
Poland |
Anna Maria Jopek |
"Ale jestem" |
11 |
54 |
13 |
Estonia |
Maarja-Liis Ilus |
"Keelatud maa" |
8 |
82 |
14 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Alma Čardžić |
"Goodbye" |
18 |
22 |
15 |
Portugal |
Célia Lawson |
"Antes do adeus" |
24 |
0 |
16 |
Sweden |
Blond |
"Bara hon älskar mig" |
14 |
36 |
17 |
Greece |
Marianna Zorba |
"Horepse" (Χόρεψε) |
12[3] |
39 |
18 |
Malta |
Debbie Scerri |
"Let Me Fly" |
9 |
66 |
19 |
Hungary |
V.I.P. |
"Miért kell, hogy elmenj?" |
12 |
39 |
20 |
Russia |
Alla Pugacheva |
"Primadonna" (Примадонна) |
15 |
33 |
21 |
Denmark |
Kølig Kaj |
"Stemmen i mit liv" |
16 |
25 |
22 |
France |
Fanny |
"Sentiments songes" |
7 |
95 |
23 |
Croatia |
E.N.I. |
"Probudi me" |
17 |
24 |
24 |
United Kingdom |
Katrina & The Waves |
"Love Shine a Light" |
1 |
227 |
25 |
Iceland |
Paul Oscar |
"Minn hinsti dans" |
20 |
18 |
Birmingham
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arenain Birmingham, United Kingdom. The presenters were Terry Wogan and Ulrika Jonsson. Despite being one of the presenters, Terry Wogan still managed to provide his trademark comedy commentary to the contest for the BBC.
For the second year in a row, at least one country went home empty-handed; Switzerland's Gunvor Guggisberg with her composition "Lass Ihn" failed to score a single point.
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Croatia |
Danijela |
"Neka mi ne svane" |
5 |
131 |
02 |
Greece |
Thalassa |
"Mia krifi evesthisia" |
20 |
12 |
03 |
France |
Marie Line |
"Où aller" |
24 |
3 |
04 |
Spain |
Mikel Herzog |
"¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" |
16 |
21 |
05 |
Switzerland |
Gunvor |
"Lass' ihn" |
25 |
0 |
06 |
Slovakia |
Katarína Hasprová |
"Modlitba" |
21 |
8 |
07 |
Poland |
Sixteen |
"To takie proste" |
17 |
19 |
08 |
Israel |
Dana International |
"Diva" (דיווה) |
1 |
172 |
09 |
Germany |
Guildo Horn |
"Guildo hat euch lieb!" |
7 |
86 |
10 |
Malta |
Chiara |
"The One That I Love" |
3 |
165 |
11 |
Hungary |
Charlie |
"A holnap már nem lesz szomorú" |
23 |
4 |
12 |
Slovenia |
Vili Resnik |
"Naj bogovi slišijo" |
18 |
17 |
13 |
Ireland |
Dawn Martin |
"Is Always Over Now?" |
9 |
64 |
14 |
Portugal |
Alma Lusa |
"Se eu te pudesse abraçar" |
12 |
36 |
15 |
Romania |
Mălina Olinescu |
"Eu cred" |
22 |
6 |
16 |
United Kingdom |
Imaani |
"Where Are You?" |
2 |
166 |
17 |
Cyprus |
Michalis Hatzigiannis |
"Genesis" (Γένεσις) |
11 |
37 |
18 |
Netherlands |
Edsilia |
"Hemel en aarde" |
4 |
150 |
19 |
Sweden |
Jill Johnson |
"Kärleken är" |
10 |
53 |
20 |
Belgium |
Mélanie Cohl |
"Dis oui" |
6 |
122 |
21 |
Finland |
Edea |
"Aava" |
15 |
22 |
22 |
Norway |
Lars Fredriksen |
"Alltid sommer" |
8 |
79 |
23 |
Estonia |
Koit Toome |
"Mere lapsed" |
12[3] |
36 |
24 |
Turkey |
Tüzmen |
"Unutamazsın" |
14 |
25 |
25 |
Macedonia |
Vlado Janevski |
"Ne zori, zoro" (Не зори, зоро) |
19 |
16 |
Jerusalem
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the Ussishkin Auditorium at theInternational Convention Center,the same place that hosted the 1979 contest. Television news anchor Yigal Ravid, singer and 1992 contestant Dafna Dekel and model/actress Sigal Shahamon were the show's hosts, and it was the first time that three presenters were used to host the Contest. Israel's two previous winners, Izhar Cohen, who won in 1978 with "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" and Milk and Honey's Gali Atari who won it the next year with "Hallelujah" attended as spectators. The winner of the Contest was Charlotte Nilsson, representingSweden with "Take Me to Your Heaven", which scored 163 points. This was Sweden's fourth win in the Contest and the second in the 1990s (after Carola's win for Sweden in 1991).
Draw |
Country |
Artist |
Song |
Place |
Points |
01 |
Lithuania |
Aistė |
"Strazdas" |
20 |
13 |
02 |
Belgium |
Vanessa Chinitor |
"Like the Wind" |
12 |
38 |
03 |
Spain |
Lydia |
"No quiero escuchar" |
23 |
1 |
04 |
Croatia |
Doris Dragović |
"Marija Magdalena" |
4 |
118 |
05 |
United Kingdom |
Precious |
"Say It Again" |
12 |
38 |
06 |
Slovenia |
Darja Švajger |
"For a Thousand Years" |
11 |
50 |
07 |
Turkey |
Tuğba Önal & Grup Mistik |
"Dön Artık" |
16 |
21 |
08 |
Norway |
Stig Van Eijk |
"Living My Life Without You" |
14 |
35 |
09 |
Denmark |
Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl |
"This Time I Mean It" |
8 |
71 |
10 |
France |
Nayah |
"Je veux donner ma voix" |
19 |
14 |
11 |
Netherlands |
Marlayne |
"One Good Reason" |
8 |
71 |
12 |
Poland |
Mietek Szcześniak |
"Przytul mnie mocno" |
18 |
17 |
13 |
Iceland |
Selma |
"All Out of Luck" |
2 |
146 |
14 |
Cyprus |
Marlain |
"Tha 'ne erotas" (Θα 'ναι έρωτας) |
22 |
2 |
15 |
Sweden |
Charlotte Nilsson |
"Take Me to Your Heaven" |
1 |
163 |
16 |
Portugal |
Rui Bandeira |
"Como tudo começou" |
21 |
12 |
17 |
Ireland |
The Mullans |
"When You Need Me" |
17 |
18 |
18 |
Austria |
Bobbie Singer |
"Reflection" |
10 |
65 |
19 |
Israel |
Eden |
"Yom Huledet (Happy Birthday)" |
5 |
93 |
20 |
Malta |
Times Three |
"Believe 'n Peace" |
15 |
32 |
21 |
Germany |
Sürpriz |
"Reise nach Jerusalem - |
3 |
140 |
22 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Dino & Béatrice |
"Putnici" |
7 |
86 |
23 |
Estonia |
Evelin Samuel & Camille |
"Diamond of Night" |
6 |
90 |