Eurovision Song Contest 1984
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest
and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg
. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch
. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then. She manifested her fluency in four languages when she switched between English
, French
, German
and Luxembourgish
in the course of her speech, often in the same sentence.
The Herreys
were the winners of this Eurovision with the song, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
". Their "golden shoes" have become a pop-cult classic since their win in 1984. The win was Sweden's second, and the first for a song performed in Swedish. The previous Swedish winner, "Waterloo" by ABBA
in 1974, had been performed in English.
Israel withdrew from the contest due to a local memorial day commemorated on the same date. This year is also notable as one of the first contests where audible booing for an entry could be heard from the audience which occurred at the end of the UK's performance. It was said that the booing was due to English football fans causing damage in Luxembourg the year prior to the contest.
had the lowest odds on the songs from Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Sweden was considered a "dark horse" entry with high odds.
Each country had a jury that awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
At the close of the penultimate jury's votes, there was only a difference of six points between Sweden and Ireland (141 and 135 respectively). However, Yugoslavia was the only country who had not given any points to Ireland and the last jury, Portugal, gave Ireland only 2 points, thus crushing their chances of winning. Portugal's voting also cost Denmark, who had been lying on a very strong 3rd position, and even leading the score board for a short time, its 3rd place, when Portugal's 12 lifted Spain from 94 to 106 points, while Portugal at the same time had only given Denmark one point making Denmark's total 101 points. Despite this, this was Denmark's best position in over 20 years.
(SVT, TV1
) - Valérie Sarn
& Jacques Navadic
(RTL Télévision
) - Léon Zitrone
(Antenne 2
) - José Miguel Ullán (TVE2) - Roald Øyen
(NRK
) – Terry Wogan
(BBC1) - Pavlos Pavlou (RIK
) - Jacques Mercier
(RTBF1
), Luc Appermont
(BRT TV1
) - Gay Byrne
(RTÉ1), Jimmy Greeley
(RTÉ Radio 1
) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR TV
) - Ivo Niehe
(Nederland 1
) - Mladen Popović (TVB2), Oliver Mlakar
(TVZ 2), Tomaž Terček (TVL1
) - Ernst Grissemann
(FS2
) - Ado Schlier
(ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
) - Başak Doğru (TRT
) - Heikki Seppälä (YLE TV2
) - Bernard Thurnheer (TV DRS
), Serge Moisson (TSR
), Giovanni Bertini
(TSI) - Antonio De Robertis (Raidue and Rai Radio 1) - Fialho Gouveia
(RTP1) - (non participating country) - TBC(Sjónvarpið)
- Anna Partelidou - TBC
- John Skehan
- Bent Henius - Flip van der Schalie - Ljiljana Trajkovska - Tilia Herold - TBC - Fatih Orbay - Solveig Herlin - Michel Stocker - Mariolina Cannuli - Eládio Clímaco
(translator), Rafael Rullán
(basketball player), Mayte Sancho (actress), Victoriano Valencia (former bullfighter and businessman), Andrés Magdaleno (actor and theatre businessman), Eva Nasarre (ballet and gymnastics teacher), Luis del Val (playwright), Carmen Garrido (public relations), Luis Fernando Abad (industrialist), Conchita Mínguez (horsewoman)
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
and was held on 5 May 1984 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg (city)
The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg...
. The presenter was Désirée Nosbusch
Désirée Nosbusch
Désirée Nosbusch is a television presenter and actress. She was born in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and has one Luxembourgish parent and one Italian parent. In the 1980s she lived in Manhattan in New York City, and from the 1990s to 2008 she lived in Los Angeles, California.Nosbusch speaks...
. Nosbusch, only 19 years old at the time, hosted the show in a lax manner, which was quite unusual for this show back then. She manifested her fluency in four languages when she switched between English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish language
Luxembourgish is a High German language spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 320,000 people worldwide speak Luxembourgish.-Language family:...
in the course of her speech, often in the same sentence.
The Herreys
Herreys
Herreys, or Herrey's, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon brothers Per Herrey , Richard Herrey and Louis Herrey . They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley". In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty på Stranden"...
were the winners of this Eurovision with the song, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by a trio of brothers named Herrey's. Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg...
". Their "golden shoes" have become a pop-cult classic since their win in 1984. The win was Sweden's second, and the first for a song performed in Swedish. The previous Swedish winner, "Waterloo" by ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
in 1974, had been performed in English.
Israel withdrew from the contest due to a local memorial day commemorated on the same date. This year is also notable as one of the first contests where audible booing for an entry could be heard from the audience which occurred at the end of the UK's performance. It was said that the booing was due to English football fans causing damage in Luxembourg the year prior to the contest.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Swedish Swedish language Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish... |
Herreys Herreys Herreys, or Herrey's, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon brothers Per Herrey , Richard Herrey and Louis Herrey . They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley". In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty på Stranden"... |
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by a trio of brothers named Herrey's. Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg... " |
- | 1 | 145 | |
| 02 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Sophie Carle Sophie Carle Sophie Carle is a Luxembourgian actress and singer. She has appeared in several films, and represented her country in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "100% d'amour"... |
"100% d'amour" | 100% of Love | 10 | 39 | |
| 03 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Annick Thoumazeau | "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles Autant D'Amoureux Que D'Étoiles "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in French by Annick Thoumazeau.... " |
As Many Lovers As Stars | 8 | 61 | |
| 04 | Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... |
Bravo Bravo (Spanish group) Bravo was a Spanish musical group of the '80s. The band was formed in 1982, with a similar line-up to ABBA . The band rose to fame in Spain when they were chosen to represent their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984... |
"Lady, Lady Lady, Lady "Lady, Lady" was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Spanish by the quartet Bravo.The song is a melancholy ballad, with lead singer Amaya Saizar telling the story of the titular "Lady", a woman who lost her loved one "and her youth a thousand years ago", yet every... " |
- | 3 | 106 | |
| 05 | Norwegian Norwegian language Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language... |
Dollie de Luxe Dollie de Luxe Dollie de Luxe were a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov. Their debut album Første Akt from 1980 was awarded Spellemannprisen. They participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Lenge leve livet".... |
"Lenge leve livet Lenge Leve Livet "Lenge leve livet" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Norwegian by Dollie de Luxe.In the song, the duo sings the praises of life... " |
Long Live Life | 17 | 29 | |
| 06 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Belle & the Devotions Belle & the Devotions Belle and the Devotions was a British pop music group, ostensibly a group name for the singer Kit Rolfe. Under this name she released the singles "Where Did Love Go Wrong?" and "Got To Let You Know" in 1983.... |
"Love Games Love Games (Belle and the Devotions song) "Love Games", written and composed by Paul Curtis and Graham Sacher, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed by the trio Belle and the Devotions, which was headed by Kit Rolfe.... " |
- | 7 | 63 | |
| 07 | Greek Greek language Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;... |
Andy Paul Andy Paul (Cyprus) Andy Paul is a Cypriot singer and songwriter and represented Cyprus with the song "Anna Maria Elena" in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 in Luxembourg.... |
"Anna Maria Lena Anna Maria Lena "Anna Maria Lena" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Greek by Andy Paul.... " (Άννα Μαρία Λένα) |
- | 15 | 31 | |
| 08 | French French language French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts... |
Jacques Zegers Jacques Zegers Jacques Zegers is a Belgian singer, best known for his participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :... |
"Avanti la vie Avanti La Vie "Avanti la vie" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in French by Jacques Zegers.... " |
Go Forward In Life | 5 | 70 | |
| 09 | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
Linda Martin Linda Martin Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips... |
"Terminal 3 Terminal 3 "Terminal 3" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in English by Linda Martin.The song was written and composed by previous Contest winner Johnny Logan, who had won for Ireland in the 1980 Contest and would later go on to win the 1987 Contest as a performer before... " |
- | 2 | 137 | |
| 10 | Danish Danish language Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language... |
Hot Eyes Hot Eyes Hot Eyes was the name adopted for international acts by the Danish singing duo known in their home country as Kirsten and Søren. It was formed by Kirsten Siggard and Søren Bundgaard .... |
"Det' lige det Det' Lige Det "Det' lige det" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Danish by Hot Eyes.The song was performed tenth on the night, following Ireland's Linda Martin with "Terminal 3" and preceding the Netherlands' Maribelle with "Ik hou van jou"... " |
That's Just It | 4 | 101 | |
| 11 | Dutch Dutch language Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second... |
Maribelle Maribelle Maribelle is a Dutch singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"Ik hou van jou Ik Hou Van Jou "Ik hou van jou" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Dutch by Maribelle and written by Peter van Asten and Richard Debois.... " |
I Love You | 13 | 34 | |
| 12 | Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro... |
Vlado & Isolda Vlado & Isolda Vlado & Isolda was a pop duo that represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Ciao, amore".The duo consists of the pop singers Vlado Kalember and Izolda Barudžija. The latter had appeared as a singer or back-up singer in two previous contests, her most famous... |
"Ciao, amore Ciao, amore Ciao, amore , listed as simply Ciao amore in the official Eurovision website, was the Yugoslav entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Serbo-Croatian by Yugoslav duo Vlado & Isolda and written by Montenegrin songwriters Slobodan Bučevac and Milan Perić... " |
Goodbye, My Love | 18 | 26 | |
| 13 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Anita Anita (singer) Anita is an Austrian singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.- Eurovision Song Contest :... |
"Einfach weg Einfach Weg "Einfach Weg" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in German by Anita.... " |
Just Get Away | 19 | 5 | |
| 14 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Mary Roos Mary Roos -1949-1970:Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first song "Ja die Dicken sind ja so gemütlich" as Die kleine Rosemarie. It was no major commercial success. In 1958, she also appeared in the film Die Straße. Over the following years she would release many records and she... |
"Aufrecht geh'n Aufrecht Geh'n Aufrecht geh'n was the German entry in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in German by Mary Roos. The song was composed by Michael Reinecke with lyrics by Michael Kunze, who previously had written the lyrics to Silver Convention's 1977 entry "Telegram"... " |
Walk Tall | 13 | 34 | |
| 15 | Turkish Turkish language Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,... |
Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Halay Halay (song) "Halay" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Turkish by Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra.The song was performed fifteenth on the night... " |
- | 12 | 37 | |
| 16 | Finnish Finnish language Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a... |
Kirka | "Hengaillaan Hengaillaan "Hengaillaan" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Finnish by Kirka.The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Turkey's Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra with "Halay" and preceding Switzerland's Rainy Day with "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"... " |
Let's Hang Around | 9 | 46 | |
| 17 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Rainy Day | "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein? "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?" was the Swiss entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in German by Rainy Day.... " |
What Colour Is The Sunshine? | 16 | 30 | |
| 18 | Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
Alice Alice (Italian singer) Alice , also known as Alice Visconti is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971... & Franco Battiato Franco Battiato Francesco Battiato is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes... |
"I treni di Tozeur I Treni Di Tozeur "I treni di Tozeur" is an Italian song, written by Franco Battiato, Rosario Cosentino and Giusto Pio. It was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Italian by Alice and Franco Battiato.In a studio version sung only by Battiato, the song was later to be included on his... " |
The Trains Of Tozeur | 5 | 70 | |
| 19 | Portuguese Portuguese language Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095... |
Maria Guinot Maria Guinot Maria Guinot is a Portuguese singer, best known for her participation in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.Guinot released two EPs, "La mère sans enfant" and "Balada do negro só" in the late 1960s, then took a long break from the music industry... |
"Silêncio e tanta gente Silêncio E Tanta Gente "Silêncio e tanta gente" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Portuguese by Maria Guinot.The song is a ballad, with Guinot musing on life's character... " |
Silence And So Many People | 11 | 38 |
Voting structure
Before the Contest, Sweden was not expected to win or even achieve a higher placing. In the run-up to the Contest, bookmakers LadbrokesLadbrokes
Ladbrokes plc is a British based gambling company. It is based in Rayners Lane in Harrow, London owned by Bhavin Kakaiya. From 14 May 1999 to 23 February 2006, when it owned the Hilton hotel brand outside the United States, it was known as Hilton Group plc...
had the lowest odds on the songs from Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Sweden was considered a "dark horse" entry with high odds.
Each country had a jury that awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
At the close of the penultimate jury's votes, there was only a difference of six points between Sweden and Ireland (141 and 135 respectively). However, Yugoslavia was the only country who had not given any points to Ireland and the last jury, Portugal, gave Ireland only 2 points, thus crushing their chances of winning. Portugal's voting also cost Denmark, who had been lying on a very strong 3rd position, and even leading the score board for a short time, its 3rd place, when Portugal's 12 lifted Spain from 94 to 106 points, while Portugal at the same time had only given Denmark one point making Denmark's total 101 points. Despite this, this was Denmark's best position in over 20 years.
Score sheet
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Sweden | 145 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| Luxembourg | 39 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| France | 61 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 106 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Norway | 29 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 63 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Cyprus | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 70 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 137 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Denmark | 101 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Netherlands | 34 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 26 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Turkey | 37 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Finland | 46 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 70 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Portugal | 38 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 5 | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... , Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... , Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
| 4 | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| 2 | Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... , Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
| Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
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| 1 | Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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Returning artists
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| Mary Roos Mary Roos -1949-1970:Schwab was born in Bingen. At the age of nine, she recorded her first song "Ja die Dicken sind ja so gemütlich" as Die kleine Rosemarie. It was no major commercial success. In 1958, she also appeared in the film Die Straße. Over the following years she would release many records and she... |
1972 Eurovision Song Contest 1972 The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the 17th edition series. Monaco was unable to host this year's Eurovision as they were unable to provide the resources. They approached French TV, who agreed to produce the contest, but only if the contest was staged in France and not the planned Monte Carlo... |
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| Izolda Barudžija Izolda Barudžija Izolda Barudžija is a Yugoslav singer born in Split.She represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 with her band Aska, and won 14th place. In 1983, she and her sister Eleonora were Daniel Popović's backing vocals. Their song Džuli won the 4th place and became a huge hit. In 1984,... |
1982 Eurovision Song Contest 1982 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... (part of Aska Aska (group) Aska came to prominence when they were chosen to represent Yugoslavia at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, where their song "Halo, halo" only managed to achieve a lustreless 14th place out of 18 participants with 21 points, although having received the top mark of 12 points from the Swedish... ) |
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Commentators
- Fredrik BelfrageFredrik Belfrage
Fredrik Belfrage is a Swedish TV and radio presenter. He is the son of the dentist Åke Belfrage and Vera Maria, born Vange ....
(SVT, TV1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
) - Valérie Sarn
Valérie Sarn
Valérie Sarn is a French born, Luxembourgian television producer, television presenter and artist. She is a presenter on RTL Television and commentating for Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest from 1983 until 1991.-References:...
& Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic
Jacques Navadic was a Broadcasting editor and Television presenter who joined Radio Luxembourg in 1955. He worked with Robert Diligent. He was the regular Luxembourgian commentator in the Eurovision Song Contest and worked for RTL Luxembourg.-References:...
(RTL Télévision
RTL9
RTL9 is a Luxembourger television channel shown internationally to viewers in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and francophone Switzerland.- Télé-Luxembourg :...
) - Léon Zitrone
Léon Zitrone
Léon Zitrone was a Russian-born French journalist and television presenter.- Biography :Léon Zitrone was born in Petrograd, Russia on 25 November 1914. He died on 25 November 1995, in Levallois-Perret ....
(Antenne 2
France 2
France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...
) - José Miguel Ullán (TVE2) - Roald Øyen
Roald Øyen
Roald Øyen is a Norwegian Television host and television personality for NRK. Øyen joined NRK in 1962 and hosted the programme Bit by bit, frame by frame and has commentated for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968, 1972 and 1984, in addition Øyen gave out the Norwegian Result in the...
(NRK
NRK1
NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel...
) – Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...
(BBC1) - Pavlos Pavlou (RIK
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation ) or CyBC is Cyprus's public broadcasting service, transmitting island-wide on four radio and two television channels. CyBC is a non-profit organization that utilises its entire income for the promotion of its main mission, which is the objective provision of...
) - Jacques Mercier
Jacques Mercier
Jacques Mercier is a Belgian writer and television and radio presenter.The third eldest son of René and Denise Mercier, Jacques Mercier was educated at St. Joseph's College. Mercier joined RTBF in September 1963 and started hosting radio shows such as Sunday music and music for breakfast...
(RTBF1
La Une
La Une is a Belgian national television channel, owned and operated by RTBF.- INR :The Institut National de Radiodiffusion began experimental television in Belgium on 2 June 1953, with the crowning of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom...
), Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont is a Flemish television presenter. He started his career on Radio 2 as a radio announcer, he hosted the talent show Observatory. From 1976 until 1990 he was the regular Belgian commentator for the Dutch speaking region in the Eurovision Song Contest.In 1990, Appermont left BRT and...
(BRT TV1
EEN
EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...
) - Gay Byrne
Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne is a veteran Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999...
(RTÉ1), Jimmy Greeley
Jimmy Greeley
James 'Jimmy' Greeley is an Irish radio presenter. He currently works for 4fm.Greeley is a veteran of Irish radio having worked for many stations such as Millennium 88FM, RTÉ 2fm RTÉ News and RTÉ Radio 1. In 1994 he joined Dublin's local station 98FM, presenting the weekday Morning News, alongside...
(RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius is a Danish radio and TV personality that is best known for his work in connection with the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a host and commentator...
(DR TV
DR1
DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week....
) - Ivo Niehe
Ivo Niehe
Ivo Johannes Ignatius Niehe OON is a Dutch radio and television presenter, television producer and actor.Niehe was born in Amsterdam in 1946 he studied French at the University of Amsterdam and received his MA in French Language and Literature in 1973...
(Nederland 1
Nederland 1
Nederland 1 is the first national television station in the Netherlands, it was launched on 2 October 1951. It provides public broadcasting and currently exists next to sister channels Nederland 2 and 3. The several broadcasting organisations of the Publieke Omroep deliver programmes. A wide...
) - Mladen Popović (TVB2), Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar is a Croatian television presenter, best known for hosting game shows. He was one of the most popular television personalities of Yugoslavia and Croatia.Mlakar was born in Ptuj and lived in Osijek from 1945 to 1954...
(TVZ 2), Tomaž Terček (TVL1
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
Radiotelevizija Slovenija – usually abbreviated to RTV Slovenija – is Slovenia's national public broadcasting organization. Based in the country's capital, Ljubljana, it has regional broadcasting centres in Koper and Maribor and correspondents around Slovenia, Europe and the world...
) - Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann is an Austrian television presenter, journalist and actor.Grissemann was born in Imst, he joint radio in July 1954 as a news broadcaster and continuity announcer for Radio Luxembourg, when Österreichischer Rundfunk was launched in 1955 Grisseman joint and worked as an odd-job man...
(FS2
ORF2
ORF2 is an Austrian television channel owned by ORF.ORF2 was launched on 11 September 1961 as a technical test programme. Since 1970, ORF2 broadcasts on seven days a week. Today it is one of the three public TV channels in Austria.Where as ORF1 focuses on tv series and movies, ORF2 broadcasts...
) - Ado Schlier
Ado Schlier
Ado Schlier is a German television presenter, journalist, Television director and actor.-Career:Schlier started his broadcating career on Rai Sender Bozen before joining Radio Bremen in 1961 and became associated with jazz music...
(ARD Deutsches Fernsehen
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
) - Başak Doğru (TRT
TRT 1
TRT 1 is the first Turkish national television station. It launched on January 31 , 1968.-Introduction:TRT 1, the first television channel in Turkey, started their test transmissions on January 31, 1968, and commenced full national broadcasts in December 1971. It was the only channel in Turkey...
) - Heikki Seppälä (YLE TV2
YLE TV2
YLE TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by YLE.TV2 launched in 1964, and broadcasts public service programming, children's, youth, sport and music programmes.-Own Productions:* Ajankohtainen kakkonen* Akuutti* Jopet Show* Kummeli...
) - Bernard Thurnheer (TV DRS
SF 1
SF 1 is a Swiss television channel run under the public SRG SSR idée suisse broadcasting group. It is the first of the three national German language channels in Switzerland ....
), Serge Moisson (TSR
TSR 1
TSR 1 is a Swiss public television channel owned by Télévision Suisse Romande.- History :Launched on 1 November 1954 to succeed Télé Geneva, TSR 1 is the first channel of the two French Swiss networks of television group TSR ....
), Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini is a retired Italian professional football player.He played for 6 seasons in the Serie A for A.S. Roma, Ascoli Calcio 1898 and ACF Fiorentina.-External links:*...
(TSI) - Antonio De Robertis (Raidue and Rai Radio 1) - Fialho Gouveia
Fialho Gouveia
José Manuel Bastos Fialho Gouveia, was a Portuguese television entertainment pioneer and former radio host, having hosted Portugal’s first television talk show....
(RTP1) - (non participating country) - TBC(Sjónvarpið)
Spokespersons
- Agneta Bolme-Börjefors - Jacques Harvey - Gillette Aho - Matilde Jarrín - Egil Teige – Colin BerryColin Berry
Colin Berry is a British radio disc jockey/presenter and newsreader, best known for his many years at BBC Radio 2.Colin started his radio career reading news on Radio Caroline in 1965....
- Anna Partelidou - TBC
TBC
TBC, an abbreviation often used for "to be confirmed", "to be continued" or "to be concluded", may also refer to:* 4-tert-Butylcatechol, an antioxidant...
- John Skehan
John Skehan
John Skehan was a prolific broadcaster on RTÉ, radio and television, for four decades.Prior to joining RTÉ, Skehan served in the Irish Army, reaching the rank of captain during The Emergency....
- Bent Henius - Flip van der Schalie - Ljiljana Trajkovska - Tilia Herold - TBC - Fatih Orbay - Solveig Herlin - Michel Stocker - Mariolina Cannuli - Eládio Clímaco
National jury members
– Francisco Guardón (lab employee and photography expert), Carmen GonzálezCarmen González
Carmen González is a professional chef, restaurateur, and media personality.González grew up in the Puerto Rican coastal town of Aguadilla before moving on to the New York Restaurant School to pursue a culinary career...
(translator), Rafael Rullán
Rafael Rullan
Rafael Rullan Ribera is a retired Spanish basketball player. A talented center whose versatility and range helped also play the power forward position, he was one of the stars of Real Madrid throughout the seventies and the eighties.Rullan was a major contributor to Real's three Euroleague titles...
(basketball player), Mayte Sancho (actress), Victoriano Valencia (former bullfighter and businessman), Andrés Magdaleno (actor and theatre businessman), Eva Nasarre (ballet and gymnastics teacher), Luis del Val (playwright), Carmen Garrido (public relations), Luis Fernando Abad (industrialist), Conchita Mínguez (horsewoman)