Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Encyclopedia
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 2011, the last for Switzerland. The first one was in 1956
: "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.
Radio Telefís Éireann
(RTÉ), as the host broadcaster for this edition of the contest, decided that the show's production style needed to be revamped in order to attract and sustain a younger audience. They employed Declan Lowney
(who was notable for being a director of music videos and youth programming) as director for this edition, and he would also direct the interval act which included the popular Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers
which was filmed in 11 countries around Europe and was the most expensive music video ever produced in Ireland
at that time. The traditional scoreboard
was replaced with 2 giant Vidiwalls located on either side of the stage, which also projected live images of the performers from the green room
, and a new computer-generated scoreboard was used. The stage
itself, conceived by Paula Farrell under chief production designer Michael Grogan, was also the largest and most elaborate ever constructed for a Eurovision. To compensate for the fact that the vast stage took up most of the room in what is really an average size exhibition hall, the Director deliberately darkened the hall where the audience was located and refused to use wide angled shots of the audience, in order to create the illusion of the venue being bigger than it actually was.
Cyprus
was drawn second to compete in Dublin and had selected the song 'Thimame' sung by Yiannis Dimitrou as their entry. However, at a late stage CyBC
decided that the song was ineligible to represent them as it had been entered into the 1984 Cypriot selection, where it had finished in 3rd place. This was classed as a breach of the Cypriot rules of selecting their entry at this time (and an infringement of the Eurovision rules) and so Cyprus withdrew from the 1988 contest. It was quite a last-minute decision as the song was advertised in the Radio Times
information about the preview programme of the contest. The song also appears on the Norwegian record release of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest entries.
With the conclusion of voting from the penultimate jury, the UK representative Scott Fitzgerald
looked well-placed for victory, holding a five-point lead over Switzerland. As the final jury, that of Yugoslavia, began to award its points in the customary ascending order, the international audience held its breath to see how the two rivals for victory would fare. Switzerland were the first to be named with six points, barely enough to keep their hopes of winning alive, edging them as it did into a one-point lead. However, given the pattern of voting all evening, it seemed highly likely that the UK would be given one of the higher set of points. But remarkably, after the seven, eight, ten and twelve points were announced, it transpired that Yugoslavia had awarded the UK no points at all, and Switzerland were left to savour a dramatic triumph. Yugoslavia had caused similar thing to happen when after their voting UK lost to Spain by 1 point in 1968
. The UK entry was written
and composed by Julie Forsyth, the daughter of the entertainer Bruce Forsyth
who was present. When interviewed afterwards he was particularly annoyed at the Dutch jury not having given a vote to the UK, as they had done some work there.
(Sjónvarpið) - Bengt Grafström (TV2
), Kalle Oldby (SR P3) - Erkki Pohjanheimo
(YLE TV1
) - Terry Wogan
(BBC1
), Ken Bruce
(BBC Radio 2
) - Bülend Özveren
(TV1
) - Beatriz Pécker (TVE2) – Willem van Beusekom
(Nederland 3
), Ben Cramer (Radio 3
) - No commentator - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
), Serge Moisson (TSR
), Giovanni Bertini
(TSI) - Ronan Collins
(RTÉ 1), Marty Whelan
(RTÉ Radio 1
) - Nicole & Claus-Erich Boetzkes (Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen), Peter Urban
(NDR Radio 2
) - Ernst Grissemann
(FS1) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR TV
) - Dafni Bokota
(ET1) - John Andreassen
(NRK
), Leif Erik Forberg (NRK P1
) - Pierre Collard-Bovy (RTBF1
), Luc Appermont
(BRT TV1
) - Valérie Sarn
(RTL Télévision
) - Daniele Piombi (Raitre) - Lionel Cassan (Antenne 2
), Julien Lepers
(France Bleu
) - Margarida Mercês de Mello (RTP1) - Mladen Popović (TVB1), Oliver Mlakar
(TVZ 2), Slobodan Kaloper (TVL1
)
- Canan Kumbasar - Matilde Jarrín – Joop van Os - Yitzhak Shim'oni - Michel Stocker - John Skehan
- Lotti Ohnesorge - Tilia Herold - Bent Henius - Fotini Yiannoulatou - Andreas Diesen - TBC - Jean-Luc Bertrand - Mariolina Cannuli - Catherine Ceylac - Maria Margarida Gaspar - Miša Molk
(actor), Lola Forner
(actress), José Coronado
(actor), Analía Gadé
(actress), Miguel Báez "El Litri" (bullfighter), Laura Valenzuela (actress and TV host), Antonio de Senillosa (writer), Cyra Toledo (fashion model), José Oneto (journalist), María Vidaurreta (PhD in Political Sciences and lecturer), Jorge Sanz
(actor), Emma Suárez
(actress), Caty Arteaga (dancer), Jaime Andrada (architect)
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 30 April 1988 in Dublin. The presenters were Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
Patrick "Pat" Kenny is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday...
and Michelle Rocca
Michelle Rocca
Michelle Rocca is a Dublin socialite who initially achieved a degree of fame as the wife of footballer John Devine before becoming for a lengthy period the girlfriend, and later, the wife of Van Morrison...
. Future international superstar, the French-Canadian Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
, then only famous in the 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...
-speaking world, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "Ne partez pas sans moi
Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi
"Ne partez pas sans moi" is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 6, 1988...
", composed by Swiss-Turkish composer Atilla Şereftuğ
Atilla Sereftug
Atilla Şereftuğ is a Swiss-Turkish songwriter.-Career:In 1986, Şereftuğ participated in the Swiss heats of the Eurovision Song Contest as composer of the song Pas pour moi. The song's co-composer was Nella Martinetti. Pas pour moi won the Swiss final and, performed by Daniela Simmons, represented...
with lyrics by Nella Martinetti
Nella Martinetti
Nella Martinetti was a Swiss singer and songwriter.Martinetti was born in Brissago, Switzerland. In 1986, she became the first winner of the Grand Prix der Volksmusik with the song Bella Musica, which she had composed herself...
. This was the second victory, and as of 2011, the last for Switzerland. The first one was in 1956
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
: "Refrain
Refrain
A refrain is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song...
", performed by Lys Assia
Lys Assia
Lys Assia born Rosa Mina Schärer on 3 March 1924, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. When Lys Assia was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer...
. It was also the last time a song in French won the Contest, the language having dominated the event in earlier years.
Radio Telefís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
(RTÉ), as the host broadcaster for this edition of the contest, decided that the show's production style needed to be revamped in order to attract and sustain a younger audience. They employed Declan Lowney
Declan Lowney
Declan Lowney is an Irish television and film director. After directing a short film in 1980, Lowney worked for Radio Telefís Éireann, and directed musical events such as the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, and The Velvet Underground's Live MCMXCIII...
(who was notable for being a director of music videos and youth programming) as director for this edition, and he would also direct the interval act which included the popular Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers
The Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock group that combines traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.-Career:The group first formed in 1985 when Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó Braonáin began performing as street musicians, or buskers, on the streets of Dublin,Ireland as "The...
which was filmed in 11 countries around Europe and was the most expensive music video ever produced in 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...
at that time. The traditional scoreboard
Scoreboard
A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game or match. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used a mechanical clock and numeral cards to...
was replaced with 2 giant Vidiwalls located on either side of the stage, which also projected live images of the performers from the green room
Green room
In British English and American English show business lexicon, the green room is that space in a theatre, a studio, or a similar venue, which accommodates performers or speakers not yet required on stage...
, and a new computer-generated scoreboard was used. The stage
Stage (theatre)
In theatre or performance arts, the stage is a designated space for the performance productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point for the members of the audience...
itself, conceived by Paula Farrell under chief production designer Michael Grogan, was also the largest and most elaborate ever constructed for a Eurovision. To compensate for the fact that the vast stage took up most of the room in what is really an average size exhibition hall, the Director deliberately darkened the hall where the audience was located and refused to use wide angled shots of the audience, in order to create the illusion of the venue being bigger than it actually was.
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...
was drawn second to compete in Dublin and had selected the song 'Thimame' sung by Yiannis Dimitrou as their entry. However, at a late stage CyBC
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...
decided that the song was ineligible to represent them as it had been entered into the 1984 Cypriot selection, where it had finished in 3rd place. This was classed as a breach of the Cypriot rules of selecting their entry at this time (and an infringement of the Eurovision rules) and so Cyprus withdrew from the 1988 contest. It was quite a last-minute decision as the song was advertised in the Radio Times
Radio Times
Radio Times is a UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC. It has been published since 1923 by BBC Magazines, which also provides an on-line listings service under the same title...
information about the preview programme of the contest. The song also appears on the Norwegian record release of the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest entries.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Icelandic Icelandic language Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the... |
Beathoven | "Þú og þeir (Sókrates) Þú og þeir (Sókrates) "Þú og þeir " was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Icelandic by Beathoven.... " |
You and they (Socrates) | 16 | 20 | |
| 02 | 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... |
Tommy Körberg Tommy Körberg Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess... |
"Stad i ljus Stad i ljus "Stad i ljus" is a ballad, which was the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988 winning song and entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, where it finished 12th. The song was written by Py Bäckman performed by Tommy Körberg.... " |
City of light | 12 | 52 | |
| 03 | 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... |
Boulevard | "Nauravat silmät muistetaan Nauravat Silmät Muistetaan "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Finnish by Boulevard .The song was performed third on the night, following Sweden's Tommy Körberg with "Stad... " |
Laughing eyes are remembered | 20 | 3 | |
| 04 | 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... |
Scott Fitzgerald Scott Fitzgerald (singer) Scott Fitzgerald is a Scottish singer, who had his biggest success in the 1970s and later represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:... |
"Go Go (Scott Fitzgerald song) "Go", written and composed by Julie Forsyth, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Scott Fitzgerald.... " |
– | 2 | 136 | |
| 05 | 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,... |
MFÖ Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan is a Turkish band. The names of the band's singers are Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner and Özkan Uğur.... |
"Sufi Sufi (song) "Sufi" was the Turkish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Turkish by MFÖ.The song was performed fifth on the night, following United Kingdom's Scott Fitzgerald with "Go" and preceding Spain's La Década Prodigiosa with "La chica que yo quiero "... " |
– | 15 | 37 | |
| 06 | 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... |
La Década Prodigiosa La Década Prodigiosa La Década Prodigiosa , also known as La Década, is a Spanish music group formed in the mid-eighties that participated in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) "La chica que yo quiero " was the Spanish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Spanish by La Década Prodigiosa.... " |
The girl that I want (Made in Spain) | 11 | 58 | |
| 07 | 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... |
Gerard Joling Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 80's and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics", "Love is in your Eyes", and his biggest hit, "No more boleros", a song that reached the top 10 in... |
"Shangri-La" | – | 9 | 70 | |
| 08 | Hebrew Hebrew language Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such... |
Yardena Arazi Yardena Arazi Yardena Arazi is an Israeli singer and entertainer.-Biography:Yardena Arazi was born on Kibbutz Kabri and grew up in Haifa. Arazi is the daughter of Jewish immigrants from France and Germany. She joined the Beit Rothschild group at 16 and became its lead vocalist. She did her military service in... |
"Ben Adam Ben Adam "Ben Adam" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Hebrew by Yardena Arazi. "Ben Adam" , beyond its literal meaning is used in Hebrew to describe a righteous person, someone who does the right thing... " (בן אדם) |
Only human | 7 | 85 | |
| 09 | 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... |
Céline Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... |
"Ne partez pas sans moi Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi "Ne partez pas sans moi" is the Swiss winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed by Céline Dion. It was released as a single in Europe on May 6, 1988... " |
Don't leave without me | 1 | 137 | |
| 10 | 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... |
Jump The Gun | "Take Him Home Take Him Home Take Him Home was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in English by Jump The Gun.The song is a plea for global unity, with the singer exhorting his listeners that "So if you meet somebody, it might be someone I know/Brother, if he needs you, take him home"... " |
– | 8 | 79 | |
| 11 | 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.... |
Maxi & Chris Garden | "Lied für einen Freund Lied Für Einen Freund Lied für einen Freund was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in German by mother and daughter Maxi & Chris Garden.... " |
Song for a friend | 14 | 48 | |
| 12 | 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.... |
Wilfried | "Lisa Mona Lisa Lisa Mona Lisa "Lisa Mona Lisa" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in German by Wilfried.The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Germany's Maxi & Chris Garden with "Lied für einen Freund" and preceding Denmark's Kirsten & Søren with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?"... " |
- | 21 | 0 | |
| 13 | 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 .... |
"Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'? Ka' Du Se Hva' Jeg Sa'? "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Danish by Kirsten & Søren .... " |
Can you see what I said? | 3 | 92 | |
| 14 | 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;... |
Afroditi Frida Afroditi Frida Afroditi Frida is a Greek singer, probably best known for representing Greece in the ESC 1988.-Biography:Frida was born and raised in Athens in 1964. She studied music for 8 years in the National Conservatory of Athens and started her career in 1984. That year she was among the 10 finalists who... |
"Clown Clown (Afroditi Frida song) "Clown" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Greek by Afroditi Frida.The song was performed fourteenth on the night, following Denmark's Kirsten & Søren with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" and preceding Norway's Karoline Krüger with "For vår jord"... " (Κλόουν) |
- | 17 | 10 | |
| 15 | 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... |
Karoline Krüger Karoline Krüger Karoline Krüger is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist. She was born on 13 February 1970 in Bergen and is today married to another familiar Norwegian singer, Sigvart Dagsland... |
"For vår jord For Vår Jord "For vår jord" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Norwegian by Karoline Krüger.The song is an environmentally-themed ballad, with Krüger describing a woman who is "standing guard for our earth"... " |
For our earth | 5 | 88 | |
| 16 | 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... |
Reynaert Reynaert Reynaert is a Belgian singer-songwriter, best known for his participation in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :... |
"Laissez briller le soleil Laissez Briller Le Soleil "Laissez briller le soleil" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in French by Reynaert.The song was performed sixteenth on the night, following Norway's Karoline Krüger with "For vår jord" and preceding Luxembourg's Lara Fabian with "Croire"... " |
Let the sun shine | 18 | 5 | |
| 17 | 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... |
Lara Fabian Lara Fabian Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English.... |
"Croire Croire "Croire" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in French by Belgian singer Lara Fabian, an at the time 18 year old up and coming artist, and some twenty years later an established performer in all of Europe, the U.S... " |
Believe | 4 | 90 | |
| 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... |
Luca Barbarossa Luca Barbarossa Luca Barbarossa is an Italian singer-songwriter who has released 12 albums since 1981, and is known for his participation in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.- Early career :... |
"Vivo (Ti scrivo) Vivo (Ti Scrivo) "Vivo " was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Italian by Luca Barbarossa.... " |
Alive (I'm writing to you) | 12 | 52 | |
| 19 | 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... |
Gérard Lenorman Gérard Lenorman Gérard Lenorman is a French singer.Lenorman was born at the Château de Bénouville, Calvados when it was a maternity hospital. He is the son of Madeleine Lenormand and an unknown German soldier. Lenorman has four children: Mathieu, Justine, Clémence and Victor... |
"Chanteur de charme Chanteur De Charme "Chanteur de charme" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in French by Gérard Lenorman.... " |
Crooner | 10 | 64 | |
| 20 | 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... |
Dora Dora (singer) Dora is a Portuguese singer.She represented Portugal twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 she was 14th with Não sejas mau para mim and two years later she was 18th with Voltarei.... |
"Voltarei Voltarei "Voltarei" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in Portuguese by Dora.The song is a ballad, with Dora telling her lover that she will return to him. She confesses that her claims of having another lover to go to were false, and thus she expects him not to have... " |
I'll come back | 18 | 5 | |
| 21 | 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... |
Srebrna Krila Srebrna krila Srebrna krila was a Croatian pop band from Zagreb that was popular across Yugoslavia.The band was created in 1978, with Vlado Kalember as the lead singer... |
"Mangup Mangup (song) "Mangup" was the Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, composed by Rajko Dujmić and Stevo Cvikić and sung by Srebrna Krila in Serbo-Croatian.... " |
Rascal | 6 | 87 |
Voting structure
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.With the conclusion of voting from the penultimate jury, the UK representative Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald (singer)
Scott Fitzgerald is a Scottish singer, who had his biggest success in the 1970s and later represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest.-Career:...
looked well-placed for victory, holding a five-point lead over Switzerland. As the final jury, that of Yugoslavia, began to award its points in the customary ascending order, the international audience held its breath to see how the two rivals for victory would fare. Switzerland were the first to be named with six points, barely enough to keep their hopes of winning alive, edging them as it did into a one-point lead. However, given the pattern of voting all evening, it seemed highly likely that the UK would be given one of the higher set of points. But remarkably, after the seven, eight, ten and twelve points were announced, it transpired that Yugoslavia had awarded the UK no points at all, and Switzerland were left to savour a dramatic triumph. Yugoslavia had caused similar thing to happen when after their voting UK lost to Spain by 1 point in 1968
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
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....
. The UK entry was written
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and composed by Julie Forsyth, the daughter of the entertainer Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...
who was present. When interviewed afterwards he was particularly annoyed at the Dutch jury not having given a vote to the UK, as they had done some work there.
Score sheet
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Iceland | 20 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 52 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Finland | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 136 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | |||||
| Turkey | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 58 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 70 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Israel | 85 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 137 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Ireland | 79 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| Germany | 48 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Austria | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 92 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
| Greece | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 88 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||||||
| Belgium | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 90 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Italy | 52 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| France | 64 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| Portugal | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 87 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 3 | 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... |
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... , 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... |
| 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... |
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... , 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... , 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.... |
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| 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.... |
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... , 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... , 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.... |
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| 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... |
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... , 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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| Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
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... , Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
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| 2 | 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... |
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... , 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... |
| 1 | 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... |
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
| 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... |
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... |
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| 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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| 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.... |
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... |
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Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsten & Søren 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 .... |
1984 Eurovision Song Contest 1984 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... & 1985 Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge".... (as 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 .... ) |
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| Boulevard | 1987 Eurovision Song Contest 1987 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"... |
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| Yardena Arazi Yardena Arazi Yardena Arazi is an Israeli singer and entertainer.-Biography:Yardena Arazi was born on Kibbutz Kabri and grew up in Haifa. Arazi is the daughter of Jewish immigrants from France and Germany. She joined the Beit Rothschild group at 16 and became its lead vocalist. She did her military service in... |
1976 Eurovision Song Contest 1976 The Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the 21st in the series, was held in The Hague, Netherlands, on 3 April 1976. With Corry Brokken as the presenter – the first time a previous winner of the contest had played hostess – the contest was won by Brotherhood of Man, representing the United... (part of Chocolat, Menta, Mastik Chocolat, Menta, Mastik Chocolat, Menta, Mastik was an Israeli female musical trio, active in the 1970s, composed of Yardena Arazi, Ruthie Holzman and either Tami Azaria or Leah Lupatin. All the girls served in the IDF as part of the Nahal Ensemble... ) |
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| Dora Dora (singer) Dora is a Portuguese singer.She represented Portugal twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1986 she was 14th with Não sejas mau para mim and two years later she was 18th with Voltarei.... |
1986 Eurovision Song Contest 1986 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... |
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| Tommy Körberg Tommy Körberg Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. In 1969, he won Swedish Recording Industry Award Grammis in a category Best Debut Performance. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role in the Benny Andersson–Björn Ulvaeus–Tim Rice musical Chess... |
1969 Eurovision Song Contest 1969 The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th in the series. It was the first time that the contest resulted in a tie for first place, with four countries each gaining 18 votes. Since there was at the time no rule to cover such an eventuality, all four countries were declared joint winners... |
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| MFÖ Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan is a Turkish band. The names of the band's singers are Mazhar Alanson, Fuat Güner and Özkan Uğur.... |
1985 Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge".... |
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Commentators
- Hermann GunnarssonHermann Gunnarsson
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(Sjónvarpið) - Bengt Grafström (TV2
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), Kalle Oldby (SR P3) - Erkki Pohjanheimo
Erkki Pohjanheimo
Erkki Pohjanheimo is a Finnish TV-producer and directorIn 1961 Pohjanheimo joint Yleisradio in 1961 as a television cameraman and worked as a cameraman for five years. In 1966 Pohjanheimo was appointed director of entertainment at TV1 and later became a journalist, screenwriter and editor manager...
(YLE TV1
YLE TV1
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) - Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
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(BBC1
BBC One
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), Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
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(BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
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) - Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren
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(TV1
TRT 1
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) - Beatriz Pécker (TVE2) – Willem van Beusekom
Willem van Beusekom
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(Nederland 3
Nederland 3
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), Ben Cramer (Radio 3
3FM
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) - No commentator - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
SF 1
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), Serge Moisson (TSR
TSR 1
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), Giovanni Bertini
Giovanni Bertini
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(TSI) - Ronan Collins
Ronan Collins
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(RTÉ 1), Marty Whelan
Marty Whelan
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(RTÉ Radio 1
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) - Nicole & Claus-Erich Boetzkes (Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen), Peter Urban
Peter Urban
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(NDR Radio 2
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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) - Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann
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(FS1) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
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(DR TV
DR1
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) - Dafni Bokota
Dafni Bokota
Dafni Bokota was born in Koukaki, Athens, Greece in 1960. She is a singer, presenter and former spokesperson for the Greek national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ....
(ET1) - John Andreassen
John Andreassen
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(NRK
NRK1
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), Leif Erik Forberg (NRK P1
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) - Pierre Collard-Bovy (RTBF1
La Une
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), Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont
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(BRT TV1
EEN
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) - Valérie Sarn
Valérie Sarn
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(RTL Télévision
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) - Daniele Piombi (Raitre) - Lionel Cassan (Antenne 2
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), Julien Lepers
Julien Lepers
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(France Bleu
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) - Margarida Mercês de Mello (RTP1) - Mladen Popović (TVB1), Oliver Mlakar
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(TVZ 2), Slobodan Kaloper (TVL1
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)
Spokespersons
- Guðrún Skúladóttir - Maud Uppling - Solveig Herlin - Colin BerryColin Berry
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- Canan Kumbasar - Matilde Jarrín – Joop van Os - Yitzhak Shim'oni - Michel Stocker - John Skehan
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- Lotti Ohnesorge - Tilia Herold - Bent Henius - Fotini Yiannoulatou - Andreas Diesen - TBC - Jean-Luc Bertrand - Mariolina Cannuli - Catherine Ceylac - Maria Margarida Gaspar - Miša Molk
Miša Molk
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National jury members
- Árni Gunnarsson, Ásgeir Guðnason, Davíð Sveinsson, Elín Þóra Stefánsdóttir, Ellý Þorðardóttir, Erla Björk Jónasdóttir, Guðrún Kristmannsdóttir, Hólmfríður Jónsdóttir, Jónas Engilbertsson, Jónína Bachmann, Kjartan Þor Kjartansson, Ólafur Egilsson, Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir, Sigurður Fanndal, Sigurður Ægisson, Þórdís Garðarsdóttir – Pepe Barroso (businessman), Paquita Torres (former model and Miss Europe), Mario PardoMario Pardo
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(actor), Lola Forner
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(actress), José Coronado
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(actor), Analía Gadé
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(actress), Miguel Báez "El Litri" (bullfighter), Laura Valenzuela (actress and TV host), Antonio de Senillosa (writer), Cyra Toledo (fashion model), José Oneto (journalist), María Vidaurreta (PhD in Political Sciences and lecturer), Jorge Sanz
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(actor), Emma Suárez
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(actress), Caty Arteaga (dancer), Jaime Andrada (architect)