Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Encyclopedia
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 was the 43rd Eurovision Song Contest
and was held on 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena
in Birmingham
, United Kingdom
. The presenters were Terry Wogan
and Ulrika Jonsson
. Despite being one of the presenters, Terry Wogan still managed to provide his trademark screwball commentary to the contest for the BBC
.
Dana International
from Israel
won this year's Eurovision, with the song "Diva
", written by Svika Pick
and Yoav Ginai. The singer had attracted much media attention both in Israel and Europe since she had undergone gender reassignment in 1993, being the first openly transgender
performer to enter the competition.
This year was notable for several reasons: this was the last year with an orchestra, the first year with mass televoting, and the last year with language restriction. The 1998 contest was also memorable because of the suspenseful voting, where the winner was decided on the last nation's points. Greece
, France
, Switzerland
, Malta
, Israel
and Belgium
did not sing with an orchestra, they sang with backing tracks. France
did, in fact, use the violin section of the orchestra but as they did not bring a conductor of their own, no conductor was shown before their entry. On the other hand both Germany
and Slovenia
presented conductors despite using full backing tracks and no orchestra anymore.
Macedonia, participating as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, took part for the first time, after their 1996
entry did not make it past the internal selection by the EBU
. Belgium
, Finland
, Israel
, Romania
and Slovakia
all participated after their break from the previous year's contest; Austria
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Denmark
, Russia
and Iceland
could not participate because of their low average scores from the past five years. The Italian
broadcaster, RAI
, decided to withdraw from the contest, a move that would see Italy absent from the contest for 13 years before their return in 2011
.
After the points from most of the countries were announced, it was clear that Israel
, Malta
, and the United Kingdom
would be fighting for the top spot. Israel
and Malta
were apparently tied with 166 points after the penultimate vote (in fact, Spain's vote had been wrongly tallied and the real scores were Malta 165, Israel 164). Everything came down to the vote of Macedonia
, who rewarded Israel
with 8 points, United Kingdom
10, and in a twist awarded 12 points to Croatia
not Malta
, leaving Chiara to fall from first place to third. On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel
, Dana International
brought the nation their third Song Contest victory. Also, Edsilia Rombley
, who placed fourth with 150 points, ensured the best result for the Netherlands since their win in 1975.
For the second year in a row, at least one country went home empty-handed; Switzerland
's Gunvor Guggisberg
with her composition "Las Ihn" failed to score a single point.
Other notable participants were Germany
's Guildo Horn
, whose shocking comedic act culminated in his climbing the scaffolding on the side of the stage. Controversially chosen to represent Germany, he was criticised for his lack of seriousness by the German press. However, after winning by 60% of the vote, the German people were firmly on Horn's side. "Guildo-Fever" spread throughout Germany during the weeks leading up to the contest, with Horn becoming front-page material in Germany. He was also noticed in countries around Europe, and the early criticism that had existed in Germany arose in those countries. Even though his 7th place was disappointing, to some Germans it was a revival for the contest in Germany, and was the beginning of 4 consecutive top-ten finishes.
Greece
earned only 12 points, all of which came from Cyprus
. After the contest, there was a correction made with the Spanish
votes, who mistakenly awarded Germany zero points, rather than the 12 that were rightfully theirs.
In a BBC interview, future Eurovision entrant Nicki French
said that one of her most memorable Eurovision moments was Ulrika's infamous faux pas
during the voting. On hearing that the Dutch lady announcing the Netherlands' votes had previously been a contestant in Eurovision, Ulrika replied, "A long time ago, was it?" which was followed by much laughter and booing from the audience. In fact Conny van den Bos who sang for the Netherlands in 1965 said that she had gone to the contest many years ago; unfortunately for both Conny and Ulrika this wasn't heard above the noise of the audience. What was heard, however, was Ulrika's seemingly insulting comment.
Russia
and Italy did not broadcast the event due to withdrawals. In 1998 the Russian broadcaster Channel One
prepared to run internal preselections, but soon organisers realised that because of low average results in previous years Russia would not qualify to compete in 1998 (though there were rumours that Channel One had planned to name Tatyana Ovsienko as their representative, performing "Solntse moyo"). Because Russia did not participate, Channel One decided not to broadcast the 1998 contest. According to other sources Channel One had expected Channel Russia to broadcast the contest.
With just one country left to vote, it was anyone's guess as to who was going to prevail, with Israel and Malta locked in battle on the same points total (or so the scoreboard said - in fact, Spain's vote had been wrongly tallied and Malta was really one point ahead), and the United Kingdom apparently nine points behind (really nine behind Malta and eight behind Israel). When Macedonia came to award the decisive points, Israel was the first of the three contenders to be mentioned, receiving eight points. That was enough to knock the UK out of contention for victory, but left plenty of room for Israel to be overtaken by their principal rival. Next, the ten points went to the UK, nudging them into what looked like being an extremely fleeting spell in second place, since most of the audience assumed the twelve points were destined for Malta. Instead, there were gasps as Macedonia sent the final points of the evening to fellow Balkan nation Croatia, handing Israel their first win in the contest since "Hallelujah" in 1979.
It is also noteworthy that Israel only received points from 21 of the 24 other countries, whereas the United Kingdom received at least one point from every other country, but finished second. Furthermore, whilst Israel received three sets of 12 points compared to Malta and the United Kingdom who both received four sets of 12 points, Israel received a substantially larger number of 10 points to help seal the win.
Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received 1 point less than during the broadcast. Turkey was the country that was eventually snubbed by Spanish televoters in favour of Germany.
& Laura Mayne "Native
" (France 2
), François Kevorkian
& André Torrent (France Bleu
) - José Luis Uribarri
(TVE1) - Roman Kilchsperger & Heinz Margot (SF 1
), Jean-Marc Richard (TSR 1
), Jonathan Tedesco (TSI 2) - Juraj Čurný (STV2
) - Artur Orzech (TVP1) - No commentator - Peter Urban
(Das Erste
) - Gino Cauchi
- Gábor Gundel Takács (m1
) - Miša Molk
(SLO1
) - Pat Kenny
(RTÉ One
), Brendan Balfe
(RTÉ Radio 1
) - Rui Unas (RTP1) - Leonard Miron
(TVR2) - Terry Wogan
(BBC One
), Ken Bruce
(BBC Radio 2
) - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
) - Willem van Beusekom
(TV2
), Daniël Dekker
(Radio 2
) - Pernilla Månsson & Christer Björkman
(SVT2
) - Jean-Pierre Hautier
(RTBF La Une
), André Vermeulen
& Andrea Croonenberghs (VRT TV1
) - Maria Guzenina
& Sami Aaltonen (YLE TV2
) - Jostein Pedersen
(NRK1
) - Reet Linna (Eesti Televisioon
) and Marko Reikop (Raadio 2
) - Ömer Önder
(TRT 1
) - Milanka Rašik (MTV 3
) (Non-participating country) - Ernst Grissemann
(ORF2
) (Non-participating country) - Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac (BHT) (Non-participating country) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR1
) (Non-participating country) - Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
(Sjónvarpið) (Non-participating country) - Mladen Popović & Radoš Bajić (RTS 3K
)
(Eurovision winner for France in 1977) - Belén Fernández de Henestrosa - Regula Elsener - Alena Heribanová - Jan Chojnacki - Yigal Ravid - Nena
- Stephanie Farrugia - Barna Héder - Mojca Mavec - Eileen Dunne
- Lúcia Moniz
(Portuguese representative in 1996) - Anca Ţurcașiu - Ken Bruce
- Marina Maleni - Conny Vandenbos
(Dutch representative in 1965) - Björn Hedman - Marie-Hélène Vanderborght - Marjo Wilska - Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft - Urve Tiidus - Osman Erkan - Evgenija Teodosievska
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 9 May 1998 at the National Indoor Arena
National Indoor Arena
The National Indoor Arena is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, 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...
. The presenters were 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...
and Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
Eva Ulrika Jonsson is a Swedish television presenter in the UK, who became famous as a TV-am weather presenter and moved on to present Gladiators and became a team captain of the show Shooting Stars.-Early life:...
. Despite being one of the presenters, Terry Wogan still managed to provide his trademark screwball commentary to the contest for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
.
Dana International
Dana International
Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...
from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
won this year's Eurovision, with the song "Diva
Diva (song)
"Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than...
", written by Svika Pick
Svika Pick
Svika Pick is an Israeli pop singer and composer.-Biography:Henrik Zvi Pick was born in Wrocław, Poland. He studied music at the Conservatory of Ramat Gan and started to perform at the age of 15.Pick was married to Israeli songwriter Mirit Shem-Or...
and Yoav Ginai. The singer had attracted much media attention both in Israel and Europe since she had undergone gender reassignment in 1993, being the first openly transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
performer to enter the competition.
This year was notable for several reasons: this was the last year with an orchestra, the first year with mass televoting, and the last year with language restriction. The 1998 contest was also memorable because of the suspenseful voting, where the winner was decided on the last nation's points. Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, 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...
, 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....
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and 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...
did not sing with an orchestra, they sang with backing tracks. 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...
did, in fact, use the violin section of the orchestra but as they did not bring a conductor of their own, no conductor was shown before their entry. On the other hand both 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...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
presented conductors despite using full backing tracks and no orchestra anymore.
Macedonia, participating as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, took part for the first time, after their 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
entry did not make it past the internal selection by the EBU
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union is a confederation of 74 broadcasting organisations from 56 countries, and 49 associate broadcasters from a further 25...
. 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...
, 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...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
all participated after their break from the previous year's contest; 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...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for 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...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and 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...
could not participate because of their low average scores from the past five years. The Italian
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...
broadcaster, RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
, decided to withdraw from the contest, a move that would see Italy absent from the contest for 13 years before their return in 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
.
After the points from most of the countries were announced, it was clear that Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, and the 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...
would be fighting for the top spot. Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
were apparently tied with 166 points after the penultimate vote (in fact, Spain's vote had been wrongly tallied and the real scores were Malta 165, Israel 164). Everything came down to the vote of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
, who rewarded Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
with 8 points, 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...
10, and in a twist awarded 12 points to Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
not Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, leaving Chiara to fall from first place to third. On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the state of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Dana International
Dana International
Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever...
brought the nation their third Song Contest victory. Also, Edsilia Rombley
Edsilia Rombley
Edsilia Francisca Rombley is a Dutch singer. She participated in the Soundmixshow in 1996. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1998 and 2007.-Biography:...
, who placed fourth with 150 points, ensured the best result for the Netherlands since their win in 1975.
For the second year in a row, at least one country went home empty-handed; 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....
's Gunvor Guggisberg
Gunvor Guggisberg
Gunvor Guggisberg , known professionally simply as Gunvor, is a Swiss singer and dancer. She is from Berne and owes her name to her Swedish grandfather....
with her composition "Las Ihn" failed to score a single point.
Other notable participants were 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...
's Guildo Horn
Guildo Horn
Guildo Horn He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in 7th with the title "Guildo hat euch lieb!" ....
, whose shocking comedic act culminated in his climbing the scaffolding on the side of the stage. Controversially chosen to represent Germany, he was criticised for his lack of seriousness by the German press. However, after winning by 60% of the vote, the German people were firmly on Horn's side. "Guildo-Fever" spread throughout Germany during the weeks leading up to the contest, with Horn becoming front-page material in Germany. He was also noticed in countries around Europe, and the early criticism that had existed in Germany arose in those countries. Even though his 7th place was disappointing, to some Germans it was a revival for the contest in Germany, and was the beginning of 4 consecutive top-ten finishes.
Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
earned only 12 points, all of which came from 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...
. After the contest, there was a correction made with the Spanish
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...
votes, who mistakenly awarded Germany zero points, rather than the 12 that were rightfully theirs.
In a BBC interview, future Eurovision entrant Nicki French
Nicki French
Nicola S. French is a female English singer and dancer. She is best known for her 1995 dance cover version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and for representing the United Kingdom in 2000 at Eurovision in Stockholm.-Career:French provided backing vocals on Rose-Marie's 1992 album, Emotional Exposure...
said that one of her most memorable Eurovision moments was Ulrika's infamous faux pas
Faux pas
A faux pas is a violation of accepted social norms . Faux pas vary widely from culture to culture, and what is considered good manners in one culture can be considered a faux pas in another...
during the voting. On hearing that the Dutch lady announcing the Netherlands' votes had previously been a contestant in Eurovision, Ulrika replied, "A long time ago, was it?" which was followed by much laughter and booing from the audience. In fact Conny van den Bos who sang for the Netherlands in 1965 said that she had gone to the contest many years ago; unfortunately for both Conny and Ulrika this wasn't heard above the noise of the audience. What was heard, however, was Ulrika's seemingly insulting comment.
Russia
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 14 times, and every year since 2000.Their debut was in the 1994 contest after Russia became a member of the European Broadcasting Union . In both 2000 and 2006, Russia came second in the contest with Alsou's song "Solo" and Dima Bilan's "Never...
and Italy did not broadcast the event due to withdrawals. In 1998 the Russian broadcaster Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
prepared to run internal preselections, but soon organisers realised that because of low average results in previous years Russia would not qualify to compete in 1998 (though there were rumours that Channel One had planned to name Tatyana Ovsienko as their representative, performing "Solntse moyo"). Because Russia did not participate, Channel One decided not to broadcast the 1998 contest. According to other sources Channel One had expected Channel Russia to broadcast the contest.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Croatian Croatian language Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries... |
Danijela Danijela Martinovic Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.-Biography:... |
"Neka mi ne svane Neka mi ne svane "Neka mi ne svane" was the Croatian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Croatian by Danijela.The song was performed first on the night, preceding Greece's Thalassa with "Mia Krifi Evesthisia"... " |
May the dawn never rise | 5 | 131 | |
| 02 | 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;... |
Thalassa Thalassa (band) Thalassa represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. They performed the song "Mia Krifi Evesthisia".-History:Musician Yiannis Valvis and singer Dionisia Karoki formed the group expressly for the Eurovision Song Contest. After the national final, many artists complained that the victory... |
"Mia krifi evesthisia Mia Krifi Evesthisia Mia Krifi Evesthisia was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Greek by Thalassa.... " (Μια κρυφή ευαισθησία) |
A secret sensibility | 20 | 12 | |
| 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... |
Marie Line Marie Line Marie Line, also known as Marie Line Marolany or Maro Lany, is a french singer that took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 for France.-Life and career:... |
"Où aller Où Aller "Où aller" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in French by Marie Line.The song was performed third on the night... " |
Where to go | 24 | 3 | |
| 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... |
Mikel Herzog Mikel Herzog Mikel Herzog Herzog is a Basque singer-songwriter of Jewish descent, known for his participation in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti? ¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti? "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?" was the Spanish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Spanish by Mikel Herzog... " |
What am I going to do without you? | 16 | 21 | |
| 05 | 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.... |
Gunvor Gunvor Guggisberg Gunvor Guggisberg , known professionally simply as Gunvor, is a Swiss singer and dancer. She is from Berne and owes her name to her Swedish grandfather.... |
"Lass' ihn Lass' ihn "Lass' ihn" , was the Swiss entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.The song was sung by Gunvor, who wore a sleeveless, glittering dark red dress for her Eurovision appearance... " |
Let him | 25 | 0 | |
| 06 | Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people... |
Katarína Hasprová Katarína Hasprová Katarína Hasprová is a singer from Slovakia, best-known outside her home country for singing "Modlitba" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.... |
"Modlitba Modlitba Not to be confused with Molitva, the winning song in 2007."Modlitba" was the Slovak entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, sung by Katarína Hasprová in the Slovak language.... " |
A prayer | 21 | 8 | |
| 07 | Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... |
Sixteen Sixteen (band) Sixteen was a Polish band, which was founded in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. Renata Dąbkowska is its lead singer, and it represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.Their debut album "Lawa" was released in 1997.... |
"To takie proste To takie proste "To takie proste" was the Polish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Polish by Sixteen.The song is a moderately up-tempo number, sung from the point of view of a woman in a relationship which she recognises is not great, but which she admits is "the best that we can get".The... " |
It's easy | 17 | 19 | |
| 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... |
Dana International Dana International Sharon Cohen , professionally known as Dana International is an Israeli pop singer of Yemenite Jewish ancestry. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums, positioning herself as one of Israel's most successful musical acts ever... |
"Diva Diva (song) "Diva" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 performed in Hebrew by Dana International representing Israel. The music was composed by Tzvika Pick, and the lyrics by Yoav Ginai. It totalled 172 points in the polling.The song became the last entry entirely in a language other than... " (דיווה) |
— | 1 | 172 | |
| 09 | 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.... |
Guildo Horn Guildo Horn Guildo Horn He is mainly famous for his eccentric stage persona, which includes outrageous clothes and very extroverted antics.At the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, he came in 7th with the title "Guildo hat euch lieb!" .... |
"Guildo hat euch lieb! Guildo Hat Euch Lieb! "Guildo hat euch lieb!" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in German by Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe. The song was performed ninth on the night... " |
Guildo loves you! | 7 | 86 | |
| 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... |
Chiara | "The One That I Love The One That I Love "The One That I Love" was the Maltese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in English by Chiara.The song is a ballad, with Chiara telling her lover how she feels about him, comparing the love she has for him to that of eating doughnuts... " |
— | 3 | 165 | |
| 11 | Hungarian Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe.... |
Charlie | "A holnap már nem lesz szomorú A Holnap Már Nem Lesz Szomorú "A holnap már nem lesz szomorú" was the Hungarian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Hungarian by Charlie.... " |
Sadness will be over tomorrow | 23 | 4 | |
| 12 | Slovene | Vili Resnik | "Naj bogovi slišijo Naj bogovi slišijo "Naj bogovi slišijo" was the Slovene representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. It was sung by Vili Resnik and performed in Slovenian.... " |
Let the gods hear | 18 | 17 | |
| 13 | 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... |
Dawn Martin Dawn Martin - Eurovision Song Contest :In 1997 Martin appeared on The George Jones Show on BBC Radio Ulster and was heard by Gerry Morgan in which Ryan invited Martin to perform his song Is Always Over Now?. She won the right to represent Ireland with Is Always Over Now?... |
"Is Always Over Now? Is Always Over Now? "Is Always Over Now?" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in English by Dawn Martin.The song is a ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman at the end of a relationship... " |
— | 9 | 64 | |
| 14 | 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... |
Alma Lusa Alma Lusa Alma Lusa were a short-lived Portuguese musical group, set up specifically to participate in Portugal's Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1998... |
"Se eu te pudesse abraçar Se Eu Te Pudesse Abraçar "Se eu te pudesse abraçar" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Portuguese by Alma Lusa.... " |
If I could embrace you | 12 | 36 | |
| 15 | Romanian Romanian language Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova... |
Mălina Olinescu Malina Olinescu Mălina Olinescu is a Romanian singer who represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Eu cred" and came 22nd with 6 points, all points from Israel.... |
"Eu cred Eu cred "Eu cred" was the Romanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Romanian by Mălina Olinescu.The song is a ballad, with Olinescu addressing a former lover. She tells him that she is still waiting for his return, and that she believes she is listening to him - thus the song will... " |
I believe | 22 | 6 | |
| 16 | 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... |
Imaani Imaani Imaani Saleem is an English singer.-Career:In 1998 she entered the A Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK... |
"Where Are You? Where Are You? (Imaani song) "Where Are You?" was the United Kingdom entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, held in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It was sung by Imaani and composed by Scott English, Phil Manikiza and Simon Stirling.... " |
— | 2 | 166 | |
| 17 | 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;... |
Michalis Hatzigiannis Michalis Hatzigiannis Michael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998... |
"Genesis" (Γένεσις) | Genesis | 11 | 37 | |
| 18 | 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... |
Edsilia Edsilia Rombley Edsilia Francisca Rombley is a Dutch singer. She participated in the Soundmixshow in 1996. She represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, in 1998 and 2007.-Biography:... |
"Hemel en aarde Hemel en aarde "Hemel en aarde" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Dutch by Edsilia.The song is a moderately up-tempo ballad, with Edsilia describing her feelings on discovering love in what was seemingly an unexpected place... " |
Heaven and Earth | 4 | 150 | |
| 19 | 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... |
Jill Johnson Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen... |
"Kärleken är Kärleken är "Kärleken är" is a ballad in Swedish about love. It was written by Ingela Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Håkan Almqvist. The song was sung by Swedish pop and country singer Jill Johnson in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1998, where it won and competed for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. It... " |
Love is | 10 | 53 | |
| 20 | 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... |
Mélanie Cohl Mélanie Cohl Mélanie Cohl is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Dis oui", written by Philippe Swan and scored 6th place.-External links:*... |
"Dis oui Dis Oui "Dis oui" was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, written by Philippe Swan and performed in French by Mélanie Cohl. The song was composed Belgian singer-songwriter Philippe Swan.... " |
Say yes | 6 | 122 | |
| 21 | 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... |
Edea Edea (musical group) Edea is a Finnish musical group. The Edea's song lyrics are written in an older form of the Finnish language and speak of old traditions as well. The mysterious runic symbols inscribed on the bows of Viking boats, door posts, drinking vessels, and amulets as well as the Finnish composer Sibelius ... |
"Aava Aava "Aava" is a song by Edea, which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.The song was performed twenty-first on the night, following Belgium's Mélanie Cohl with "Dis oui" and preceding Norway's Lars Fredriksen with "Alltid sommer"... " |
Open landscape | 15 | 22 | |
| 22 | 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... |
Lars Fredriksen Lars A. Fredriksen Lars A. Fredriksen is a famous Norwegian pop singer who was best known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song Alltid sommer and reached successful 8th place.... |
"Alltid sommer Alltid Sommer "Alltid sommer" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Norwegian by Lars Fredriksen.... " |
Always summer | 8 | 79 | |
| 23 | Estonian Estonian language Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities... |
Koit Toome Koit Toome Koit Toome is an Estonian singer and musical actor.-Career:In late 1994 the highly successful pop duo Code One consisting of Koit Toome and Sirli Hiius was formed by the producer Mikk Targo... |
"Mere lapsed Mere lapsed "Mere lapsed" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Estonian by Koit Toome.The song was performed twenty-third on the night, following Norway's Lars Fredriksen with "Alltid sommer" and preceding Turkey's Tüzmen with "Unutamazsın"... " |
Children of the sea | 13 | 36 | |
| 24 | 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,... |
Tüzmen | "Unutamazsın Unutamazsin "Unutamazsın" was the Turkish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Turkish by Tüzmen.On the night of the contest, held in Birmingham, the United Kingdom, the song was performed 24th, following Estonia's Koit Toome with "Mere lapsed" and preceding FYR Macedonia's Vlado Janevski... " |
You can't forget | 14 | 25 | |
| 25 | Macedonian Macedonian language Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora... |
Vlado Janevski Vlado Janevski Vladimir Vlado Janevski is a popular Macedonian singer. He was Macedonia's first Eurovision contestant, finishing 19th in Birmingham at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne Zori, Zoro".-Biography:... |
"Ne zori, zoro Ne Zori, Zoro "Ne zori, zoro" was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski... " (Не зори, зоро) |
Dawn, don't rise | 19 | 16 | |
Voting structure
Each country had a televote except Turkey, Romania, Ireland and Hungary, where the top ten most voted for songs were awarded the 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 points, with a back-up jury in case of mistakes. A jury was used if there were exceptional reasons not to use a televote.With just one country left to vote, it was anyone's guess as to who was going to prevail, with Israel and Malta locked in battle on the same points total (or so the scoreboard said - in fact, Spain's vote had been wrongly tallied and Malta was really one point ahead), and the United Kingdom apparently nine points behind (really nine behind Malta and eight behind Israel). When Macedonia came to award the decisive points, Israel was the first of the three contenders to be mentioned, receiving eight points. That was enough to knock the UK out of contention for victory, but left plenty of room for Israel to be overtaken by their principal rival. Next, the ten points went to the UK, nudging them into what looked like being an extremely fleeting spell in second place, since most of the audience assumed the twelve points were destined for Malta. Instead, there were gasps as Macedonia sent the final points of the evening to fellow Balkan nation Croatia, handing Israel their first win in the contest since "Hallelujah" in 1979.
It is also noteworthy that Israel only received points from 21 of the 24 other countries, whereas the United Kingdom received at least one point from every other country, but finished second. Furthermore, whilst Israel received three sets of 12 points compared to Malta and the United Kingdom who both received four sets of 12 points, Israel received a substantially larger number of 10 points to help seal the win.
Spain originally gave its 12 points to Israel and 10 to Norway. After the broadcast it was announced that Spanish broadcaster wrongly tallied the votes and Germany should have got the top mark - 12 points - instead of being snubbed, as it happened. The mistake was corrected and so Germany was placed 7th over Norway. Israel and Norway both received 2 points less than originally and Croatia, Malta, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Turkey all received 1 point less than during the broadcast. Turkey was the country that was eventually snubbed by Spanish televoters in favour of Germany.
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Croatia | 131 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Greece | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Slovakia | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 172 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| Germany | 86 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Malta | 165 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| Hungary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 64 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Portugal | 36 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 166 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Cyprus | 37 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 150 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| Sweden | 53 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 122 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Finland | 22 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 79 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 25 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... , 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... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... , 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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| 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... |
Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... , 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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| 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... |
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... , 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... , 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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| Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
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... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... , 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... |
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| Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
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| 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... |
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... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| 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... |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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| 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... |
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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| Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
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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| Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
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... |
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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... |
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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| 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.... |
Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies... |
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| 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... |
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... |
Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous Year(s) |
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| Danijela Danijela Martinovic Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.-Biography:... |
1995 Eurovision Song Contest 1995 The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994... (part of Magazin Magazin Magazin is a Croatian pop band from Split.Founded in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin , the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music... ) |
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| José Cid José Cid José Cid is a Portuguese singer and composer. Outside of his home country, Cid is best known for performing "Um grande, grande amor" at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 and for the progressive rock album 10,000 Anos Depois Entre Venus E Marte.Over his longlasting career, Cid has been awarded... (part of Alma Lusa Alma Lusa Alma Lusa were a short-lived Portuguese musical group, set up specifically to participate in Portugal's Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1998... ) |
1980 Eurovision Song Contest 1980 The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented... |
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Other involved countries
- After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was last participated in 1992Eurovision Song Contest 1992The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...
. Third channel of Radio Television of SerbiaRadio Television of SerbiaRadio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
broadcast the show, although Yugoslavia did not participate.
Commentators
- Aleksandar "Aco" Kostadinov (HRT 1) - Giorgos Mitropoulos (ET1) - Chris MayneChris Mayne
Christopher Mayne is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club. He was selected with the 40th selection in the 2007 AFL National Draft from the Perth Football Club in the WAFL. He plays full forward, forward-pocket and half-forward.Mayne spent most of the 2006 season...
& Laura Mayne "Native
Native (band)
Native is a French R&B band composed of two sisters, Laura Mayne and Chris Mayne . She began their singing career as chorister with Niagara and Gérald De Palmas...
" (France 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...
), François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...
& André Torrent (France Bleu
France Bleu
France Bleu is a network of 43 local and regional radio stations in France. National programming from Paris is relayed by local and regional stations supplemented with local news and content. It is part of the public broadcaster Radio France...
) - José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri
José Luis Uribarri is a Spanish television presenter and director for TVE.Uribarri was born in Avila, after finishing school at Marist school in Palencia he went on to study law but left to work for Spanish television as a television announcer.He debut as a television presenter in 1958 and has...
(TVE1) - Roman Kilchsperger & Heinz Margot (SF 1
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 ....
), Jean-Marc Richard (TSR 1
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 ....
), Jonathan Tedesco (TSI 2) - Juraj Čurný (STV2
Dvojka
Dvojka is a Slovak television channel owned and operated by Slovenská televízia....
) - Artur Orzech (TVP1) - No commentator - Peter Urban
Peter Urban
Peter Urban is a German musician and radio host.Since the 1997 Contest, Urban following Jan Hofer has been the German commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. Due to illness in 2009, Urban was unable to commentate on the 2009 Contest, with Tim Frühling filling in, however returning to...
(Das Erste
Das Erste
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen , marketed as Das Erste , is the principal publicly owned television channel in Germany...
) - Gino Cauchi
Gino Cauchi
Gino Cauchi is a Sales and Marketing Manager in One Productions Ltd and a Maltese politician. He was Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives of Malta of the Labour Party .-Personal life and family:...
- Gábor Gundel Takács (m1
M1 (TV channel)
m1 is a Hungarian television channel own and operated by Magyar Televízió. It is also transmitted in high definition.It was 24 hours in 2000 along with m2...
) - Miša Molk
Miša Molk
Miša Molk is an award-winning journalist and television personality based in Slovenia. Molk graduated with a university degree from the Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences...
(SLO1
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...
) - 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...
(RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
), Brendan Balfe
Brendan Balfe
Brendan Balfe is an Irish radio personality, who has been on-air consistently for more than 40 years on RTÉ. Comedy has been a feature of many of Balfe's programmes...
(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...
) - Rui Unas (RTP1) - Leonard Miron
Leonard Miron
Leonard Miron is a Romanian television and radio presenter and journalist and works for Romanian National Television . He was born in Galaţi, Romania but was brought up in Piteşti and graduated from the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy before starting a career in media...
(TVR2) - 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...
(BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
), Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
(BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
) - Evi Papamichail (RIK 1
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...
) - Willem van Beusekom
Willem van Beusekom
Willem Jacobus Marius van Beusekom was a Dutch broadcaster and television presenter. He was also active as a radio DJ and especially enjoyed fame as a Dutch television commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest, which he did from 1987 to 2005. His last position until his death was that of NPS...
(TV2
Nederland 2
Nederland 2 is a Dutch television channel, one of three alongside Nederland 1 and Nederland 3. It was established in October 1964 and tends to broadcast sports, light entertainment, news and current affairs programming....
), Daniël Dekker
Daniël Dekker
Daniël Dekker is a Dutch Disc Jockey and Radio host. In 1980 Dekker began his radio career on Radio Amersterdam before working for 3FM and Radio 2....
(Radio 2
Radio 2 (Netherlands)
Radio 2 is a Dutch music radio station. In 2005 the following public broadcasters took part in Radio 2: AVRO, BNN, EO, KRO, NCRV, NPS, TROS, MAX en VARA....
) - Pernilla Månsson & Christer Björkman
Christer Björkman
Christer Samuel Björkman is a Swedish singer. He was a hairdresser, and had a hair-salon in Borås. He started his career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn" which was produced by Bruno Glenmark in the mid-1980s....
(SVT2
SVT2
SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:...
) - Jean-Pierre Hautier
Jean-Pierre Hautier
Jean-Pierre Hautier is a Belgian television presenter and broadcaster for RTBFHautier is known for his long time commentary for RTBF viewers on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done since the 1994 Contest after the regular commentator Claude Delacroix got promoted to the head of Belgian...
(RTBF La Une
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...
), André Vermeulen
André Vermeulen
André Leopold Adiel Vermeulen is a Belgian/Flemish journalist and television personality for VRT.Since the 1991 Contest, Vermeulen following Luc Appermont has been the Flemish commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest...
& Andrea Croonenberghs (VRT 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...
) - Maria Guzenina
Maria Guzenina
Maria Guzenina-Richardson is a Finnish politician who became a household name in Finland after working as a VJ for MTV Europe from 1994 until 1997. Guzenina-Richardson was elected to the Parliament of Finland in 2007 and in 2011. She was appointed Minister of Health and Social Services on 22 June...
& Sami Aaltonen (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...
) - Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen
Jostein Pedersen is a Norwegian musical journalist and reporter, television commentator and "music intelligencia". He was the Norwegian commentator to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, and from 1996 to 2005. Since then he has covered the Song Contest on VG's web TV channel...
(NRK1
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...
) - Reet Linna (Eesti Televisioon
Eesti Televisioon
Eesti Televisioon is the national public television station of Estonia. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955.The bulk of ETV's funding comes from government grant-in-aid, around 15% of which is in turn funded by the fees paid by Estonian commercial broadcasters in return for their...
) and Marko Reikop (Raadio 2
Eesti Rahvusringhääling
Eesti Rahvusringhääling – Estonian Public Broadcasting – is a publicly funded radio and television organisation created in Estonia on 1 June 2007 to take over the functions of the formerly separate Eesti Raadio and Eesti Televisioon , under the terms of the Estonian National...
) - Ömer Önder
Ömer Önder
Ömer Önder is a Turkish broadcaster and television personalitiy who is mainly associated with the Eurovision Song Contest.Önder was born in Ankara and was graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Medicine in 1987...
(TRT 1
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...
) - Milanka Rašik (MTV 3
MTV 3 (Macedonia)
MTV 3 is a Macedonian television channel owned and operated by Macedonian Radio-Television. The channel was formed in 1991 as an experimental channel, but now it broadcasts the activities from the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia....
) (Non-participating country) - 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...
(ORF2
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...
) (Non-participating country) - Ismeta Dervoz-Krvavac (BHT) (Non-participating country) - 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...
(DR1
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....
) (Non-participating country) - Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Paul Oscar
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson , known internationally as Páll Óskar and Paul Oscar, is an Icelandic pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey. He had a musical childhood, singing at private functions, with choirs and for media advertisements, but was affected by bullying in school and tension between his...
(Sjónvarpið) (Non-participating country) - Mladen Popović & Radoš Bajić (RTS 3K
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
)
Spokespersons
- Davor Meštrović - Alexis Kostalas - Marie MyriamMarie Myriam
Marie Myriam is a French singer of Portuguese origins...
(Eurovision winner for France in 1977) - Belén Fernández de Henestrosa - Regula Elsener - Alena Heribanová - Jan Chojnacki - Yigal Ravid - Nena
Nena
Gabriele Susanne Kerner , better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer and actress. She rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song "99 Luftballons". In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena was also the name of the band with whom she...
- Stephanie Farrugia - Barna Héder - Mojca Mavec - Eileen Dunne
Eileen Dunne
Eileen Dunne is an Irish newscaster and radio presenter. She currently presents RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock on RTÉ One and is afternoon newsreader on RTÉ Radio....
- Lúcia Moniz
Lúcia Moniz
Ana Lúcia Pereira Moniz is a Portuguese singer and actress. Moniz represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 and has released three music albums to date. She has also acted in several films, including Love Actually....
(Portuguese representative in 1996) - Anca Ţurcașiu - Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
- Marina Maleni - Conny Vandenbos
Conny Vandenbos
Conny Vandenbos was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings through the 1970s. Notably, in her later career she released an entire album of Janis Ian songs in 1980....
(Dutch representative in 1965) - Björn Hedman - Marie-Hélène Vanderborght - Marjo Wilska - Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft - Urve Tiidus - Osman Erkan - Evgenija Teodosievska