Eurovision Song Contest 1986
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest
and was held on 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall
in Bergen
, Norway
. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest. The presenter was Åse Kleveland
, a well-known folk guitarist who was President of the Norwegian Association of Musicians (and a former Eurovision entrant, in 1966).
The 1986 contest was a first for Eurovision in that royalty were among the guests—Crown Prince Harald
, Crown Princess Sonja
, Princess Märtha Louise
and Prince Haakon Magnus
were all in attendance.
Sandra Kim
was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "J'aime la vie
". Aged 13, Kim was the youngest ever Eurovision winner. Current rules require Eurovision Song Contest participants to be at least 16, so unless the rule is changed Kim's record will never be broken. In the lyrics of her song, Kim claimed to be 15 years of age, but after the contest, it was revealed that she was actually 13. Switzerland
, who finished second, appealed for her to be disqualified, but this was to no avail.
, Norway had received the unwanted distinction of being "the nul points country," receiving 0 points three times and coming in last six times. When they did win the 1985 Contest, it was a source of pride among Norwegian population, and the national broadcaster, NRK, took full advantage of being able to showcase Norway and its achievements in front of over 500 million television viewers. By the autumn of 1985, NRK had decided to hold the next year's contest at the Grieghallen in Bergen, turning down other bids from capital Oslo
, and main cities of Stavanger
, Sandnes
and Trondheim
.
-esque "ice palace" for the live show, complete with white and pastel neon lights for the stage. In addition, NRK also had a special diamond-encrusted dress made for presenter Åse Kleveland for her opening number. The prized dress, which weighed upwards of 15 pounds (6.8 kg), is still available for viewing at NRK's costuming department at Marienlyst
in Oslo
.
Kleveland sang the multilingual "Welcome to Music" as the opening act, incorporating English
and French
primarily, in addition to other European languages. BBC commentator Terry Wogan
, at the close of Kleveland's number, dryly remarked, "Katie Boyle
[a former Eurovision host for the UK] never sang, did she?"
During her opening speech, Kleveland said of Norway's road in the contest, "For those of you who have followed Norway's course through the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, you will know that it has been quite thorny, in fact. So, imagine our joy when last year we finally won, and the pleasure we feel today, being able to welcome 700 million viewers to the top of Europe, to Norway, and to Bergen."
One of the interval acts presented featured Norwegian musicians Sissel Kyrkjebø
and Steinar Ofsdal, accompanied by Norwegian national broadcasting orchestra, Kringkastingsorkesteret (KORK). They opened with the traditional song of the city of Bergen, Udsikter fra Ulriken
(also known as "Nystemte'n"), and presented a number of familiar tunes while showing the sights and sounds of Bergen area. Ofsdal played a range of traditional Norwegian folk instruments such as accordion
, recorder
and hardingfele
. The presentation launched Kyrkjebø into a career as an internationally recognized artist.
competed for the first time, as the national broadcaster RÚV
finally cemented their satellite television connections with the rest of Europe.
Greece
withdrew, having been drawn eighteenth in order of presentation. The reason behind the withdrawal, was that the Eurovision contest coincided with Holy Saturday. Their entry would have been "Wagon-lit" (βάγκον λι) performed by Polina
. The Italian broadcaster, RAI
, simply decided not to send any delegation to Bergen.
.
Switzerland was behind Belgium in nearly every part of the voting, but Belgium had a commanding lead from the very beginning.
Traditionally some juries give high points to the host country's entrant, but this did not happen this year; no jury gave Norway's song "Romeo" more than six points out of a possible 12.
As the free language rule was still cancelled, all songs were performed in native languages to the country they represented. All songs however, with the exception of the song from Cyprus
, have had studio versions recorded by the original Eurovision artists in English
as well as their own languages.
(RTL Télévision
) - Mladen Popović (TVB1), Oliver Mlakar
(TVZ 2), Miša Molk
(TVL2
) - Patrice Laffont (Antenne 2
), Julien Lepers
(France Bleu
) - Knut Bjørnsen
(NRK
), Erik Diesen
and Sverre Christophersen (NRK P1
) - Terry Wogan
(BBC 1), Ray Moore
(BBC Radio 2
) - Þorgeir Ástvaldsson (Sjónvarpið) – Leo van der Goot
(Nederland 1
) - Bülend Özveren
(TRT
) - Antonio Gómez
(TVE2) - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
), Serge Moisson (TSR
), Giovanni Bertini
(TSI) - No commentator - Gerry Ryan
(RTÉ 1), Mike Murphy (RTÉ Radio 1
) - Jacques Mercier
(RTBF1
), Luc Appermont
(BRT TV1
) - Ado Schlier
(Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen), Peter Urban
(NDR Radio 2
) - Neophytos Taliotis (RIK
) - Ernst Grissemann
(FS1) - Ulf Elfving
(SVT, TV1
), Jacob Dahlin
(SR P3) - Jørgen de Mylius
(DR TV
) - Heikki Harma & Kari Lumikero (YLE TV1
) - Fialho Gouveia
(RTP1) (Non-participating country) - Mako Georgiadou (ERT)
- Enver Petrovci
- Patricia Lesieur - Nina Matheson - Colin Berry
- Guðrún Skúladóttir – Joop van Zijl - Ümit Tunçağ - Matilde Jarrín - Michel Stocker - Yitzhak Shim'oni - John Skehan
- TBC - Christoph Deumling - Anna Partelidou - Tilia Herold - Agneta Bolme-Börjefors - Bent Henius - Solveig Herlin - Margarida Mercês de Mello
(bullfighter), Marta Cantón (gymnast), Emilio Aragón (comedian), María Cuadra
(actress), Javier Escrivá (actor), Blanca Fernández Ochoa
(skier), Antonio Imízcoz (journalist), Pablo Pérez
(hairdresser)
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 3 May 1986 in the Grieg Hall
Grieg Hall
The Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in...
in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, 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...
. It was the first occasion on which Norway played host to the contest. The presenter was Åse Kleveland
Åse Kleveland
Åse Maria Kleveland is a Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician.A well-known folk singer and traditional guitarist in Norway, she was appointed Minister of Culture in Norway from 1990 to 1996, representing the Labour Party under the Gro Harlem Brundtland administration...
, a well-known folk guitarist who was President of the Norwegian Association of Musicians (and a former Eurovision entrant, in 1966).
The 1986 contest was a first for Eurovision in that royalty were among the guests—Crown Prince Harald
Harald V of Norway
Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
, Crown Princess Sonja
Queen Sonja of Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway is the wife of King Harald V of Norway.-Prior to marriage:Sonja was born in Oslo on 4 July 1937 as the daughter of clothing merchant Karl August Haraldsen and Dagny Ulrichsen .Queen Sonja grew up in the district of Vinderen in Oslo and completed her lower secondary schooling...
, Princess Märtha Louise
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
and Prince Haakon Magnus
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway is the heir apparent to the throne of Norway. On birth he was named Prince Haakon Magnus but it was stressed in the announcement that he would go by the name Haakon. He became Crown Prince Haakon when his father ascended to the crown as Harald V in 1991...
were all in attendance.
Sandra Kim
Sandra Kim
Sandra Caldarone , better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, on 3 May 1986....
was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "J'aime la vie
J'Aime La Vie
"J'aime la vie" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed for Belgium by Sandra Kim. Belgium had finished the 1985 Contest in last place, and thus achieved the rare turnaround from last to first in the space of one year...
". Aged 13, Kim was the youngest ever Eurovision winner. Current rules require Eurovision Song Contest participants to be at least 16, so unless the rule is changed Kim's record will never be broken. In the lyrics of her song, Kim claimed to be 15 years of age, but after the contest, it was revealed that she was actually 13. 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....
, who finished second, appealed for her to be disqualified, but this was to no avail.
Background
By 1985Eurovision 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"....
, Norway had received the unwanted distinction of being "the nul points country," receiving 0 points three times and coming in last six times. When they did win the 1985 Contest, it was a source of pride among Norwegian population, and the national broadcaster, NRK, took full advantage of being able to showcase Norway and its achievements in front of over 500 million television viewers. By the autumn of 1985, NRK had decided to hold the next year's contest at the Grieghallen in Bergen, turning down other bids from capital Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, and main cities of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
and Trondheim
Trondheim
Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
.
Norway first hosts Eurovision
As this was the first time Norway hosted a Eurovision Song Contest, NRK commissioned a lavish budget for the event, turning Grieghallen into a VikingViking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
-esque "ice palace" for the live show, complete with white and pastel neon lights for the stage. In addition, NRK also had a special diamond-encrusted dress made for presenter Åse Kleveland for her opening number. The prized dress, which weighed upwards of 15 pounds (6.8 kg), is still available for viewing at NRK's costuming department at Marienlyst
Marienlyst
Marienlyst is an area in the borough of St. Hanshaugen in Oslo. It is best known as the site of the national headquarters of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , and "Marienlyst" is often used synonymously with NRK....
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
.
Kleveland sang the multilingual "Welcome to Music" as the opening act, incorporating 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...
and 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...
primarily, in addition to other European languages. BBC commentator 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...
, at the close of Kleveland's number, dryly remarked, "Katie Boyle
Katie Boyle
Katie Boyle is an Italian-born British actress, television personality, and game show panelist, well known for appearing on TV panel games such as What's My Line? and for presenting the Eurovision Song Contest in the 1960s and 1970s....
[a former Eurovision host for the UK] never sang, did she?"
During her opening speech, Kleveland said of Norway's road in the contest, "For those of you who have followed Norway's course through the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, you will know that it has been quite thorny, in fact. So, imagine our joy when last year we finally won, and the pleasure we feel today, being able to welcome 700 million viewers to the top of Europe, to Norway, and to Bergen."
One of the interval acts presented featured Norwegian musicians Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø
Sissel Kyrkjebø , also simply known as Sissel, is a Norwegian soprano.Sissel is considered one of the world's top crossover sopranos. Sissel's musical style runs the gamut from pop recordings and folk songs, to classical vocals and operatic arias...
and Steinar Ofsdal, accompanied by Norwegian national broadcasting orchestra, Kringkastingsorkesteret (KORK). They opened with the traditional song of the city of Bergen, Udsikter fra Ulriken
Udsikter fra Ulriken
"Udsigter fra Ulriken" is the town song of Bergen, Norway. It's also known as "Bergenssangen", "Bergensiana", "Jeg tok min nystemte" and among the public "Nystemten". The lyrics were written by the priest, politician and poet Johan Nordahl Brun when he worked as vicar at Bergen Cathedral...
(also known as "Nystemte'n"), and presented a number of familiar tunes while showing the sights and sounds of Bergen area. Ofsdal played a range of traditional Norwegian folk instruments such as accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, recorder
Recorder
The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple flutes or internal duct flutes—whistle-like instruments which include the tin whistle. The recorder is end-blown and the mouth of the instrument is constricted by a wooden plug, known as a block or fipple...
and hardingfele
Hardingfele
A Hardanger fiddle is a traditional stringed instrument used originally to play the music of Norway. In modern designs, the instruments are very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings and thinner wood...
. The presentation launched Kyrkjebø into a career as an internationally recognized artist.
Debuts and withdrawals
IcelandIceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Iceland has entered the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since their debut in 1986. Iceland did not enter in 1998 and 2002 when prevented due to finishing outside qualification places the preceding years....
competed for the first time, as the national broadcaster RÚV
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio...
finally cemented their satellite television connections with the rest of Europe.
Greece
Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest
Greece has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 32 times since 1974, with the exception of 1975, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1999 and 2000. Greece won for the first time in 2005 with "My Number One" song by Elena Paparizou. Following the introduction of a semi-final round for the 2004 contest, Greece...
withdrew, having been drawn eighteenth in order of presentation. The reason behind the withdrawal, was that the Eurovision contest coincided with Holy Saturday. Their entry would have been "Wagon-lit" (βάγκον λι) performed by Polina
Polina Misailidou
Polina Paraskevi Misailidou is a Greek singer, who is better known in her own country simply as Polina.Polina was born and raised in Nea Smyrni, a suburb south of Athens. She started her career in 1977 singing the song "Lives" at the Thessaloniki Song Festival...
. The Italian 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...
, simply decided not to send any delegation to Bergen.
Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 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... |
Sherisse Laurence Sherisse Stevens Sherisse Stevens is a singer and entertainer.From 1978 to 1983 she hosted the show "Circus" on CTV in Canada. At that time she was billed as Sherisse Lawrence.... |
"L'amour de ma vie L'Amour De Ma Vie "L'amour de ma vie" was the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in French by Canadian singer Sherisse Laurence.The song was composed by Alain Garcia, Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal... " |
The love of my life | 3 | 117 | |
| 02 | 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... |
Doris Dragović Doris Dragovic Dorotea "Doris" Dragović is a Croatian singer-songwriter. She represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing the 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118... |
"Željo moja Željo moja "Željo moja" was the song which represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was performed by the Croatian singer Doris Dragović who finished eleventh on the night.... " |
My desire | 11 | 49 | |
| 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... |
Cocktail Chic Cocktail Chic Cocktail Chic were a French female singing group, best known for their participation in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest.Although the Cocktail Chic name was a one-off for Eurovision, the group, consisting of sisters Dominique Poulain and Catherine Bonnevay and their cousins Francine Chanterau and... |
"Européennes Européennes "Européennes" was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in French by Cocktail Chic.... " |
European girls | 17 | 13 | |
| 04 | 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... |
Ketil Stokkan Ketil Stokkan Ketil Stokkan is a Norwegian pop artist who has performed as solo artist as well as the singer in the Norwegian band Zoo. 1983 saw him participate in the Norwegian qualifying heat for Eurovision with the song "Samme charmeur" which was placed second... |
"Romeo" | — | 12 | 44 | |
| 05 | 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... |
Ryder Ryder (band) Ryder was a purpose-made pop group led by Maynard Williams whose primary purpose was to represent the United Kingdom at the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway. Ryder performed the song "Runner in the Night" which was placed 7th. They were criticised in the media for being a particularly... |
"Runner In The Night Runner in the Night "Runner in the Night", written by Maureen Darbyshire and composed by Brian Wade, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed by the sextet Ryder, led by Maynard Williams.... " |
— | 7 | 72 | |
| 06 | 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... |
ICY ICY ICY was a vocal trio consisting of Pálmi Gunnarson, Helga Möller and Eiríkur Hauksson. They were the first Icelandic entrants to the Eurovision Song Contest, appearing at the 1986 final in Bergen... |
"Gleðibankinn Gleðibankinn "Gleðibankinn" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Icelandic by ICY, where singers Eiríkur Hauksson, Helga Möller and Pálmi Gunnarsson joined their efforts... " |
The bank of fun | 16 | 19 | |
| 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... |
Frizzle Sizzle Frizzle Sizzle Frizzle Sizzle were a Dutch teenage girl group of the 1980s. The four members of the group were Karin Vlasblom , Laura Vlasblom , Mandy Huydts and Marjon Keller .... |
"Alles heeft ritme Alles Heeft Ritme "Alles heeft ritme" was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Dutch by Frizzle Sizzle.The song is up-tempo with a tropical-tinged musical arrangement, in which the point is made that there is nothing to be gained by worrying about being late or having to make deadlines... " |
Everything has rhythm | 13 | 40 | |
| 08 | 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,... |
Klips ve Onlar Klips ve Onlar Klips ve Onlar was a Turkish band of the 1980s.They represented Turkey in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song Halley which reached 9th position, the highest ever for the country until then.... |
"Halley Halley (song) "Halley" was the Turkish entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was sung by Klips ve Onlar in Turkish.On the night of the final, the song performed in the eighth position , and at the close of the voting had received 53 points, placing 9th in a... " |
Halley | 9 | 53 | |
| 09 | 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... |
Cadillac Cadillac (band) Cadillac were a Spanish pop group, active between 1981 and 1986. They are known internationally for their participation in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest.... |
"Valentino Valentino (song) "Valentino" was the Spanish entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was sung by the male quartet Cadillac and performed in Spanish.... " |
— | 10 | 51 | |
| 10 | 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... |
Daniela Simmons | "Pas pour moi Pas pour moi "Pas pour moi" was the Swiss entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen, Norway. It was sung by Daniela Simmons and performed in French.... " |
Not for me | 2 | 140 | |
| 11 | 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... |
Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel | "Yavo Yom Yavo Yom "Yavo Yom" was the Israeli entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Hebrew by Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel.... " (יבוא יום) |
A day will come | 19 | 7 | |
| 12 | 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... |
Luv Bug Luv Bug Luv Bug are an Irish pop band originating from Newry in Northern Ireland. They are most famous for representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 with the song "You Can Count On Me".- Career :... |
"You Can Count On Me You Can Count On Me (song) You Can Count On Me was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in English by Luv Bug. It was written by Kevin Sheerin.- Overview :The song is an up-tempo number, with the singer recounting a relationship she hopes might begin again... " |
— | 4 | 96 | |
| 13 | 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... |
Sandra Kim Sandra Kim Sandra Caldarone , better known as Sandra Kim, is a Belgian singer of Italian descent who won the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen, Norway, on 3 May 1986.... |
"J'aime la vie J'Aime La Vie "J'aime la vie" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed for Belgium by Sandra Kim. Belgium had finished the 1985 Contest in last place, and thus achieved the rare turnaround from last to first in the space of one year... " |
I love life | 1 | 176 | |
| 14 | German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
Ingrid Peters Ingrid Peters Ingrid Peters is a German singer.She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 held in Bergen. Her song, Über die Brücke geh'n was placed eight. Peters had made previous attempts to represent Germany. In 1979 she performed a song called Du bist nicht frei and in 1983 was runner-up in... |
"Über die Brücke geh'n Über Die Brücke Geh'n Über Die Brücke Geh'n was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in German by Ingrid Peters.... " |
Crossing the bridge | 8 | 62 | |
| 15 | 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;... |
Elpida | "Tora Zo Tora Zo "Tora Zo" was the Cypriot entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Greek by Elpida.... " (Τώρα ζω) |
Now I live | 20 | 4 | |
| 16 | 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.... |
Timna Brauer Timna Brauer Timna Brauer is an Austrian singer-songwriter, and the daughter of painter, writer and singer Arik Brauer. She is married to Israeli pianist Elias Meiri with whom she collaborates... |
"Die Zeit ist einsam Die Zeit Ist Einsam "Die Zeit ist einsam" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in German by Timna Brauer.... " |
Time is lonely | 18 | 12 | |
| 17 | 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... |
Lasse Holm Lasse Holm Lars-Eric Gustav "Lasse" Holm, born 9 December 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, is known as a composer, lyricist and singer.Since childhood, he was interested in music and was a member of a lot of pop music and rock music groups in the 1960s: Doug and the Millsmen, The Spacemen and The Moonlighters... & Monica Törnell Monica Törnell Monica Kristina Ingeborg Törnell, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. After being discovered by Cornelis Vreeswijk 1971, she was a prominent singer in several genres, mainly folk and rock music, for over two decades. Together with Lasse Holm, she represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest... |
"E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" is a Swedish language song by Monica Törnell and Lasse Holm that won the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen 1986.... " |
Is this what you call love? | 5 | 78 | |
| 18 | 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... |
Lise Haavik Lise Haavik Lise Haavik is a Norwegian singer, best known for representing Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway in 1986. She is also well-known domestically for her partnership in the duo Trax with John Hatting, her husband.... |
"Du er fuld af løgn Du Er Fuld Af Løgn "Du er fuld af løgn" was the Danish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Danish by Lise Haavik.The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Sweden's Monica Törnell & Lasse Holm with "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" and preceding Finland's Kari Kuivalainen with... " |
You are full of lies | 6 | 77 | |
| 19 | 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... |
Kari Kuivalainen Kari Kuivalainen Kari Kuivalainen is a Finnish singer-songwriter, best known for his participation in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest.Kuivalainen was primarily a composer rather than a singer, and in 1985 he submitted his song "Haaveissa vainko oot mun?" to the Finnish Eurovision selection, where it was... |
"Never The End Never The End "Never The End" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, performed in Finnish by Kari Kuivalainen... " |
— | 15 | 22 | |
| 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.... |
"Não sejas mau para mim Não Sejas Mau Para Mim "Não sejas mau para mim" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 performed in Portuguese by Dora.... " |
Don't be bad to me | 14 | 28 |
Voting
The winning song, Belgium's "J'aime la vie," received points from every jury (Belgium received five sets of 12 points; every country awarded Belgium at least five points except for Germany, which gave them just one point). Belgium was the winner in the voting from the results of the second jury out of twenty, in the longest winning stretch during voting since 1974Eurovision Song Contest 1974
The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the 19th Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the seaside resort of Brighton on the south coast of the United Kingdom...
.
Switzerland was behind Belgium in nearly every part of the voting, but Belgium had a commanding lead from the very beginning.
Traditionally some juries give high points to the host country's entrant, but this did not happen this year; no jury gave Norway's song "Romeo" more than six points out of a possible 12.
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Luxembourg | 117 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 49 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| France | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 44 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 72 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | |||||||
| Iceland | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 40 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Turkey | 53 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | 51 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | 140 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||
| Israel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 96 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | |||||||
| Belgium | 176 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Germany | 62 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Cyprus | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 78 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| Denmark | 77 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| Finland | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
As the free language rule was still cancelled, all songs were performed in native languages to the country they represented. All songs however, with the exception of the song 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...
, have had studio versions recorded by the original Eurovision artists in 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...
as well as their own languages.
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 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... , 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... , 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... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
| 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.... |
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... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... , 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... , 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... , 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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| 3 | 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... |
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... , 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... , 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... |
| 2 | 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... |
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... , 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.... |
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... , 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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| 1 | 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... |
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... |
| 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... |
Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
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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.... |
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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Returning artists
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Elpida | 1979 Eurovision Song Contest 1979 The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi, and the event was staged at the International Convention Center. Representing Israel, Gali Atari and Milk and Honey were the... (for 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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Commentators
- Valérie SarnValérie Sarn
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(RTL Télévision
RTL9
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) - Mladen Popović (TVB1), Oliver Mlakar
Oliver Mlakar
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(TVZ 2), Miša Molk
Miša Molk
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(TVL2
Radiotelevizija Slovenija
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) - Patrice Laffont (Antenne 2
France 2
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), Julien Lepers
Julien Lepers
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(France Bleu
France Bleu
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) - Knut Bjørnsen
Knut Bjørnsen
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(NRK
NRK1
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), Erik Diesen
Erik Diesen
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and Sverre Christophersen (NRK P1
NRK P1
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) - Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
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(BBC 1), Ray Moore
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Raymond Moore was a British broadcaster who was best known for his long running early morning show on BBC Radio 2....
(BBC Radio 2
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) - Þorgeir Ástvaldsson (Sjónvarpið) – Leo van der Goot
Leo van der Goot
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(Nederland 1
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) - Bülend Özveren
Bülend Özveren
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(TRT
TRT 1
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) - Antonio Gómez
Antonio Gomez
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(TVE2) - Bernard Thurnheer (SF DRS
SF 1
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), Serge Moisson (TSR
TSR 1
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), Giovanni Bertini
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(TSI) - No commentator - Gerry Ryan
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(RTÉ 1), Mike Murphy (RTÉ Radio 1
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) - Jacques Mercier
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(RTBF1
La Une
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), Luc Appermont
Luc Appermont
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(BRT TV1
EEN
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) - Ado Schlier
Ado Schlier
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(Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen), Peter Urban
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(NDR Radio 2
Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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) - Neophytos Taliotis (RIK
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) - Ernst Grissemann
Ernst Grissemann
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(FS1) - Ulf Elfving
Ulf Elfving
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(SVT, TV1
SVT1
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), Jacob Dahlin
Jacob Dahlin
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(SR P3) - Jørgen de Mylius
Jørgen de Mylius
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(DR TV
DR1
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) - Heikki Harma & Kari Lumikero (YLE TV1
YLE TV1
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) - Fialho Gouveia
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(RTP1) (Non-participating country) - Mako Georgiadou (ERT)
Spokespersons
- Frédérique RiesFrédérique Ries
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- Enver Petrovci
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- Patricia Lesieur - Nina Matheson - Colin Berry
Colin Berry
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- Guðrún Skúladóttir – Joop van Zijl - Ümit Tunçağ - Matilde Jarrín - Michel Stocker - Yitzhak Shim'oni - John Skehan
John Skehan
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- TBC - Christoph Deumling - Anna Partelidou - Tilia Herold - Agneta Bolme-Börjefors - Bent Henius - Solveig Herlin - Margarida Mercês de Mello
National jury members
- Berglind Orradóttir, Davíð Scheving Thorsteinsson, Elsa Björnsdóttir, Guðjón Vigfússon, Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir, Karl Þorsteins, Margrét Stefánsdóttir, Ríkharður Ríkharðsson, Salóme Þorkelsdóttir, Sigurdór Sigurdórsson, Svanhildur Kristjónsdóttir – José María Tío (industralist), Carolina Conejero (student), Rosario Cabanas (horsewoman), Rafael CaminoRafael Camino
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(bullfighter), Marta Cantón (gymnast), Emilio Aragón (comedian), María Cuadra
Maria Cuadra
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(actress), Javier Escrivá (actor), Blanca Fernández Ochoa
Blanca Fernández Ochoa
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(skier), Antonio Imízcoz (journalist), Pablo Pérez
Pablo Pérez
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(hairdresser)