Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 |
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| Dates | |
| Final date | 9 May 1987 |
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| Venue | Palais du Centenaire Brussels, Belgium |
| Presenter(s) | Viktor Lazlo |
| Conductor | Jo Carlier |
| Director | Jacques Bourton |
| Host broadcaster | Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF) |
| Opening act | Viktor Lazlo singing "Breathless" |
| Interval act | Mark Grauwels |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries |  Greece Italy |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
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| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points |  Turkey |
| Winning song |  Ireland"Hold Me Now" |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now". That made him the first performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980.
The 1987 Eurovision was the biggest contest at that time, with 22 countries taking part. Only Malta, Monaco and Morocco failed to compete out of all the countries which had entered the contest in the past. Due to the number of countries, and the time it took for the contest to be held, the EBU set the limit of competing countries to 22. This became problematic over the next few years as new and returning nations indicated an interest in participating, but could not be accommodated.[1]
Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, "Shir Habatlanim" by Datner & Kushnir. The comedic performance was criticised by the country's culture minister, who threatened to resign should the duo proceed to Brussels. They went on to perform for Israel, placing eighth; however the culture minister's threat was left unfulfilled.[1]
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Individual entries [edit]
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Conductors [edit]
Host conductor in bold
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Results [edit]
| Draw | Country | Language[2] | Artist | Song | English translation | Place | Points |
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| 01 |  Norway |
Norwegian | Kate Gulbrandsen | "Mitt liv" | My life | 9 | 65 |
| 02 |  Israel |
Hebrew | Datner & Kushnir | "Shir Habatlanim" (שיר הבטלנים) | The lazy bums song | 8 | 73 |
| 03 |  Austria |
German | Gary Lux | "Nur noch Gefühl" | Only emotion | 20 | 8 |
| 04 |  Iceland |
Icelandic | Halla Margrét | "Hægt og hljótt" | Slowly and quietly | 16 | 28 |
| 05 |  Belgium |
Dutch | Liliane Saint-Pierre | "Soldiers of Love" | – | 11 | 56 |
| 06 |  Sweden |
Swedish | Lotta Engberg | "Boogaloo" | – | 12 | 50 |
| 07 | Italy |
Italian | Umberto Tozzi & Raf | "Gente di mare" | People of the sea | 3 | 103 |
| 08 |  Portugal |
Portuguese | Nevada | "Neste barco à vela" | In this sailing boat | 18 | 15 |
| 09 |  Spain |
Spanish | Patricia Kraus | "No estás solo" | You're not alone | 19 | 10 |
| 10 | Turkey |
Turkish | Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif | "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" | My song is about love | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | Greece |
Greek | Bang | "Stop" (Στοπ) | – | 10 | 64 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
Dutch | Marcha | "Rechtop in de wind" | Upright in the wind | 5 | 83 |
| 13 |  Luxembourg |
French | Plastic Bertrand | "Amour, Amour" | Love, Love | 21 | 4 |
| 14 |  United Kingdom |
English | Rikki | "Only the Light" | – | 13 | 47 |
| 15 |  France |
French | Christine Minier | "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" | The words of love don't have a Sunday | 14 | 44 |
| 16 |  Germany |
German | Wind | "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" | Let the sun into your heart | 2 | 141 |
| 17 |  Cyprus |
Greek | Alexia | "Aspro Mavro" (Άσπρο-μαύρο) | White black | 7 | 80 |
| 18 |  Finland |
Finnish | Vicky Rosti & Boulevard | "Sata salamaa" | A hundred lightnings | 15 | 32 |
| 19 |  Denmark |
Danish | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo | "En lille melodi" | A little tune | 5 | 83 |
| 20 | Ireland |
English | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | – | 1 | 172 |
| 21 |  Yugoslavia |
Croatian | Novi Fosili | "Ja sam za ples" | I wanna dance | 4 | 92 |
| 22 |  Switzerland |
French | Carol Rich | "Moitié, moitié" | Half and half | 17 | 26 |
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Norway | 65 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| Israel | 73 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Austria | 8 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 56 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sweden | 50 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 103 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |||||||
| Portugal | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 64 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 83 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 47 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| France | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 141 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Cyprus | 80 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Finland | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 83 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Ireland | 172 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Yugoslavia | 92 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Switzerland | 26 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
12 points [edit]
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Recipient nation | Voting nation |
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| 8 | Ireland | Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 5 | Italy | Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia |
| 2 | Germany | Denmark, Iceland |
| Yugoslavia | Norway, Turkey | |
| 1 | Cyprus | Greece |
| France | Luxembourg | |
| Greece | Cyprus | |
| Netherlands | France | |
| Sweden | Israel |
Returning artists [edit]
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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| Gary Lux | Austria |
1983 (member of Westend), 1985 |
| Alexia | Cyprus |
1981 (member of Island) |
| Wind | Germany |
1985 |
| Johnny Logan | Ireland |
1980 (winner) |
Commentators [edit]
Television [edit]
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Radio [edit]
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Spokespersons [edit]
Norway - Sverre Christophersen[20]
Israel - Yitzhak Shim'oni[21]
Austria - Tilia Herold
Iceland - Guðrún Skúladóttir[22]
Belgium - Anne Ploegaerts[23]
Sweden - Jan Ellerås[8]
Italy – Mariolina Cannuli
Portugal - Ana Zanatti[10]
Spain - Matilde Jarrín
Turkey - Canan Kumbasar
Greece - Kelly Sakakou[24]
Netherlands - Ralph Inbar
Luxembourg - Frédérique Ries
United Kingdom - Colin Berry
France - Lionel Cassan[25]
Germany - Sandra Maischberger
Cyprus - Anna Partelidou[16]
Finland - Solveig Herlin[26]
Denmark - Bent Henius[18]
Ireland - Brendan Balfe
Yugoslavia - Minja Subota
Switzerland - Michel Stocker[27]
National jury members [edit]
- Iceland - Ása María Ásgeirsdóttir, Einar Már Ríkharðsson, Guðmunda Ingimundardóttir, Hildur Karen Aðalsteinsdóttir, Jóhannes Guðlaugsson, Nanna Lind Svavarsdóttir, Oddrún Kristjánsdóttir, Óskar Ingimar Örlygsson, Steingrímur Guðjónsson, Þorsteinn Pétursson, Þóra Sigurjónsdóttir[22]
- Spain – José Fernández (waiter), María Rosa Sánchez (telephone operator), José Miguel García (underground driver), Francisco Ortega "Ayo" (businessman), María Laínz (yachtswoman), Feliciano Castañares (taxi driver and poet), Pilar Zanca (businesswoman), Raúl Díaz (student), Concepción Meller (housewife), Fran de Gonari (fashion designer), Miguel Durán (president of ONCE)[28]
Possible Soviet Union participation [edit]
In 2009 Eduard Fomin, a former employee of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, revealed that in 1987 George Veselov, the Minister of Education for the Soviet Union, brought forward the idea of a participation of the Soviet Union at the Eurovision Song Contest due to the number of political reforms made by the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev during the late 1980s. The idea was mainly a political one, with the thought that a win in the contest for the Soviet Union would impact on the relationships between the Soviet Union and the capitalist countries of the west. Valery Leontyev was suggested as a name for the Soviet Union's first participation, however Veselov's ideas were not shared by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, or by Gorbachev himself, believing it to be too radical a step to take, and so no Soviet participation was ever made.[29] Ten former republics of the Soviet Union would later compete in the contest on their own in the 1990s and 2000s: Russia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, with five of the countries going on to win the contest.
References [edit]
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