Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 | |
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Dates | |
Final | 6 May 1989 |
Host | |
Venue | Palais de Beaulieu Lausanne, Switzerland |
Presenter(s) | |
Musical director | Benoit Kaufman |
Directed by | Alain Bloch |
Executive supervisor | Frank Naef |
Executive producer | Raymond Zumsteg |
Host broadcaster | Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR) |
Website | eurovision |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 22 |
Debuting countries | None |
Returning countries | ![]() |
Non-returning countries | None |
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Vote | |
Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
Winning song | ![]() "Rock Me" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, following Céline Dion's victory at the 1988 contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi". Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest was held at Palais de Beaulieu on 6 May 1989 and was hosted by Swiss model Lolita Morena and journalist Jacques Deschenaux.
Twenty-two countries took part in the contest with Cyprus returning after having been disqualified the year before.
The winner was Yugoslavia with the song "Rock Me" by Croatian band Riva. This was the only victory for Yugoslavia as a unified state.[1] As of 2022 they are still the last act to win the contest performing last.
Location
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Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, or simply Le Léman).[2] It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva.
Palais de Beaulieu, a convention and exhibition centre, was chosen to host the 1989 contest. The centre includes the 1,844 seat Théâtre de Beaulieu concert, dance and theatre hall. Inaugurated in 1954, the Théâtre de Beaulieu is the biggest theatre in Switzerland. The Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Hall 6 + 7 of the Palais, to the right from the main hall and the theatre.
Contest overview
The United Kingdom's Ray Caruana, lead singer of Live Report was outspoken about coming second to what he considered a much less worthy song.[3] They had been defeated by 7 points.
Two of the performers, Nathalie Pâque and Gili Natanael were respectively 11 and 12 years old at their time of competing. Due to bad publicity surrounding their participation, the European Broadcasting Union introduced a rule stating that no performer would be allowed to take part before the year of their 16th birthday. This rule remains in place to the present day.[4]
The previous year's winner, Céline Dion, opened the show with a mimed performance of her winning song and a mimed performance of her first English-language single, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now". The song became a top ten hit in the US a year later - effectively launching her into international success.[1]
Participating countries
Conductors
Each performance (except Austria, Iceland and Germany) had a conductor who led the orchestra.[5][6] Unlike in most years and like in 1988, the conductors took their bows after each song, not before.
Italy – Mario Natale
Israel – Shaike Paikov
Ireland – Noel Kelehan
Netherlands – Harry van Hoof
Turkey – Timur Selçuk
Belgium – Freddy Sunder
United Kingdom – Ronnie Hazlehurst
Norway – Pete Knutsen
Portugal – Luís Duarte
Sweden – Anders Berglund
Luxembourg – Benoît Kaufman
Denmark – Henrik Krogsgaard and Benoît Kaufman
Austria – no conductor
Finland – Ossi Runne
France – Guy Mattéoni
Spain – Juan Carlos Calderón
Cyprus – Haris Andreadis
Switzerland – Benoît Kaufman
Greece – Giorgos Niarchos
Iceland – no conductor
Germany – no conductor
Yugoslavia – Nikica Kalogjera
Returning artists
Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
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Marianna Efstratiou | ![]() |
1987 (as a backing vocalist for Bang) |
Søren Bundgaard (Backing vocal) | ![]() |
1984, 1985, 1988 (as a part of Hot Eyes) |
Participants and results
R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Language[7][8] | Points | Place[9] |
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1 | ![]() |
Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali | "Avrei voluto" | Italian | 56 | 9 |
2 | ![]() |
Gili and Galit | "Derekh Hamelekh" (דרך המלך) | Hebrew | 50 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers | "The Real Me" | English | 21 | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Justine Pelmelay | "Blijf zoals je bent" | Dutch | 45 | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
Pan | "Bana Bana" | Turkish | 5 | 21 |
6 | ![]() |
Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | Dutch | 13 | 19 |
7 | ![]() |
Live Report | "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" | English | 130 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
Britt Synnøve Johansen | "Venners nærhet" | Norwegian | 30 | 17 |
9 | ![]() |
Da Vinci | "Conquistador" | Portuguese | 39 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
Tommy Nilsson | "En dag" | Swedish | 110 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
Park Café | "Monsieur" | French | 8 | 20 |
12 | ![]() |
Birthe Kjær | "Vi maler byen rød" | Danish | 111 | 3 |
13 | ![]() |
Thomas Forstner | "Nur ein Lied" | German | 97 | 5 |
14 | ![]() |
Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" | Finnish | 76 | 7 |
15 | ![]() |
Nathalie Pâque | "J'ai volé la vie" | French | 60 | 8 |
16 | ![]() |
Nina | "Nacida para amar" | Spanish | 88 | 6 |
17 | ![]() |
Fani Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis | "Apopse as vrethoume" (Απόψε ας βρεθούμε) | Greek | 51 | 11 |
18 | ![]() |
Furbaz | "Viver senza tei" | Romansh | 47 | 13 |
19 | ![]() |
Marianna | "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι) | Greek | 56 | 9 |
20 | ![]() |
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson | "Það sem enginn sér" | Icelandic | 0 | 22 |
21 | ![]() |
Nino de Angelo | "Flieger" | German | 46 | 14 |
22 | ![]() |
Riva | "Rock Me" | Serbo-Croatian | 137 | 1 |
Detailed voting results
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs. There was also a change of rule in case of a tie; prior to 1989, both countries would perform their songs again until a final decision was made. However from 1989 onwards, if there was a tie at the end of the voting, the country that scored the most twelves would be declared the winner. If there was still a tie, the winner was the country that scored the most tens. And if there still was a tie after that, both countries would be declared joint winners.
Total score
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Italy
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Israel
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Ireland
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Netherlands
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Turkey
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Belgium
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United Kingdom
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Norway
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Portugal
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Sweden
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Luxembourg
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Denmark
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Austria
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Finland
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France
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Spain
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Cyprus
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Switzerland
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Greece
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Iceland
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Germany
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Yugoslavia
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Contestants
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Italy | 56 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Israel | 50 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 45 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 130 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | |||||
Norway | 30 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Portugal | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Sweden | 110 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |||||||
Luxembourg | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 111 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | |||||||
Austria | 97 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
Finland | 76 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||
France | 60 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Spain | 88 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
Cyprus | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||
Switzerland | 47 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Greece | 56 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Iceland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 46 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 137 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
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Spokespersons
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Each country announced their votes in the order of performance. The following is a list of spokespersons who announced the votes for their respective country.
Italy – Peppi Franzelin
Israel – Yitzhak Shim'oni
Ireland – Eileen Dunne
Netherlands – Joop van Os
Turkey – Canan Kumbasar
Belgium – An Ploegaerts
United Kingdom – Colin Berry[6]
Norway – Sverre Christophersen
Portugal – Margarida Mercês de Melo
Sweden – Agneta Bolme Börjefors
Luxembourg – Jean-Luc Bertrand
Denmark – Bent Henius
Austria – Tilia Herold
Finland – Solveig Herlin
France – Marie-Ange Nardi
Spain – Matilde Jarrín
Cyprus – Anna Partelidou
Switzerland – Michel Stocker
Greece – Fotini Giannoulatou
Iceland – Erla Björk Skúladóttir[12]
Germany – Gabi Schnelle
Yugoslavia – Dijana Čulić
Broadcasts
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National broadcasters were able to send a commentary team to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language.
Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
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SBS TV | Unknown | |
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ETV | Unknown | [15] |
Programme One | Unknown |
See also
Note
- ^ Broadcast via TSR; see Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 6 May 1989
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- ^ "Results of the Final of Lausanne 1989". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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- ^ a b "Söngvakeppnin: Fjórir valdir til að syngja bakraddir". Mbl.is. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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- ^ "Welkom op de site van Eurovision Artists". Eurovisionartists.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 1989 BBC Archives Archived October 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine