Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Infobox Eurovision
name = Eurovision Song Contest 1989


final = 6 May 1989
presenters = Jacques Deschenaux
Lolita Morena
conductor = Benoit Kaufman
director = Pal Veiglum
host = flagicon|Switzerland SSR
venue = Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland
winner = flag|Yugoslavia
"Rock Me"
vote = Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
entries = 22
debut = None
return = flag|Cyprus
withdraw = None
null = flag|Iceland
interval = Guy Tell
opening = Celine Dion singing "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi" and "Where Does My Heart Beat Now"
con = Eurovision Song Contest
pre = ◄1988
nex = 1990►

The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Switzerland gained the hosting rights after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The presenters were Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, Rock Me, representing Yugoslavia. This was the first, and only, victory for Yugoslavia as a unified state.

United Kingdom's Ray Caruana, lead singer with Live Report was outspoken about coming second to what he considered a much less worthy song. They had been beaten 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 the rule stating no performer is allowed to take part before the year of their 16th birthday.

The previous year's winner, Celine Dion, opened the show with a live performance of her winning song and a mimed performance of her first English-language single, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now". The song went on to become a top ten hit in the US a year later - effectively launching her into international success.

Individual Entries

Results

Voting structure

Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.

core sheet

		Results
	Italy		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	10	0	12	6	2	4	0	7	8
	Israel	1		7	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	7	0	5	3	7
	Ireland	0	0		0	7	3	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
	Netherlands	10	0	3		0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	7	6	0	0	1	0	6	0
	Turkey	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
	Belgium	0	0	5	5	0		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	United Kingdom	6	7	4	7	1	0		12	12	10	12	1	8	6	12	10	2	0	2	0	12	6
	Norway	0	2	0	2	5	8	0		0	2	0	6	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	Portugal	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1		3	7	0	6	2	0	8	0	0	6	0	0	0
	Sweden	0	6	0	0	0	6	4	8	8		6	12	12	0	2	5	8	3	8	2	8	12
	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Denmark	5	1	10	12	6	4	10	10	2	12	3		7	12	6	0	0	0	0	10	0	1
	Austria	12	8	0	0	3	12	0	0	0	7	0	4		1	0	2	10	8	12	8	5	5
	Finland	0	10	8	0	10	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	3		10	7	3	0	0	0	0	10
	France	3	5	6	4	0	0	0	5	0	1	8	3	5	3		0	7	0	5	0	2	3
	Spain	8	0	0	0	2	7	7	4	0	0	10	0	0	8	8		4	10	10	0	10	0
	Cyprus	2	3	1	0	0	0	6	0	6	0	0	8	2	0	0	0		4	7	12	0	0
	Switzerland	4	4	0	10	8	0	8	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	7	0	0
	Greece	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	6	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	12	12		4	0	0
	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0
	Germany	7	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	5	6	0	7	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	3		0
	Yugoslavia	0	12	12	8	12	10	12	7	4	8	5	10	10	7	3	0	5	5	0	6	1
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

pokespersons

* Italy - TBD
* Israel - Daniel Pe'er
* Ireland - Eileen Dunne
* The Netherlands - Joop van Os
* Turkey - Canan Kumbasar
* Belgium - Monique Delvaux
* United Kingdom - Colin Berry
* Norway - Sverre Tinnå
* Portugal - Margarida Mercês de Mello
* Sweden - Agneta Bolme-Börjefors
* Luxembourg - Fernand Mathes
* Denmark - Bent
* Austria - Tilia Herold
* Finland - Solveig Herlin
* France - Marie Myriam
* Spain - Matilde Jarrín
* Cyprus - Anna
* Switzerland - Michel Dénériaz
* Greece - Fotini Yiannoulatou
* Iceland - TBD
* Germany - Sabine Sauer
* Yugoslavia - TBD

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