„I’ve never totally forgotten the time when we were flyers, you haven’t left my heart, I only think about it“ The German Final was held at the German Theatre in Munich on March 23rd, hosted by Hape Kerkeling. The winning song was chosen by televoting. 1 Bitte nicht nochmal Please no more Die Erben 1799 7th…
„Look again, into my eyes, and you can see what no one sees“ The Icelandic Final was held at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik on March 30th, hosted by Jónas R. Jónsson. All of the songs were presented as pre-recorded video clips and the winner was chosen by 8 regional juries. 1 Það sem…
„Rock me baby, it doesn’t matter what it is, rock me baby, as long as it lasts“ The Yugoslav Final was held at the Velika Sala SNP in Novi Sad on March 4th, hosted by Dina Colic & Bosko Negovanovic. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Kad ljubav umire…
„Stay the way I know you now, I love you the way you are, just the way you are“ The Dutch Final was held on March 10th at the RAI Congresgebouw in Amsterdam, hosted by Linda de Mol. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 12 regional juries. 1 Wacht op mij Wait for me…
„To me to me (could it happen to me?) to me to me (could it happen to me?)“ The Turkish Final was held at the Ari TV studios in Ankara on March 11th, hosted by Bülent Özveren & Güler Kazmaci. The winning song was chosen by 8 regional juries. 1 Ask-i memnu Forbidden love Grup Denk 37…
The Irish final was held on March 12th at The Olympia Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Ronan Collins. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 12 members of the public. 1 The real me Kiev Connolly 104 1st 2 Easy Honor Heffernan 97 2nd 3 This isn’t war (it’s revolution) Nicola Kerr 79 3rd= 4…
„The king’s road is for me the only road, the king’s harp is my song“ The Israeli final was held at the IBA studios in Jerusalem on March 30th, hosted by Moshe Beker & Shira Gera. The winning song was chosen by televoting, with members of the public being phoned at random and asked for their…
Following Céline Dion’s victory the preceding year in Dublin, beautiful Lausanne welcomed participants from 22 countries for the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest.
The Yugoslav Final was held on March 12th in Ljubljana, hosted by Misa Molk & Bogdan Barovic. There were originally meant to be 16 songs but one of them – „Noc u suzama“ (Night in tears) by Jasna Gospic had to be withdrawn as the singer was ill in hospital. The winning song was chosen…
The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the RTP TV Studios in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Paula Reis, Valentina Torres & António Sequeira. Before the final there was a semi-final. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury and only the winner was announced. It is rumoured that José Gonçalo came 2nd. The…