The Irish Final was held on March 9th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Larry Gogan. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 Loving won’t let you down Roy Taylor & Karen Black 13 3rd 2 Take me back again Ray Doherty 2 8th 3 The saddest show…
The French Final was held on March 23rd, hosted by Evelyne Dhéliat. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. The winner was chosen by televoting. 1 Une chanson rose A pink song Bee Michelin 4071 6th 2 Un jour, un matin One day, one morning Chantal Billon 8263 2nd 3 Poète ou musicien Poet or musician…
The Portuguese Semi-Finals were held at the Teatro São Luíz in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Zanatti & Eládio Clímaco. The top 3 songs from each semi-final (chosen by an „expert“ jury) qualified for the final. Semi-Final 1 – February 1st 1 Olá, cega rega Hello, balm-cricket Lena d’Água 13 4th – 2 Um abraço, mais…
The Portuguese Final was held on March 7th at the Teatro São Luíz in Lisbon, hosted by Ana Zanatti & Eládio Clímaco. Before the final there were 3 semi-finals. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 22 regional juries. 1 Lição de Português Portuguese lesson Madi 45 3rd 2 Concerto maior Biggest concert Manuel…
The UK Final was held at the BBC TV Studios in London on March 26th, hosted by Terry Wogan. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 14 regional juries. There was a tie for first place at the end of the voting, therefore each jury had to pick their favourite. Prima Donna won…
The German Final was held on March 20th at the BR TV Studios in Munich, hosted by Caroline Reiber and Thomas Gottschalk. The winning song was chosen by the votes of approximately 1000 people who were chosen by an institute to be representative of the German population. 1 Du bist nicht mehr frei You aren’t…
The Norwegian Final was held on March 22nd at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Åse Kleveland. The winning song was chosen by the votes of an „expert“ jury. As there was a tie at the end of the voting, the 9 members of the „expert“ jury had to vote again – Sverre…
1 Romantiikkaa Romance Paula Koivuniemi 2 Oh-la-la Oh-la-la Kisu 3 Kun ystävän mä sain When I got a friend Tapani Kansa 4 Hyvä on Allright Tapani Kansa & Satu Pentikäinen 5 Jos voimaa on If I have the strength Reijo Karvonen & Pepe Willberg Pepe Willberg was a backing singer for Finland in ESC 1978.
The Finnish Final was held on March 8th at the YLE TV Studios in Tampere, hosted by Mikko Alatalo. Before the final, there was a semi-final on January 12th in which 5 songs were eliminated – the finalists were chosen by an „expert“ jury. The winner was chosen by 5 regional juries. 1 Huilumies Flute…