„She won’t cry, she won’t declare her day of death, because it’s only sport, only sport“ The Israeli final was held at the IBA TV Studios in Jerusalem on March 28th, hosted by Roni Yoval and Noam Aviram. The winner was chosen by the votes of 7 regional juries. 1 Hayu li chalomot I had…
„Just smile and let roses flower in my life, while I have been waiting thus, summer is over“ The Turkish Final was held at the TRT TV Studios in Ankara on March 21st, hosted by Nevin Agiç & Bülent Özveren. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Dön geri…
„I morgon är en annan dag“ – Christer Björkman „Come, as long as the heart is beating, come, as long as there is excitement, tomorrow is another day“ The Swedish Final was held in Stockholm on March 14th, hosted by Anders Malmberg & Claes Malmberg. The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists, and once…
The Portuguese Semi-Finals were held at the Estúdios do Lumiar in Lisbon, hosted by Júlio Isidro. The winners were chosen by an „expert“ jury which included Adelaide Ferreira who represented Portugal in ESC 1985. „Chão de dança“ from Semi-Final 1 & „É à noite“ from Semi-Final 2 were both disqualified after their respective Semi-Finals. Semi-Final 1 – January 12th…
The Maltese Semi-Final was held on March 12th & 13th at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. The songs were performed in Maltese on March 12th and English on March 13th. The finalists were chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Vjola Over and over again Vince Fabri – 2 Jekk l-eku ta‘ dal-kliem Fading love…
The Maltese Final was held on March 14th at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, hosted by Charles Saliba & Anna Bonanno. Before the final, there was a semi-final. The songs were performed both in Maltese and English. The winner was chosen by an „expert“ jury and only the top 3 were announced. 1 Int Don’t…
„Let’s listen and let’s jam around the good old radio, it rings out like a stadium even though it’s so small“ The Finnish final was held on February 29th at the Typhon Hall in Turku, hosted by Kati Bergmann. The winner was chosen in two rounds of voting by an „expert“ jury – firstly to…
„Like a kite in the wind, sweeping over all frontiers, I want to be so free, as free as thoughts can be“ The Luxembourg Final was held on March 15th at the RTL TV Studios in Luxembourg City. Marion Welter sang both of the songs and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. 1 Sou…
The UK final was held at the BBC TV studios in London on April 3rd, hosted by Terry Wogan. Michael Ball sang all the songs and the winner was chosen by televoting. 1 This is the moment I’ve been waiting for 73084 5th 2 Call on me 48419 7th 3 As dreams go by 94844…
The Irish Final was held at the Opera House in Cork on March 29th hosted by Pat Kenny. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. Linda Martin previously represented Ireland in ESC 1984. She also took part in the Irish Finals of 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982 (with the group…