Kategorie: National Finals


  • The Finnish final was held on February 13th at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Sini Sovijärvi. The winner was chosen by 6 regional juries. 1 Nauravat silmät muistetaan Laughing eyes are remembered Boulevard 38 1st 2 Maata vaadin, taivaanrantaa I demand a land, a sky Tarja Ylitalo 2 12th 3 Svart och vitt Black…

  • The Swedish final was held on February 27th at the Malmö Stadsteater, hosted by Bengt Grafström. The 12 songs were reduced to 6 finalists before the winner was chosen by 11 regional juries. 1 Säg är det sant Say it is true Karin Ljung & Michael Nannini – – 2 Nästa weekend Next weekend Uffe Persson –…

  • The Icelandic Final was held at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik on March 21st, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. All of the songs were presented as pre-recorded video clips and the winner was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Eitt vor One spring Pálmi Gunnarsson 12 10th 2 Í fyrrasumar Last summer…

  • The Swiss Final was held on January 31st at the TSI Studios in Lugano, hosted by Letizia Brunati.  The winning song was chosen by the votes of 3 regional juries, a press jury and an „expert“ jury. 1 Dimentica Forget Rita Nessi & I Team 13 8th 2 Die liebe ist eine reise Love is…

  • The Yugoslav Final was held on March 7th at the Sava Centre in Belgrade, hosted by Dubravka Miloševic. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 8 regional juries. 1 Nocoj Tonight Hazard 0 20th= 2 Usne od nara Lips of pomegranate Makadam 3 18th 3 Bye bye baby Bye bye baby Moulin Rouge…

  • Irish National Final 1987

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    The Irish Final was held on March 8th at The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Marty Whelan & Maxi (who represented Ireland in ESC 1973 & 1981). The winning song was chosen by the votes of an „expert“ jury, one of whom was Linda Martin who represented Ireland in ESC 1984. 1 I’m in a…

  • „It’s a little melody we sing here, but just sing it and then see what will happen“ The Danish Final was held at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen on February 28th, hosted by Jørgen Mylius. The 10 songs were reduced to 5 finalists before the winner was chosen by 5 regional juries. 1 Farvel…

  • The Finnish Final was held on February 21st at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Laila Halme & Lasse Mårtensson. The winner was chosen by postcard voting with the result being announced on March 13th.   1 Isäni maa My father’s land Matti Esko 4513 6th 2 Ei yhtään laivaa Not a single…

  • The German Final was held on March 26th at the Frankenhalle in Nürnberg, hosted by Christopher Deumling. Before the final there were 2 semi-finals. 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. Finals 1 Lieder der Freiheit Songs of…

  • French National Final 1987

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    The French Final was held on April 4th, presented by Marie-Ange Nardi and Patrick Simpson. The winner was chosen by a sample of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs.   1 Vivre libre To live freely Jacques Payan 74 7th 2 Bonheur ordinateur Computer happiness Pascale Fontenel 28 10th…