Kategorie: National Finals


  • The Finnish Final was held on February 11th at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Jaakko Jahnukainen. The winning song was chosen by a panel of „experts“ in two rounds of voting. In the first round all 8 of the songs were voted on, and in the second round the top 3 songs…

  • The Swiss Final was held on January 21st at the TSI TV Studios in Lugano. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury, and only the winner was announced. 1 Toi You Eveline Anden ? 2 Karussell – karussell Carousel – carousel Brigitt Petry ? 3 Farò come vuoi I’ll do as you like…

  • The Norwegian Final was held on February 25th at the Centralteatret in Oslo, hosted by Jan Voigt. Each of the songs were performed twice (by different performers) – once with a small band and once with an orchestra. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 10 regional juries. 1 Shake Shake Laila Granum…

  • The Swedish Final was held on February 24th in Stockholm, hosted by Maud Husberg. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. 1 Vem frågar vinden Who asks the wind Towa Carson 11 5th 2 Ren vals Pure waltz Roffe Berg 14 3rd= 3 Men vore du endast en visa But…

  • The Dutch Final was held from February 22nd at the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger.  All of the songs were sung by Thérèse Steinmetz and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. 1 Waar ben je Where are you 1509 4th 2 Tornado Tornado 422 6th 3 Sta stil bij mij Still stand…

  • The Irish Final was held on February 12th at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Brendan O’Reilly. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting. 1 Back to the hills Patricia Cahill 13951 2nd 2 Over the hill Johnny McEvoy 2920 5th 3 Inisheer Aedin Ní Choileain 457 8th 4 The world outside…

  • The UK Final was held on February 25th at the BBC TV Studios in London, hosted by Rolf Harris. All of the songs were sung by Sandie Shaw and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. The result was announced on March 4th. 1 Tell the boys 2nd 2 I’ll cry myself to sleep 3rd…

  • The Portuguese Final was held on February 25th at the Estúdios da Tóbis in Lisbon, hosted by Isabel Wolmar & Henrique Mendes. Before the final there were two semi-finals .  The winner was chosen by the votes of 18 regional juries. 1 Quando amanhecer At daybreak Duo Ouro Negro 28 4th 2 O vento mudou The…

  • The Yugoslav Final was held at the Radnicki Dom in Zagreb on February 6th, hosted by Zeljka Markovic. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 5 regional juries. 1 Ceznja Longing Vice Vukov 16 1st 2 Skrat pri klavirju Goblin at the piano Marjana Derzaj ? ? 3 Proletno vetre Spring wind Dorde Marjanovic…

  • The Belgian Final was held on February 13th, presented by Nand Baert. All of the songs were sung by Lize Marke and the winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 10 „experts“ and 10 members of the public. 1 Als het weer lente is When it’s spring again 317 1st 2 Regenlied Rainsong 277…