Kategorie: National Finals


  • The Finnish Final was held on February 13th at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Antti Einiö & Marion Rung. The 6 songs qualified through a semi-final with 10 songs.  The songs were voted on by 10 regional juries, however an „expert“ jury decided that „Aurinko laskee länteen“ was their favourite, and it was…

  • The Semi-Final was held on January 31st at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Antti Einiö & Marion Rung. The 6 finalists were chosen by postcard voting. 1 Iltaisin In the evening Marjatta Leppänen F 2 Vanha kunnon Dixieland Good old Dixieland Pentti Lasanen – 3 Pavane itkevälle neidolle A pavane for a…

  • The Yugoslav Final was held at the Delavski Dom in Trbovlje on February 5th, hosted by Helena Koder. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 4 regional juries, at the end of which there was a tie between Sabahudin Kurt & Marjana Derzaj. Sabahudin Kurt was chosen as the winner as he received…

  • The German Final was held on January 11th at the Frankfurt TV Studios, hosted by Hilde Nocker. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury and a jury consisting of members of the public. 1 Das macht dein Lächeln, Mona Lisa That makes your smile, Mona Lisa Fred Bertelmann 19 3rd 2 Regenbogen, Regenbogen…

  • The Portuguese Final was held on February 2nd at the Estúdios do Lumiar in Lisbon, hosted by Henrique Mendes & Maria Helena Gouveia. The winning song was chosen by the votes of 18 regional juries. 1 Oração Prayer António Calvário 79 1st 2 Foi sonho It was a dream Artur Garcia 0 10th= 3 Na…

  • 1 Mandolino Mandoline Anita Traversi ? 2 Amore in Ticino Love in Ticino Georges Pilloud ? 3 Le temps d’aimer The time to love Jean-Pierre & Nathalie ? 4 Allround cha-cha-cha Allround cha-cha-cha Ulla Rafael ? 5 Rêverie Dreaming Jo Roland ? 6 I miei pensieri My thoughts Anita Traversi 1st Anita Traversi came 13th…

  • The Spanish Final was held on February 18th, hosted by Carmina Alonso & Ana María Solsona. Each song was performed by 2 different singers and the winner was chosen by postcard voting. The contest was solely to select the song that Los TNT would sing at the ESC. 1 Soy I am Gelu Lorenzo Valverde…

  • The Dutch Final was held on February 24th at the Tivoli in Utrecht, hosted by Elles Berger. All of the songs were sung by Anneke Grönloh. The winner was chosen by the votes of 11 regional juries. 1 Vliegende Hollander The flying Dutchman 60 3rd 2 Weer zingt de wind The wind sings again 141…

  • The Norwegian Final was held on February 15th at the NRK TV Studios in Oslo, hosted by Odd Grythe. Each of the songs were performed twice – firstly with a small band, and secondly with an orchestra. The winning song was chosen by an „expert“ jury. 1 Spiral Spiral Elisabeth Grannemann Arne Bendiksen 61 1st…

  • The Danish Final was held on February 15th at the Tivoli Concerthall in Copenhagen, hosted by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. The winning song was chosen by postcard voting with the result being announced on February 20th – 233465 votes were cast. 1 Mit private Grand Prix My private Grand Prix Else & Preben Oxbøl ? ? 2 Sangen…