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Eurovision Song Contest

1978

Host
🇫🇷 Paris, France
Venue
Palais des Congrès
Date
22 Apr 1978
Presenters
Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone
For the EBU
Frank Naef
Entries
20

Winner

🇮🇱

“A-Ba-Ni-Bi”

Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta for Israel

157 pts

Scoreboard

Final
#CountrySong Points
1 🇮🇱 IsraelA-Ba-Ni-Bi “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta 157
2 🇧🇪 BelgiumL'amour ça fait chanter la vie “L'amour ça fait chanter la vie” Jean Vallée 125
3 🇫🇷 FranceIl y aura toujours des violons “Il y aura toujours des violons” Joël Prévost 119
4 🇲🇨 MonacoLes Jardins de Monaco “Les Jardins de Monaco” Caline and Olivier Toussaint 107
5 🇮🇪 IrelandBorn to Sing “Born to Sing” Colm C. T. Wilkinson 86
6 🇩🇪 GermanyFeuer “Feuer” Ireen Sheer 84
7 🇱🇺 LuxembourgParlez-vous français ? “Parlez-vous français ?” Baccara 73
8 🇬🇷 GreeceCharlie Chaplin “Charlie Chaplin” Tania Tsanaklidou 66
9 🇪🇸 SpainBailemos un vals “Bailemos un vals” José Vélez 65
9 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandVivre “Vivre” Carole Vinci 65
11 🇬🇧 United KingdomThe Bad Old Days “The Bad Old Days” Co-Co 61
12 🇮🇹 ItalyQuesto amore “Questo amore” Ricchi e Poveri 53
13 🇳🇱 Netherlandst Is OK “t Is OK” Harmony 37
14 🇸🇪 SwedenDet blir alltid värre framåt natten “Det blir alltid värre framåt natten” Björn Skifs 26
15 🇦🇹 AustriaMrs. Caroline Robinson “Mrs. Caroline Robinson” Springtime 14
16 🇩🇰 DenmarkBoom Boom “Boom Boom” Mabel 13
17 🇵🇹 PortugalDai li dou “Dai li dou” Gemini 5
18 🇫🇮 FinlandAnna rakkaudelle tilaisuus “Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus” Seija Simola 2
18 🇹🇷 TurkeySevince “Sevince” Nilüfer and Nazar 2
20 🇳🇴 NorwayMil etter mil “Mil etter mil” Jahn Teigen 0

Play the final

20 songs
  1. 1 🇮🇪 Ireland “Born to Sing” Colm C. T. Wilkinson
  2. 2 🇳🇴 Norway “Mil etter mil” Jahn Teigen
  3. 3 🇮🇹 Italy “Questo amore” Ricchi e Poveri
  4. 4 🇫🇮 Finland “Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus” Seija Simola
  5. 5 🇵🇹 Portugal “Dai li dou” Gemini
  6. 6 🇫🇷 France “Il y aura toujours des violons” Joël Prévost
  7. 7 🇪🇸 Spain “Bailemos un vals” José Vélez
  8. 8 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “The Bad Old Days” Co-Co
  9. 9 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Vivre” Carole Vinci
  10. 10 🇧🇪 Belgium “L'amour ça fait chanter la vie” Jean Vallée
  11. 11 🇳🇱 Netherlands “t Is OK” Harmony
  12. 12 🇹🇷 Turkey “Sevince” Nilüfer and Nazar
  13. 13 🇩🇪 Germany “Feuer” Ireen Sheer
  14. 14 🇲🇨 Monaco “Les Jardins de Monaco” Caline and Olivier Toussaint
  15. 15 🇬🇷 Greece “Charlie Chaplin” Tania Tsanaklidou
  16. 16 🇩🇰 Denmark “Boom Boom” Mabel
  17. 17 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Parlez-vous français ?” Baccara
  18. 18 🇮🇱 Israel “A-Ba-Ni-Bi” Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta
  19. 19 🇦🇹 Austria “Mrs. Caroline Robinson” Springtime
  20. 20 🇸🇪 Sweden “Det blir alltid värre framåt natten” Björn Skifs

Who voted for whom

Final

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Where it happened

Paris

Palais des Congrès, Paris

1978 in numbers

Nerd corner
20entries
14languages sung
0debuts
1nul points

Languages

  • French5
  • German2
  • English2
  • Danish1
  • Spanish1
  • Finnish1
  • Greek1
  • Hebrew1

+ 6 more

Nul Points Hall of Fame

🇳🇴 Norway: “Mil etter mil” by Jahn Teigen. We still love you.

How the votes worked

Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs