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JERUSALEM

Eurovision Song Contest

1979

Host
🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel
Venue
International Convention Center
Date
31 Mar 1979
Presenters
Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi
For the EBU
Frank Naef
Entries
19

Winner

Milk and Honey

“Hallelujah”

Milk and Honey for Israel

125 pts

Scoreboard

Final
#CountrySong Points
1 🇮🇱 IsraelHallelujah “Hallelujah” Milk and Honey 125
2 🇪🇸 SpainSu canción “Su canción” Betty Missiego 116
3 🇫🇷 FranceJe suis l'enfant soleil “Je suis l'enfant soleil” Anne-Marie David 106
4 🇩🇪 GermanyDschinghis Khan “Dschinghis Khan” Dschinghis Khan 86
5 🇮🇪 IrelandHappy Man “Happy Man” Cathal Dunne 80
6 🇩🇰 DenmarkDisco Tango “Disco Tango” Tommy Seebach 76
7 🇬🇧 United KingdomMary Ann “Mary Ann” Black Lace 73
8 🇬🇷 GreeceSocrates “Socrates” Elpida 69
9 🇵🇹 PortugalSobe, sobe, balão sobe “Sobe, sobe, balão sobe” Manuela Bravo 64
10 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandTrödler und Co. “Trödler und Co.” Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri 60
11 🇳🇴 NorwayOliver “Oliver” Anita Skorgan 57
12 🇳🇱 NetherlandsColorado “Colorado” Xandra 51
13 🇱🇺 LuxembourgJ'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux “J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux” Jeane Manson 44
14 🇫🇮 FinlandKatson sineen taivaan “Katson sineen taivaan” Katri Helena 38
15 🇮🇹 ItalyRaggio di luna “Raggio di luna” Matia Bazar 27
16 🇲🇨 MonacoNotre vie c'est la musique “Notre vie c'est la musique” Laurent Vaguener 12
17 🇸🇪 SwedenSatellit “Satellit” Ted Gärdestad 8
18 🇧🇪 BelgiumHey Nana “Hey Nana” Micha Marah 5
18 🇦🇹 AustriaHeute in Jerusalem “Heute in Jerusalem” Christina Simon 5

Play the final

19 songs
  1. 1 🇵🇹 Portugal “Sobe, sobe, balão sobe” Manuela Bravo
  2. 2 🇮🇹 Italy “Raggio di luna” Matia Bazar
  3. 3 🇩🇰 Denmark “Disco Tango” Tommy Seebach
  4. 4 🇮🇪 Ireland “Happy Man” Cathal Dunne
  5. 5 🇫🇮 Finland “Katson sineen taivaan” Katri Helena
  6. 6 🇲🇨 Monaco “Notre vie c'est la musique” Laurent Vaguener
  7. 7 🇬🇷 Greece “Socrates” Elpida
  8. 8 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Trödler und Co.” Peter, Sue and Marc, Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri
  9. 9 🇩🇪 Germany “Dschinghis Khan” Dschinghis Khan
  10. 10 🇮🇱 Israel “Hallelujah” Milk and Honey
  11. 11 🇫🇷 France “Je suis l'enfant soleil” Anne-Marie David
  12. 12 🇧🇪 Belgium “Hey Nana” Micha Marah
  13. 13 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux” Jeane Manson
  14. 14 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Colorado” Xandra
  15. 15 🇸🇪 Sweden “Satellit” Ted Gärdestad
  16. 16 🇳🇴 Norway “Oliver” Anita Skorgan
  17. 17 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Mary Ann” Black Lace
  18. 18 🇦🇹 Austria “Heute in Jerusalem” Christina Simon
  19. 19 🇪🇸 Spain “Su canción” Betty Missiego

Who voted for whom

Final

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Where it happened

Jerusalem

International Convention Center, Jerusalem

1979 in numbers

Nerd corner
19entries
13languages sung
0debuts
0nul points

Languages

  • German3
  • French3
  • Dutch2
  • English2
  • Danish1
  • Spanish1
  • Finnish1
  • Greek1

+ 5 more

How the votes worked

Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs