Eurovision Song Contest
1985
- Host
- 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Venue
- Scandinavium
- Date
- 4 May 1985
- Presenter
- Lill Lindfors
- For the EBU
- Frank Naef
- Entries
- 19
Scoreboard
Final| # | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇴 NorwayLa det swinge | 123 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 GermanyFür alle | 105 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪 SwedenBra vibrationer | 103 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United KingdomLove Is | 100 |
| 5 | 🇮🇱 IsraelOlé, Olé | 93 |
| 6 | 🇮🇪 IrelandWait Until the Weekend Comes | 91 |
| 7 | 🇮🇹 ItalyMagic, Oh Magic | 78 |
| 8 | 🇦🇹 AustriaKinder dieser Welt | 60 |
| 9 | 🇫🇮 FinlandEläköön elämä | 58 |
| 10 | 🇫🇷 FranceFemme dans ses rêves aussi | 56 |
| 11 | 🇩🇰 DenmarkSku' du spørg' fra no'en | 41 |
| 12 | 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandPiano, piano | 39 |
| 13 | 🇱🇺 LuxembourgChildren, Kinder, Enfants | 37 |
| 14 | 🇪🇸 SpainLa fiesta terminó | 36 |
| 14 | 🇹🇷 TurkeyDidai didai dai | 36 |
| 16 | 🇨🇾 CyprusTo katalava arga | 15 |
| 16 | 🇬🇷 GreeceMiazoume | 15 |
| 18 | 🇵🇹 PortugalPenso em ti, eu sei | 9 |
| 19 | 🇧🇪 BelgiumLaat me nu gaan | 7 |
Play the final
19 songs- 1 🇮🇪 Ireland “Wait Until the Weekend Comes” Maria Christian
- 2 🇫🇮 Finland “Eläköön elämä” Sonja Lumme
- 3 🇨🇾 Cyprus “To katalava arga” Lia Vissi
- 4 🇩🇰 Denmark “Sku' du spørg' fra no'en” Hot Eyes
- 5 🇪🇸 Spain “La fiesta terminó” Paloma San Basilio
- 6 🇫🇷 France “Femme dans ses rêves aussi” Roger Bens
- 7 🇹🇷 Turkey “Didai didai dai” MFÖ
- 8 🇧🇪 Belgium “Laat me nu gaan” Linda Lepomme
- 9 🇵🇹 Portugal “Penso em ti, eu sei” Adelaide
- 10 🇩🇪 Germany “Für alle” Wind
- 11 🇮🇱 Israel “Olé, Olé” Izhar Cohen
- 12 🇮🇹 Italy “Magic, Oh Magic” Al Bano and Romina Power
- 13 🇳🇴 Norway “La det swinge” Bobbysocks
- 14 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Love Is” Vikki
- 15 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Piano, piano” Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini
- 16 🇸🇪 Sweden “Bra vibrationer” Kikki Danielsson
- 17 🇦🇹 Austria “Kinder dieser Welt” Gary Lux
- 18 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Children, Kinder, Enfants” Margo, Franck Olivier, Chris Roberts, Malcolm Roberts, Ireen Sheer and Diane Solomon
- 19 🇬🇷 Greece “Miazoume” Takis Biniaris
Who voted for whom
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Where it happened
GothenburgScandinavium, Gothenburg
1985 in numbers
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Comings & goings
Back again: 🇬🇷 Greece (last in 1983), 🇮🇱 Israel (last in 1983)
Sat this one out: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, Yugoslavia
How the votes worked
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs