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DUBLIN

Eurovision Song Contest

1988

Host
🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland
Venue
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion
Date
30 Apr 1988
Presenters
Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca
For the EBU
Frank Naef
Entries
21

Winner

Céline Dion

“Ne partez pas sans moi”

Céline Dion for Switzerland

137 pts

Scoreboard

Final
#CountrySong Points
1 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandNe partez pas sans moi “Ne partez pas sans moi” Céline Dion 137
2 🇬🇧 United KingdomGo “Go” Scott Fitzgerald 136
3 🇩🇰 DenmarkKa' du se hva' jeg sa “Ka' du se hva' jeg sa” Hot Eyes 92
4 🇱🇺 LuxembourgCroire “Croire” Lara Fabian 90
5 🇳🇴 NorwayFor vår jord “For vår jord” Karoline Krüger 88
6 YugoslaviaMangup “Mangup” Srebrna krila 87
7 🇮🇱 IsraelBen Adam “Ben Adam” Yardena Arazi 85
8 🇮🇪 IrelandTake Him Home “Take Him Home” Jump the Gun 79
9 🇳🇱 NetherlandsShangri-La “Shangri-La” Gerard Joling 70
10 🇫🇷 FranceChanteur de charme “Chanteur de charme” Gérard Lenorman 64
11 🇪🇸 SpainLa chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) “La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)” La Década 58
12 🇸🇪 SwedenStad i ljus “Stad i ljus” Tommy Körberg 52
12 🇮🇹 ItalyTi scrivo “Ti scrivo” Luca Barbarossa 52
14 🇩🇪 GermanyLied für einen Freund “Lied für einen Freund” Maxi & Chris Garden 48
15 🇹🇷 TurkeySufi (Hey Ya Hey) “Sufi (Hey Ya Hey)” MFÖ 37
16 🇮🇸 IcelandSókrates “Sókrates” Beathoven 20
17 🇬🇷 GreeceClown “Clown” Afroditi Fryda 10
18 🇧🇪 BelgiumLaissez briller le soleil “Laissez briller le soleil” Reynaert 5
18 🇵🇹 PortugalVoltarei “Voltarei” Dora 5
20 🇫🇮 FinlandNauravat silmät muistetaan “Nauravat silmät muistetaan” Boulevard 3
21 🇦🇹 AustriaLisa Mona Lisa “Lisa Mona Lisa” Wilfried 0

Play the final

21 songs
  1. 1 🇮🇸 Iceland “Sókrates” Beathoven
  2. 2 🇸🇪 Sweden “Stad i ljus” Tommy Körberg
  3. 3 🇫🇮 Finland “Nauravat silmät muistetaan” Boulevard
  4. 4 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Go” Scott Fitzgerald
  5. 5 🇹🇷 Turkey “Sufi (Hey Ya Hey)” MFÖ
  6. 6 🇪🇸 Spain “La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)” La Década
  7. 7 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Shangri-La” Gerard Joling
  8. 8 🇮🇱 Israel “Ben Adam” Yardena Arazi
  9. 9 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Ne partez pas sans moi” Céline Dion
  10. 10 🇮🇪 Ireland “Take Him Home” Jump the Gun
  11. 11 🇩🇪 Germany “Lied für einen Freund” Maxi & Chris Garden
  12. 12 🇦🇹 Austria “Lisa Mona Lisa” Wilfried
  13. 13 🇩🇰 Denmark “Ka' du se hva' jeg sa” Hot Eyes
  14. 14 🇬🇷 Greece “Clown” Afroditi Fryda
  15. 15 🇳🇴 Norway “For vår jord” Karoline Krüger
  16. 16 🇧🇪 Belgium “Laissez briller le soleil” Reynaert
  17. 17 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Croire” Lara Fabian
  18. 18 🇮🇹 Italy “Ti scrivo” Luca Barbarossa
  19. 19 🇫🇷 France “Chanteur de charme” Gérard Lenorman
  20. 20 🇵🇹 Portugal “Voltarei” Dora
  21. 21 Yugoslavia “Mangup” Srebrna krila

Who voted for whom

Final

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Where it happened

Dublin

RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion, Dublin

1988 in numbers

Nerd corner
21entries
16languages sung
0debuts
1nul points

Languages

  • French4
  • German2
  • English2
  • Danish1
  • Spanish1
  • Finnish1
  • Greek1
  • Hebrew1

+ 8 more

How the votes worked

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