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LAUSANNE

Eurovision Song Contest

1989

Host
🇨🇭 Lausanne, Switzerland
Venue
Palais de Beaulieu
Date
6 May 1989
Presenters
Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena
For the EBU
Frank Naef
Entries
22

Winner

RI

“Rock Me”

Riva for Yugoslavia

137 pts

Scoreboard

Final
#CountrySong Points
1 YugoslaviaRock Me “Rock Me” Riva 137
2 🇬🇧 United KingdomWhy Do I Always Get It Wrong “Why Do I Always Get It Wrong” Live Report 130
3 🇩🇰 DenmarkVi maler byen rød “Vi maler byen rød” Birthe Kjær 111
4 🇸🇪 SwedenEn dag “En dag” Tommy Nilsson 110
5 🇦🇹 AustriaNur ein Lied “Nur ein Lied” Thomas Forstner 97
6 🇪🇸 SpainNacida para amar “Nacida para amar” Nina 88
7 🇫🇮 FinlandLa dolce vita “La dolce vita” Anneli Saaristo 76
8 🇫🇷 FranceJ'ai volé la vie “J'ai volé la vie” Nathalie Pâque 60
9 🇮🇹 ItalyAvrei voluto “Avrei voluto” Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali 56
9 🇬🇷 GreeceTo diko sou asteri “To diko sou asteri” Marianna 56
11 🇨🇾 CyprusApopse as vrethoume “Apopse as vrethoume” Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis 51
12 🇮🇱 IsraelDerekh Hamelekh “Derekh Hamelekh” Gili and Galit 50
13 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandViver senza tei “Viver senza tei” Furbaz 47
14 🇩🇪 GermanyFlieger “Flieger” Nino de Angelo 46
15 🇳🇱 NetherlandsBlijf zoals je bent “Blijf zoals je bent” Justine Pelmelay 45
16 🇵🇹 PortugalConquistador “Conquistador” Da Vinci 39
17 🇳🇴 NorwayVenners nærhet “Venners nærhet” Britt Synnøve Johansen 30
18 🇮🇪 IrelandThe Real Me “The Real Me” Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers 21
19 🇧🇪 BelgiumDoor de wind “Door de wind” Ingeborg 13
20 🇱🇺 LuxembourgMonsieur “Monsieur” Park Café 8
21 🇹🇷 TurkeyBana Bana “Bana Bana” Pan 5
22 🇮🇸 IcelandÞað sem enginn sér “Það sem enginn sér” Daníel 0

Play the final

22 songs
  1. 1 🇮🇹 Italy “Avrei voluto” Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali
  2. 2 🇮🇱 Israel “Derekh Hamelekh” Gili and Galit
  3. 3 🇮🇪 Ireland “The Real Me” Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers
  4. 4 🇳🇱 Netherlands “Blijf zoals je bent” Justine Pelmelay
  5. 5 🇹🇷 Turkey “Bana Bana” Pan
  6. 6 🇧🇪 Belgium “Door de wind” Ingeborg
  7. 7 🇬🇧 United Kingdom “Why Do I Always Get It Wrong” Live Report
  8. 8 🇳🇴 Norway “Venners nærhet” Britt Synnøve Johansen
  9. 9 🇵🇹 Portugal “Conquistador” Da Vinci
  10. 10 🇸🇪 Sweden “En dag” Tommy Nilsson
  11. 11 🇱🇺 Luxembourg “Monsieur” Park Café
  12. 12 🇩🇰 Denmark “Vi maler byen rød” Birthe Kjær
  13. 13 🇦🇹 Austria “Nur ein Lied” Thomas Forstner
  14. 14 🇫🇮 Finland “La dolce vita” Anneli Saaristo
  15. 15 🇫🇷 France “J'ai volé la vie” Nathalie Pâque
  16. 16 🇪🇸 Spain “Nacida para amar” Nina
  17. 17 🇨🇾 Cyprus “Apopse as vrethoume” Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis
  18. 18 🇨🇭 Switzerland “Viver senza tei” Furbaz
  19. 19 🇬🇷 Greece “To diko sou asteri” Marianna
  20. 20 🇮🇸 Iceland “Það sem enginn sér” Daníel
  21. 21 🇩🇪 Germany “Flieger” Nino de Angelo
  22. 22 Yugoslavia “Rock Me” Riva

Who voted for whom

Final

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Where it happened

Lausanne

Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne

1989 in numbers

Nerd corner
22entries
17languages sung
0debuts
1nul points

Languages

  • German2
  • Dutch2
  • Greek2
  • French2
  • English2
  • Romansh1
  • Danish1
  • Spanish1

+ 9 more

How the votes worked

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