Eurovision Song Contest 1986

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Eurovision Song Contest 1986
Image:ESC 1986 logo.png
Final 3 May 1986
Presenter(s) Åse Kleveland
Conductor Egil Monn-Iversen
Host broadcaster Flag of Norway NRK
Venue Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway
Winning song Flag of Belgium Belgium
"J'aime la vie"
Voting system
Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs
Number of entries 20
Debuting countries Flag of Iceland Iceland
Returning countries Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands
Withdrawing countries Flag of Greece Greece
Flag of Italy Italy
Nul points None
Interval act Sissel Kyrkjebø,
Steinar Ofsdal
Opening act Åse Kleveland singing "Welcome to Music"
Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985        1987►

The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 3, 1986 in the Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway. The presenter was Åse Kleveland. The 1986 contest was a first for Eurovision in that royalty were among the guests — Crown Prince Harald, Crown Princess Sonja, Princess Märtha Louise and Prince Haakon Magnus were all in attendance.

Sandra Kim was the winner of this Eurovision with the song, "J'aime la vie". Aged 13, Sandra was the youngest ever Eurovision winner. Current rules require Eurovision Song Contest participants to be at least 16, so unless the rule is changed Kim's record will never be broken. In the lyrics of her song, Kim claimed to be 15 years of age, but after the Contest, it was revealed that she was actually 13. Switzerland appealed for her to be disqualified, but this was to no avail.

Greece withdrew, having been drawn eighteenth in order of presentation. Their entry would have been Wagon-lit performed by Polina.

[edit] Results

Draw Country Language Artist Song English Translation Place Points
1 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg French Sherisse Stevens L'Amour De Ma Vie The Love Of My Life 3 117
2 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Serbo-Croatian Doris Dragović Željo Moja My Desire 11 49
3 Flag of France France French Cocktail Chic Européennes European Girls 17 13
4 Flag of Norway Norway Norwegian Ketil Stokkan Romeo Romeo 12 44
5 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom English Ryder Runner In The Night - 7 72
6 Flag of Iceland Iceland Icelandic ICY Gleðibankinn The Bank of Joy 16 19
7 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Dutch Frizzle Sizzle Alles Heeft Ritme Everything Has Rhythm 13 40
8 Flag of Turkey Turkey Turkish Klips ve Onlar Halley Halley 9 53
9 Flag of Spain Spain Spanish Cadillac Valentino Valentino 10 51
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland French Daniela Simons Pas Pour Moi Not For Me 2 140
11 Flag of Israel Israel Hebrew Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel Yavo Yom (יבוא יום) A Day Will Come 19 7
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland English Luv Bug You Can Count On Me - 4 96
13 Flag of Belgium Belgium French Sandra Kim J'Aime La Vie I Love Life 1 176
14 Flag of Germany Germany German Ingrid Peters Über Die Brücke Geh'n Crossing The Bridge 8 62
15 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Greek Elpida Tora Zo (Τώρα ζω) Now I Live 20 4
16 Flag of Austria Austria German Timna Brauer Die Zeit Ist Einsam Time Is Lonely 18 12
17 Flag of Sweden Sweden Swedish Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell E' De' Det Här Du Kallar Kärlek? Is This What You Call Love? 5 78
18 Flag of Denmark Denmark Danish Trax (Lisa & John Haavik) Du Er Fuld Af Løgn You Are Full Of Lies 6 77
19 Flag of Finland Finland Finnish Kari Kuivalainen Never The End Never The End 15 22
20 Flag of Portugal Portugal Portuguese Dora Não Sejas Mau Para Mim Don't Be Bad To Me 14 28

[edit] Score sheet

  Results
Luxembourg Yugoslavia France Norway UnitedKingdom Iceland Netherlands Turkey Spain Switzerland Israel Ireland Belgium Germany Cyprus Austria Sweden Denmark Finland Portugal
Contestants Luxembourg   5 8 12 8 1 8 0 0 2 4 7 10 12 8 10 10 2 4 6
Yugoslavia 2   0 0 7 5 7 3 3 0 1 3 4 0 12 1 1 0 0 0
France 0 0   3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Norway 0 0 4   0 4 2 0 0 6 0 6 5 6 6 0 0 5 0 0
United Kingdom 4 0 10 6   0 0 6 2 4 2 0 0 5 2 3 8 8 10 2
Iceland 0 0 0 0 0   5 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0
Netherlands 1 2 0 0 0 0   7 1 0 8 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 3 7
Turkey 6 12 0 0 2 0 6   0 8 3 0 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0
Spain 7 4 6 0 1 2 0 8   1 0 5 3 0 0 7 0 3 1 3
Switzerland 12 6 7 5 5 3 12 10 4   12 10 12 0 5 4 12 4 7 10
Israel 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 3 8 3 2 0 8 0 5 12 0 6   2 0 0 12 7 12 8 8
Belgium 10 10 12 8 10 10 10 12 10 10 5 12   1 10 6 6 10 12 12
Germany 8 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7   0 8 5 7 2 4
Cyprus 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   0 0 0 0 0
Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0   0 0 6 1
Sweden 5 7 2 7 3 12 3 0 7 12 0 0 0 4 0 5   6 5 0
Denmark 0 0 5 10 6 7 4 0 5 3 10 4 0 7 7 0 4   0 5
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 3 3 0 0 0   0
Portugal 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 8 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
THE TABLE IS ORDERED BY APPEARANCE

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