Eurovision Song Contest 1987
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 |
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| Final | 9 May 1987 |
| Presenter(s) | Viktor Lazlo |
| Conductor | Jo Carlier |
| Host broadcaster | |
| Venue | Palais du Centenaire, Eeuwfeestpaleis, Brussels, Belgium |
| Winning song | "Hold Me Now" |
| Voting system | |
| Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | |
| Withdrawing countries | None |
| Nul points | |
| Interval act | Mark Grauwels |
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
| ◄1986 • 1988► | |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 9, 1987 in Brussels. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland of this Eurovision with the song, Hold Me Now. That made him the first performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980.
The 1987 Eurovision was the biggest contest to date with 22 countries taking part. Only Malta, Monaco and Morocco failed to compete out of all the countries, which had previously entered the contest in the past.
[edit] Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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| 1 | Norwegian | Kate Gulbrandsen | Mitt Liv | My Life | 9 | 65 | |
| 2 | Hebrew | Datner & Kushnir (Lazy Bums) | Shir Habatlanim (שיר הבטלנים) | The Bums' Song | 8 | 73 | |
| 3 | German | Gary Lux | Nur Noch Gefühl | Only Feelings | 20 | 8 | |
| 4 | Icelandic | Halla Margrét | Hægt Og Hljótt | Slowly And Quietly | 16 | 28 | |
| 5 | Dutch | Liliane St Pierre | Soldiers Of Love | Soldiers Of Love | 11 | 56 | |
| 6 | Swedish | Lotta Engberg | Boogaloo | Boogaloo | 12 | 50 | |
| 7 | Italian | Umberto Tozzi & Raf | Gente Di Mare | People Of The Sea | 3 | 103 | |
| 8 | Portuguese | Nevada | Neste Barco À Vela | This Sailing Boat | 18 | 15 | |
| 9 | Spanish | Patricia Kraus | No Estás Solo | You're Not Alone | 19 | 10 | |
| 10 | Turkish | Seyyal Taner & Locomotif | Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne | My Song Is About Love | 22 | 0 | |
| 11 | Greek | Bang | Stop (Στοπ) | Stop | 10 | 64 | |
| 12 | Dutch | Marcha | Rechtop In De Wind | Upright In The Wind | 5 | 83 | |
| 13 | French | Plastic Bertrand | Amour Amour | Love Love | 21 | 4 | |
| 14 | English | Richard Peebles | Only The Light | - | 13 | 47 | |
| 15 | French | Christine Minier | Les Mots D'Amour N'Ont Pas De Dimanche | The Words Of Love Don't Have A Sunday | 14 | 44 | |
| 16 | German | Wind | Laß Die Sonne In Dein Herz | Let The Sun Into Your Heart | 2 | 141 | |
| 17 | Greek | Alexia | Aspro Mavro (Άσπρο-μαύρο) | White Black | 7 | 80 | |
| 18 | Finnish | Vicky Rosti | Sata Salamaa | One Hundred Lightnings | 15 | 32 | |
| 19 | Danish | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo | En Lille Melodi | A Little Tune | 5 | 83 | |
| 20 | English | Johnny Logan | Hold Me Now | - | 1 | 172 | |
| 21 | Serbo-Croatian | Novi fosili | Ja sam za ples | I'm Up For A Dance | 4 | 92 | |
| 22 | French | Carol Rich | Moitie, Moitie | Half And Half | 17 | 26 |
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