The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the Théâtre Municipal in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Télévision Luxembourg (RTL), the contest was held in Luxembourg following the country's victory at the 1983 contest with the song "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermès. The event was presented by Désirée Nosbusch, who, at 19 years old, remains the youngest person to have hosted the contest as of 2024.
Nineteen countries participated in the contest, with Ireland returning after a one-year absence, and Greece and Israel, which had participated in the previous year's event, declining to enter. The winner was Sweden with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", composed by Torgny Söderberg, written by Britt Lindeborg and performed by the group Herreys. This was Sweden's second contest victory, coming ten years after ABBA's win in the 1974 contest. Ireland finished as runner-up, Spain and Denmark placed third and fourth, respectively, and Belgium and Italy tied for fifth place.
Results[]
Country in gold is the winning entry and the country in silver is the host country.
| Rank | Country | EBU member station | Artist | Song | Conductor | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sweden | SVT | Herreys | "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" | Curt-Eric Holmquist | 145 |
| 02 | Ireland | RTÉ | Linda Martin | "Terminal 3" | Noel Kelehan | 137 |
| 03 | Spain | TVE | Bravo | "Lady, Lady" | Eddy Guerin | 106 |
| 04 | Denmark | DR | Hot Eyes | "Det' lige det" | Henrik Krogsgaard | 101 |
| 05 | Belgium | RTBF | Jacques Zegers | "Avanti la vie" | Jo Carlier | 70 |
| 05 | Italy | RAI | Alice and Franco Battiato | "I treni di Tozeur" | Giusto Pio | 70 |
| 07 | United Kingdom | BBC | Belle and the Devotions | "Love Games" | Jo Carlier | 63 |
| 08 | France | Antenne 2 | Annick Thoumazeau | "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" | John Coleman | 61 |
| 09 | Finland | YLE | Kirka | "Hengaillaan" | Ossi Runne | 46 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | CLT | Sophie Carle | "100% d'amour" | Pascal Stive | 39 |
| 11 | Portugal | RTP | Maria Guinot | "Silêncio e tanta gente" | Pedro Osório | 38 |
| 12 | Turkey | TRT | Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra | "Halay" | Selçuk Basar | 37 |
| 13 | Netherlands | NOS | Maribelle | "Ik hou van jou" | Rogier van Otterloo | 34 |
| 13 | Germany | ARD/BR | Mary Roos | "Aufrecht geh'n" | Pierre Cao | 34 |
| 15 | Cyprus | CyBC | Andy Paul | "Anna Mari-Elena" (Άννα Μαρί-Έλενα) | Pierre Cao | 31 |
| 16 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Rainy Day | "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein" | Mario Robbiani | 30 |
| 17 | Norway | NRK | Dollie de Luxe | "Lenge leve livet" | Sigurd Jansen | 29 |
| 18 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Ida and Vlado | "Ciao, amore" | Mato Došen | 26 |
| 19 | Austria | ORF | Anita | "Einfach weg" | Richard Oesterreicher | 5 |
Broadcasts[]
Karlchen, one of the puppets for RTL, was at one of the Luxembourgish commentator boxes. It's currently unknown where he contributed on either French or German languages despite he was known on RTLplus. The contest was broadcast in the territories of Denmark and France, all broadcast on delay.
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS2 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (French) | RTBF1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV1 | Luc Appermont | |
| Cyprus | RIK, A Programma | Unknown | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| Finland | TV1 | Heikki Seppälä | Unknown |
| Rinnakkaisohjelma | Unknown | ||
| France | Antenne 2 | Léon Zitrone | Unknown |
| Germany | Deutsches Fernsehen | Ado Schlier | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Gay Byrne | Unknown |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | ||
| Italy | Rai Due | Antonio De Robertis | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télévision | Unknown | Unknown |
| RTL plus | Unknown | ||
| Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Ivo Niehe | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet | Roald Øyen | Unknown |
| NRK P1 | Erik Heyerdahl | ||
| Portugal | RTP1, Antena 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 2 | José-Miguel Ullán | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV1 | Fredrik Belfrage | Agneta Bolme Börjefors |
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Bernard Thurnheer | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Serge Moisson | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Unknown | |
| Turkey | TRT Televizyon | Unknown | Başak Doğru |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BFBS Radio | Richard Nankivell | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Titograd 1, TV Zagreb 1 | Oliver Mlakar | Unknown |
| TV Koper-Capodistria | Unknown | ||
| TV Ljubljana 1 | Unknown | ||
| TV Skopje 1 | Unknown | ||
| TV Prishtina | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Network 0–28 | Unknown |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST2 | Unknown |
| Faroe Islands | SvF | Jørgen de Mylius |
| Greenland | KNR | Jørgen de Mylius |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið | Unknown |
| Jordan | JTV2 | Unknown |
| Martinique | RFO-Martinique | Unknown |
| Netherlands Antilles | TeleCuraçao | Unknown |
| Poland | TP1 | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 6 May 1984 at 20:30 AEST (10:30 UTC).
- Czechoslovakia - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 3 June 1984 at 14:55 CEST (12:55 UTC).
- Faroe Islands - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 11 May 1984 at 20:00 WET.
- Greenland - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 19 May 1984 at 20:45 GNST.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis at 22:10 CEST (20:10 UTC).
- Martinique - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 20 June 1984 at 20:02 AST.
- Netherlands Antilles - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 7 July 1984 at 21:30 ADT.
- Norway - The show was broadcast on a deferred basis on NRK P1 at 22:50 CEST (20:50 UTC).
- Poland - The show was broadcast on a delayed basis on 26 May 1984 at 20:00 CEST (18:00 UTC).
- Switzerland - The show was broadcast through a second audio programme on TV DRS (through French and Italian commentary).