The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Brussels, Belgium, following the country's victory at the 1986 contest with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), the contest was held at the Centenary Palace on 9 May 1987 (also Europe Day) and hosted by French-Belgian singer Viktor Lazlo.
Twenty-two countries took part in the contest with Greece and Italy returning to the competition after their absences the previous year. This set the record for the highest number of competing countries up until that point.
The winner was Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan, who had also won the 1980 contest. He became the first performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice.
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 | Ireland | RTÉ | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | Noel Kelehan | 172 |
| 02 | Germany | ARD/BR | Wind | "Laß die Sonne in dein Herz" | Laszlo Bencker | 141 |
| 03 | Italy | RAI | Umberto Tozzi and Raf | "Gente di mare" | Gianfranco Lombardi | 103 |
| 04 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Novi fosili | "Ja sam za ples" (Ја сам за плес) | Nikica Kalogjera | 92 |
| 05 | Netherlands | NOS | Marcha | "Rechtop in de wind" | Rogier van Otterloo | 83 |
| Denmark | DR | Bandjo with Anne-Cathrine Herdorf | "En lille melodi" | Henrik Krogsgaard | 83 | |
| 07 | Cyprus | CyBC | Alexia | "Aspro mavro" (Άσπρο μαύρο) | Jo Carlier | 80 |
| 08 | Israel | IBA | Datner and Kushnir | "Shir Habatlanim" (שיר הבטלנים) | Kobi Oshrat | 73 |
| 09 | Norway | NRK | Kate Gullbrandsen | "Mitt liv" | Terje Fjærn | 65 |
| 10 | Greece | ERT | Bang | "Stop" (Στοπ) | Giorgos Niarchos | 64 |
| 11 | Belgium | BRT | Liliane Saint-Pierre | "Soldiers of Love" | Freddy Sunder | 56 |
| 12 | Sweden | SVT | Lotta Engberg | "Boogaloo" | Curt-Eric Holmquist | 50 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | BBC | Rikki | "Only the Light" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 47 |
| 14 | France | Antenne 2 | Christine Minier | "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" | Jean-Claude Petit | 44 |
| 15 | Finland | YLE | Vicky Rosti | "Sata salamaa" | Ossi Runne | 32 |
| 16 | Iceland | RÚV | Halla Margrét | "Hægt og hljótt" | Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson | 28 |
| 17 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Carol Rich | "Moitié moitié" | No conductor | 26 |
| 18 | Portugal | RTP | Nevada | "Neste barco à vela" | Jaime Oliveira | 15 |
| 19 | Spain | TVE | Patricia Kraus | "No estás solo" | Eduardo Leiva | 10 |
| 20 | Austria | ORF | Gary Lux | "Nur noch Gefühl" | Richard Oesterreicher | 8 |
| 21 | Luxembourg | CLT | Plastic Bertrand | "Amour amour" | Alec Mansion | 4 |
| 22 | Turkey | TRT | Seyyal Taner and Grup Lokomotif | "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" | Garo Mafyan | 0 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV2 | Luc Appermont | An Ploegaerts |
| BRT 2 | Unknown | ||
| Belgium (French) | RTBF 1 | Claude Delacroix | |
| Cyprus | RIK, A Programma | Themis Themistokleous | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| Finland | TV1, 2-verkko | Erkki Pohjanheimo | Unknown |
| France | Antenne 2 | Patrick Simpson-Jones | Unknown |
| Germany | Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen | Lotti Ohnesorge, Christoph Deumling | Unknown |
| Greece | ET1 | Dafni Bokota | Unknown |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið, Rás 1 | Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir | Guðrún Skúladóttir |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Marty Whelan | Unknown |
| FM3 Classical Music | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television | No commentator | Unknown |
| Italy | Rai Due | Rosanna Vaudetti | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télévision, RTL plus | Valérie Sarn | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 1 | Willem van Beusekom | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 | John Andreassen | Unknown |
| Portugal | RTP Canal 1 | Maria Margarida Gaspar | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 2 | Beatriz Pécker | Unknown |
| Sweden | TV1 | Fredrik Belfrage | Jan Ellerås |
| SR P3 | Jacob Dahlin | ||
| Switzerland (German) | SRG Sportkette | Bernard Thurnheer | Unknown |
| Switzerland (French) | SSR Chaîne sportive | Serge Moisson | |
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI Canale sportivo | Wilma Gilardi | |
| Turkey | TV1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ray Moore | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Zagreb 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Sarajevo 1, TV Titograd 1 | Ksenija Urličić | Ljiljana Tipsarević |
| TV Ljubljana 1 | Vesna Pfeifer | ||
| TV Koper-Capodistria, TV Prishtina, TV Skopje 1 | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Unknown |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST2 | Unknown |
| Estonian SSR | ETV | Unknown |
| Faroe Islands | SvF | Unknown |
| Greenland | KNR | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV2 | István Vágó |
| Jordan | JTV2 | Unknown |
| Poland | TP1 | Unknown |
| Soviet Union | Programme One | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV deferred on 11 May 1987 at 20:30 AEST (10:30 UTC).
- Czechoslovakia - The show was broadcast on ČST2 on a delayed basis on 6 June 1987 at 16:55 CEST (15:55 UTC).
- Estonian SSR - The show was broadcast on ETV on a delayed basis on 4 June 1987 at 23:25 MSD (19:25 UTC).
- Greenland - The show was broadcast on KNR on a delayed basis on 23 May 1987 at 20:05 GNST.
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV2 deferred on 10 May 1987 at 20:00 CEST (18:00 UTC).
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rai Due deferred at 22:45 CEST (20:45 UTC).
- Poland - The show was broadcast on TP1 on a delayed basis on 23 May 1987 at 20:00 CEST (18:00 UTC).
- Soviet Union - The show was broadcast on Programme One on a delayed basis on 4 June 1987 at 23:25 MSD (19:25 UTC).