The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 May 1989 in the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), and presented by Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena, the contest was held in Switzerland following the country's victory at the 1988 contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Céline Dion.
Twenty-two countries participated in the contest, with Cyprus returning after a one-year absence. Among the participating artists were the two youngest artists to have ever participated in the contest, 12-year-old Gili Netanel and 11-year-old Nathalie Pâque representing Israel and France, respectively; the inclusion of the young performers led to some controversy in the run-up to the event, including calls for their exclusion from the contest, and although no action was taken by the organisers of this event it did result in a rule change for the following year's contest.
The winner was Yugoslavia with the song "Rock Me", composed by Rajko Dujmić, written by Stevo Cvikić and performed by the group Riva. This was Yugoslavia's first contest victory in twenty-four attempts. The United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden and Austria rounded out the top five positions; the UK and Denmark placed second and third respectively for a second consecutive year, and Austria finished in the top five for the first time since 1976. Finland gained their best result since 1975, while Ireland and Iceland achieved their worst ever placings to date, placing eighteenth and twenty-second respectively, with Iceland ultimately earning nul points and coming last for the first time.
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 | Yugoslavia | JRT | Riva | "Rock Me" | Nikica Kalogjera | 137 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | BBC | Live Report | "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" | Ronnie Hazlehurst | 130 |
| 03 | Denmark | DR | Birthe Kjær | "Vi maler byen rød" | Henrik Krogsgaard | 111 |
| 04 | Sweden | SVT | Tommy Nilsson | "En dag" | Anders Berglund | 110 |
| 05 | Austria | ORF | Thomas Forstner | "Nur ein Lied" | No conductor | 97 |
| 06 | Spain | TVE | Nina | "Nacida para amar" | Juan Carlos Calderón | 88 |
| 07 | Finland | YLE | Anneli Saaristo | "La dolce vita" | Ossi Runne | 76 |
| 08 | France | Antenne 2 | Nathalie Pâque | "J'ai volé la vie" | Guy Mattéoni | 60 |
| 09 | Italy | RAI | Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali | "Avrei voluto" | Mario Natale | 56 |
| Greece | ERT | Marianna | "To diko sou asteri" (Το δικό σου αστέρι) | Giorgos Niarchos | 56 | |
| 11 | Cyprus | CyBC | Fanny Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis | "Apopse as vrethoume" (Απόψε ας βρεθούμε) | Haris Andreadis | 51 |
| 12 | Israel | IBA | Gili and Galit | "Derekh Hamelekh" (דרך המלך) | Shaike Paikov | 50 |
| 13 | Switzerland | SRG SSR | Furbaz | "Viver senza tei" | Benoît Kaufman | 47 |
| 14 | Germany | ARD/BR | Nino de Angelo | "Flieger" | No conductor | 46 |
| 15 | Netherlands | NOS | Justine Pelmelay | "Blijf zoals je bent" | Harry van Hoof | 45 |
| 16 | Portugal | RTP | Da Vinci | "Conquistador" | Luís Duarte | 39 |
| 17 | Norway | NRK | Britt Synnøve Johansen | "Venners nærhet" | Pete Knutsen | 30 |
| 18 | Ireland | RTÉ | Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers | "The Real Me" | Noel Kelehan | 21 |
| 19 | Belgium | BRT | Ingeborg | "Door de wind" | Freddy Sunder | 13 |
| 20 | Luxembourg | CLT | Park Café | "Monsieur" | Benoît Kaufman | 8 |
| 21 | Turkey | TRT | Pan | "Bana Bana" | Timur Selçuk | 5 |
| 22 | Iceland | RÚV | Daníel | "Það sem enginn sér" | No conductor | 0 |
Broadcasts[]
Participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | FS1 | Ernst Grissemann | Unknown |
| Belgium (Dutch) | TV2 | Luc Appermont | Unknown |
| BRT 2 | Ann Lepère | ||
| Belgium (French) | RTBF 1 | Jacques Mercier | |
| Cyprus | RIK, A Programma | Neophytos Taliotis | Unknown |
| Denmark | DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | Unknown |
| DR P3 | Kurt Helge Andersen | ||
| Finland | TV1, 2-verkko | Heikki Harma | Unknown |
| France | Antenne 2 | Richard Adaridi | Unknown |
| TV5 Europe | Unknown | ||
| Germany | Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen | Thomas Gottschalk | Unknown |
| Greece | ET1 | Dafni Bokota | Unknown |
| ERA 1 | Dimitris Konstantaras | ||
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið, Rás 1 | Arthúr Björgvin Bollason | Unknown |
| Ireland | RTÉ 1 | Ronan Collins, Michelle Rocca | Eileen Dunne |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel | Israeli Television, Reshet Gimel | No commentator | Unknown |
| Italy | Rai Uno | Gabriella Carlucci | Unknown |
| Luxembourg | RTL Télévision | Unknown | Unknown |
| Netherlands | Nederland 3 | Willem van Beusekom | Unknown |
| Norway | NRK Fjernsynet, NRK P2 | John Andreassen | Unknown |
| Portugal | RTP Canal 1 | Ana Zanatti | Unknown |
| Spain | TVE 2 | Tomás Fernando Flores | Unknown |
| Sweden | Kanal 1 | Jacob Dahlin | Jan Ellerås |
| SR P3 | Kent Finell, Janeric Sundquist | ||
| Switzerland (German) | TV DRS | Bernard Thurnheer | Unknown |
| Radio Zürisee | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (French) | TSR | Thierry Masselot | |
| La Première | Unknown | ||
| Switzerland (Italian) | TSI | Emanuela Gaggini | |
| Turkey | TV1 | Bülend Özveren | Unknown |
| United Kingdom | BBC1 | Terry Wogan | Colin Berry |
| BBC Radio 2 | Ken Bruce | ||
| SSVC Television | Unknown | ||
| Yugoslavia | TV Beograd 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Zagreb 1 | Oliver Mlakar | Unknown |
| TV Ljubljana 1 | Unknown |
Non-participating countries[]
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | SBS TV | Unknown |
| Bulgaria | BT 1 | Unknown |
| Canada | TV5 Québec Canada | Unknown |
| Czechoslovakia | ČST1 | Unknown |
| Estonian SSR | ETV | Unknown |
| Faroe Islands | SvF | Unknown |
| Greenland | KNR | Unknown |
| Hungary | MTV2 | István Vágó |
| Poland | TP1 | Unknown |
| South Korea | KBS1 | Unknown |
| Soviet Union | Programme One | Unknown |
Broadcast notes[]
- Australia - The show was broadcast on SBS TV deferred on 7 May 1989 at 20:30 AEST.
- Bulgaria - The show was broadcast on BT 1 on a delayed basis on 2 June 1989 at 20:30 EEST.
- Canada - The show was broadcast on TV5 Québec Canada deferred at 20:00 EDT.
- Czechoslovakia - The show was broadcast on ČST1 on a delayed basis on 13 May 1989 at 21:20 CEST.
- Denmark - The Danish performance was partly conducted by Benoît Kaufman as the Danish conductor, Henrik Krogsgaard, joined the Danish representative, Birthe Kjær, on stage as a backing singer partway through the performance.
- Greenland - The show was broadcast on KNR on a delayed basis on 20 May 1989 at 21:30 GNST.
- Hungary - The show was broadcast on MTV2 deferred at 22:00 CEST.
- Italy - The show was broadcast on Rai Uno deferred at 23:10 CEST.
- Poland - The show was broadcast on TP1 on a delayed basis on 20 May 1989 at 20:05 CEST.
- South Korea - The show was broadcast on KBS1 on a delayed basis on 9 June 1989 at 22:00 KST.
- Switzerland - TSI broadcast the show through a second audio programme on TSR.