Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the 1984 contest with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the contest was held at the Scandinavium on Saturday 4 May 1985 and was hosted by previous Swedish contestant Lill Lindfors.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | |
| Final | 4 May 1985 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Scandinavium Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Lill Lindfors |
| Musical director | Curt-Eric Holmquist |
| Directed by | Steen Priwin |
| Executive supervisor | Frank Naef |
| Executive producer | Steen Priwin |
| Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Opening act | "My Joy is Building Bricks of Music" performed by Lill Lindfors |
| Interval act | Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens |
| Website | eurovision |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points in final | None |
| Winning song |  Norway"La det swinge" |
Nineteen countries took part in the contest with the Netherlands and Yugoslavia deciding not to participate and Greece and Israel returning this year.
The winner was Norway with the song "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks!. It was the country's first victory in the contest, after a long period of poor results in the contest.
Location
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Construction of the arena began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, and was inaugurated on 18 May 1971. Scandinavium is the home arena for Frölunda HC of Swedish Hockey League, and venue for the annual Göteborg Horse Show.
Format
1985 was the year when no less than thirteen previous Eurovision artists made a comeback. This also applied to the winners, Bobbysocks! who had attended once before as soloists: Hanne Krogh performed for Norway in 1971, while Elisabeth Andreasson for Sweden (where she is originally from) in 1982 in a duet, Chips, with Kikki Danielsson. Kikki herself also returned this year for host country Sweden, and was thus competing against Elisabeth Andreasson and Bobbysocks!.
The presenter was entertainer Lill Lindfors (herself a former participant in 1966), who had a wardrobe malfunction (though technically this is a misnomer, as the stunt was deliberate) as she proceeded to the stage for the voting procedure. As she walked on stage, the skirt of her dress came away, leaving her in just her underwear and the top half of her dress. After a few seconds of pretending to be shocked, Lindfors unfastened the flaps of her dress across her shoulders, to reveal a full-length white gown, to much raucous audience applause.[1] Lill then took her seat to start calling in the votes, and nonchalantly said, "I just wanted to wake you up a little."
Lys Assia, the winner of the first ever Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, was the guest of honour of this edition. She was introduced by Lill Lindfors. The camera zoomed close to Lys, who rose to greet the audience, while the orchestra played the song "Refrain", her winning song.
The video postcards broadcast in between each song to introduce the competing nations were the first in the contest history to feature only the song writers and composers, none of the performing artists (unless they had composed their own song). All the song writers were filmed in various locations in and around Gothenburg during the week of rehearsals. Once the video concluded, hostess Lill Lindfors introduced the song, the artist and the conductor from a seat on the stage, reading from cards represented by the flag of each nation.[2]
Host Lill Lindfors congratulated the duo, Hanne Krogh and Elisabeth Andreasson, following their victory by saying, "I must say I am honestly very happy that this happened because Norway has been last on so many times that you really deserve it!" Krogh replied, "You're happy? What do you think we are?!" After an energetic reprise, the two women embraced to a standing ovation from the audience. During this reprise, the last verse of the winning entry was sung in English.
Voting
Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 point(s) for their top ten songs.
During the voting, it was not immediately evident that Norway would win the contest. Germany took a commanding lead in the first half, with Norway fifth place behind Germany, Sweden, Italy and the United Kingdom around the end of the first half of voting. Finally, with five juries left, Germany, Sweden and Norway were tightly wrapped around the pole positions with 87, 86, and 85 points respectively. At that point, Sweden briefly took the lead away from Germany (who received no points from Switzerland). Sweden was the fourth-to-last jury, conceding their brief lead by awarding Germany eight points and Norway the maximum twelve. With only three countries left to vote, Norway kept the lead, in one of the shortest winning stretches during voting in the contest's history.
Participating countries
The Netherlands and Yugoslavia did not participate in this contest, due to the national Remembrance of the Dead in the Netherlands, and the anniversary of the death of Josip Broz Tito in Yugoslavia. Despite this Yugoslavia still held their annual preselection contest, which was won by "Pokora" ("Penance") (music by Ivo Pupačić and lyrics by Zvonimir Pupačić), a duet sung by Zorica Kondža and Josip Genda. However, Yugoslavia had already withdrawn before the song won, and therefore it was never set to compete in Eurovision.
Conductors
Each performance had a conductor who directed the orchestra.[3][4] This was the only year to feature a conductor for multiple entries that wasn't the host conductor: Greek conductor Haris Andreadis led the orchestra for both the Cypriot and Greek entries.
Ireland – Noel Kelehan
Finland – Ossi Runne.svg.png.webp)
Cyprus – Haris Andreadis
Denmark – Wolfgang Käfer
Spain – Juan Carlos Calderón
France – Michel Bernholc
Turkey – Garo Mafyan.svg.png.webp)
Belgium – Curt-Eric Holmquist
Portugal – José Calvário
Germany – Rainer Pietsch
Israel – Kobi Oshrat
Italy – Fiorenzo Zanotti- Norway – Terje Fjærn
United Kingdom – John Coleman
Switzerland – Anita Kerr
Sweden – Curt-Eric Holmquist
Austria – Richard Oesterreicher
Luxembourg – Norbert Daum
Greece – Haris Andreadis
Returning artists
Bold indicates a previous winner.
| Artist | Country | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Lux | Austria |
1983 (member of Westend), 1984 (backing vocal of Anita) |
| Rhonda Heath (backing singer) | 1977 (member of Silver Convention for Germany) | |
| Lia Vissi | Cyprus |
1979 (backing vocal of Elpida), 1980 (backing vocal of Anna Vissi and The Epikouri), both times for Greece |
| Hot Eyes | Denmark |
1984 |
| Izhar Cohen | Israel |
1978 (along with the Alphabeta) |
| Al Bano & Romina Power | Italy |
1976 |
| Ireen Sheer | Luxembourg |
1974, 1978 (for Germany) |
| Hanne Krogh (part of Bobbysocks!) | Norway |
1971 |
| Elisabeth Andreasson (part of Bobbysocks!) | 1982 (for Sweden, as part of Chips) | |
| Kikki Danielsson | Sweden |
1982 (as part of Chips) |
| Pino Gasparini | Switzerland |
1977 (part of Pepe Lienhard Band) |
| Mariella Farré | 1983 |
Results
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language[5][6] | Place[7] | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ireland |
Maria Christian | "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" | English | 6 | 91 |
| 02 | Finland |
Sonja Lumme | "Eläköön elämä" | Finnish | 9 | 58 |
| 03 | Cyprus |
Lia Vissi | "To katalava arga" (Το κατάλαβα αργά) | Greek | 16 | 15 |
| 04 | Denmark |
Hot Eyes | "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" | Danish | 11 | 41 |
| 05 | Spain |
Paloma San Basilio | "La fiesta terminó" | Spanish | 14 | 36 |
| 06 | France |
Roger Bens | "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" | French | 10 | 56 |
| 07 | Turkey |
MFÖ | "Didai didai dai" | Turkish | 14 | 36 |
| 08 | Belgium |
Linda Lepomme | "Laat me nu gaan" | Dutch | 19 | 7 |
| 09 | Portugal |
Adelaide | "Penso em ti, eu sei" | Portuguese | 18 | 9 |
| 10 | Germany |
Wind | "Für alle" | German | 2 | 105 |
| 11 | Israel |
Izhar Cohen | "Olé, Olé" (עולה, עולה) | Hebrew | 5 | 93 |
| 12 | Italy |
Al Bano and Romina Power | "Magic Oh Magic" | Italian | 7 | 78 |
| 13 | Norway |
Bobbysocks! | "La det swinge" | Norwegian | 1 | 123 |
| 14 | United Kingdom |
Vikki | "Love Is..." | English | 4 | 100 |
| 15 | Switzerland |
Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini | "Piano, piano" | German | 12 | 39 |
| 16 | Sweden |
Kikki Danielsson | "Bra vibrationer" | Swedish | 3 | 103 |
| 17 | Austria |
Gary Lux | "Kinder dieser Welt" | German | 8 | 60 |
| 18 | Luxembourg |
Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Malcolm Roberts and Chris Roberts |
"Children, Kinder, Enfants" | French | 13 | 37 |
| 19 | Greece |
Takis Biniaris | "Miazoume" (Μοιάζουμε) | Greek | 16 | 15 |
Scoreboard
| Ireland | 91 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 58 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Cyprus | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 41 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Spain | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| France | 56 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||
| Turkey | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 9 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 105 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | ||||||
| Israel | 93 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Italy | 78 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
| Norway | 123 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 100 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Switzerland | 39 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| Sweden | 103 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Austria | 60 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Luxembourg | 37 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Greece | 15 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
12 points
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Contestant | Nation(s) giving 12 points |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Norway | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Sweden, United Kingdom |
| 3 | Italy | Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain |
| 2 | Sweden | Finland, Norway |
| 1 | France | Greece |
| Germany | Cyprus | |
| Ireland | Italy | |
| Israel | France | |
| Spain | Turkey | |
| Turkey | Switzerland |
Spokespersons
Each country announced their votes in the order of performance. The following is a list of spokespersons who announced the votes for their respective country.
- Ireland – John Skehan
- Finland – Annemi Genetz[10]
- Cyprus – Anna Partelidou[11]
- Denmark – Bent Henius
- Spain – Matilde Jarrín
- France – Clémentine Célarié[12]
- Turkey – Fatih Orbay
- Belgium – An Ploegaerts
- Portugal – Maria Margarida Gaspar
- Germany – Christoph Deumling
- Israel – Yitzhak Shim'oni[13]
- Italy – Beatrice Cori
- Norway – Erik Diesen[14]
- United Kingdom – Colin Berry[4]
- Switzerland – Michel Stocker[15]
- Sweden – Agneta Bolme Börjefors[16]
- Austria – Chris Lohner
- Luxembourg – Frédérique Ries
- Greece – Irini Gavala
Broadcasts
National broadcasters were able to send a commentary team to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language.
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
FS1 | Ernst Grissemann | [17] |
| Hitradio Ö3 | Walter Richard Langer | ||
| Belgium |
BRT TV1 | Dutch: Luc Appermont | [18] |
| RTBF1 | French: Jacques Mercier | [19] | |
| BRT Radio 2 | Dutch: Paul De Meulder | ||
| RTBF La Première | French: Jacques Olivier | ||
| Cyprus |
RIK | Themis Themistokleous | [11] |
| RIK Deftero | Neophytos Taliotis | ||
| Denmark |
DR TV | Jørgen de Mylius | [20] |
| DR P3 | Poul Birch Eriksen | ||
| Finland |
YLE TV1 | Heikki Harma and Kari Lumikero | [21] |
| YLE Rinnakkaisohjelma | TBC | ||
| France |
Antenne 2 | Patrice Laffont | [19] |
| France Inter | Julien Lepers | ||
| Germany |
Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen | Ado Schlier | [22] |
| Deutschlandfunk/hr3 | Roger Horné | ||
| Greece |
ERT | Mako Georgiadou | [23] |
| Proto Programma | Dimitris Konstantaras | ||
| Ireland |
RTÉ 1 | Linda Martin | |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Larry Gogan | ||
| Israel |
Israeli Television | No commentator | |
| Reshet Gimel | Daniel Pe'er | ||
| Italy |
Rai Due | Rosanna Vaudetti | |
| Rai Radio 1 | Franco Fabbri | ||
| Luxembourg |
RTL Télévision | Valérie Sarn | [19] |
| RTL plus | Oliver Spiecker | ||
| RTL | André Torrent | ||
| Norway |
NRK | Veslemøy Kjendsli | [24] |
| NRK P1 | Jahn Teigen and Erik Heyerdahl | ||
| Portugal |
RTP1 | Eládio Clímaco | [25] |
| Spain |
TVE 2 | Antonio Gómez Mateo | [26] |
| Sweden |
TV1 | Fredrik Belfrage | [16] |
| SR P3 | Jan Ellerås and Rune Hallberg | [16] | |
| Switzerland |
TV DRS | German: Bernard Thurnheer | |
| TSR | French: Serge Moisson | ||
| TSI | Italian: Ezio Guidi | ||
| Turkey |
TRT | Başak Doğru | |
| TRT Radyo 3 | Bülent Osma | ||
| United Kingdom |
BBC1 | Terry Wogan | [27][4] |
| British Forces Radio | Richard Nankivell | [4] |
| Country | Broadcaster(s) | Commentator(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
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SBS TV | Unknown | |
 Iceland |
Sjónvarpið | Hinrik Bjarnason | |
 Netherlands |
Olympus TV[lower-alpha 1] | Gerrit den Braber | [28][29] |
 Poland |
TP1 | Bogusław Brelik | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
TVS 1 | Snežana Lipkovska-Hadžinaumova (delayed broadcast) |
Notes
- Although the Eurovision Song Contest was not broadcast on Dutch television live due to the Remembrance of the Dead, it was broadcast the next morning via satellite project Olympus.
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