Eurovision Song Contest 1987

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1987 at the Centenary Palace in Brussels, Belgium, and presented by Viktor Lazlo. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Template:Lang (RTBF), who staged the event after winning the Template:Escyr for Template:Esccnty with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim.

Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the contest with Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty 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 Template:Esccnty with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan, who had also won the Template:Escyr contest. He became the first performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty, and the Template:Esccnty rounded out the top five.

Location

The Centenary Palace of the Brussels Exhibition Centre, host venue of the 1987 contest

The contest took place at the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo) in Brussels, Belgium. These are a set of exhibition halls built from 1930 on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau (Heysel Park) in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels) to celebrate the centenary of Belgian Independence. The Centenary Palace (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), where the main stage was located, is one of the remaining buildings of the Brussels International Exposition of 1935. Currently, it is still being used for trade fairs, as well as concerts, usually for bigger acts and artists.

Host city selection process

Template:Location map+ During the selection process of the host city and venue, a joint committee from the two Belgian broadcasters, Walloon Template:Lang (RTBF) and Flemish Template:Lang (BRT), was created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The committee also decided that a potential place for the contest was the Royal Theatre of Antwerp, as both locations proposed by RTBF (the Palais du Centenaire in Brussels and the Template:Ill in Liege) would have required heavy renovation works to meet the proposed technical specifications for the contest. Nevertheless, RTBF demanded the event to be held in Brussels with the argument that the city symbolized more than the Belgium capital itself, in addition to its federal functions as the capital of the country (but almost all governing bodies of the European Union also located there). On 6 October 1986, seven months ahead of the contest, RTBF surprisingly and one-sidedly announced that the Palais du Centenaire was chosen as the host venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. The Flemish newspaper Template:Lang, published that BRT proposed instead to host the contest at the Cirque Royal, near the Royal Palace of Brussels, adding that RTBF would be solely in charge of organizing the contest if BRT's counteroffer was not chosen. However, RTBF moved forward alone with its plans and confirmed that the Palais du Centenaire was the official contest's host venue.<ref name="lesoir" /> BRT was offended by the choice of Brussels as the host city, and withdrew from the organization, but kept the duties of competing in the contest representing Belgium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Participants

Template:Further Template:Interlanguage link info Template:ESC 1987 participants The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the biggest contest to date, and it was also the first in which 22 countries competed. Only Template:Esccnty, Template:Esccnty and Template:Esccnty failed to compete out of all the countries which had entered the contest in the past. To date, this was the largest number of countries participating in the contest, with the maximum number up until then being 20. As this had never happened, the EBU was forced to review the rules and production calendar after this edition, and fearing that the number would increase again, it was decided that from this edition onwards, the maximum number of participants would also be 22. This was a problematic question over the next six years as new and returning nations indicated an interest in participating, but they could not be accommodated.<ref name="TOH">Template:Cite book</ref>

Several of the performing artists had previously competed as lead artists in past editions for the same country. Gary Lux had represented Template:Esccnty as part of Westend, and Template:Esccnty as a soloist; and he had additionally provided backing vocals Template:Esccnty. Alexia had represented Template:Esccnty as part of Island. Wind had represented Template:Esccnty. Johnny Logan had won the contest for Template:Esccnty.

Eurovision Song Contest 1987 participants<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Roxburgh" />
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s) Conductor
Template:Esc ORF Gary Lux "Template:Lang" German Template:Hlist Richard Oesterreicher
Template:Esc BRT Liliane Saint-Pierre "Soldiers of Love" Dutch Template:Hlist Template:Ill
Template:Esc CyBC Alexia "Template:Lang" (Template:Lang) Greek Template:Hlist Template:Ill
Template:Esc DR Template:Ill with Template:Ill "Template:Lang" Danish Template:Hlist Template:Ill
Template:Esc YLE Vicky Rosti "Template:Lang" Finnish Template:Hlist Ossi Runne
Template:Esc Template:Lang Template:Ill "Template:Lang" French Template:Hlist Jean-Claude Petit
Template:Esc BRTemplate:Efn Wind "Template:Lang" German Template:Hlist Laszlo Bencker
Template:Esc ERT Bang "Stop" (Template:Lang) Greek Template:Hlist Giorgos Niarchos
Template:Esc RÚV Template:Ill "Template:Lang" Icelandic Template:Ill Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
Template:Esc RTÉ Johnny Logan "Hold Me Now" English Seán Sherrard Noel Kelehan
Template:Esc IBA Template:Ill and Kushnir "Template:Lang" (Template:Lang) Hebrew Zohar Laskov Kobi Oshrat
Template:Esc RAI Umberto Tozzi and Raf "Template:Lang" Italian Template:Hlist Template:Ill
Template:Esc CLT Plastic Bertrand "Template:Lang" French Template:Hlist Alec Mansion
Template:Esc NOS Marcha "Template:Lang" Dutch Peter Koelewijn Rogier van Otterloo
Template:Esc NRK Kate Gulbrandsen "Template:Lang" Norwegian Template:Hlist Terje Fjærn
Template:Esc RTP Template:Ill "Template:Lang" Portuguese Template:Hlist Jaime Oliveira
Template:Esc TVE Patricia Kraus "Template:Lang" Spanish Template:Hlist Template:Ill
Template:Esc SVT Lotta Engberg "Boogaloo" Swedish Template:Hlist Curt-Eric Holmquist
Template:Esc SRG SSR Carol Rich "Template:Lang" French Jean-Jacques Egli Template:N/A
Template:Esc TRT Seyyal Taner and Template:Ill "Template:Lang" Turkish Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz Garo Mafyan
Template:Esc BBC Template:Ill "Only the Light" English Richard Peebles Ronnie Hazlehurst
Template:Esc JRT Template:Lang "Template:Lang" (Template:Lang) Serbo-Croatian Template:Hlist Template:Ill

Production and format

Host broadcaster rule

By 1986, Template:Esccnty had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since making its debut at the first contest in Template:Esccnty along six other countries. Belgium was the only one of the seven founding countries to have never won the contest and had only finished in the top five four times (with "Template:Lang" by Tonia in Template:Esccnty placing fourth, "Template:Lang" by Jean Vallée in Template:Esccnty placing second, "Template:Lang" by Stella in Template:Esccnty placing fourth, and "Template:Lang Template:Lang" by Jacques Zegers in Template:Esccnty placing fifth).

Their Eurovision victory in Template:Esccnty, with Template:Lang by Sandra Kim, occurred amidst a complex political situation in Belgium. The country was undergoing massive constitutional reforms in which the Belgian state was transitioning from a centralized to a federal system. This was due to rising tensions between the two major linguistic regions of Belgium, Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia. Both regions had had independent broadcasters since 1960 (BRT in Flanders and RTBF in Wallonia) but had still agreed to jointly host the contest in the event of a Belgian victory. While the triumph of "Template:Lang" in 1986Template:Sndan entry sent by French-speaking RTBFTemplate:Sndreignited a sense of national union across all Belgian regions, the two regional broadcasters weren't able to overcome their disagreements and joint host the competition.<ref name="lesoir">Template:Cite web</ref> During the production of the event, BRT eventually withdrew from the project and RTBF organised the contest alone as host broadcaster.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a consequence, the host country images in Eurovision 1987 mostly showed footage of Wallonia. BRT still remained in charge of the participation in the contest competing for Belgium.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Budget

Holding the contest in Belgium caused several legal changes in the country's system and forced the implementation of most of the modern rules and regulations on the monetization of public television. This led to the authorization of advertising, sponsorships, and marketing actions in the two public channels in the country. As a consequence, the RTBF was also allowed to sell sponsorship quotas for the event, setting a new precedent for the Eurovision Song Contest.

For RTBF, this decision was a relief as the event was almost entirely privately funded. This opened the doors to the commercial potential of the event itself, starting a period of modernization and increased interest for the event.<ref name="hautier65">HAUTIER Jean-Pierre, La folie de l’Eurovision, Bruxelles, Éditions de l’Arbre, 2010, p. 65.</ref> Apart from the latent tensions, after the end of the contest the then-president of the BRT Cas Goossens praised RTBF for their "perfect organization" while at the same time regretting that the two broadcasters were not able to collaborate. He added that the cost of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest would have been difficult to justify to the Flemish taxpayers.<ref name="lesoir" />

Rehearsals

Dress rehearsals began on 24–25 April.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Contest overview

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1987<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Abbr Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 65 9
2 Template:Esc Datner and Kushnir "Template:Lang" 73 8
3 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 8 20
4 Template:Esc Halla Margrét "Template:Lang" 28 16
5 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Soldiers of Love" 56 11
6 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Boogaloo" 50 12
7 Template:Esc Template:Sortname and Raf "Template:Lang" 103 3
8 Template:Esc Nevada "Template:Lang" 15 18
9 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 10 19
10 Template:Esc Template:Sortname and Grup Lokomotif "Template:Lang" 0 22
11 Template:Esc Bang "Stop" 64 10
12 Template:Esc Marcha "Template:Lang" 83 5
13 Template:Esc Plastic Bertrand "Template:Lang" 4 21
14 Template:Esc Rikki "Only the Light" 47 13
15 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 44 14
16 Template:Esc Wind "Template:Lang" 141 2
17 Template:Esc Alexia "Template:Lang" 80 7
18 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 32 15
19 Template:Esc Bandjo with Anne-Cathrine Herdorf "Template:Lang" 83 5
20 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Hold Me Now" 172 1
21 Template:Esc Template:Lang "Template:Lang" 92 4
22 Template:Esc Template:Sortname "Template:Lang" 26 17

Spokespersons

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1987 contest are listed below.

Detailed voting results

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rowspan="22" Template:Vert header Norway 65 4 7 10 7 3 4 4 7 3 5 3 2 6
Israel 73 2 1 5 6 4 10 3 4 10 8 7 5 8
Austria 8 1 7
Iceland 28 4 4 4 6 10
Belgium 56 5 2 3 6 7 4 5 8 4 5 3 4
Sweden 50 12 8 1 3 7 2 3 7 7
Italy 103 3 6 3 5 1 12 12 8 4 1 12 1 4 12 12 7
Portugal 15 8 5 2
Spain 10 10
Turkey 0
Greece 64 1 2 6 8 5 7 5 7 12 6 5
Netherlands 83 5 2 10 5 7 3 8 3 12 2 2 6 8 10
Luxembourg 4 2 2
United Kingdom 47 10 5 3 5 3 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 5
France 44 1 4 5 4 1 12 5 10 2
Germany 141 3 8 10 12 10 7 4 5 1 6 10 6 10 6 6 10 12 7 7 1
Cyprus 80 6 6 2 12 2 6 5 3 6 10 8 10 4
Finland 32 10 3 4 2 1 8 2 1 1
Denmark 83 7 6 7 7 8 2 1 1 8 6 7 8 8 4 3
Ireland 172 8 4 12 12 12 12 8 10 10 12 10 12 1 6 8 12 5 6 12
Yugoslavia 92 12 7 8 10 8 6 6 12 2 2 10 8 1
Switzerland 26 1 2 5 7 3 4 1 3

12 points

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
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Broadcasts

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

It was reported that 500 million viewers in 25 countries would see the contest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Template:Abbr
Template:Flagu ORF FS1 Ernst Grissemann <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu BRT TV1 Luc Appermont <ref name="Brugsch">Template:Cite news</ref>
BRT 2 Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
RTBF RTBF1, Template:Lang Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news Template:Subscription or libraries</ref>
Template:Flagu CyBC RIK, Template:Lang Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu DR DR TV Jørgen de Mylius <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Flagu YLE TV1, Template:Lang Erkki Toivanen <ref name="HS">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu Template:Lang Patrick Simpson-Jones <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu ARD Template:Lang Template:Ill and Template:Ill <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu ERT ERT Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu RÚV Template:Lang, Template:Lang Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Flagu RTÉ RTÉ 1 Marty Whelan <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
RTÉ FM3 Larry Gogan <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Flagu IBA Israeli Television Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu RAI Template:LangTemplate:Efn Rosanna Vaudetti <ref name="Radiocorriere">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Ill Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Flagu CLT Template:Lang Template:N/A <ref name="Revue">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
RTL plus Template:Ill
Template:Flagu NOS Template:Lang Willem van Beusekom <ref name="Limburgs">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu NRK Template:Lang, NRK P2 John Andreassen <ref name="Norsk">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web Template:Subscription or libraries</ref>
Template:Flagu RTP RTP1 Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu TVE TVE 2 Template:Ill <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu SVT TV1 Fredrik Belfrage <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Ill SR P3 Jacob Dahlin <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu SRG SSR Template:Lang Template:Ill <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Sportkette">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Lang Template:Ill
Template:Lang Template:N/A
Template:Ill Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu TRT TV1 Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu BBC BBC1 Terry Wogan <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
BBC Radio 2Template:Efn Ray Moore <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Flagu JRT Template:Lang, TV Zagreb 1, TV Novi Sad, TV Sarajevo 1, TV Titograd 1 Ksenija Urličić <ref name="Yugoslavia" /><ref name="Serbia">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
TV Koper-Capodistria Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
TV Ljubljana 1 Vesna Pfeifer
TV Prishtina Template:N/A <ref name="Serbia"/>
TV Skopje 1 Template:N/A
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Template:Abbr
Template:Flagu SBS SBS TVTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Canberra">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu BT BT 1Template:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Bulgaria">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu ČST Template:IllTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="ČST">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu SvF Template:N/A <ref name="Faroe">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu KNR KNRTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Greenland">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu MTV MTV2Template:Efn István Vágó <ref name="Hungary">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Flagu JRTV JTV2 Template:N/A <ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu TP TP1Template:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Poland">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu KBS 1TVTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Korea1">Template:Cite news</ref>
2FMTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Korea2">Template:Cite news</ref>
Template:Flagu CT USSR Programme OneTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="USSR">Template:Cite news</ref>
ETVTemplate:Efn Template:N/A <ref name="Eesti">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

See also

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