Eurovision Song Contest 1989
eurovision song contest th edition eurovision song contest held may palais de beaulieu lausanne switzerland organised european broadcasting union ebu host broadcaster télévision suisse romande tsr behalf swiss broadcasting corporation srg ssr presented jacques deschenaux lolita morena contest held switzerland following country victory contest song ne partez pa sans moi céline dion twentytwo country participated contest cyprus returning oneyear absence among participating artist two youngest artist ever participated contest yearold gili netanel yearold nathalie pâque representing israel france respectively inclusion young performer led controversy runup event including call exclusion contest although action taken organiser event result rule change following year contest winner yugoslavia song rock composed rajko dujmić written stevo cvikić performed group riva yugoslavia first contest victory twentyfour attempt united kingdom denmark sweden austria rounded top five position uk denmark placed second third respectively second consecutive year austria finished top five first time since finland gained best result since ireland iceland achieved worst ever placings date placing eighteenth twentysecond respectively iceland ultimately earning nul point coming last first time contest took place lausanne switzerland following country victory contest song ne partez pa sans moi performed céline dion second time switzerland hosted event following inaugural edition contest held lugano chosen venue palais de beaulieu convention exhibition centre contest took place hall palais also known halle de fêtes temporarily renamed salle lys assia honour switzerland first eurovision winning artist audience around people could occupy salle lys assia contest dozen city reported applied host contest lausanne winning due combination suitable production venue logistical infrastructure availability proximity international airport twentytwo country participated contest twentyone country previous year event joined cyprus returning oneyear absence first time switzerland sent entry romansh smallest switzerland four national language artist competing contest previously taken part lead artist previous event however two artist previously performed contest past edition netherlands justine pelmelay one backing vocalist supporting dutch entrant gerard joling event greece marianna also performed backing vocalist bang additionally søren bundgaard represented denmark three previous edition contest member duo hot eye one birthe kjærs backing performer year event first time since event featured two participating song written songwriter german austrian entry written dieter bohlen joachim hornbernges contest featured youngest ever lead performer form yearold gili netanel yearold nathalie pâque representing israel france respectively inclusion contest led controversy protest competitor felt young age preclude contest existing rule regarding age performer two artist allowed compete however controversy led introduction age restriction performing artist contest eurovision song contest produced swiss public broadcaster télévision suisse romande tsr behalf swiss broadcasting corporation german schweizerische radio und fernsehgesellschaft french société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision srg ssr raymond zumsteg served executive producer alain bloch served producer director charlesandré grivet served director paul waelti served designer benoît kaufman served musical director leading assembled orchestra musician separate musical director could nominated country lead orchestra performance host musical director also available conduct country nominate conductor following confirmation twentytwo competing country draw determine running order contest held november production detail related contest also shared date including contest mascot logo mascot cindy aeschbach year old girl morges chosen among two hundred girl school swiss region la côte embody character heidi contest opening sequence logo designed fritz aeschbach representation matterhorn created computer graphic constructed using contour line represent string guitar featuring silhouette outline lausanne cathedral base presenter contest publicly revealed january sport journalist television presenter jacques deschenaux television presenter miss switzerland lolita morena chosen among several candidate considered tsr rehearsal participating artist began may two technical rehearsal conducted participating delegation week approaching contest country rehearsing order would perform first rehearsal minute held may followed press conference delegation accredited presseach country second rehearsal held may lasted minute total three dress rehearsal held artist two held afternoon evening may jury rehearsal afternoon may dress rehearsal held front audience although afternoon rehearsal may act required performance costume contest week delegation also took part recording session postcard short film served introduction country entry well providing opportunity transition entry allow stage crew make change stage footage postcard filmed may delegation exception swiss delegation filmed postcard week leading contest delegation recorded postcard one day required present contest venue delegation also invited number special event contest week welcome reception hosted council state canton vaud municipality lausanne ballroom palais de beaulieu may céline dion performed first show swiss soil special presentation incognito tour théâtre de beaulieu may dinner cruise lake geneva may reception may hosted tourist office canton grison one participating public broadcaster submitted one song required longer three minute duration performed official language one official language country represented maximum six performer allowed stage country performance entry could utilise part live orchestra could use instrumentalonly backing track however backing track used could include sound instrument featured stage mimed performer result contest determined scoring system first introduced country awarded twelve point favourite entry followed ten point second favourite awarded point decreasing value eight one remaining song featured country top ten country unable vote entry point awarded country determined assembled jury sixteen individual required member public connection music industry split evenly men woman age jury member voted secret awarded one ten point participating song excluding country abstention permitted vote member collected following country performance tallied nonvoting jury chairperson determine point awarded case two song top ten received number vote show hand jury member used determine final placing partly due close result previous year event tiebreak procedure introduced determine single winner two country finish first place number point analysis tied country top mark would conducted country received point score declared winner tie first place remained country point would crowned winner two country still remain tied first place analysing point score tying country would declared joint winner contest took place may cest duration hour minute presented jacques deschenaux lolita morena contest opened seven minute film directed jeanmarc panchaud highlighting modern swiss landscape theme juxtaposition painting celebrated swiss artist starring sylvie aeschbach heidi followed performance contest venue reigning eurovision winner célion dion performed winning song contest ne partez pa sans moi premiere first english language single heart beat interval act stunt artist guy tell modelling swiss folk hero william tell guy tell used highpowered crossbow pierce various target precision distance climax performance featured sixteen crossbow positioned set chain reaction sequence arrow first crossbow hitting target set next crossbow culminating arrow piercing apple set head performer ultimately however night contest final arrow missed apple slightly centimetre trophy awarded winner presented end broadcast céline dion sylvie aeschbach winner yugoslavia represented song rock composed rajko dujmić written stevo cvikić performed band riva yugoslavia first eurovision win twentyfourth contest appearance becoming seventeenth nation win contest would also prove country win nation would begin break separate state two year later would eventually participate last time sixth time song performed last ended winning contest united kingdom denmark placed second third respectively second consecutive year uk finishing second place twelfth time total austria finished top five first time since finland achieved best result since ireland achieved worst result date third consecutive year one participating country failed receive point occasion iceland became newest country receive nul point worst result four year participation traditional winner reprise performance riva sung winning song entirely english country nominated spokesperson connected contest venue via telephone line responsible announcing english french vote respective country known spokesperson contest listed iceland – erla björk skúladóttir ireland – eileen dunne sweden – agneta bolme börjefors united kingdom – colin berry jury voting used determine point awarded country announcement result country conducted order performed spokesperson announcing country point english french ascending order detailed breakdown point awarded country listed table table summarises maximum point awarded one country another winning country shown bold united kingdom received maximum score point five voting country yugoslavia receiving four set point austria denmark sweden receiving three set maximum score greece receiving two set point cyprus italy receiving one maximum score participating broadcaster required relay contest via network nonparticipating member broadcaster also able relay contest passive participant broadcaster able send commentator provide coverage contest native language relay information artist 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