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The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris, France after Marie Myriam gave the country its its fifth victory the previous year with the song "L'oiseau et l'enfant".

Twenty countries participated. No country made its debut or withdrew while Denmark and Turkey returned.

The Contest was won for the first time ever by Israel with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta.

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Artist Note
Ireen Sheer Represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song "Bye Bye I Love You", finishing in joint 4th place with 14 points.
Jean Vallée Represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 in Amsterdam with the song "Viens l'oublier", finishing in 8th place with 5 points.
Norbert Niedermeyer Represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in Edinburgh as part of the group Milestones with the song "Falter im Wind", finishing in 5th place with 100 points.

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Ireland Ireland Colm T. Wilkinson "Born to Sing" English - 5 86
02 Flag of Norway Norway Jahn Teigen "Mil etter mil" Norwegian Mile after mile 20 0
03 Flag of Italy Italy Ricchi e Poveri "Questo amore" Italian This love 12 53
04 Flag of Finland Finland Seija Simola "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" Finnish Give love a chance 18 2
05 Flag of Portugal Portugal Gemini "Dai li dou" Portuguese Then I give 17 5
06 Flag of France France Joël Prévost "Il y aura toujours des violons" French There Will Always Be Violins 3 119
07 Flag of Spain Spain José Vélez "Bailemos un vals" Spanish Let's Dance a Waltz 9 65
08 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Co-Co "The Bad Old Days" English - 11 61
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Carole Vinci "Vivre" French Living 9 65
10 Flag of Belgium Belgium Jean Vallée "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" French Love, it makes life sing 2 125
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Harmony "'t Is OK" Dutch It's OK 13 37
12 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Nilüfer & Nazar "Sevince" Turkish When I'm in Love 18 2
13 Flag of Germany Germany Ireen Sheer "Feuer" German Fire 6 84
14 Flag of Monaco Monaco Caline & Olivier Toussaint "Les jardins de Monaco" French The Gardens of Monaco 4 107
15 Flag of Greece Greece Tania Tsanaklidou "Charlie Chaplin" Greek - 8 66
16 Flag of Denmark Denmark Mabel "Boom Boom" Danish - 16 13
17 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Baccara "Parlez-vous français?" French Do you speak French? 7 73
18 Flag of Israel Israel Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" Hebrew I 1 157
19 Flag of Austria Austria Springtime "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" German - 15 14
20 Flag of Sweden Sweden Björn Skifs "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" Swedish It Always Becomes Worse When the Night Comes 14 26

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Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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