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The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden following the group Herreys giving the country its second win the previous year with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley".

No country made its debut while Greece and Israel returned. The Netherlands and Yugoslavia withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the first time ever by Norway with the song "La det swinge" by the duo Bobbysocks!. This was seen as a triumph as the country had finished in last place eleven times up to that point.

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Returning artists[]

Artist Note
Gary Lux Represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich as member of the group Westend. He returned the following year in Luxembourg City as a backing vocalist for entrant Anita
Rhonda Heath Represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London as a member of the group Silver Convention
Lia Vissi Provided backing vocals at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 for Greek entrant Elpida. Returned the following year in The Hague as a backing vocalist for Greek entrant Anna Vissi
Hot Eyes Represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 in Luxembourg City with the song "Det' lige det", finishing in 4th place with 101 points
Izhar Cohen Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris, representing Israel with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi"
Al Bano & Romina Power Represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 in The Hague with the song "We'll Live It All Again", finishing in 7th place with 69 points.
Ireen Sheer Represented Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song "Bye Bye I Love You", finishing in 4th place with 14 points. Returned four years later to represent Germany with the song "Feuer", finishing 6th place with 84 points
Hanne Krogh Represented Norway at the 1971 in Dublin with the song "Lykken er", finishing in second-last place with 65 points
Elisabeth Andreassen Represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate as part of rhe group Chips
Kikki Danielsson Represented Sweden at the 1982 in Harrogate as part of the group Chips
Pino Gasparini Represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 in London as part of the Pepe Lienhard Band
Mariella Farré Represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich with the song "Io così non ci sto", finishing in 15th place with 28 points

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Ireland Ireland Maria Christian "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" English - 6 91
02 Flag of Finland Finland Sonja Lumme "Eläköön elämä" Finnish Long Live Life 9 58
03 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Lia Vissi "To katalava arga" Greek I realised it too late 16 15
04 Flag of Denmark Denmark Hot Eyes "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?" Danish What business is it of yours? 11 41
05 Flag of Spain Spain Paloma San Basilio "La fiesta terminó" Spanish The Party's Over 14 36
06 Flag of France France Roger Bens "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" French Woman In Her Dreams Too 10 56
07 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey MFÖ "Didai didai dai" Turkish - 14 36
08 Flag of Belgium Belgium Linda Lepomme "Laat me nu gaan" Dutch Let Me Go Now 19 7
09 Flag of Portugal Portugal Adelaide "Penso em ti, eu sei" Portuguese I Think of You, I Know 18 9
10 Flag of Germany Germany Wind "Für alle" German For everyone 2 105
11 Flag of Israel Israel Izhar Cohen "Olé, Olé" Hebrew 5 93
12 Flag of Italy Italy Al Bano & Romina Power "Magic Oh Magic" Italian - 7 78
13 Flag of Norway Norway Bobbysocks! "La det swinge" Norwegian Let it swing 1 123
14 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Vikki "Love Is…" English - 4 100
15 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini "Piano, piano" German - 12 39
16 Flag of Sweden Sweden Kikki Danielsson "Bra vibrationer" Swedish Good vibrations 3 103
17 Flag of Austria Austria Gary Lux "Kinder dieser Welt" German Children of this world 8 60
18 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Margo, Franck Olivier, Diane Solomon, Ireen Sheer, Chris & Malcolm Roberts "Children, Kinder, enfants" French Children, children, children 13 37
19 Flag of Greece Greece Takis Biniaris "Miazoume" Greek We Are Alike 16 15

Scoreboard[]

ESC 1985 scoreboard

Gallery[]

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
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