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The Eurovision Song Contest 1986 was the 31st edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 3 May 1986 in Bergen, Norway following Bobbysocks! giving the country its first-ever win the previous year with the song "La det swinge".

Iceland made its debut while The Netherlands and Yugoslavia returned. Greece and Italy withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the first time ever by Belgium with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim. The win was seen as controversial as she was only 13 years old at the time and not 15 as she had previously claimed. Runner-up Switzerland asked for her to be disqualified to no avail.

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Participants[]

Returning artists[]

For the first time since the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, no artists returned to compete

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Sherisse Laurence "L'amour de ma vie" French Love of my life 3 117
02 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Doris Dragović "Željo moja" Serbo-Croatian My desire 11 49
03 Flag of France France Cocktail Chic "Européennes" French Europeans 17 13
04 Flag of Norway Norway Ketil Stokkan "Romeo" Norwegian - 12 44
05 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Ryder "Runner in the Night" English - 7 72
06 Flag of Iceland Iceland ICY "Gleðibankinn" Icelandic The Bank of Joy 16 19
07 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Frizzle Sizzle "Alles heeft ritme" Dutch Everything has rhythm 13 40
08 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Klips ve Onlar "Halley" Turkish - 9 53
09 Flag of Spain Spain Cadillac "Valentino" Spanish - 10 51
10 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Daniela Simmons "Pas pour moi" French Not for me 2 140
11 Flag of Israel Israel Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel "Yavo Yom" Hebrew A Day Will Come 19 7
12 Flag of Ireland Ireland Luv Bug "You Can Count on Me" English - 4 96
13 Flag of Belgium Belgium Sandra Kim "J'aime la vie" French I love life 1 176
14 Flag of Germany West Germany Ingrid Peters "Über die Brücke geh'n" German Crossing the Bridge 8 62
15 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Elpida "Tora zo" Greek Now I Live 20 4
16 Flag of Austria Austria Timna Brauer "Die Zeit ist einsam" German Time is lonely 18 12
17 Flag of Sweden Sweden Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" Swedish Is this what you call love? 5 78
18 Flag of Denmark Denmark Lise Haavik "Du er fuld af løgn" Danish You're full of lies 6 77
19 Flag of Finland Finland Kari Kuivalainen "Never the End" Finnish - 15 22
20 Flag of Portugal Portugal Dora "Não sejas mau para mim" Portuguese Don't be mean to me 14 28

Scoreboard[]

ESC 1986 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
Contests
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