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The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium following Sandra Kim giving the country its first-ever win the previous year with the song "J'aime la vie".

No country made its debut while Greece and Italy returned. No country withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the third time by Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan, who had also won for the country seven years earlier in The Hague and until 2023 would remain the only person to win the Contest twice as a performer until Loreen gave her home country its record-equaling seventh win in Liverpool.

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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. Represented the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg with the song "Kinder dieser Welt", finishing in 8th place with 60 points
Wind Represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg with the song "Für alle", finishing as runner-up with 105 points to "La det swinge" by Bobbysocks! from Norway
Johnny Logan Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague for Ireland, performing the song "What's Another Year", giving the country its second win

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Norway Norway Kate Gulbrandsen "Mitt liv" Norwegian With love 9 65
02 Flag of Israel Israel Natan Datner & Avi Kushnir "Shir Habatlanim" Hebrew The Bums' Song 8 73
03 Flag of Austria Austria Gary Lux "Nur noch Gefühl" German Only a Feeling 20 8
04 Flag of Iceland Iceland Halla Margrét "Hægt og hljótt" Icelandic Slowly and quietly 16 28
05 Flag of Belgium Belgium Liliane Saint-Pierre "Soldiers of Love" Dutch - 11 56
06 Flag of Sweden Sweden Lotta Engberg "Boogaloo" Swedish - 12 50
07 Flag of Italy Italy Umberto Tozzi & Raf "Gente di mare" Italian People of the sea 3 103
08 Flag of Portugal Portugal Nevada "Neste barco à vela" Portuguese In this sailing boat 18 15
09 Flag of Spain Spain Patricia Kraus "No estás solo" Spanish You Aren't Alone 19 10
10 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" Turkish My Song Is About Love 22 0
11 Flag of Greece Greece Bang "Stop" Greek - 10 64
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Marcha "Rechtop in de wind" Dutch Upright in the wind 5 83
13 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Plastic Bertrand "Amour, Amour" French Love, love 21 4
14 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Rikki "Only the Light" English - 13 47
15 Flag of France France Christine Minier "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" French The Words of Love Don't Have a Sunday 14 44
16 Flag of Germany Germany Wind "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" German Let the sun shine in your heart 2 141
17 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Alexia "Aspro-mavro" Greek White Black 7 80
18 Flag of Finland Finland Vicky Rosti & Boulevard "Sata salamaa" Finnish One hundred lightnings 15 32
19 Flag of Denmark Denmark Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo "En lille melodi" Danish A little song 5 83
20 Flag of Ireland Ireland Johnny Logan "Hold Me Now" English - 1 172
21 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Novi fosili "Ja sam za ples" Serbo-Croatian I'm Up for a Dance 4 92
22 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Carol Rich "Moitié, moitié" French Half and half 17 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
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