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The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 30 April 1988 in Dublin, Ireland following Johnny Logan giving the country its third win the previous year with the song "Hold Me Now".

No country made its debut while Cyprus returned. No country withdrew from competing.

The Contest was won for the second time by Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Céline Dion, coming 32 years on from its first win in the inaugural Contest in Lausanne. As of 2023, this is the last victory for the country.

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Artist Note
Hot Eyes Represented Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 in Luxembourg City and the following year in Gothenburg respectively, finishing in 4th place and 11th place respectively.
Boulevard Appeared at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 in Brussels as Finnish entrant Vicky Rosti's backup group
Re'uven Gvirtz and Yehuda Tamir Won the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 on home soil in Jerusalem as part of the group Milk & Honey with the song "Hallelujah", giving the country its second win in a row
Yardena Arazi Represented Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 in Amsterdam as part of the group Chocolat, Menta, Mastik with the song "Emor Shalom", finishing in 6th place with 77 points. She presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 on home soil in Jerusalem
Dora Represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 in Bergen with the song "Não sejas mau para mim", finishing in 14th place with 28 points
Tommy Körberg Represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid with the song "Judy, min vän", finishing in 9th place with 8 points
MFÖ Represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg with the song "Didai didai dai", finishing in 14th place with 36 points

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Iceland Iceland Beathoven "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)" Icelandic You and They (Socrates) 16 20
02 Flag of Sweden Sweden Tommy Körberg "Stad i ljus" Swedish City of Light 12 52
03 Flag of Finland Finland Boulevard "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" Finnish Laughing eyes are remembered 20 3
04 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Scott Fitzgerald "Go" English - 2 136
05 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey MFÖ "Sufi" Turkish - 15 37
06 Flag of Spain Spain La Década "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)" Spanish The Girl That I Want (Made in Spain) 11 58
07 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Gerard Joling "Shangri-La" Dutch - 9 70
08 Flag of Israel Israel Yardena Arazi "Ben Adam" Hebrew Son of Adam 7 85
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Céline Dion "Ne partez pas sans moi" French Don't leave without me 1 137
10 Flag of Ireland Ireland Jump the Gun "Take Him Home" English - 8 79
11 Flag of Germany Germany Maxi & Chris Garden "Lied für einen Freund" German A song for a friend 14 48
12 Flag of Austria Austria Wilfried "Lisa Mona Lisa" German - 21 0
13 Flag of Denmark Denmark Hot Eyes "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?" Danish Do you see what I said? 3 92
14 Flag of Greece Greece Afroditi Frida "Clown" Greek - 17 10
15 Flag of Norway Norway Karoline Krüger "For vår jord" Norwegian For our earth 5 88
16 Flag of Belgium Belgium Reynaert "Laissez briller le soleil" French Let the sun shine 18 5
17 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Lara Fabian "Croire" French Believe 4 90
18 Flag of Italy Italy Luca Barbarossa "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" Italian Alive (I Write to You) 12 52
19 Flag of France France Gérard Lenorman "Chanteur de charme" French Crooner 10 64
20 Flag of Portugal Portugal Dora "Voltarei" Portuguese I'll come back 18 5
21 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Srebrna Keila "Mangup" Serbo-Croatian Rascal 6 87

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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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