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"Hold Me Now" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 in Brussels, performed by Johnny Logan.

This was his second appearance, having represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague with the song "What's Another Year", which gave the country its second victory.

It won the Contest with 172 points, giving the country its third win and making him the only act to win the Contest twice as a performer representing the same country, a record which stood until Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.

Lyrics[]

Don’t, don’t close your heart to how you feel
Dream, and don’t be afraid the dream’s not real
Close your eyes, pretend it’s just the two of us again
Make believe this moment’s here to stay

Touch, touch me the way you used to do
I know tonight could be all I’ll have with you
From now on, you’ll be with someone else instead of me
So tonight, let’s fill this memory
For the last time

Hold me now, don’t cry, don’t say a word
Just hold me now and I will know, though we’re apart
We’ll always be together, forever in love
What do you say when words are not enough?

Time, time will be kind once we’re apart
And your tears, tears will have no place in your heart
I wish I, I could say how much I’ll miss you when you’re gone
How my love for you will go on and on and

Hold me now, don’t cry, don’t say a word
Just hold me now and try to understand that

I hope at last you’ve found what you’ve been searchin’ for
And though I won’t be there anymore I will always love you

(Hold me now, don’t cry) Don’t say a word
Just hold me now and I will know, though we’re apart
We’ll always be together, forever in love
What do you say when words are not enough?
What can I say now my words are not enough?

Videos[]

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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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
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Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Songs
"Hold Me Now" • "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" • "Gente di mare" • "Ja sam za ples" • "Rechtop in de wind" • "En lille melodi" • "Aspro-mavro" • "Shir Habatlanim" • "Mitt liv" • "Stop" • "Soldiers of Love" • "Boogaloo" • "Only the Light" • "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" • "Sata salamaa" • "Hægt og hljótt" • "Moitié, moitié" • "Neste barco à vela" • "No estás solo" • "Nur noch Gefühl" • "Amour, Amour" • "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne"
Performers
Johnny LoganWindUmberto Tozzi & RafNovi fosiliMarchaAnne-Cathrine Herdorf & BandjoAlexiaNatan Datner and Avi KushnirKate GulbrandsenBangLiliane Saint-PierreLotta EngbergRikkiChristine MinierVicky Rosti & BoulevardHalla MargrétCarol RichNevadaPatricia KrausGary LuxPlastic BertrandSeyyal Taner & Lokomotif
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