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Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1988 at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin, Ireland, and presented by Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1987 contest for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan.
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries submitted entries, however, Cyprus ultimately rescinded its entry after its selected song was determined to have been performed several years prior to the contest, breaking the contest rules. The winner was Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Céline Dion. It was Switzerland's second contest win, and remains as of 2025[update] the last winning song to be performed in French. The United Kingdom, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway rounded out the top five positions, with the UK achieving its eleventh runner-up placing, while Austria placed last for the sixth time, receiving nul points for the second time.
The 1988 contest took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the 1987 edition with the song "Hold Me Now", performed by Johnny Logan. It was the third time that Ireland had hosted the contest, following the 1971 and 1981 events also held in Dublin.
The selected venue was the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society, a multi-purpose venue situated in the Ballsbridge area of the city, which had previously hosted the 1981 contest. RDS Simmonscourt, following construction of the stage and other technical elements, was expected to accommodate approximately 1,500 audience members.
Broadcasters from the same twenty-two countries that had participated the previous year submitted entries for the 1988 contest, with the draw to determine the running order of the entries held on 11 December 1987. However, a number of weeks before the event, it was discovered that the song selected to represent Cyprus, "Thimame", written by John Vickers and Aristos Moschovakis, and sung by Yiannis Dimitrou, had previously competed in the 1984 Cypriot national selection under the title "San to rok-en-rol", and was therefore ineligible to compete at the contest. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) subsequently announced on 12 March 1988 that it had nullified the selection of "Thimame" as its entry; as the rules of the national selection did not provide for a second-placed song to be declared, and as there was not enough time to stage a second selection process to determine a replacement entry, CyBC was ultimately unable to participate in the contest.
Several artists who competed in the 1988 edition of the contest had participated in the previous editions for the same country. Tommy Körberg had represented Sweden in 1969; the duo Hot Eyes, also known as Kirsten and Søren, had represented Denmark in 1984 and in 1985; the group MFÖ had represented Turkey in 1985; Dora had represented Portugal in 1986; and Yardena Arazi returned to compete as a solo artist, after representing Israel in 1976 as part of the group Chocolate Menta Mastik, and co-hosting the 1979 contest. Additionally, Boulevard had previously performed as the backing group for Finland in 1987, and among Yardena Arazi's backing vocalists were Yehuda Tamir and Reuven Gvirtz, members of the Israeli group Milk and Honey that had won the contest for Israel in 1979.
Each participating delegation could nominate a separate musical director to lead the orchestra during its country's performance, with the host musical director also available to conduct for those countries that did not nominate their own conductor. All entries were accompanied by the orchestra, except for Iceland and Italy, who were accompanied solely by backing track. In the case of the Italian entry, the backing track used featured the contest's first fade-out ending.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was produced by the Irish public broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). Liam Miller served as executive producer, Declan Lowney served as director, Paula Farrell and Michael Grogan served as designers, and Noel Kelehan served as musical director, leading the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. On behalf of the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the event was overseen by Frank Naef as executive supervisor. The presenters of the contest were broadcaster Pat Kenny, and television announcer and Miss Ireland 1980 Michelle Rocca; the duo were announced by RTÉ in February 1988 following auditions held in the previous weeks. It was the first time since 1979 that more than one person had presented the contest.
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Eurovision Song Contest 1988
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1988 at the RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion in Dublin, Ireland, and presented by Pat Kenny and Michelle Rocca. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1987 contest for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan.
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries submitted entries, however, Cyprus ultimately rescinded its entry after its selected song was determined to have been performed several years prior to the contest, breaking the contest rules. The winner was Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, with lyrics by Nella Martinetti, and performed by Céline Dion. It was Switzerland's second contest win, and remains as of 2025[update] the last winning song to be performed in French. The United Kingdom, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Norway rounded out the top five positions, with the UK achieving its eleventh runner-up placing, while Austria placed last for the sixth time, receiving nul points for the second time.
The 1988 contest took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the 1987 edition with the song "Hold Me Now", performed by Johnny Logan. It was the third time that Ireland had hosted the contest, following the 1971 and 1981 events also held in Dublin.
The selected venue was the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society, a multi-purpose venue situated in the Ballsbridge area of the city, which had previously hosted the 1981 contest. RDS Simmonscourt, following construction of the stage and other technical elements, was expected to accommodate approximately 1,500 audience members.
Broadcasters from the same twenty-two countries that had participated the previous year submitted entries for the 1988 contest, with the draw to determine the running order of the entries held on 11 December 1987. However, a number of weeks before the event, it was discovered that the song selected to represent Cyprus, "Thimame", written by John Vickers and Aristos Moschovakis, and sung by Yiannis Dimitrou, had previously competed in the 1984 Cypriot national selection under the title "San to rok-en-rol", and was therefore ineligible to compete at the contest. The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) subsequently announced on 12 March 1988 that it had nullified the selection of "Thimame" as its entry; as the rules of the national selection did not provide for a second-placed song to be declared, and as there was not enough time to stage a second selection process to determine a replacement entry, CyBC was ultimately unable to participate in the contest.
Several artists who competed in the 1988 edition of the contest had participated in the previous editions for the same country. Tommy Körberg had represented Sweden in 1969; the duo Hot Eyes, also known as Kirsten and Søren, had represented Denmark in 1984 and in 1985; the group MFÖ had represented Turkey in 1985; Dora had represented Portugal in 1986; and Yardena Arazi returned to compete as a solo artist, after representing Israel in 1976 as part of the group Chocolate Menta Mastik, and co-hosting the 1979 contest. Additionally, Boulevard had previously performed as the backing group for Finland in 1987, and among Yardena Arazi's backing vocalists were Yehuda Tamir and Reuven Gvirtz, members of the Israeli group Milk and Honey that had won the contest for Israel in 1979.
Each participating delegation could nominate a separate musical director to lead the orchestra during its country's performance, with the host musical director also available to conduct for those countries that did not nominate their own conductor. All entries were accompanied by the orchestra, except for Iceland and Italy, who were accompanied solely by backing track. In the case of the Italian entry, the backing track used featured the contest's first fade-out ending.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was produced by the Irish public broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ). Liam Miller served as executive producer, Declan Lowney served as director, Paula Farrell and Michael Grogan served as designers, and Noel Kelehan served as musical director, leading the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. On behalf of the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the event was overseen by Frank Naef as executive supervisor. The presenters of the contest were broadcaster Pat Kenny, and television announcer and Miss Ireland 1980 Michelle Rocca; the duo were announced by RTÉ in February 1988 following auditions held in the previous weeks. It was the first time since 1979 that more than one person had presented the contest.
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