Eurovision Song Contest 1988
33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was the 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest had 21 countries taking part (originally 22 but Cyprus was disqualified). Switzerland won with "Ne partez pas sans moi", performed by Céline Dion.
It was held in Dublin after Ireland won in 1987 with Johnny Logan's song "Hold Me Now".
Overview
changeGroups of sixteen people from each country ranked the songs. Each country's jury then awarded points to their ten favourite songs, with 12 going to the best, 10 to the second and 8 to 1 to the third to tenth ranked songs. The country with the most points won the contest.
| R/O | Country | Artist | Song | Points | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iceland
|
Beathoven | "Sókrates" | 20 | 16th |
| 2 |  Sweden
|
Tommy Körberg | "Stad i ljus" | 52 | 12th |
| 3 |  Finland
|
Boulevard | "Nauravat silmät muistetaan" | 3 | 20th |
| 4 |  United Kingdom
|
Scott Fitzgerald | "Go" | 136 | 2nd |
| 5 |  Turkey
|
MFÖ | "Sufi (Hey Ya Hey)" | 37 | 15th |
| 6 |  Spain
|
La Década | "La chica que yo quiero" | 58 | 11th |
| 7 |  Netherlands
|
Gerard Joling | "Shangri-La" | 70 | 9th |
| 8 |  Israel
|
Yardena Arazi | "Ben Adam" | 85 | 7th |
| 9 |  Switzerland
|
Céline Dion | "Ne partez pas sans moi" | 137 | 1st |
| 10 |  Ireland
|
Jump the Gun | "Take Him Home" | 79 | 8th |
| 11 |  Germany
|
Maxi & Chris Garden | "Lied für einen Freund" | 48 | 14th |
| 12 |  Austria
|
Wilfried | "Lisa Mona Lisa" | 0 | 21st |
| 13 |  Denmark
|
Hot Eyes | "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'" | 92 | 3rd |
| 14 |  Greece
|
Afroditi Fryda | "Clown" | 10 | 17th |
| 15 |  Norway
|
Karoline Krüger | "For vår jord" | 88 | 5th |
| 16 |  Belgium
|
Reynaert | "Laissez briller le soleil" | 5 | 18th |
| 17 |  Luxembourg
|
Lara Fabian | "Croire" | 90 | 4th |
| 18 |  Italy
|
Luca Barbarossa | "Ti scrivo" | 52 | 12th |
| 19 |  France
|
Gérard Lenorman | "Chanteur de charme" | 64 | 10th |
| 20 |  Portugal
|
Dora | "Voltarei" | 5 | 18th |
| 21 |  Yugoslavia
|
Silver Wings | "Mangup" | 87 | 6th |