Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Also known as ESC 1989, Eurovision 1989
34th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
Key facts
- Final
- 6 May 1989 ( 1989-05-06 )
- Venue
- Palais de Beaulieu , Lausanne, Switzerland
- Organiser
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
- Scrutineer
- Frank Naef
- Host broadcaster
- Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), Télévision suisse romande (TSR)
- Director
- Alain Bloch, Charles-André Grivet
- Executive producer
- Raymond Zumsteg
- Musical director
- Benoît Kaufman
- Presenters
- Jacques Deschenaux Lolita Morena
- Countries that participated after not pa
- Cyprus
- Voting system
- Each country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs
- Winning song
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 May 1989 at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland, and presented by Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), who staged the event after winning the 1988 contest for Switzerland with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Céline Dion.
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the contest, with Cyprus returning after a one-year absence. Among the participating artists were the two youngest artists to have ever participated in the contest, 12-year-old Gili Netanel and 11-year-old Nathalie Pâque representing Israel and France, respectively; the inclusion of the young performers led to some controversy in the run-up to the event, including calls for their exclusion from the contest, and although no action was taken by the organisers of this event it did result in a rule change for the following year's contest.