Monday 8 February 1999

1986 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 31
Date - May 3, 1986
Host broadcaster - NRK, Norway
Host city - Bergen
Venue - Grieghallen 
Host - Åse Kleveland
Director - John Andreassen assisted by Liv Ørsted
Producer - Per Selstrøm
Stage designer - Per Fjeld
Executive producer - Harald Tusberg
Music production - Pete Knutsen assisted by Arild Erikstad
Musical director - Egil Monn-Iversen assisted by Terje Fjærn
Orchestra - Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkesteret, KORK) with additional rhythm players including Geir Langslet (synthesiser)
Interval act - Sissel Kyrkjebø feat. Steinar Ofsdal (flute) performing a medley of traditional songs from Bergen
Scrutineer - Frank Naef
Number of entries - 20
Winning entry - 'J'aime la vie' Sandra Kim
Winning songwriters - Rosario Marino Atria / Angelo Crisci / Jean-Paul Furnémont
Winning orchestrators - Jean-Paul Lebens / Freddy Sunder
Winning conductor - Jo Carlier

Note - Greece was due to participate in the 1986 Eurovision Song Contest, but withdrew for reasons which have never been established conclusively. Its chosen entry is given at the bottom of the results' list below

The Norwegian Radio Orchestra during rehearsals in Bergen

RESULT

1st place (176 votes)

BELGIUM 
Song title – "J’aime la vie"
Rendition – Sandra Kim 
Lyrics – Rosario Marino Atria
Composition – Angelo Crisci / Jean-Paul Furnémont
Studio arrangement – Jean-Paul Lebens 
Live orchestration – Jean-Paul Lebens / Freddy Sunder 
Conductor – Jo Carlier

2nd place (140 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – "Pas pour moi"
Rendition – Daniela Simons
Lyrics – Nella Martinetti
Composition – Atilla Şereftuğ
Studio arrangement – Bela Balint
Live orchestration – Bela Balint
Conductor – Atilla Şereftuğ

3rd place (117 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – "L'amour de ma vie"
Rendition – Sherisse Laurence
Lyrics – Frank Dostal / Alain Garcia
Composition – Rolf Soja
Studio arrangement – Rolf Soja
Live orchestration – Rolf Soja
Conductor – Rolf Soja

4th place (96 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “You Can Count On Me”
Rendition – Luv Bug (Hugh Cunningham / June Cunningham / Max Cunningham / Majella Grant / Ricky Meyler)
Lyrics – Kevin Sheerin
Composition – Kevin Sheerin
Studio arrangement – John Ryan
Live orchestration – John Ryan
Conductor – Noel Kelehan

5th place (78 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "E’ de’ det här du kallar kärlek?"
Rendition – Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell
Lyrics – Lasse Holm
Composition – Lasse Holm
Studio arrangement – Lennart Sjöholm
Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm
Conductor – Anders Berglund

6th place (77 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – "Du er fuld af løgn"
Rendition – Lise Haavik "Trax"
Lyrics – John Hatting
Composition – John Hatting
Studio arrangement – Jan Glæsel / Jørgen Thørup
Live orchestration – Jan Glæsel
Conductor – Egil Monn-Iversen (MD)

7th place (72 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Runner In The Night"
Rendition – Ryder (Andy Ebsworth / Geoff Leach / Dudley Phillips / Paul Robertson / Rob Terry / Maynard Williams)
Lyrics – Maureen Darbyshire
Composition – Brian Wade
Studio arrangement – Brian Wade
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none 

8th place (62 votes)

WEST GERMANY
Song title – "Über die Brücke geh’n"
Rendition – Ingrid Peters
Lyrics – Hans Blum
Composition – Hans Blum
Studio arrangement – Rainer Pietsch
Live orchestration – Rainer Pietsch
Conductor – Hans Blum

9th place (53 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Halley"
Rendition – Klips & Onlar (Gür Akad / Sevingül Bahadir / Derya Bozkurt / Candal Erçetin / Emre Tukur)
Lyrics – Ilhan Irem
Composition – Melih Kibar
Studio arrangement – Melih Kibar / Peter Schön
Live orchestration – Melih Kibar / Peter Schön
Conductor – Melih Kibar

10th place (51 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “Valentino”
Rendition – Cadillac 
(José Maria Guzmán / Daniel J. Louis / Pedro A. Sanchez)
Lyrics – José Maria Guzmán (Cadillac)
Composition – José Maria Guzmán (Cadillac)
Studio arrangement – José Miguel Estébanez / Eduardo Leiva
Live orchestration – Eduardo Leiva
Conductor – Eduardo Leiva

11th place (49 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – "Željo moja"
Rendition – Doris Dragović 
Lyrics – Zrinko Tutić
Composition – Zrinko Tutić
Studio arrangement – Mato Došen
Live orchestration – Mato Došen
Conductor – Nikica Kalogjera

12th place (44 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “Romeo”
Rendition – Ketil Stokkan
Lyrics – Ketil Stokkan
Composition – Ketil Stokkan
Studio arrangement – Rolf Løvland / Anders Engberg
Live orchestration – Rolf Løvland
Conductor – Egil Monn-Iversen (MD)

13th place (40 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Alles heeft ritme"
Rendition – Frizzle Sizzle (Mandy Huydts / Marion Keller / Karin Vlasblom / Laura Vlasblom)
Lyrics – Peter Schön
Composition – Rob ten Bokum / Peter Schön
Studio arrangement – Hans Hollestelle / Peter Schön
Live orchestration – Hans Hollestelle
Conductor – Harry van Hoof

14th place (28 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – "Não sejas mau p’ra mim"
Rendition – Dora 
Lyrics – Guilherme Inês / Luis Oliveira / José “Ze” da Ponte
Composition – Guilherme Inês / Luis Oliveira / José “Ze” da Ponte
Studio arrangement – Colin Frechter / Guilherme Inês / Luis Oliveira / José “Ze” da Ponte
Live orchestration – Colin Frechter
Conductor – Colin Frechter

15th place (22 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – “Päivä kahden ihmisen (Never the End)”
Rendition – Kari Kuivalainen
Lyrics – Kari Kuivalainen
Composition – Kari Kuivalainen
Studio arrangement – Mika Siekkinen
Live orchestration – Mika Siekkinen
Conductor – Ossi Runne

16th place (19 votes)

ICELAND
Song title – “Gleðibankinn”
Rendition – Icy (Pálmi Gunnarsson / Eiríkur Hauksson / Helga Möller)
Lyrics – Magnús Eiríksson
Composition – Magnús Eiríksson
Studio arrangement – Gunnar Þórðarson / Jon Kjell Seljeseth
Live orchestration – Gunnar Þórðarson / Jon Kjell Seljeseth
Conductor – Gunnar Þórðarson

17th place (13 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – “Européennes”
Rendition – Cocktail Chic (Cathérine Bonnevay / Francine Chantereau / Martine Latorre / Dominique Dussault)
Lyrics – Georges Costa / Michel Costa
Composition – Georges Costa / Michel Costa
Studio arrangement – Georges Costa / Michel Costa
Live orchestration – Jean-Claude Petit
Conductor – Jean-Claude Petit

18th place (12 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Die Zeit ist einsam”
Rendition – Timna Brauer
Lyrics – Peter Cornelius
Composition – Peter Janda
Studio arrangement – Peter Janda
Live orchestration – Peter Janda
Conductor – Richard Oesterreicher

19th place (7 votes)

ISRAEL
Song title – “Yavoh yom”
Rendition – Moti Giladi & Sarai Tzuriel
Lyrics – Moti Giladi
Composition – Yoram Zadok
Studio arrangement – Yoram Zadok
Live orchestration – Yoram Zadok
Conductor – Yoram Zadok

20th place (4 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – “Tora zo”
Rendition – Elpida
Lyrics – Phivos Gavris / Peter Giannakis
Composition – Peter Giannakis
Studio arrangement (demo) – Peter Giannakis
Live orchestration – Martyn Ford
Conductor – Martyn Ford

Withdrawn entry

GREECE
Song title – “Wagon-lit”
Rendition – Polina Paraskevi
Lyrics – Philippos Nicolaou
Composition – Charis Chalkitis
Studio arrangement – Charis Chalkitis
Live orchestration – none / Greece withdrew its participation
Conductor – none / Greece withdrew its participation

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