Monday 8 February 1999

1984 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 29
Date - May 5, 1984
Official name - Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1984
Host broadcaster - RTL, Luxembourg
Host city - Luxembourg-Ville
Venue - Nouveau Théâtre 
Host - Desirée Nosbusch
Director - René Steichen
Producer - Hubert Terheggen
Stage designer - Roland de Groot
Musical director - Pierre Cao
Orchestra - Orchestre de Radio-Télé-Luxembourg
Interval act - Prague Theatre of Illuminated Drawings
Scrutineer - Frank Naef
Number of entries - 19
Winning entry - 'Diggi-loo diggi-ley' The Herreys (Sweden)
Winning songwriters - Britt Lindeborg / Torgny Söderberg
Winning orchestrator - Anders Engberg
Winning conductor - Curt-Eric Holmquist

Whereas the RTL Orchestra in the Nouveau Théâtre in 1973 was placed on stage behind the contestants, for the 1984 edition it was completely invisible to the audience, performing from the pit in front of the stage. Picture of Switzerland's group Rainy Day about to rehearse their performance, courtesy of stage designer Roland de Groot

RESULT

1st place (145 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Diggi-loo diggi-ley"
Rendition – Herreys (Per Louis Herrey / Per Michael Herrey / Richard Herrey)
Lyrics – Britt Lindeborg
Composition – Torgny Söderberg
Studio arrangement – Torgny Söderberg / Anders Engberg
Live orchestration – Anders Engberg
Conductor – Curt-Eric Holmquist

2nd place (137 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “Terminal 3”
Rendition – Linda Martin
Lyrics – Johnny Logan (Seán Sherrard)
Composition – Johnny Logan (Seán Sherrard)
Studio arrangement – Bill Whelan
Live orchestration – Bill Whelan
Conductor – Noel Kelehan

3rd place (106 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – "Lady, Lady"
Rendition – Bravo (Yolanda Hoyos / Amaya Saizar / Esteban Santos / Luis Villar)
Lyrics – Amaya Saizar
Composition – Miguel Blasco Larami
Studio arrangement – Gian Pietro Felisatti / Eddy Guerin
Live orchestration – Eddy Guerin
Conductor – Eddy Guerin

4th place (101 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – "Det’ lige det"
Rendition – Hot Eyes (Kirsten Siggaard & Søren Bundgaard with Lise Dandanell / Frede Ewert / Tina Schäfer / Hanne Boel)
Lyrics – Keld Heick
Composition – Søren Bundgaard
Studio arrangement – Søren Bundgaard 
Live orchestration – Henrik Krogsgaard
Conductor – Henrik Krogsgaard

5th & 6th place (ex aequo, 70 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – "Avanti la vie"
Rendition – Jacques Zegers
Lyrics – Jacques Zegers
Composition – Henri Seroka
Studio arrangement – Henri Seroka
Live orchestration – Henri Seroka
Conductor – Jo Carlier

ITALY
Song title – "I treni di Tozeur"
Rendition – Alice & Franco Battiato
Lyrics – Rosario Cosentino
Composition – Franco Battiato / Giusto Pio
Studio arrangement – Franco Battiato / Giusto Pio
(studio orchestra conducted by Giusto Pio)
Live orchestration – Giusto Pio
Conductor – Giusto Pio

7th place (63 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Love Games"
Rendition – Belle & The Devotions 
(Kit Rolfe / Laura James / Linda Sofield)
Lyrics – Paul Curtis / Graham Sacher
Composition – Paul Curtis / Graham Sacher
Studio arrangement – Paul Curtis
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – John Coleman

8th place (61 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Autant d’amoureux que d’étoiles"
Rendition – Annick Thoumazeou
Lyrics – Charles Level
Composition – Vladimir Cosma
Studio arrangement – Vladimir Cosma
Live orchestration – Vladimir Cosma
Conductor – François Rauber

9th place (46 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – “Hengaillaan”
Rendition – Kirka (Kirill Babitzin)
Lyrics – Jussi Tuominen
Composition – Jukka Siikavire
Studio arrangement – Jukka Siikavire / Hannu Keinänen
Live orchestration – Jukka Siikavire / Hannu Keinänen
Conductor – Ossi Runne

10th place (39 votes)

LUXEMBOURG
Song title – “100% d'amour”
Rendition – Sophie Carle
Lyrics – Patrick Jaymes / Jean-Michel Bériat
Composition – Jean-Pierre Goussaud
Studio arrangement – Jean-Pierre Goussaud / Pascal Stive
Live orchestration – Pascal Stive
Conductor – Pascal Stive

11th place (38 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – “Silêncio e tanta gente”
Rendition – Maria Guinot
Lyrics – Maria Guinot
Composition – Maria Guinot
Studio arrangement – Pedro Osório
Live orchestration – Pedro Osório
Conductor – Pedro Osório

12th place (37 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Halay"
Rendition – Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra (= Mehmet Horoz / Nilgün Onatkut / Şebgün Tansel / Atakan Ünüvar)
Lyrics – Ülkü Aker
Composition – Selçuk Başar
Studio arrangement – Selçuk Başar
Live orchestration – Selçuk Başar
Conductor – Selçuk Başar

13th & 14th place (34 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Ik hou van jou"
Rendition – Maribelle 
Lyrics – Peter van Asten / Richard de Bois
Composition – Peter van Asten / Richard de Bois
Studio arrangement – Dick Bakker
Live orchestration – Dick Bakker
Conductor – Rogier van Otterloo

WEST GERMANY
Song title – "Aufrecht geh’n"
Rendition – Mary Roos 
Lyrics – Michael Kunze
Composition – Michael Reinecke
Studio arrangement – Michael Reinecke
Live orchestration – Michael Reinecke 
Conductor – Pierre Cao (MD)

15th place (31 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – "Anna Mari-Elena"
Rendition – Andy Paul
Lyrics – Andy Paul
Composition – Andy Paul
Studio arrangement – Mike Stock / Matt Aitken / Peter Ware / 
Andy Paul / Gina Potamitis / Johnny Worth
Live orchestration – Johnny Worth 
Conductor – Pierre Cao (MD)

16th place (30 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein”
Rendition – Rainy Day 
(Gerry Braukmann / Frank Miller / Rose Rengel)
Lyrics – Günter Loose
Composition – Günter Loose
Studio arrangement – Gerry Braukmann
Live orchestration – Gerry Braukmann
Conductor – Mario Robbiani

17th place (29 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – "Lenge leve livet"
Rendition – Dollie de Luxe (Benedicte Adrian & Ingrid Bjørnov)
Lyrics – Benedicte Adrian / Ingrid Bjørnov
Composition – Benedicte Adrian / Ingrid Bjørnov
Studio arrangement – Egil Monn-Iversen
Live orchestration – Egil Monn-Iversen
Conductor – Sigurd Jansen

18th place (26 votes)

YUGOSLAVIA
Song title – "Ciao amore"
Rendition – Isolda Barudžija & Vlado Kalember
Lyrics – Milan Perić
Composition – Slobodan Bucevac
Studio arrangement – Mato Došen
Live orchestration – Mato Došen
Conductor – Mato Došen

19th place (5 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Einfach weg”
Rendition – Anita Spanner
Lyrics – Walter Müller
Composition – Brigitte Seuberth / Ernst Seuberth
Studio arrangement – Ernst Seuberth
Live orchestration – Ernst Seuberth
Conductor – Richard Oesterreicher

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