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