Eurovision Song Contest 1989

Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Dates
Final6 May 1989 (1989-05-06)
Host
VenuePalais de Beaulieu
Lausanne, Switzerland
Presenter(s)
Executive producerRaymond Zumsteg
DirectorAlain Bloch
Charles-André Grivet
Musical directorBenoît Kaufman
EBU scrutineerFrank Naef
Host broadcasterSwiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR)
Télévision suisse romande (TSR)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/lausanne-1989
Participants
Number of entries22
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries Cyprus
Non-returning countriesNone
Participation map
  •      Competing countries     Countries that participated in the past but not in 1989
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs
Winning song Yugoslavia
"Rock Me"

The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 6 May 1989 in the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision suisse romande (TSR) on behalf of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), and presented by Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena, the contest was held in Switzerland following the country's victory at the 1988 contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" by Céline Dion.

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.

The winner was Yugoslavia with the song "Rock Me", composed by Rajko Dujmić, written by Stevo Cvikić and performed by the group Riva. This was Yugoslavia's first contest victory in twenty-four attempts. The United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, and Austria rounded out the top five positions; the United Kingdom and Denmark placed second and third respectively for a second consecutive year, and Austria finished in the top five for the first time since 1976. Finland gained their best result since 1975, while Ireland and Iceland achieved their worst ever placings to date, placing eighteenth and twenty-second respectively, with Iceland ultimately earning nul points and coming last for the first time.