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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | |
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| File:ESC 1978 logo.png | |
| Dates | |
| Final | 22 April 1978 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Palais des Congrès Paris, France |
| Presenter(s) | Denise Fabre Léon Zitrone |
| Musical director | François Rauber[1] |
| Executive supervisor | Frank Naef |
| Host broadcaster | Télévision Française 1 (TF1) |
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| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 20 |
| Debuting countries | None |
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song |  Israel"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris. The contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel with the song "A-Ba-Ni-Bi". Although 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' is the correct title, French television mistakenly captioned on screen the song title as 'Ah-Bah-Nee-Bee'. The presenters were Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone, and this was the first time more than one presenter hosted an edition of the Contest. Twenty countries participated, a record at the time.
The winning entry is a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani אני, meaning "I"). This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and political commentator John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History, when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian TV finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen,[2] later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points during the current voting system was implemented in 1975.
Location[]
Palais des Congrès, Paris - host venue of the 1978 contest.
The event took place in Paris, the capital and largest city of France, with the host venue being the Palais des congrès de Paris which is a concert venue, convention centre and shopping mall in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The venue was built by French architect Guillaume Gillet, and was inaugurated in 1974.
Format[]
Björn Skifs was unhappy with the rule that every country would have to perform in their native language. He planned to sing in English anyway, but changed his mind at the very last moment, causing him to completely forget the lyrics. He therefore sang the first few lines in gibberish before finding the words again. Along with the 20 participating countries, the show was also broadcast live in Yugoslavia, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Dubai, Hong Kong, the Soviet Union and Japan.
Participating countries[]
This was the first Contest in which both Greece and Turkey participated; Greece made its debut in the Contest in 1974 in Brighton, but the following year they withdrew in response to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, in protest of Turkey's participation in Stockholm. Greece subsequently returned in 1976 in The Hague with a song about the Cyprus crisis, "Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou", the English version of which was entitled "The death of Cyprus", and they also participated in 1977 in London with "Mathima Solfege", Turkey then in turn pulled out from the Contest in protest of the Greek participations. This pattern would repeat over the following years; in 1979 Greece took part in the Contest with "Sokrati" in Jerusalem - but Turkey withdrew. In 1980 both countries returned, with "Autostop" and "Pet'r Oil" respectively. Despite Turkey's failure to recognize the Greek government in Cyprus, all three countries performed together when Cyprus debuted in 1981 and it continued until 2012.
Denmark returned to the contest this year, for the first time since 1966. The Greek entry this year was a song called "Charlie Chaplin", in reference to the comedian who died the previous year. In a curious twist, however, regular entrants Peter, Sue and Marc had entered the German national final with a song also called "Charlie Chaplin". They lost out at third place however.[3] The song from Monaco also made reference to Charlie Chaplin, but not as the main theme.
Conductors[]
Each performance had a conductor who maestro the orchestra.
Ireland - Noel Kelehan
Norway - Carsten Klouman- Italy - Nicola Samale
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Ossi Runne
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - Thilo Krasmann
- France - Alain Goraguer
- File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg.png Spain - Ramón Arcusa
- United Kingdom - Alyn Ainsworth
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland - Daniel Janin
- Belgium - Jean Musy
- Netherlands - Harry van Hoof
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - Onno Tunç
- Germany - Jean Frankfurter
- File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco - Yvon Rioland
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - Haris Andreadis
- Denmark - Helmer Olesen
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - Rolf Soja
- Israel - Nurit Hirsh
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Richard Österreicher
- Sweden - Bengt Palmers
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Returning artists[]
Several artists returned to the 1978 Contest. Ireen Sheer had previously represented Luxembourg in 1974, and finished in equal fourth place. Jean Vallée also returned, eight years after representing Belgium in 1970, while Norbert Niedermeyer, who had represented Austria in 1972 as part of the band The Milestones, was back as a member of the Austrian band Springtime.
Results[]
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language[4] | Place | Points |
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| 01 | Ireland
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Colm C. T. Wilkinson | "Born to Sing" | English | 5 | 86 |
| 02 |  Norway
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Jahn Teigen | "Mil etter mil" | Norwegian | 20 | 0 |
| 03 |  Italy
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Ricchi e Poveri | "Questo amore" | Italian | 12 | 53 |
| 04 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Seija Simola | "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" | Finnish | 18 | 2 |
| 05 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal | Gemini | "Dai li dou" | Portuguese | 17 | 5 |
| 06 |  France
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Joël Prévost | "Il y aura toujours des violons" | French | 3 | 119 |
| 07 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg.png Spain | José Vélez | "Bailemos un vals" | Spanisha | 9 | 65 |
| 08 |  United Kingdom
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Co-Co | "The Bad Old Days" | English | 11 | 61 |
| 09 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Carole Vinci | "Vivre" | French | 9 | 65 |
| 10 |  Belgium
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Jean Vallée | "L'amour ça fait chanter la vie" | French | 2 | 125 |
| 11 |  Netherlands
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Harmony | "'t Is OK" | Dutch | 13 | 37 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Nilüfer & Nazar | "Sevince" | Turkish | 18 | 2 |
| 13 |  Germany
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Ireen Sheer | "Feuer" | German | 6 | 84 |
| 14 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco | Caline & Olivier Toussaint | "Les jardins de Monaco" | French | 4 | 107 |
| 15 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | Tania Tsanaklidou | "Charlie Chaplin" (Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν) | Greek | 8 | 66 |
| 16 | Denmark
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Mabel | "Boom Boom" | Danish | 16 | 13 |
| 17 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | Baccara | "Parlez-vous français?" | French | 7 | 73 |
| 18 | Israel
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Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta | "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" (א-ב-ני-בי) | Hebrew | 1 | 157 |
| 19 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Springtime | "Mrs. Caroline Robinson" | Germanb | 15 | 14 |
| 20 |  Sweden
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Björn Skifs | "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" | Swedish | 14 | 26 |
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Scoreboard[]
| Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total Score | File:ESCIrelandJ.svg | File:ESCNorwayJ.svg | File:ESCItalyJ.svg | File:ESCFinlandJ.svg | File:ESCPortugalJ.svg | File:ESCFranceJ.svg | File:ESCSpainJ.svg | File:ESCUnitedKingdomJ.svg | File:ESCSwitzerland.svg | File:ESCBelgiumJ.svg | File:ESCNetherlandsJ.svg | File:ESCTurkeyJ.svg | File:ESCGermanyJ.svg | File:ESCMonaco.svg | File:ESCGreeceJ.svg | File:ESCDenmarkJ.svg | File:ESCLuxembourgJ.svg | File:ESCIsrael.svg | File:ESCAustria.svg | File:ESCSwedenJ.svg | ||
| Contestants | Ireland | 86 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 53 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Finland | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France | 119 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||
| Spain | 65 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 61 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| Switzerland | 65 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| Belgium | 125 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Netherlands | 37 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 84 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| Monaco | 107 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Greece | 66 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 73 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| Israel | 157 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Austria | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 26 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| The table is ordered by appearance | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 points[]
Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:
| N. | Contestant | Voting nation |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Israel | Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey |
| 5 | Belgium | France, Greece, Ireland, Monaco, United Kingdom |
| 3 | Luxembourg | Italy, Portugal, Spain |
| 1 | France | Austria |
| Germany | Finland | |
| Ireland | Norway | |
| Monaco | Sweden | |
| Netherlands | Israel | |
| Spain | Denmark |
International broadcasts and voting[]
The table below shows the order in which votes were cast during the 1978 contest along with the spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for their respective country. Each country had a jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
- Ireland - John Skehan
- Norway - Egil Teige[5]
- Italy - Mariolina Cannuli
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland - Kaarina Pönniö[6]
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg.png Portugal - TBD
- France - TBD
- File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg.png Spain - Matías Prats
- United Kingdom – Colin Berry
- File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland - Michel Stocker[7]
- Belgium - André Hagon
- Netherlands - Dick van Bommel
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey - Meral Savcı
- Germany - Ute Verhoolen
- File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco - Carole Chabrier
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece - TBD
- Denmark - Bent Henius[8]
- File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg - Jacques Harvey
- Israel - Yitzhak Shim'oni[9]
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria - Jenny Pippal
- Sweden - Sven Lindahl[10]
Each national broadcaster also sent a commentator to the contest, in order to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language.
Television commentators[]
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References[]
- ↑ O'Connor, John Kennedy (2007). The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History. UK: Carlton Books. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3.
- ↑ O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
- ↑ Natfinals - German 1978 final
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 1978". The Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ↑ Dyrseth, Seppo (OGAE Norway)
- ↑ "Selostajat ja taustalaulajat läpi vuosien? • Viisukuppila". Viisukuppila.fi. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ Baumann, Peter Ramón (OGAE Switzerland)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Forside". esconnet.dk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ "פורום אירוויזיון". Sf.tapuz.co.il. 1999-09-13. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Infosajten.com". Infosajten.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ "Hvem kommenterte før Jostein Pedersen? - Debattforum". Nrk.no. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ "Selostajat ja taustalaulajat läpi vuosien? • Viisukuppila". Viisukuppila.fi. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "Comentadores Do ESC - escportugalforum.pt.vu | o forum eurovisivo português". 21595.activeboard.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-10. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 Christian Masson. "1978 - Paris". Songcontest.free.fr. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "FORO FESTIVAL DE EUROVISIÓN • Ver Tema - Uribarri comentarista Eurovision 2010". Eurosongcontest.phpbb3.es. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 1978 BBC Archives
- ↑ Adriaens, Manu & Loeckx-Van Cauwenberge, Joken. Blijven kiken!. Lannoo, Belgium. 2003 ISBN 90-209-5274-9
- ↑ "Welkom op de site van Eurovision Artists". Eurovisionartists.nl. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 1978". Ecgermany.de. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ "Η Μακώ Γεωργιάδου και η EUROVISION (1970-1986)". Retromaniax.gr. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
- ↑ [1] Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=227607&pageId=3076300&lang=is&q=Eurovision
- ↑ "Eurovision 1978 Results: Voting & Points". eurovisionworld.com. Eurovision World. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
In 1978 Jordan showed some flowers instead of the Israeli entry on their screening of the show. When Israel went on to win they pretended it was Belgium
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