1986

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986.

The Contest was hosted by Åse Kleveland at the Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway.

See national final entries for 1986.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1986

Name	Previous appearances
Georges Costa	16
Michel Costa	15
Dominique Poulain	9
Francine Chantereau	9
Martine Latorre	8
Catherine Bonnevay	7
Kari Gjærum	4
Lennart Sjöholm	4
Jokke Seppälä	3
Anita Pajunen	2
Patricia Maessen	2
Lasse Holm	2
John Hatting	1
David Johnson	1
Mato Došen	1
Mary Johnson	1
Rele Kosunen	1
Ivica Bobinec	1
Vesna Srećković	1
José María Guzmán	1
Mary Jamison	1
Sima Amiel	1
Reuven Gvirtz	1
Elpida	1
Evridiki	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1986

Name	Previous songs
Lasse Holm	3
Hans Blum	3
Nella Martinetti	2
Rolf Soja	1
Alain Garcia	1
Georges Costa	1
Frank Dostal	1

Artists who performed in 1986

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Die Zeit Ist Einsam
Timna Brauer	Ines Reiger Martina Siber Peter Janda
Peter Janda, Peter Cornelius
Tilia Herold	Richard Oesterreicher
Belgium	J'aime La Vie[Winning song]
Sandra Kim	Angelo Crisci Françoise Vidick Jean-Paul Furnémont Patricia Maessen
Angelo Crisci, Jean-Paul Furnémont, Rosario Atria
Jacques Olivier	Jo Carlier
Cyprus	Tora Zo
Elpida	Andy Kyriacou Evridiki Martyn Ford (briefly joined the performers on stage before returning to conduct)
Peter Yiannakis, Fivos Gavris
Anna Partelidou	Martyn Ford
Denmark	Du Er Fuld Af Løgn
Lise Haavik	Caroline Henderson David Johnson John Hatting Maria Bramsen Mary Johnson
John Hatting
Bent Henius	Egil Monn-Iversen
Finland	Never the End
Kari Kuivalainen	Anita Pajunen Jokke Seppälä Kati Bergman Rele Kosunen
Kari Kuivalainen
Solveig Herlin	Ossi Runne
France	Européennes
Catherine Bonnevay (Cocktail Chic) Dominique Poulain (Cocktail Chic) Francine Chantereau (Cocktail Chic) Martine Latorre (Cocktail Chic)	Georges Costa Michel Costa
Georges Costa, Michel Costa
Patricia Lesieur	Jean-Claude Petit
Germany	Über Die Brücke Geh'n
Ingrid Peters	Klaus Pröpper
Hans Blum
Christoph Deumling	Hans Blum
Iceland	Gleðibankinn
Eirikur Hauksson (Icy) Helga Möller (Icy) Pálmi Gunnarsson (Icy)
Magnús Eiríksson
Guðrún Skúladóttir	Gunnar Þórðarson
Ireland	You Can Count On Me
Hugh Cunningham (Luv Bug) June Cunningham (Luv Bug) Majella Grant (Luv Bug) Max Cunningham (Luv Bug) Ricky Meyler (Luv Bug)
Kevin Sheerin
John Skehan	Noel Kelehan
Israel	Yavoh Yom
Moti Giladi Sarai Tzuriel	Reuven Gvirtz Revital Shpindler Sima Amiel
Yoram Zadok, Moti Giladi
Yitzhak Shim'oni	Yoram Zadok
Luxembourg	L'amour De Ma Vie
Sherisse Stevens	Claire Aimee Guerin
Rolf Soja, Alain Garcia, Frank Dostal
Frédérique Ries	Rolf Soja
Netherlands	Alles Heeft Ritme
Karin Vlasblom (Frizzle Sizzle) Laura Vlasblom (Frizzle Sizzle) Mandy Huydts (Frizzle Sizzle) Marjon Keller (Frizzle Sizzle)
Peter Schön, Rob Ten Bokum
Joop van Zijl	Harry van Hoof
Norway	Romeo
Ketil Stokkan	Frank Ådahl Jonny Nymoen Kari Gjærum Olav Klingen Sigvart Dagsland
Ketil Stokkan
Nina Matheson	Egil Monn-Iversen
Portugal	Não Sejas Mau P'ra Mim
Dora
Guilherme Inês, Luís Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Zé Da Ponte
Margarida Andrade	Colin Frechter
Spain	Valentino
Daniel Jacques Louis (Cadillac) José María Guzmán (Cadillac) Pedro Agustín Sánchez (Cadillac)	Adolfo Rodríguez Maisa Hens Mary Jamison
José María Guzmán
Matilde Jarrín	Eduardo Leiva
Sweden	Är Det De' Här Du Kallar Kärlek
Lasse Holm Monica Törnell	Leif Ingdahl Lennart Sjöholm Sten Carlberg Vicki Benckert
Lasse Holm
Agneta Bolme-Börjefors	Anders Berglund
Switzerland	Pas Pour Moi
Daniela Simmons
Atilla Şereftuğ, Nella Martinetti
Michel Stocker	Atilla Şereftuğ
Turkey	Halley
Candan Erçetin (Klips ve Onlar) Derya Bozkurt (Klips ve Onlar) Emre Tukur (Klips ve Onlar) Gür Akad (Klips ve Onlar) Sevingül Bahadır (Klips ve Onlar)
Melih Kibar, İlhan İrem
Ümit Tunçağ	Melih Kibar
United Kingdom	Runner In The Night
Andy Ebsworth (Ryder) Dudley Phillips (Ryder) Geoff Leach (Ryder) Maynard Williams (Ryder) Paul Robertson (Ryder) Rob Terry (Ryder)
Brian Wade, Maureen Darbyshire
Colin Berry
Yugoslavia	Zeljo Moja
Doris Dragović	Gordana Vasiljević Ivica Bobinec Jasmin Stavros Mato Došen Vesna Srećković
Zrinko Tutić
Enver Petrovci	Nikica Kalogjera

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