1989

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1989.

The Contest was hosted by Jacques Deschenaux and Lolita Morena at the Palais de Beaulieu in Lausanne, Switzerland.

See national final entries for 1989.

Performers with multiple appearances in 1989

NameAppearances
Detlef Wiedeke2
Rolf Köhler2
Michael Scholz2

Writers with multiple songs in 1989

NameSongs
Joachim Horn-Bernges2
Dieter Bohlen2

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1989

NamePrevious appearances
Jokke Seppälä4
Søren Bundgaard3
Anita Pajunen3
Elena Patroklou2
Kari Iveland2
Vicki Benckert1
Marianna Efstratiou1
Filippos Tsemperoulis1
Justine Pelmelay1
Elisabeth Moberg1
Tina Lupe Moe1
Lei Aloha Moe1
Valgeir Guðjónsson1
Kristján Viðar Haraldsson1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1989

NamePrevious songs
Keld Heick5
Søren Bundgaard3
Juan Carlos Calderón3
Rajko Dujmić2
Stevo Cvikić2
Valgeir Guðjónsson1

Artists who performed in 1989

Named artists Named artist Backing artists Backing artist
Austria Nur Ein Lied
Unidentified  
Writer Dieter Bohlen, Joachim Horn-Bernges
Spokesperson  Tilia Herold
Belgium   List of performers is complete Door De Wind
Writer Stef Bos
Spokesperson  An Ploegaerts
Conductor  Freddy Sunder
Cyprus   List of performers is complete Apopse As Vrethoume
Writer Marios Meletiou, Efi Meletiou
Spokesperson  Anna Partelidou
Conductor  Charis Andreadis
Denmark   List of performers is complete Vi Maler Byen Rød
Writer Søren Bundgaard, Keld Heick
Spokesperson  Bent Henius
Conductor  Benoît Kaufman
Conductor  Henrik Krogsgård
Finland   List of performers is complete La Dolce Vita
Writer Matti Puurtinen, Turkka Mali
Spokesperson  Solveig Herlin
Conductor  Ossi Runne
France J'ai Volé La Vie
Unidentified   Unidentified   Unidentified   Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer G. G. Candy, Guy Matteoni, Sylvain Lebel
Spokesperson  Marie-Ange Nardi
Conductor  Guy Matteoni Writer
Germany Flieger
Unidentified  
Writer Dieter Bohlen, Joachim Horn-Bernges
Spokesperson  Gabi Schnelle
Greece   List of performers is complete To Diko Sou Asteri
Writer Marianna Efstratiou, Yannis Kyris, Villy Sanianu
Spokesperson  Fotini Giannoulatou
Conductor  George Niarchos
Iceland   List of performers is complete Það Sem Enginn Sér
Writer Valgeir Guðjónsson
Spokesperson  Erla Björk Skúladóttir
Ireland   List of performers is complete The Real Me
Writer Kiev Connolly
Spokesperson  Eileen Dunne
Conductor  Noel Kelehan
Israel Derech Ha-melech
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Shaike Paikov
Spokesperson  Yitzhak Shim'oni
Conductor  Shaike Paikov Writer
Italy   List of performers is complete Avrei Voluto
Writer Franco Fasano, Franco Berlincioni, Franco Ciani
Spokesperson  Peppi Franzelin
Conductor  Mario Natale
Luxembourg   List of performers is complete Monsieur
Writer Gast Waltzing, Maggie Parke, Bernard Loncheval, Yves Lacomblez
Spokesperson  Jean-Luc Bertrand
Conductor  Benoît Kaufman
Netherlands   List of performers is complete Blijf Zoals Je Bent
Writer Jan Kisjes, Aart Mol, Cees Bergman, Elmer Veerhoff, Erwin van Prehn, Geertjan Hessing
Spokesperson  Joop van Os
Conductor  Harry van Hoof
Norway   List of performers is complete Venners Nærhet
Writer Inge Enoksen, Leiv N. Grøtte
Spokesperson  Sverre Christophersen
Conductor  Pete Knutsen
Portugal   List of performers is complete Conquistador
Writer Ricardo Landum, Pedro Luís
Spokesperson  Margarida Mercês de Mello
Conductor  Luíz Duarte
Spain   List of performers is complete Nacida Para Amar
Writer Juan Carlos Calderón
Spokesperson  Matilde Jarrín
Conductor  Juan Carlos Calderón Writer
Sweden   List of performers is complete En Dag
Writer Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell
Spokesperson  Agneta Bolme-Börjefors
Conductor  Anders Berglund
Switzerland Viver Senza Tei
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Marie Louise Werth
Spokesperson  Michel Stocker
Conductor  Benoît Kaufman
Turkey   List of performers is complete Bana Bana
Writer Timur Selçuk
Spokesperson  Canan Kumbasar
Conductor  Timur Selçuk Writer
United Kingdom   List of performers is complete Why Do I Always Get It Wrong
Writer John Beeby, Brian Hodgson
Spokesperson  Colin Berry
Conductor  Ronnie Hazlehurst
Yugoslavia   List of performers is complete Rock Me[Winning song]
Writer Rajko Dujmić, Stevo Cvikić
Spokesperson  Dijana Čulić
Conductor  Nikica Kalogjera
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