1999

A list of people who took part in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1999.

The Contest was hosted by Dafna Dekel, Sigal Shachmon and Yigal Ravid at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel.

See national final entries for 1999.

Artists who had performed at Eurovision before 1999

NamePrevious appearances
Fernanda Lopes5
Per Øystein Sørensen5
Tina Lupe Moe4
Lei Aloha Moe4
Peter Busborg3
Stefán Hilmarsson3
Christopher Scicluna2
Moira Stafrace2
Gabriel Forss1
Fredrik Ivarson1
Åshild Kristin Stensrud1
Linda Williams1
Doris Dragović1
Alenka Milano1
Evelin Samuel1
Darja Švajger1
Lina Kawar1
Monika Ballwein1
Kenny Lübcke1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1999

NamePrevious songs
Ralph Siegel14
Bernd Meinunger11
Kaari Sillamaa2
Primož Peterca1
Sašo Fajon1
Priit Pajusaar1
Canan Tunç1
Erdinç Tunç1
John Terra1
Tonči Huljić1
Moshe Datz1
Christopher Scicluna1
Moira Stafrace1
Dino Merlin1
Vjekoslava Huljić1

Artists who performed in 1999

Named artists Named artist Backing artists Backing artist
Austria Reflection
Unidentified   Unidentified   Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Dave Moskin
Spokesperson  Dodo Roščić
Belgium   List of performers is complete Like The Wind
Writer Emma Hjälmås, Ilia Beyers, John Terra, Wim Claes
Spokesperson  Sabine De Vos
Bosnia & Herzegovina Putnici
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Dino Merlin
Spokesperson  Segmedina Srna-Bajramovic
Croatia   List of performers is complete Maria Magdalena
Writer Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Spokesperson  Marko Rašica
Cyprus   List of performers is complete Thane Erotas
Writer Yiorgos Kallis, Andreas Karanicolas
Spokesperson  Marina Maleni
Denmark   List of performers is complete This Time I Mean It
Writer Ebbe Ravn
Spokesperson  Kirsten Siggaard
Estonia   List of performers is complete Diamond Of Night
Writer Glen Pilvre, Priit Pajusaar, Kaari Sillamaa, Maian Kärmas
Spokesperson  Mart Sander
France Je Veux Donner Ma Voix
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Pascal Graczyk, René Colombies, Gilles Arcens, Luigi Rutigliano
Spokesperson  Marie Myriam
Germany   List of performers is complete Journey To Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat
Writer Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger, Cihan Özden, Deniz Filizmen
Spokesperson  Renan Demirkan
Iceland   List of performers is complete All Out Of Luck
Writer Selma Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson
Spokesperson  Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir
Ireland   List of performers is complete When You Need Me
Writer Bronagh Mullan
Spokesperson  Clare McNamara
Israel Happy Birthday
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Gabriel Butler, Jacky Oved, Moshe Datz, Yaacov Lymay
Spokesperson  Yoav Ginai
Lithuania   List of performers is complete Strazdas
Writer Linaš Rimša, Sigitas Geda
Spokesperson  Andrius Tapinas
Malta   List of performers is complete Believe'n Peace
Writer Christopher Scicluna, Moira Stafrace
Spokesperson  Nirvana Azzopardi
Netherlands   List of performers is complete One Good Reason
Writer Alan Michael, Tjeerd van Zanen
Spokesperson  Edsilia Rombley
Norway   List of performers is complete Living My Life Without You
Writer Mikkel S. Eriksen, Stig Van Eijk
Spokesperson  Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft
Poland Przytul Mnie Mocno
Unidentified   Unidentified  
Writer Seweryn Krajewski, Wojciech Ziembicki
Spokesperson  Jan Chojnacki
Portugal   List of performers is complete Como Tudo Começou
Writer Jorge do Carmo, Tó Andrade
Spokesperson  Manuel Luís Goucha
Slovenia   List of performers is complete For A Thousand Years
Writer Sašo Fajon, Primož Peterca
Spokesperson  Mira Berginc
Spain   List of performers is complete No Quiero Escuchar
Writer Adolfo Carmona Zamarreño, Alejandro Piqueras Ramírez, Carlos López González, Fernando Rodríguez Fernández
Spokesperson  Hugo de Campos
Sweden   List of performers is complete Take Me To Your Heaven[Winning song]
Writer Lars Diedricson, Marcos Ubeda
Spokesperson  Pontus Gårdinger
Turkey   List of performers is complete Dön Artic
Writer Erdinç Tunç, Canan Tunç
Spokesperson  Osman Erkan
United Kingdom   List of performers is complete Say It Again
Writer Paul Varney
Spokesperson  Colin Berry
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