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

Name	Previous appearances
Fernanda Lopes	5
Per Øystein Sørensen	5
Tina Lupe Moe	4
Lei Aloha Moe	4
Peter Busborg	3
Stefán Hilmarsson	3
Christopher Scicluna	2
Moira Stafrace	2
Gabriel Forss	1
Fredrik Ivarson	1
Åshild Kristin Stensrud	1
Linda Williams	1
Doris Dragović	1
Alenka Milano	1
Evelin Samuel	1
Darja Švajger	1
Lina Kawar	1
Monika Ballwein	1
Kenny Lübcke	1

Writers who had written Eurovisions songs before 1999

Name	Previous songs
Ralph Siegel	14
Bernd Meinunger	11
Kaari Sillamaa	2
Vjekoslava Huljić	1
Primož Peterca	1
Sašo Fajon	1
Priit Pajusaar	1
Canan Tunç	1
Erdinç Tunç	1
John Terra	1
Tonči Huljić	1
Moshe Datz	1
Christopher Scicluna	1
Moira Stafrace	1
Dino Merlin	1

Artists who performed in 1999

Named artists	Backing artists
Austria	Reflection
Bobbie Singer	Monika Ballwein
Dave Moskin
Dodo Roščić
Belgium	Like The Wind
Vanessa Chinitor	Bianca Folkers Eva Jane Smeenk Kenneth Perreman Linda Williams Mieke Aerts
Emma Hjälmås, Ilia Beyers, John Terra, Wim Claes
Sabine De Vos
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Putnici
Béatrice Poulot Dino Merlin	Selma Silajdžić Vesna Andrée Zaimović
Dino Merlin
Segmedina Srna-Bajramovic
Croatia	Maria Magdalena
Doris Dragović	Alenka Milano
Tonči Huljić, Vjekoslava Huljić
Marko Rašica
Cyprus	Thane Erotas
Marlain Angelidou	Andreas Hector George Lina Kawar Nicole Jones
Yiorgos Kallis, Andreas Karanicolas
Marina Maleni
Denmark	This Time I Mean It
Michael Teschl Trine Jepsen	Kenny Lübcke Lei Aloha Moe Peter Busborg Tina Lupe Moe
Ebbe Ravn
Kirsten Siggaard
Estonia	Diamond Of Night
Camille Camille (Camille) Evelin Samuel	Anneli Tõevere Maian Kärmas Saale Kivimaaker
Glen Pilvre, Priit Pajusaar, Kaari Sillamaa, Maian Kärmas
Mart Sander
France	Je Veux Donner Ma Voix
Nayah	Jenny Line Julien Lepers Karen Chéryl
Pascal Graczyk, René Colombies, Gilles Arcens, Luigi Rutigliano
Marie Myriam
Germany	Journey To Jerusalem - Kudüs'e Seyahat
Bülent Ural (Sürpriz) Cihan Özden (Sürpriz) Deniz Filizmen (Sürpriz) Filiz Zeyno (Sürpriz) Savaş Uçar (Sürpriz) Yasemin Akkar (Sürpriz)
Ralph Siegel, Bernd Meinunger, Cihan Özden, Deniz Filizmen
Renan Demirkan
Iceland	All Out Of Luck
Selma Björnsdóttir	Brynjar Örn Thorleifsson Daniel Traustason Jóhanna Vigdís Arnardóttir Rúna Stefansdottir Stefán Hilmarsson
Selma Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson
Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir
Ireland	When You Need Me
Bronagh Mullan (The Mullans) Karen Mullan (The Mullans)
Bronagh Mullan
Clare McNamara
Israel	Happy Birthday
Doron Oren (Eden) Eddie Butler (Eden) Gabriel Butler (Eden) Rafael Dahan (Eden)
Gabriel Butler, Jacky Oved, Moshe Datz, Yaacov Lymay
Yoav Ginai
Lithuania	Strazdas
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė
Linaš Rimša, Sigitas Geda
Andrius Tapinas
Malta	Believe'n Peace
Diane Stafrace (Times Three) Francesca Tabone (Times Three) Philippa Farrugia Randon (Times Three)	Christopher Scicluna Moira Stafrace
Christopher Scicluna, Moira Stafrace
Nirvana Azzopardi
Netherlands	One Good Reason
Marlayne	Caroline Dest Franky Rampen Herman van Doorn Leendert Haaksma
Alan Michael, Tjeerd van Zanen
Edsilia Rombley
Norway	Living My Life Without You
Stig Van Eijk	Åshild Kristin Stensrud Belinda Braza Charlotte Øverland Våseth Heine Totland Per Øystein Sørensen
Mikkel S. Eriksen, Stig Van Eijk
Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft
Poland	Przytul Mnie Mocno
Mietek Szcześniak
Seweryn Krajewski, Wojciech Ziembicki
Jan Chojnacki
Portugal	Como Tudo Começou
Rui Bandeira	Carlos Gonçalves Fernanda Lopes Filipa Lourenço Jorge do Carmo Tó Andrade
Jorge do Carmo, Tó Andrade
Manuel Luís Goucha
Slovenia	For A Thousand Years
Darja Švajger
Sašo Fajon, Primož Peterca
Mira Berginc
Spain	No Quiero Escuchar
Lydia	Adel Hakki Ángel Mora Carolina Esteve Paz Sacristán
Adolfo Carmona Zamarreño, Alejandro Piqueras Ramírez, Carlos López González, Fernando Rodríguez Fernández
Hugo de Campos
Sweden	Take Me To Your Heaven[Winning song]
Charlotte Perrelli (Charlotte Nilsson)	Anna Sahlene Dea Norberg Fredrik Ivarson Gabriel Forss Micke Blomqvist
Lars Diedricson, Marcos Ubeda
Pontus Gårdinger
Turkey	Dön Artic
Aysun Sökmen (Grup Mistik) Bike Baran (Grup Mistik) Gülden Özgediz (Grup Mistik) Tuba Önal Tuncay Ariğ (Grup Mistik) Uğur Erdoğan (Grup Mistik)
Erdinç Tunç, Canan Tunç
Osman Erkan
United Kingdom	Say It Again
Anya Lahiri (Precious) Jenny Frost (Precious) Kalli Clark-Sternberg (Precious) Louise Rose (Precious) Sophie McDonnell (Precious)
Paul Varney
Colin Berry

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