🔴 1987 Eurovision Song Contest from Brussels/Belgium (No Commentary) Host: Viktor Laszlo

Venue: Palais du Centenaire/Brussels, Belgium - Presenter: Viktor Lazlo
Conductor: Jo Carlier - Directed by Jacques Bourton
Executive supervisor: Frank Naef - Host broadcaster: Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF)
Opening act: "Breathless" performed by Viktor Lazlo
Interval act: Mark Grauwels

The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. She agreed to present the Eurovision Song Contest, on the condition she was allowed to open with a song of her own, "Breathless". Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with his own composition "Hold Me Now". That made him the first (and as of 2018 only) performer to win the contest twice, as he had won also in 1980. The Turkish entry is not in this video due to copyright issues.

The 1987 Eurovision was the biggest contest at that time, with 22 countries taking part. Only Malta, Monaco and Morocco failed to compete out of all the countries which had entered the contest in the past. Due to the number of countries, and the time it took for the contest to be held, the EBU set the limit of competing countries to 22. This became problematic over the next few years as new and returning nations indicated an interest in participating, but could not be accommodated.

Controversy erupted in Israel after their song was selected, "Shir Habatlanim" by the Lazy Bums. The comedic performance was criticised by the country's culture minister, who threatened to resign should the duo proceed to Brussels. They went on to perform for Israel, placing eighth; however the culture minister's threat was left unfulfilled.

Results:

Draw Country Artist Song Language Place Points
01 Norway Kate Gulbrandsen "Mitt liv" Norwegian 9 65
02 Israel Lazy Bums "Shir Habatlanim" Hebrew 8 73
03 Austria Gary Lux "Nur noch Gefühl" German 20 8
04 Iceland Halla Margrét "Hægt og hljótt" Icelandic 16 28
05 Belgium Liliane Saint-Pierre "Soldiers of Love" Dutch1 11 56
06 Sweden Lotta Engberg "Boogaloo" Swedish 12 50
07 Italy Umberto Tozzi & Raf "Gente di mare" Italian 3 103
08 Portugal Nevada "Neste barco à vela" Portuguese 18 15
09 Spain Patricia Kraus "No estás solo" Spanish 19 10 (cut due to copyright)
10 Turkey Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" Turkish 22 0
11 Greece Bang "Stop" Greek 10 64
12 Netherlands Marcha "Rechtop in de wind" Dutch 5 83
13 Luxembourg Plastic Bertrand "Amour, amour" French 21 4
14 United Kingdom Rikki "Only the Light" English 13 47
15 France Christine Minier "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" French 14 44
16 Germany Wind "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" German 2 141 (cut due to copyright)
17 Cyprus Alexia "Aspro-mavro" Greek 7 80
18 Finland Vicky Rosti & Boulevard "Sata salamaa" Finnish 15 32
19 Denmark Anne-Cathrine Herdorf & Bandjo "En lille melodi" Danish 5 83
20 Ireland Johnny Logan "Hold Me Now" English 1 172
21 Yugoslavia Novi fosili "Ja sam za ples" Serbo-Croatian1 4 92
22 Switzerland Carol Rich "Moitié, moitié" French 17 26