Eurovision Song Contest 1985
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Scandinavium Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Frank Naef |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Sveriges Television (SVT) |
| Director | Steen Priwin |
| Executive producer | Steen Priwin |
| Musical director | Curt-Eric Holmquist |
| Presenter | Lill Lindfors |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Returning countries | |
| Non-returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Norway "La det swinge" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1985 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden, and presented by Lill Lindfors. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), who staged the event after winning the 1984 contest for Sweden with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Broadcasters from nineteen countries participated in the contest; Greece and Israel returned after a one-year absence, while the Netherlands and Yugoslavia, which had participated in the previous year's event, declined to enter due to separate memorial events in those countries coinciding with the date of the contest.
The winner was Norway with the song "La det swinge", composed and written by Rolf Løvland and performed by the group Bobbysocks. This was Norway's first contest victory, and only the third top five placing for a country which had placed last on six previous occasions, including three times receiving nul points. With a total of 123 points, "La det swinge" remains the lowest scoring winner under the voting system used between 1975 and 2015. Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Israel rounded out the top five positions.