Eurovision Song Contest 1987
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Palais de Centenaire Brussels, Belgium |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Frank Naef |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF) |
| Director | Jacques Bourton |
| Executive producer | Michel Gehu |
| Musical director | Jo Carlier |
| Presenter | Viktor Lazlo |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
| Returning countries | |
Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 1-12 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Winning song | Ireland "Hold Me Now" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 9 May 1987 at the Palais de Centenaire in Brussels, Belgium, and presented by Viktor Lazlo. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française (RTBF), who staged the event after winning the 1986 contest for Belgium with the song "J'aime la vie" by Sandra Kim.
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the contest with Greece and Italy returning to the competition after their absences the previous year. This set the record for the highest number of competing countries up until that point.
The winner was Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan, who had also won the 1980 contest. He became the first performer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Netherlands and Denmark rounded out the top five. Turkey finished in last place, earning nul points for the second time, after 1983.