Eurovision Song Contest 1990
| Eurovision Song Contest 1990 | |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | |
| Final |
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| Venue | Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Organisation | |
| Organiser | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| Scrutineer | Frank Naef |
| Production | |
| Host broadcaster | Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT) Radiotelevizija Zagreb (RTV Zagreb) |
| Director | Nenad Puhovski |
| Executive producer | Goran Radman |
| Musical director | Seadeta Midžić |
| Presenters | Oliver Mlakar Helga Vlahović |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 22 |
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 | Italy "Insieme: 1992" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1990 at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, and presented by Oliver Mlakar and Helga Vlahović. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevizija Zagreb (RTV Zagreb) on behalf of Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), who staged the event after winning the 1989 contest for Yugoslavia with the song "Rock Me" by the group Riva. It was the first contest to be held in the Balkans and the only to be held in a socialist state.
Broadcasters from twenty-two countries participated in the contest, with the same countries that had participated in 1989 returning. The 1990 contest was the first to implement an age limit on the competing performers, following criticism of the participation of two child performers in the previous year's event; all artists were now required to reach the age of sixteen within the year of the contest.
The winner was Italy for the second time in its history, with the song "Insieme: 1992", written and performed by Toto Cutugno. France and Ireland shared second place, with Iceland and Spain rounding out the top five countries. France and Spain both placed within the top 5 for the first time in several years, while Iceland recorded its best ever result up to that point.