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1979 - 24th edition

Venue: International Convention Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
Date: Saturday, 31 March 1979
Presentation: Daniel Pe'er & Yardena Arazi
Voting: Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to its top 10 (by a jury).
Number of countries: 19
- Scoreboard -


Draw Order by starting order Country Order by country Title Order by song title [ONLY SHOW ESC VERSIONS] Artist(s) Pos. Order by placing Score
19. Spain Su canción (Spanish) less
Dès qu'un enfant chante (French)
Der Mann im Mond (German)
Vola l'amore (Italian)		 Betty Missiego 2 116
18. Austria Heute in Jerusalem (German) less
Jerusalem (English)		 Christina Simon 18 5
17. United Kingdom Mary Ann (English) Black Lace 7 73
16. Norway Oliver (Norwegian) less
Oliver (English)
Il faut danser la vie (French)
(Tanz mit mir) Oliver (German)
Oliver (Swedish)		 Anita Skorgan 11 57
15. Sweden Satellit (Swedish) less
Satellite (English)		 Ted Gärdestad 17 8
14. Netherlands Colorado (Dutch) less
Colorado (German)
Colorado (English)		 Xandra 12 51
13. Luxembourg J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux (French) less
I've already seen it in your eyes (*) (English)		 Jeane Manson 13 44
12. Belgium Hey nana (Dutch) (NEVER RECORDED) Micha Marah 18 5
11. France Je suis l'enfant-soleil (French) less
Sonnenkind (German)
Ragazza sole (Italian)		 Anne-Marie David 3 106
10. Israel Hallelujah /
  הללויה (Hebrew) less
Hallelujah (English)
Alléluia (French)
Hallelujah (German)		 Gali Atari & Milk and Honey /
  גלי עטרי עם חלב ודבש		 1 125
9. Germany Dschinghis Khan (German) less
Genghis Khan (English)
• new remix (1999) (German) [3:07]
• karaoke version		 Dschinghis Khan 4 86
8. Switzerland Trödler und Co (German) less
Second Hand Co. (English)		 Peter, Sue & Marc + Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri 10 60
7. Greece Sokrati /
  Σωκράτη (Greek) less
Socrates (English)		 Elpida /
  Ελπίδα		 8 69
6. Monaco Notre vie c'est la musique (French) less
• alternate version (French) [2:53]		 Laurent Vaguener 16 12
5. Finland Katson sineen taivaan (Finnish) less
I will follow starlight (English)		 Katri Helena 14 38
4. Ireland Happy man (English) Cathal Dunne 5 80
3. Denmark Disco Tango (Danish) less
Disco Tango (English)
• new version (1998) (Danish) [3:58]
• alternate version (English)		 Tommy Seebach 6 76
2. Italy Raggio di luna (Italian) less
Moonshine (English)
Rayo de luna (Spanish)		 Matia Bazar 15 27
1. Portugal Sobe, sobe, balão sobe (Portuguese) less
Flying up with my balloon, my balloon, my balloon (English)
Tu t'envoles mon ballon, mon ballon, mon ballon (French)		 Manuela Bravo 9 64

Non-participating entries

Draw  Country  Title  [ONLY SHOW ESC VERSIONS] Artist(s) Pos.  Score
- Turkey Seviyorum (Turkish) less
I love you (*) (English)		 Maria Rita Epik & 21.Peron Ret.-