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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'> <html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xml:lang='en-GB' lang='en-GB'> <head> <meta content='text/html; charset=utf-8' http-equiv='Content-Type' /> <title>1978 - Diggiloo Thrush</title> <base target='_top' /> <link rel='shortcut icon' href='favicon.ico' /> <meta http-equiv='Content-Style-Type' content='text/css' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='css/styles.css' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='css/list.css' /> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/cookies.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/list.js'></script> <link rel='start' href='http://diggiloo.net/' title='Front page' /> <link rel='contents' href='http://diggiloo.net/' title='Front page' /> <link rel='previous' href='?1977' /> <link rel='next' href='?1979' /> <link rel='first' href='?1956' /> <link rel='last' href='?2013' /> <link rev='made' href='mailto:webmaster@diggiloo.net' /> </head> <body scroll='yes'> <div id='container'> <div class='noscreen'>http://diggiloo.net/</div> <div id='banner' style='width: 100%;'> <h1 style='padding:0;margin:0;'><a title="Home" href='http://diggiloo.net/'><img src='/gfx/logo.jpg' width='553px' height='101px' style='vertical-align: bottom;' alt='The Diggiloo Thrush - Eurovision lyrics and translations' /></a></h1> <div id='nav'> <ul> <li><a href='http://diggiloo.net/' title="Go to the front page">Home</a></li> <li><a href='?faq' title="Frequently Asked Questions">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href='?random' title="See the lyrics/translation of a random song">Random lyrics</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class='prev-link'> <a href='?1977'>« 1977</a> </div> <div class='next-link'> <a href='?1979'>1979 »</a> </div> <div class='content'> <center> <table class='outerbox' cellspacing='0px'><tr> <td class='cent print100px' id='logo' style='padding-right: 0px;'><img src='/gfx/logos/1978.jpg' name='artist' alt='[]' /></td> <td> <table class='innerbox' cellspacing='0px'> <tr><th colspan='2' style='padding: 1px;'><div class='infohead2'><h1>1978 - 23rd edition</h1></div></th></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Venue:</td> <td class='infor'>Palais des Congrès, Paris, France</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Date:</td> <td class='infor'>Saturday, 22 April 1978</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Presentation:</td> <td class='infor'>Denise Fabre & Léon Zitrone</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Voting:</td> <td class='infor'>Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to its top 10 (by a <acronym title='Per country, 11 jury members each awarded 1-5 points to every song.'>jury</acronym>).</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Number of countries:</td> <td class='infor'>20</td></tr> <tr><td colspan='2' class='b_text'>- <a href='?scoreboard.1978'>Scoreboard</a> -</td></tr> </table> </td> </tr></table> </center> <a name='main_content'></a> <center><table width='95%' class='list' cellspacing='0px'> <tr><th></th> <th>Draw <a title='Order by starting order' href='?1978.draw_desc#main_content'><img alt='Order by starting order' width='7px' height='9px' src='/gfx/arr_u.png' /></a></th> <th class='left'>Country <a title='Order by country' href='?1978.country#main_content'><img alt='Order by country' width='7px' height='9px' src='/gfx/arr_d.png' /></a></th> <th class='left' width='350px'>Title <a title='Order by song title' href='?1978.title#main_content'><img alt='Order by song title' width='7px' height='9px' src='/gfx/arr_d.png' /></a> [<a href='?1978.all' onclick='toggleAll();return false;'>SHOW ALL VERSIONS</a>]</th> <th class='left'>Artist(s)</th> <th>Pos. <a title='Order by placing' href='?1978.placing#main_content'><img alt='Order by placing' width='7px' height='9px' src='/gfx/arr_d.png' /></a></th> <th>Score</th></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/ie.png' /></td> <td class='o'>1.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Ireland' href='?ie'>Ireland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978ie' title='English version'>Born to sing</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978ie#artists'>Colm C. T. Wilkinson</a></td> <td class='r'>5</td> <td class='s'>86</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/no.png' /></td> <td class='o'>2.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Norway' href='?no'>Norway</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978no' title='Norwegian version'>Mil etter mil</a> (Norwegian) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("1"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai1' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978no11' title='English version'>Mile after mile</a> (English) • new version (2004) (Norwegian) [3:07]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978no#artists'>Jahn Teigen</a></td> <td class='r'>20</td> <td class='s'>0</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/it.png' /></td> <td class='o'>3.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Italy' href='?it'>Italy</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978it' title='Italian version'>Questo amore</a> (Italian)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978it#artists'>Ricchi e Poveri</a></td> <td class='r'>12</td> <td class='s'>53</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/fi.png' /></td> <td class='o'>4.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Finland' href='?fi'>Finland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978fi' title='Finnish version'>Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus</a> (Finnish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("2"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai2' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978fi11' title='English version'>Give love a chance</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978fi#artists'>Seija Simola</a></td> <td class='r'>18</td> <td class='s'>2</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/pt.png' /></td> <td class='o'>5.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Portugal' href='?pt'>Portugal</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978pt' title='Portuguese version'>Dai li dou</a> (Portuguese) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("3"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai3' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978pt11' title='English version'>Dai li dou (Falling in love)</a> (English) Il fait beau grâce à toi (*) (French)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978pt#artists'>Gemini</a></td> <td class='r'>17</td> <td class='s'>5</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/fr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>6.</td> <td class='c'><a title='France' href='?fr'>France</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978fr' title='French version'>Il y aura toujours des violons</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("4"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai4' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978fr11' title='English version'>Somewhere, sometime</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978fr#artists'>Joël Prévost</a></td> <td class='r'>3</td> <td class='s'>119</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/es2.png' /></td> <td class='o'>7.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Spain' href='?es'>Spain</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978es' title='Spanish version'>Bailemos un vals</a> (Spanish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("5"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai5' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978es11' title='French version'>Voulez-vous danser avec moi?</a> (French) <a href='/?1978es12' title='German version'>Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (Señorita wir sind ein Paar)</a> (German)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978es#artists'>José Vélez</a></td> <td class='r'>9</td> <td class='s'>65</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/uk.png' /></td> <td class='o'>8.</td> <td class='c'><a title='United Kingdom' href='?uk'>United Kingdom</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978uk' title='English version'>Bad old days</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978uk#artists'>Coco</a></td> <td class='r'>11</td> <td class='s'>61</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/ch.png' /></td> <td class='o'>9.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Switzerland' href='?ch'>Switzerland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978ch' title='French version'>Vivre</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("6"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai6' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978ch11' title='German version'>Vivre, Vivre heisst Leben</a> (German)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978ch#artists'>Carole Vinci</a></td> <td class='r'>9</td> <td class='s'>65</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/be.png' /></td> <td class='o'>10.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Belgium' href='?be'>Belgium</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978be' title='French version'>L'amour ça fait chanter la vie</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("7"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai7' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978be11' title='English version'>Goodbye</a> (English) <a href='/?1978be12' title='Spanish version'>El amor hace cantar la vida</a> (Spanish)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978be#artists'>Jean Vallée</a></td> <td class='r'>2</td> <td class='s'>125</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/nl.png' /></td> <td class='o'>11.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Netherlands' href='?nl'>Netherlands</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978nl' title='Dutch version'>'t Is OK</a> (Dutch) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("8"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai8' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978nl11' title='English version'>It's OK</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978nl#artists'>Harmony</a></td> <td class='r'>13</td> <td class='s'>37</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/tr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>12.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Turkey' href='?tr'>Turkey</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978tr' title='Turkish version'>Sevince</a> (Turkish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("9"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai9' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978tr11' title='English version'>Darling</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978tr#artists'>Nilüfer & Nazar</a></td> <td class='r'>18</td> <td class='s'>2</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/de.png' /></td> <td class='o'>13.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Germany' href='?de'>Germany</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978de' title='German version'>Feuer</a> (German) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("10"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai10' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978de11' title='English version'>Fire</a> (English) • new version (German) [3:02]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978de#artists'>Ireen Sheer</a></td> <td class='r'>6</td> <td class='s'>84</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/mc.png' /></td> <td class='o'>14.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Monaco' href='?mc'>Monaco</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978mc' title='French version'>Les jardins de Monaco</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("11"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai11' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978mc11' title='English version'>The garden of Monaco</a> (English) <a href='/?1978mc12' title='German version'>Auf Wiederseh'n in Monaco</a> (German) <acronym title="features backing singers during the chorus, not present in original version">• alternate version</acronym> (French) [2:49]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978mc#artists'>Caline & Olivier Toussaint</a></td> <td class='r'>4</td> <td class='s'>107</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/gr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>15.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Greece' href='?gr'>Greece</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978gr' title=''>Charlie Chaplin</a> /   <a href='/?1978grx' title=''>Τσάρλυ Τσάπλιν</a> (Greek) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("12"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai12' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978gr11' title='English version'>Charlie Chaplin</a> (English) <acronym title="piano and synthesizer replace main vocal">• instrumental version</acronym></td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978gr#artists'>Tania Tsanaklidou</a> /   Τάνια Τσανακλίδου</td> <td class='r'>8</td> <td class='s'>66</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/dk.png' /></td> <td class='o'>16.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Denmark' href='?dk'>Denmark</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978dk' title='Danish version'>Boom boom</a> (Danish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("13"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai13' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978dk11' title='English version'>Boom boom</a> (English) <acronym title="new remix">• Hammer club mix radio edit</acronym> (1998) (Danish) [4:19] <acronym title="new remix">• Hammer club mix</acronym> (1998) (Danish) [5:47] <acronym title="new remix">• CopyCat club mix radio edit</acronym> (1998) (Danish) [3:22] <acronym title="new remix">• CopyCat club mix</acronym> (1998) (Danish) [5:09] <acronym title="unplugged version">• new alternate version</acronym> (1998) (Danish) [3:23]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978dk#artists'>Mabel</a></td> <td class='r'>16</td> <td class='s'>13</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/lu.png' /></td> <td class='o'>17.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Luxembourg' href='?lu'>Luxembourg</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978lu' title='French version'>Parlez-vous français?</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("14"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai14' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978lu11' title='English version'>Parlez-vous français?</a> (English) <acronym title="shorter version without the dialogue in the beginning">• alternate version</acronym> (French) • new version by New Baccara (1999) (French) • new version by Baccara 2000 (1999) (French)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978lu#artists'>Baccara</a></td> <td class='r'>7</td> <td class='s'>73</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/il.png' /></td> <td class='o'>18.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Israel' href='?il'>Israel</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978il' title=''>A-ba-ni-bi</a> /   <a href='/?1978ilx' title=''>א-ב-ני-בי</a> (Hebrew) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("15"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai15' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978il11' title='English/Hebrew version'>A-ba-ni-bi</a> (English/Hebrew) <acronym title="features slightly different orchestration">• alternate version</acronym> (Hebrew) [2:48]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978il#artists'>Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta</a> /   יזהר כהן ואלפא ביתה</td> <td class='r'>1</td> <td class='s'>157</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/at.png' /></td> <td class='o'>19.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Austria' href='?at'>Austria</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978at' title='German version'>Mrs. Caroline Robinson</a> (German) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("16"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai16' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1978at11' title='English version'>Mrs. Caroline Robinson</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1978at#artists'>Springtime</a></td> <td class='r'>15</td> <td class='s'>14</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/se.png' /></td> <td class='o'>20.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Sweden' href='?se'>Sweden</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1978se' title='Swedish version'>Det blir alltid värre framåt natten</a> (Swedish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("17"); 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