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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>1979 - 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='?1978' /> <link rel='next' href='?1980' /> <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='?1978'>« 1978</a> </div> <div class='next-link'> <a href='?1980'>1980 »</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/1979.jpg' name='artist' alt='[]' /></td> <td> <table class='innerbox' cellspacing='0px'> <tr><th colspan='2' style='padding: 1px;'><div class='infohead2'><h1>1979 - 24th edition</h1></div></th></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Venue:</td> <td class='infor'>International Convention Centre, Jerusalem, Israel</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Date:</td> <td class='infor'>Saturday, 31 March 1979</td></tr> <tr><td class='infol'>Presentation:</td> <td class='infor'>Daniel Pe'er & Yardena Arazi</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'>19</td></tr> <tr><td colspan='2' class='b_text'>- <a href='?scoreboard.1979'>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='?1979.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='?1979.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='?1979.title#main_content'><img alt='Order by song title' width='7px' height='9px' src='/gfx/arr_d.png' /></a> [<a href='?1979.all' onclick='toggleAll();return false;'>SHOW ALL VERSIONS</a>]</th> <th class='left'>Artist(s)</th> <th>Pos. <a title='Order by placing' href='?1979.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/pt.png' /></td> <td class='o'>1.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Portugal' href='?pt'>Portugal</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979pt' title='Portuguese version'>Sobe, sobe, balão sobe</a> (Portuguese) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("1"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai1' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979pt11' title='English version'>Flying up with my balloon, my balloon, my balloon</a> (English) <a href='/?1979pt12' title='French version'>Tu t'envoles mon ballon, mon ballon, mon ballon</a> (French)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979pt#artists'>Manuela Bravo</a></td> <td class='r'>9</td> <td class='s'>64</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/it.png' /></td> <td class='o'>2.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Italy' href='?it'>Italy</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979it' title='Italian version'>Raggio di luna</a> (Italian) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("2"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai2' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979it11' title='English version'>Moonshine</a> (English) <a href='/?1979it12' title='Spanish version'>Rayo de luna</a> (Spanish)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979it#artists'>Matia Bazar</a></td> <td class='r'>15</td> <td class='s'>27</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/dk.png' /></td> <td class='o'>3.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Denmark' href='?dk'>Denmark</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979dk' title='Danish version'>Disco Tango</a> (Danish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("3"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai3' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979dk11' title='English version'>Disco Tango</a> (English) • new version (1998) (Danish) [3:58] <acronym title="earlier version, features slightly different lyrics">• alternate version</acronym> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979dk#artists'>Tommy Seebach</a></td> <td class='r'>6</td> <td class='s'>76</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/ie.png' /></td> <td class='o'>4.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Ireland' href='?ie'>Ireland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979ie' title='English version'>Happy man</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979ie#artists'>Cathal Dunne</a></td> <td class='r'>5</td> <td class='s'>80</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/fi.png' /></td> <td class='o'>5.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Finland' href='?fi'>Finland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979fi' title='Finnish version'>Katson sineen taivaan</a> (Finnish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("4"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai4' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979fi11' title='English version'>I will follow starlight</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979fi#artists'>Katri Helena</a></td> <td class='r'>14</td> <td class='s'>38</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/mc.png' /></td> <td class='o'>6.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Monaco' href='?mc'>Monaco</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979mc' title='French version'>Notre vie c'est la musique</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("5"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai5' alt='more' /></a> <acronym title="features more backing vocals">• alternate version</acronym> (French) [2:53]</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979mc#artists'>Laurent Vaguener</a></td> <td class='r'>16</td> <td class='s'>12</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/gr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>7.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Greece' href='?gr'>Greece</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979gr' title=''>Sokrati</a> /   <a href='/?1979grx' title=''>Σωκράτη</a> (Greek) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("6"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai6' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979gr11' title='English version'>Socrates</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979gr#artists'>Elpida</a> /   Ελπίδα</td> <td class='r'>8</td> <td class='s'>69</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/ch.png' /></td> <td class='o'>8.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Switzerland' href='?ch'>Switzerland</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979ch' title='German version'>Trödler und Co</a> (German) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("7"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai7' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979ch11' title='English version'>Second Hand Co.</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979ch#artists'>Peter, Sue & Marc + Pfuri, Gorps & Kniri</a></td> <td class='r'>10</td> <td class='s'>60</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/de.png' /></td> <td class='o'>9.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Germany' href='?de'>Germany</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979de' title='German version'>Dschinghis Khan</a> (German) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("8"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai8' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979de11' title='English version'>Genghis Khan</a> (English) • new remix (1999) (German) [3:07] • karaoke version</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979de#artists'>Dschinghis Khan</a></td> <td class='r'>4</td> <td class='s'>86</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/il.png' /></td> <td class='o'>10.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Israel' href='?il'>Israel</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979il' title=''>Hallelujah</a> /   <a href='/?1979ilx' title=''>הללויה</a> (Hebrew) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("9"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai9' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979il11' title='English version'>Hallelujah</a> (English) <a href='/?1979il12' title='French version'>Alléluia</a> (French) <a href='/?1979il13' title='German version'>Hallelujah</a> (German)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979il#artists'>Gali Atari & Milk and Honey</a> /   גלי עטרי עם חלב ודבש</td> <td class='r'>1</td> <td class='s'>125</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/fr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>11.</td> <td class='c'><a title='France' href='?fr'>France</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979fr' title='French version'>Je suis l'enfant-soleil</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("10"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai10' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979fr11' title='German version'>Sonnenkind</a> (German) <a href='/?1979fr12' title='Italian version'>Ragazza sole</a> (Italian)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979fr#artists'>Anne-Marie David</a></td> <td class='r'>3</td> <td class='s'>106</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/be.png' /></td> <td class='o'>12.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Belgium' href='?be'>Belgium</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979be' title='Dutch version'>Hey nana</a> (Dutch) (NEVER RECORDED)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979be#artists'>Micha Marah</a></td> <td class='r'>18</td> <td class='s'>5</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/lu.png' /></td> <td class='o'>13.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Luxembourg' href='?lu'>Luxembourg</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979lu' title='French version'>J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux</a> (French) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("11"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai11' alt='more' /></a> I've already seen it in your eyes (*) (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979lu#artists'>Jeane Manson</a></td> <td class='r'>13</td> <td class='s'>44</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/nl.png' /></td> <td class='o'>14.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Netherlands' href='?nl'>Netherlands</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979nl' title='Dutch version'>Colorado</a> (Dutch) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("12"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai12' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979nl12' title='German version'>Colorado</a> (German) <a href='/?1979nl11' title='English version'>Colorado</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979nl#artists'>Xandra</a></td> <td class='r'>12</td> <td class='s'>51</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/se.png' /></td> <td class='o'>15.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Sweden' href='?se'>Sweden</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979se' title='Swedish version'>Satellit</a> (Swedish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("13"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai13' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979se11' title='English version'>Satellite</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979se#artists'>Ted Gärdestad</a></td> <td class='r'>17</td> <td class='s'>8</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/no.png' /></td> <td class='o'>16.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Norway' href='?no'>Norway</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979no' title='Norwegian version'>Oliver</a> (Norwegian) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("14"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai14' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979no11' title='English version'>Oliver</a> (English) <a href='/?1979no12' title='French version'>Il faut danser la vie</a> (French) <a href='/?1979no13' title='German version'>(Tanz mit mir) Oliver</a> (German) <a href='/?1979no14' title='Swedish version'>Oliver</a> (Swedish)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979no#artists'>Anita Skorgan</a></td> <td class='r'>11</td> <td class='s'>57</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/uk.png' /></td> <td class='o'>17.</td> <td class='c'><a title='United Kingdom' href='?uk'>United Kingdom</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979uk' title='English version'>Mary Ann</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979uk#artists'>Black Lace</a></td> <td class='r'>7</td> <td class='s'>73</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/at.png' /></td> <td class='o'>18.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Austria' href='?at'>Austria</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979at' title='German version'>Heute in Jerusalem</a> (German) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("15"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai15' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979at11' title='English version'>Jerusalem</a> (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979at#artists'>Christina Simon</a></td> <td class='r'>18</td> <td class='s'>5</td></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/es2.png' /></td> <td class='o'>19.</td> <td class='c'><a title='Spain' href='?es'>Spain</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979es' title='Spanish version'>Su canción</a> (Spanish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("16"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai16' alt='more' /></a> <a href='/?1979es11' title='French version'>Dès qu'un enfant chante</a> (French) <a href='/?1979es12' title='German version'>Der Mann im Mond</a> (German) <a href='/?1979es13' title='Italian version'>Vola l'amore</a> (Italian)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979es#artists'>Betty Missiego</a></td> <td class='r'>2</td> <td class='s'>116</td></tr> <tr class='non'><td colspan='7'> <h1>Non-participating entries</h1></td></tr> <tr><th></th> <th>Draw </th> <th class='left'>Country </th> <th class='left' width='350px'>Title  [<a href='?1979.all' onclick='toggleAll();return false;'>SHOW ALL VERSIONS</a>]</th> <th class='left'>Artist(s)</th> <th>Pos. </th> <th>Score</th></tr> <tr><td class='f'><img alt='' src='/gfx/smallflags/tr.png' /></td> <td class='o'>-</td> <td class='c'><a title='Turkey' href='?tr'>Turkey</a></td> <td class='t'><a href='/?1979tr00' title='Turkish version'>Seviyorum</a> (Turkish) <a href='#' title='' onclick='toggle("17"); return false;'><img src='/gfx/more.png' name='ai17' alt='more' /></a> I love you (*) (English)</td> <td class='p'><a href='/?info.1979tr00#artists'>Maria Rita Epik & 21.Peron</a></td> <td class='r'>Ret.</td><td class='s'>-</td></tr> </table> </center> <script type='text/javascript'> </script> </div> <table id='footer' style='width: 100%; border-top: dotted 1px #000000;'> <tr><td width='50px'></td> <td width='100%'>If you spot any errors on this page, please don't hesitate to <a title='Contact' href='/?contact.1979'>tell us</a>.</td> <td width='84px'> <table><tr><td> <a title='Valid XHTML 1.0!' href='http://validator.w3.org/check/referer'> <img src='/gfx/valid-xhtml.png' width='84' height='15' alt='Valid XHTML 1.0!' /></a> </td></tr><tr><td> <a title='Valid CSS!' href='http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/'> <img src='/gfx/valid-css.png' width='84' height='15' alt='Valid CSS!' /></a> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> </div> </body> </html>