:Eurovision Song Contest 1987

File:Brussels Expo, Palais 5 (DSCF1226).jpg, host venue of the 1987 contest]]

The contest took place at the Brussels Exhibition Centre (Brussels Expo) in Brussels, Belgium. These are a set of exhibition halls built from 1930 on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau (Heysel Park) in Laeken (northern part of the City of Brussels) to celebrate the centenary of Belgian Independence. The Centenary Palace ({{langx|fr|Palais du Centenaire|link=no}}, {{langx|nl|Eeuwfeestpaleis|link=no}}), where the main stage was located, is one of the remaining buildings of the Brussels International Exposition of 1935. Currently, it is still being used for trade fairs, as well as concerts, usually for bigger acts and artists.

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During the selection process of the host city and venue, a joint committee from the two Belgian broadcasters, Walloon {{lang|fr|Radio-télévision belge de la Communauté française|i=unset}} (RTBF) and Flemish {{lang|nl|Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep|i=no}} (BRT), was created by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The committee also decided that a potential place for the contest was the Royal Theatre of Antwerp, as both locations proposed by RTBF (the Palais du Centenaire in Brussels and the {{ill|Patinoire de Coronmeuse|fr|Patinoire de Liége}} in Liege) would have required heavy renovation works to meet the proposed technical specifications for the contest. Nevertheless, RTBF demanded the event to be held in Brussels with the argument that the city symbolized more than the Belgium capital itself, in addition to its federal functions as the capital of the country (but almost all governing bodies of the European Union also located there). On 6 October 1986, seven months ahead of the contest, RTBF surprisingly and one-sidedly announced that the Palais du Centenaire was chosen as the host venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. The Flemish newspaper {{lang|nl|Het Laatste Nieuws}}, published that BRT proposed instead to host the contest at the Cirque Royal, near the Royal Palace of Brussels, adding that RTBF would be solely in charge of organizing the contest if BRT's counteroffer was not chosen. However, RTBF moved forward alone with its plans and confirmed that the Palais du Centenaire was the official contest's host venue. BRT was offended by the choice of Brussels as the host city, and withdrew from the organization, but kept the duties of competing in the contest representing Belgium.{{cite news |last=de Bruijn |first=Hans |title=Songfestival toch in Brussel: BRT distantieert zich |trans-title=Eurovision Song Contest in Brussels after all: BRT distances itself |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LD/1986-10-18/edition/0/page/33 |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=Leidsch Dagblad |location=Leiden, Netherlands |agency=Geassocieerde Pers Diensten (GPD) |language=nl |date=18 October 1986 |via=Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken}}

{{further|List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest}}

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{{ESC 1987 participants}}

The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the biggest contest to date, and it was also the first in which 22 countries competed. Only {{Esccnty|Malta}}, {{Esccnty|Monaco}} and {{Esccnty|Morocco}} failed to compete out of all the countries which had entered the contest in the past. To date, this was the largest number of countries participating in the contest, with the maximum number up until then being 20. As this had never happened, the EBU was forced to review the rules and production calendar after this edition, and fearing that the number would increase again, it was decided that from this edition onwards, the maximum number of participants would also be 22. This was a problematic question over the next six years as new and returning nations indicated an interest in participating, but they could not be accommodated.{{cite book|last=Kennedy O'Connor|first=John|title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History|publisher=Carlton Books|location=UK|year=2007|pages=108–111|isbn=978-1-84442-994-3}}

Several of the performing artists had previously competed as lead artists in past editions for the same country. Gary Lux had represented {{Esccnty|Austria|y=1983|t=Austria in 1983}} as part of Westend, and {{Esccnty|Austria|y=1985|t=in 1985}} as a soloist; and he had additionally provided backing vocals {{Esccnty|Austria|y=1984|t=in 1984}}. Alexia had represented {{Esccnty|Cyprus|y=1981|t=Cyprus in 1981}} as part of Island. Wind had represented {{Esccnty|Germany|y=1985|t=Germany in 1985}}. Johnny Logan had won the contest for {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=1980|t=Ireland in 1980}}.

By 1986, {{Esccnty|Belgium}} had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since making its debut at the first contest in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1956|t=1956}} along six other countries. Belgium was the only one of the seven founding countries to have never won the contest and had only finished in the top five four times (with "{{lang|fr|Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel|i=no}}" by Tonia in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1966|t=1966}} placing fourth, "{{lang|fr|L'amour ça fait chanter la vie|i=no}}" by Jean Vallée in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1978|t=1978}} placing second, "{{lang|fr|Si tu aimes ma musique|i=no}}" by Stella in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1982|t=1982}} placing fourth, and "{{lang|it|Avanti|i=no}} {{lang|fr|la vie|i=no}}" by Jacques Zegers in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1984|t=1984}} placing fifth).

Their Eurovision victory in {{Esccnty|Belgium|y=1986|t=1986}}, with {{lang|fr|J'aime la vie|i=no}} by Sandra Kim, occurred amidst a complex political situation in Belgium. The country was undergoing massive constitutional reforms in which the Belgian state was transitioning from a centralized to a federal system. This was due to rising tensions between the two major linguistic regions of Belgium, Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking Wallonia. Both regions had had independent broadcasters since 1960 (BRT in Flanders and RTBF in Wallonia) but had still agreed to jointly host the contest in the event of a Belgian victory. While the triumph of "{{lang|fr|J'aime la vie|i=unset}}" in 1986{{snd}}an entry sent by French-speaking RTBF{{snd}}reignited a sense of national union across all Belgian regions, the two regional broadcasters weren't able to overcome their disagreements and joint host the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/il-y-a-35-ans-leurovision-1987-au-heysel-sur-fond-de-querelle-entre-rtbf-et-vrt-10987438|title=Il y a 35 ans, l'Eurovision 1987 au Heysel sur fond de querelle entre RTBF et VRT|language=fr|last=Covolo|first=Julien|work=RTBF|date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509231603/https://www.rtbf.be/article/il-y-a-35-ans-leurovision-1987-au-heysel-sur-fond-de-querelle-entre-rtbf-et-vrt-10987438|archive-date=9 May 2022|url-status=live}} During the production of the event, BRT eventually withdrew from the project and RTBF organised the contest alone as host broadcaster.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987|title=Brussels 1987|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422001433/https://eurovision.tv/event/brussels-1987|archive-date=22 April 2022|url-status=live}} As a consequence, the host country images in Eurovision 1987 mostly showed footage of Wallonia. BRT still remained in charge of the participation in the contest competing for Belgium.{{Cite book |title=Eurovisions: Identity and the International Politics of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1956 |date=November 2019 |pages=73–90 |chapter-url=https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/which-belgium-won-eurovision-european-unity-and-belgian-disunity |last1=Kalman |first1=Julie A. |chapter=Which Belgium Won Eurovision? European Unity and Belgian Disunity |doi=10.1007/978-981-13-9427-0_4 |isbn=978-981-13-9426-3 |s2cid=212835123 |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509230012/https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/which-belgium-won-eurovision-european-unity-and-belgian-disunity |url-status=live }}

Holding the contest in Belgium caused several legal changes in the country's system and forced the implementation of most of the modern rules and regulations on the monetization of public television. This led to the authorization of advertising, sponsorships, and marketing actions in the two public channels in the country. As a consequence, the RTBF was also allowed to sell sponsorship quotas for the event, setting a new precedent for the Eurovision Song Contest.

For RTBF, this decision was a relief as the event was almost entirely privately funded. This opened the doors to the commercial potential of the event itself, starting a period of modernization and increased interest for the event.HAUTIER Jean-Pierre, La folie de l’Eurovision, Bruxelles, Editions de l’Arbre, 2010, p. 65. Apart from the latent tensions, after the end of the contest the then-president of the BRT Cas Goossens praised RTBF for their "perfect organization" while at the same time regretting that the two broadcasters were not able to collaborate. He added that the cost of hosting the Eurovision Song Contest would have been difficult to justify to the Flemish taxpayers.

Dress rehearsals began on 24–25 April.{{cite news |title=Wie Belgien seine Gäste verwöhnt und unterhält |trans-title=How Belgium pampers and entertains its guests |url=https://archiv.grenzecho.net/epaper/grenzecho-vom-28-04-1987/?viewer=true |access-date=8 February 2025 |work=Grenz-Echo |date=28 April 1987 |location=Eupen, Belgium |page=9 |language=de}}

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing the votes for its respective country via telephone. Known spokespersons at the 1987 contest are listed below.

• {{flagu|Belgium}}{{snd}}An Ploegaerts{{cite web |last=Vanoirbeek |first=Dirk |url=http://www.radiovisie.eu/be/nieuws.rvsp?art=00034371&f=studi |title=De 11-urenmis van de Wakkere Radioman (65) |trans-title=The 11-hour mass of the Awake Radioman (65) |publisher=Radiovisie.eu |date=21 May 2006 |access-date=2012-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311064035/http://www.radiovisie.eu/be/nieuws.rvsp?art=00034371&f=studi |archive-date=2012-03-11 |url-status=dead}}
• {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Solveig Herlin{{cite book |last=Murtomäki |first=Asko |title=Finland 12 points! Suomen Euroviisut |date=2007 |publisher=Teos |location=Helsinki, Finland |isbn=951-851-106-3 |language=fi |pages=144–147}}
• {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Guðrún Skúladóttir{{cite news |title=Ellefu dómnefndarmenn valdir fyrir söngvakeppnina |trans-title=Eleven jury members selected for the song contest |url=https://timarit.is/page/1655042#page/n23/mode/2up |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=5 May 1987 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is |page=24 |via=Timarit.is}}
• {{flagu|Netherlands}}{{snd}}Ralph Inbar{{cite news |title=Jureren is geen spelletje |trans-title=Judging is not a game |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ABCDDD:010827056:mpeg21:p002 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=Trouw |date=11 May 1987 |language=nl |location=Meppel, Netherlands |page=2 |via=Delpher}}
• {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}{{ill|Jan Ellerås|sv}}{{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv |pages=194–195}}
• {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Colin Berry{{cite book|last=Roxburgh|first=Gordon|title=Songs For Europe - The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |series=Volume Three: The 1980s|publisher=Telos Publishing|location=UK|year=2017|pages=302–313|isbn=978-1-84583-118-9}}
• {{flagu|Yugoslavia}}{{snd}}Ljiljana Tipsarević{{cite news |title=Novi fosili na Pesmi Evrovizije 1987: Neno šarmirao belgijsku kraljicu, Zec poljubio pitona u glavu |url=http://www.yugopapir.com/2017/05/novi-fosili-na-pesmi-evrovizije-1987.html |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Radio TV revija |date=1987 |language=sh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527002209/http://www.yugopapir.com/2017/05/novi-fosili-na-pesmi-evrovizije-1987.html |archive-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=live |via=Yugopapir}}

Below is a summary of all 12 points in the final:

Each participating broadcaster was required to relay the contest via its networks. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants". Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers.{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Contest |date=31 October 2018 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004011300/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |archive-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live}}

It was reported that 500 million viewers in 25 countries would see the contest.{{cite news |title=Johnny Logan Eurovisions-Sieger |trans-title=Johnny Logan Eurovision winner |url=https://www.eliechtensteinensia.li/viewer/image/000476564_1987/1296/LOG_0105/ |access-date=29 November 2024 |work=Liechtensteiner Volksblatt |date=11 May 1987 |location=Schaan, Liechtenstein |page=8 |language=de |via=Liechtenstein State Library}} Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio programma's weekeinde |trans-title=Radio programme's weekend |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1987-05-09/edition/0/page/22 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Leidse Courant |date=8 May 1987 |page=22 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |language=nl |via=Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115180321/https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1987-05-09/edition/0/page/22 |url-status=live}}

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| RTBF

| RTBF1, {{lang|fr|{{ill|Radio Deux (Belgium)|fr|Radio Deux|lt=Radio Deux}}|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Télévision {{!}} Radio |url=https://uurl.kbr.be/2159695 |access-date=28 November 2024 |work={{ill|Le Drapeau rouge (newspaper)|fr|Le Drapeau rouge (journal)|lt=Le Drapeau rouge}} |date=9–10 May 1987 |pages=14–15 |language=fr |location=Brussels, Belgium |via={{ill|BelgicaPress|nl}}}} {{subscription or libraries}}

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! scope="rowgroup" | {{Flagu|Cyprus|1960}}

| CyBC

| RIK, {{lang|el-latn|A Programma|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Τηλεοραση |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/920850 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|Haravgi|i=unset}} |date=9 May 1987 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=4 |language=el |via={{ill|Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}{{cite news |title=Ραδιοφωνο |trans-title=Radio |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/602495 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|I Simerini|i=unset}} |date=9 May 1987 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=4 |language=el |via=Press and Information Office}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Denmark}}

| DR

| DR TV

| Jørgen de Mylius

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 9. maj 1987 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Saturday 9 May 1987 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1987-05-09 |publisher=DR |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-date=25 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240325034748/https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1987-05-09 |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Finland}}

| YLE

| TV1, {{lang|fi|{{ill|Rinnakkaisohjelma|fi|lt=2-verkko}}|i=unset}}

| Erkki Toivanen

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio · Televisio |trans-title=Radio · Television |url=https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/4c88d106-af11-4197-a473-3f2911290dee |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=9 May 1987 |pages=62–63 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=23 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223164248/https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/4c88d106-af11-4197-a473-3f2911290dee |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|France}}

| colspan="2" | {{lang|fr|Antenne 2|i=unset}}

| Patrick Simpson-Jones

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio-télévision |trans-title=Radio-television |url=https://archive.org/details/LeMondeDiplomatique1987FranceFrench/May%2009%201987%2C%20Le%20Monde%20Diplomatique%2C%20%2313149%2C%20France%20%28fr%29/page/16/mode/2up |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Le Monde |date=9 May 1987 |location=Paris, France |page=16 |via=Internet Archive}}{{cite news |title=Le plus grand gala jamais réalisé |trans-title=The biggest gala ever |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/13730/view?page=94&p=separate&tool=info&view=0,0,5623,3634 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=24 télévision |date=9 May 1987 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=20–21 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Germany}}

| ARD

| {{lang|de|Erstes Deutsches Fernsehen|i=unset}}

| {{ill|Lotti Ohnesorge|de}} and {{ill|Christoph Deumling|de}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Fernsehen – heute |trans-title=Television – today |url=https://ezeitung.nordschleswiger.dk/titles/dernordschleswiger/5642/publications/11302/pages/28 |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=Der Nordschleswiger |date=9 May 1987 |location=Aabenraa, Denmark |page=29 |language=de}}{{cite news |last=Luckow |first=Alexander |title=ARD: Der einzige Störfaktor war Lotti |trans-title=ARD: The only disturbing factor was Lotti |url=https://www.ecgermany.de/archiv/bilder/Fotos%20ESC%201987/Presse%2087%205.JPG |access-date=18 January 2023 |language=de |archive-date=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501163702/http://www.ecgermany.de/archiv/bilder/Fotos%20ESC%201987/Presse%2087%205.JPG |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greece}}

| ERT

| ERT

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Σάββατο 9 Μαΐου 1987 |trans-title=Saturday 9 May 1987 |url=https://vikelaia-epapers.heraklion.gr/newspaper-article/πατρισ-12232/#667773982a1e6-2 |access-date=22 June 2024 |work={{ill|Patris (newspaper)|lt=Patris|el|Πατρίς (εφημερίδα Πύργου)}} |date=9 May 1987 |location=Pyrgos, Greece |page=2 |language=el |via={{ill|Vikelaia Municipal Library|el|Βικελαία Δημοτική Βιβλιοθήκη Ηρακλείου}}}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Iceland}}

| RÚV

| {{lang|is|Sjónvarpið|i=unset}}, {{lang|is|Rás 1|i=unset}}

| Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp |trans-title=Radio/Television |url=https://timarit.is/page/1655304#page/n5/mode/2up |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=9 May 1987 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is |page=6 |via=Timarit.is}}

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Ireland}}

| rowspan="2" | RTÉ

| RTÉ 1

| Marty Whelan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Saturday – Television |magazine=RTÉ Guide |location=Dublin, Ireland |page=14 |date=8 May 1987}}

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| RTÉ FM3

| Larry Gogan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Radio – Saturday |magazine=RTÉ Guide |location=Dublin, Ireland |page=38 |date=8 May 1987}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Israel}}

| IBA

| Israeli Television

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=טלוויזיה כל השבוע – שבת 9.5 |trans-title=TV all week - Saturday 9.5 |url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/?a=d&d=hadashot19870508-01.1.74 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Hadashot |date=8 May 1987 |location=Tel Aviv, Israel |language=he |page=74 |via=National Library of Israel}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Italy}}

| RAI

| {{lang|it|Rai Due|i=unset}}{{efn|Deferred broadcast at 22:45 (CEST)|name="RAI"}}

| Rosanna Vaudetti

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=TV {{!}} martedì 29 marzo |trans-title=TV {{!}} Tuesday 29 March |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1987{{!}}18{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere TV |location=Turin, Italy |date=3–9 May 1987 |volume=64 |issue=18 |pages=116–119 |access-date=31 May 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}

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! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|Luxembourg}}

| rowspan="2" | CLT

| {{lang|fr|RTL Télévision|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | {{cite magazine |title=Samstag, 9. Mai |trans-title=Saturday 9 May |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/t2hdjc6p6d/pages/84 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602174744/https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/t2hdjc6p6d/pages/84 |magazine=Revue Agenda |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |volume=43 |issue=19 |access-date=15 May 2024 |language=de |pages=4–6 |date=7 May 1987 |via=National Library of Luxembourg |url-status=live}}

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| RTL plus

| {{ill|Matthias Krings|de}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Netherlands}}

| NOS

| {{lang|nl|Nederland 1|i=unset}}

| Willem van Beusekom

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Televisie en radio |trans-title=Television and radio |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010611262:mpeg21:p008 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Limburgs Dagblad |date=9 May 1987 |page=8 |location=Heerlen, Netherlands |language=nl |via=Delpher}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Norway}}

| NRK

| {{lang|no|NRK Fjernsynet|i=unset}}, NRK P2

| John Andreassen

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV i kveld |trans-title=TV tonight |url=https://www.nb.no/items/428088977827623bde602b1bbaf53eb2?page=53 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=9 May 1987 |page=38 |location=Fredrikstad, Norway |language=no |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115122918/https://www.nb.no/items/428088977827623bde602b1bbaf53eb2?page=53 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=P2 – Kjøreplan lørdag 9. mai 1987 |trans-title=P2 – Schedule for Saturday 9 May 1987 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/23b33260a93f2613529a6e61d47ccbb0?page=3 |publisher=NRK |access-date=15 January 2023 |page=4 |language=no |date=9 May 1987 |via=National Library of Norway |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115122916/https://www.nb.no/items/23b33260a93f2613529a6e61d47ccbb0?page=3 |url-status=live}} {{subscription or libraries}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Portugal}}

| RTP

| RTP1

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Televisão |trans-title=Television |url=http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06883.200.30842#!23 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Diário de Lisboa |date=9 May 1987 |location=Lisbon, Portugal |page=23 |language=pt |via=Casa Comum |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115122913/http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06883.200.30842#!23 |url-status=live}}

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! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Spain}}

| TVE

| TVE 2

| {{ill|Beatriz Pécker|es}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Television |url=https://liburutegibiltegi.bizkaia.eus/bitstream/id/343764/b1126214x_1987_05_09.PDF |access-date=4 October 2024 |work={{ill|La Gaceta del Norte|es}} |date=9 May 1987 |page=47 |location=Bilbao, Spain |language=es |via={{ill|Bizkaiko Foru Liburutegia|eu}}}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |{{Flagu|Sweden}}

| SVT

| TV1

| Fredrik Belfrage

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV-programmen |trans-title=TV programmes |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=9 May 1987 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=19 |language=sv}}

|-

| {{ill|Sveriges Riksradio|sv|lt=RR}}

| SR P3

| Jacob Dahlin

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radioprogrammen |trans-title=Radio programmes |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=9 May 1987 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=19 |language=sv}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4" | {{Flagu|Switzerland}}

| rowspan="3" | SRG SSR

| {{lang|de|{{ill|SRG Sportkette – SSR Chaîne Sportive – SSR Canale Sportivo|de|SRG Sportkette|lt=SRG Sportkette}}|i=unset}}

| {{ill|Bernard Thurnheer|de}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="3" | {{cite news |title=Fernsehen |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19870509-01.1.47 |access-date=4 January 2025 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |page=47 |date=9–10 May 1987 |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}{{cite magazine |title=Samedi TV – 9 mai |trans-title=Saturday TV – 9 May |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/322294/view?page=35&p=verso&tool=info |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio TV8 |date=30 April 1987 |volume=65 |issue=19 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=68–70 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}{{cite news |title=22 Länder sind diesmal dabei; das europäische Schlagerfestival auf der 'Sportkette' |trans-title=22 countries are participating this time; the European hit festival at the 'Sport chain' |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19870509-01.1.41 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Der Bund |page=41 |date=9 May 1987 |location=Bern, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}

|-

| {{lang|de|{{ill|SRG Sportkette – SSR Chaîne Sportive – SSR Canale Sportivo|de|SRG Sportkette|lt=SSR Chaîne Sportive}}|i=unset}}

| {{ill|Serge Moisson|fr}}

|-

| {{lang|de|{{ill|SRG Sportkette – SSR Chaîne Sportive – SSR Canale Sportivo|de|SRG Sportkette|lt=SSR Canale Sportivo}}|i=unset}}

| {{N/A|}}

|-

| colspan="2" | {{ill|Radio 24 (Switzerland)|de|Radio 24|lt=Radio 24}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19870509-01.1.46 |access-date=28 October 2024 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |page=46 |date=9 May 1987 |location=Zürich, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Turkey}}

| TRT

| TV1

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Televizyon |trans-title=Television |url=https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/1987/5/9/79DD47AC-3357-40D7-AF5F-00199D73E564_3240274_4.jpeg |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=9 May 1987 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115104357/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/1987/5/9/79DD47AC-3357-40D7-AF5F-00199D73E564_3240274_4.jpeg |archive-date=15 January 2023 |location=Istanbul, Turkey |page=4 |language=tr |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|United Kingdom}}

| rowspan="2" | BBC

| BBC1

| Terry Wogan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Eurovision Song Contest 1987 – BBC1 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3d38b75a2eaf4450bf693cf504e61cb8 |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=9 May 1987 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115122912/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/3d38b75a2eaf4450bf693cf504e61cb8 |url-status=live}}

|-

| BBC Radio 2{{efn|Simulcast on BBC Radio 1 VHF,{{cite news |title=Weekend radio guide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/cambridge-evening-news-radio-programmes/168467104/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=Cambridge Evening News |date=9 May 1987 |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Devon,{{cite news |title=Saturday Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press-radio-programmes-for/168463076/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=Western Daily Press |date=9 May 1987 |location=Bristol, United Kingdom |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Humberside,{{cite news |title=Weekend radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-daily-mail-radio-programmes-for-9-m/168466679/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=9 May 1987 |location=Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom |page=15 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Leeds,{{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-radio-progra/168468226/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=The Saturday Examiner |date=9 May 1987 |location=Huddersfield, United Kingdom |page=18 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Leicester,{{cite news |title=Weekend radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/leicester-mercury-radio-programmes-for-9/168559350/ |access-date=22 March 2025 |work=Leicester Mercury |date=9 May 1987 |location=Leicester, United Kingdom |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Solent,{{cite news |title=Radio guide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-echo-radio-programmes-for-9-may-19/168401273/ |access-date=19 March 2025 |work=Evening Echo |date=9 May 1987 |location=Bournemouth, United Kingdom |page=34 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Wales,{{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/liverpool-echo-radio-programmes-for-9-ma/168467749/ |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=9 May 1987 |location=Liverpool, United Kingdom |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}} and BBC Radio York.}}

| Ray Moore

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Eurovision Song Contest – BBC Radio 2 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/573eb098f60141ce9f75b701b8171389 |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=9 May 1987 |via=BBC Genome Project |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104221346/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/573eb098f60141ce9f75b701b8171389 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5" | {{Flagu|Yugoslavia}}

| rowspan="5" | JRT

| {{lang|sh-latn|TV Beograd 1|i=unset}}, TV Zagreb 1, {{ill|RTV 1 (Vojvodina)|sr|РТВ 1|lt=TV Novi Sad}}, TV Sarajevo 1, TV Titograd 1

| Ksenija Urličić

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Телевизија |trans-title=Television |url=https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_19870509{{!}}page:22 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=Borba |date=9–10 May 1987 |location=Belgrade, Yugoslavia |page=22 |language=sh-cyrl |via=Belgrade University Library |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324152716/https://istorijskenovine.unilib.rs/view/index.html#panel:pp{{!}}issue:UB_00064_19870509{{!}}page:22 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Televizió |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.vamadia.rs/periodika-szam/magyar-szo-44-evf-1987-majus-9-125-sz-1-24-oldal |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Magyar Szó |date=9 May 1987 |location=Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |page=24 |language=hu |via={{lang|hu|Vajdasági Magyar Digitális Adattár|i=unset}}}}{{cite news |title=TV Zagreb |url=https://library.foi.hr/dbook/novine.php?C=20&godina=1987&broj=000009&page=009 |access-date=13 May 2024 |work=Glas Podravine |date=22 April 1983 |page=9 |language=sh |location=Koprivnica, Yugoslavia |via={{ill|Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin, University of Zagreb|hr|Fakultet organizacije i informatike u Varaždinu}} |archive-date=14 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514001354/https://library.foi.hr/dbook/novine.php?C=20&godina=1987&broj=000009&page=009 |url-status=live}}

|-

| TV Koper-Capodistria

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | {{cite news |title=Sobota, 9. maja |trans-title=Saturday, 9 May |url=https://dlib.si/details/URN:NBN:SI:doc-92FGE9DU |access-date=27 May 2024 |work=Primorski dnevnik TV teden |date=7 May 1987 |page=2 |language=sl |location=Trieste, Italy |via=Digital Library of Slovenia}}

|-

| {{ill|TV SLO 1|sl|lt=TV Ljubljana 1}}

| Vesna Pfeifer

|-

| {{ill|Radio Television of Prishtina|sr|РТС Приштина|sq|Radio Televizioni i Prishtinës|lt=TV Prishtina}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" |

|-

| TV Skopje 1

| {{N/A|}}

|}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Monday – May 11 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13037947 |access-date=14 January 2023 |work=The Canberra Times TV Guide |date=11 May 1987 |location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |page=2 |via=Trove |archive-date=15 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115103737/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13037947 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Bulgaria|1971}}

| BT

| BT 1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 6 June 1987 at 22:10 (EEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Телевизия |trans-title=Television |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/RabotnicheskoDelo_1987_06/?pg=41&layout=s |access-date=17 January 2025 |work={{lang|bg-latn|Rabotnichesko Delo|i=unset}} |date=6 June 1987 |page=6 |location=Sofia, Bulgaria |language=bg |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Czechoslovakia}}

| ČST

| ČST2{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 6 June 1987 at 16:55 (CEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=sobota 6.6. |trans-title=Saturday 06/06 |url=https://kramerius.rozhlas.cz/view/uuid:8d8ff4d4-48e5-4752-abb4-4bb81addfc4e?page=uuid:966970c8-5343-4076-94a4-0d5dca7565c1 |access-date=19 May 2024 |work={{ill|Týdeník Rozhlas|cs|lt=Rozhlas}} |location=Prague, Czech Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia |date=25 May 1987 |volume=65 |issue=23 |page=15 |language=cs |via={{ill|Kramerius (digital library)|cs|Kramerius (digitální knihovna)|lt=Kramerius}} |archive-date=19 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519172544/https://kramerius.rozhlas.cz/view/uuid:8d8ff4d4-48e5-4752-abb4-4bb81addfc4e?page=uuid:966970c8-5343-4076-94a4-0d5dca7565c1 |url-status=live}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Estonian SSR}}

| colspan="2" | ETV{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 4 June 1987 at 23:25 (MSD)|name=Soviet}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=N. 4. VI |trans-title=T. 4. June |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=televisioon19870601.1.5 |access-date=21 June 2024 |magazine=Televisioon |date=1–7 June 1987 |issue=23 |location=Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |pages=5–6 |language=et |via={{ill|DIGAR|et}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Faroe Islands}}

| colspan="2" | SvF

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Sjónvarp |trans-title=Television |url=https://epaper.infomedia.dk/wxn/19870508?s=1&p=12 |access-date=16 July 2024 |work=Oyggjatíðindi |date=8 May 1987 |location=Hoyvík, Faroe Islands |language=fo, da |page=13 |via={{ill|Infomedia|dk}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Greenland}}

| KNR

| KNR{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 23 May 1987 at 20:05 (WGST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV-kkut Aallakaatitassat {{!}} TV-Program |trans-title=TV-Programme |url=https://timarit.is/page/3817908#page/n42/mode/2up |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Atuagagdliutit |date=13 May 1987 |location=Nuuk, Greenland |language=kl, da |page=43 |via=Timarit.is}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Hungary}}

| MTV

| MTV2{{efn|Deferred broadcast the following day at 20:00 (CEST)}}

| István Vágó

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Vasárnap május 10 |trans-title=Sunday 10 May |url=https://nemzetiarchivum.hu/news_archive/item/NEWS-N0hFSVB6T2ZpRHhFc3U4RWUvZEZ6R29UZ0xRVGtSNklwZUtXU3NnMXA3RT0 |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Rádió– és Televízióújság |location=Budapest, Hungary |volume=32 |issue=18 |date=4 May 1987 |page=19 |language=hu |via=Nemzeti Archívum}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Jordan}}

| JRTV

| JTV2

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV & Radio |url=https://archive.org/details/JordanTimes1987JordanEnglish/May%2009%201987%2C%20Jordan%20Times%2C%20%233469%2C%20Jordan%20%28en%29/page/n1/mode/2up |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=The Jordan Times |date=9 May 1987 |location=Amman, Jordan |page=2 |via=Internet Archive}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Poland}}

| TP

| TP1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 23 May 1987 at 20:00 (CEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Telewizja |trans-title=Television |url=http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=89377&from=publication |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Dziennik Polski |date=22 May 1987 |page=8 |location=Kraków, Poland |language=pl |via=Digital Library of Małopolska}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" | {{Flagu|South Korea|1984}}

| rowspan="2" | KBS

| 1TV{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 29 May 1987 at 21:50 (KST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=87 유럽 송콘테스트 실황 |trans-title=87 European Song Contest Live |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1987052900209212004 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=The Dong-A Ilbo |date=29 May 1987 |location=Seoul, South Korea |page=10 |language=ko |via=Naver}}

|-

| 2FM{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 16 May 1987 at 11:00 (KST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=AM-FM |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1987051600239112016 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=The Chosun Ilbo |date=16 May 1987 |location=Seoul, South Korea |page=12 |language=ko |via=Naver}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|Soviet Union}}

| CT USSR

| Programme One{{efn|name=Soviet}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Телевидение, программа на неделю |trans-title=Television, weekly programme |url=http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/1987__1-7_ijunja.pdf |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Pravda |location=Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |date=29 May 1987 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115094815/http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/1987__1-7_ijunja.pdf |archive-date=15 January 2023 |page=6 |language=ru |url-status=live}}

|}

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