Eurovision Song Contest 1988

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The 1988 contest took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the {{escyr|1987||1987 edition}} with the song "Hold Me Now", performed by Johnny Logan. It was the third time that Ireland had hosted the contest, following the {{escyr|1971}} and {{escyr|1981}} events also held in Dublin.{{cite web |title=Ireland – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/ireland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=26 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621202349/https://eurovision.tv/country/ireland |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-status=live}}

The selected venue was the Simmonscourt Pavilion of the Royal Dublin Society, a multi-purpose venue situated in the Ballsbridge area of the city, which had previously hosted the 1981 contest.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}{{cite web |title=RDS Simmonscourt, Royal Dublin Society {{!}} Explore Hotels Nearby + Fairgrounds Info |url=https://getaltd.co.uk/venues/rds-simmonscourt |publisher=Geta |access-date=2 November 2024}} Space for approximately 1,500 people in the audience was expected following construction of the stage and other technical aspects.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}

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

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{{ESC 1988 participants}}

The same twenty-two countries which had participated the {{escyr|1987||previous year}} submitted entries for the 1988 contest, with the draw to determine the running order of the 1988 contest held on 11 December 1987.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=371–373}} However, a number of weeks before the event, it was discovered that the song selected to represent {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=1988}}, "{{lang|el-latn|Thimame|i=unset}}", written by John Vickers and Aristos Moschovakis and sung by Yiannis Dimitrou, had previously competed in the {{esccnty|Cyprus|y=1984|t=1984 Cypriot national selection}} under the title "{{lang|el-latn|San to rok-en-rol|i=unset}}", and was therefore ineligible to compete at Eurovision.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}{{cite news |title=Το σκάνδαλο Γιουροβίζιον – Ποιος παραβίασε τους κανονισμούς; |trans-title=Opinion: The Eurovision scandal – Who broke the rules? |url=https://pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/913060 |access-date=31 October 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|Haravgi|i=unset}} |date=15 March 1988 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=4 |language=el |via={{ill|Cyprus Press and Information Office|el|Γραφείο Τύπου και Πληροφοριών}}}}{{cite news |title=Ξεκαθαρίζει σήμερα το θέμα με Γιουροβίζιον |trans-title=Clarifies the issue with Eurovision today |url=https://pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/1131154 |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Mesimvrini |date=28 February 1988 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=2 |language=el |via=Cyprus Press and Information Office}} The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) subsequently announced on 12 March 1988 that it had nullified the selection of "{{lang|el-latn|Thimame|i=unset}}" as the Cypriot entry; as the rules of the 1988 Cypriot selection did not provide for a second-placed song to be declared, and as there was not enough time to stage a second selection process to determine a replacement entry, CyBC was ultimately unable to participate in the contest.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}{{cite news |title=Η Κύπρος δεν μετέχει στη 'Γιουροβίζιον' |trans-title=Cyprus does not participate in Eurovision |url=https://pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/913058 |access-date=31 October 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|Haravgi|i=unset}} |date=13 March 1988 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=16 |language=el |via=Cyprus Press and Information Office}}

Several of the artists which competed in this year's contest had performed in previous editions of the event. {{esccnty|Sweden}}'s Tommy Körberg had competed in the {{escyr|1969||1969 contest}};{{cite web |title=Third time lucky for Tommy Körberg? |url=https://eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/third-time-lucky-tommy-koerberg |publisher=EuroVisionary |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329150237/http://www.eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/third-time-lucky-tommy-koerberg |archive-date=29 March 2016 |date=6 August 2012 |url-status=live}} the duo Hot Eyes, also known as Kirsten and Søren, represented {{esccnty|Denmark}} for a third time, following appearances at the {{escyr|1984}} and {{escyr|1985}} contests;{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Kasper |title=Da Kirsten Siggaard næsten fødte på scenen |trans-title=When Kirsten Siggaard almost gave birth on stage |url=https://www.dr.dk/event/melodigrandprix/da-kirsten-siggaard-naesten-fodte-pa-scenen |publisher=DR |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=da |date=19 February 2011}} the group MFÖ returned for {{esccnty|Turkey}} after also competing in 1985;{{cite news |title=Eurovision resmi hesabından Özkan Uğur paylaşımı |trans-title=Özkan Uğur shared from the official Eurovision account |url=https://www.birgun.net/haber/eurovision-resmi-hesabindan-ozkan-ugur-paylasimi-452226 |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=BirGün |date=11 July 2023 |language=tr}} {{esccnty|Portugal}}'s Dora competed again {{escyr|1986||two years after}} her previous entry;{{cite web |last1=Callixto |first1=João Carlos |title=Dora |url=https://www.rtp.pt/rtpmemoria/gramofone/dora-por-joao-carlos-callixto_1252 |publisher=Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=pt}} and {{esccnty|Israel}}'s Yardena Arazi returned to compete as a solo artist, after previously representing her country as part of the group Chocolate Menta Mastik in {{escyr|1976}}, and co-hosting the {{escyr|1979||1979 contest}} held in Jerusalem.{{cite news |title=1976: חלקנו יחד את המתח |trans-title=1976: We shared the tension together |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/646757 |access-date=31 October 2024 |work=Israel Hayom |date=23 April 2019 |language=he}} Additionally, {{esccnty|Finland}}'s Boulevard had previously performed as the backing group for the previous year's Finnish entrant Vicky Rosti, and among Yardena Arazi's backing vocalists was Yehuda Tamir and {{ill|Reuven Gvirtz|he|ראובן גבירץ}}, members of the Israeli group Milk and Honey which had won the {{escyr|1979||1979 contest}}.{{cite web |title=Boulevard |url=https://eurovision-spain.com/participante/boulevard-1988/ |publisher=Eurovision Spain |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Milk and Honey |url=https://eurovision-spain.com/participante/milk-and-honey-1979/ |publisher=Eurovision Spain |access-date=31 October 2024 |language=es}}

A separate musical director could be nominated by each country to lead the orchestra during their performance, with the host musical director also available to conduct for those countries which did not nominate their own conductor. All entries were accompanied by the orchestra, except for {{esccnty|Iceland|y=1988}} and {{esccnty|Italy|y=1988}}, who were accompanied solely by backing track. In the case of the Italian entry, their backing track featured the contest's first, and {{as of|2024|lc=y}} only, fade-out ending.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=339–347}}

The Eurovision Song Contest 1988 was produced by the Irish public broadcaster {{lang|ga|Radio Telefís Éireann|i=unset}} (RTÉ). Liam Miller served as executive producer, Declan Lowney served as director, Paula Farrell and Michael Grogan served as designers, and Noel Kelehan served as musical director, leading the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.{{cite web |title=Dublin 1988 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1988 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=21 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015175417/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1988 |archive-date=15 October 2022 |url-status=live}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|p=350}}{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=217}} On behalf of the contest organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the event was overseen by Frank Naef as executive supervisor.{{cite web |title=The Organisers behind the Eurovision Song Contest |date=27 March 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=31 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925231140/https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers |archive-date=25 September 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Former Eurovision scrutineer Frank Naef shares his backstage recollections |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/former-eurovision-scrutineer-frank-naef-shares-his-backstage-recollections |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=1 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513210954/https://eurovision.tv/story/former-eurovision-scrutineer-frank-naef-shares-his-backstage-recollections |archive-date=13 May 2018 |date=10 February 2017}}{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=210}} The presenters of the contest were broadcaster Pat Kenny and television announcer and Miss Ireland 1980 Michelle Rocca; the duo were announced by RTÉ in February 1988 following auditions held in the previous weeks.{{cite AV media |last=Wynne-Jones |first=Vere |author-link=Vere Wynne-Jones |date=17 February 1988 |title=RTÉ Eurovision Hosts |type=News report |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21269654-rt-eurovision-hosts/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |location=Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |via=RTÉ Libraries and Archives}}{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Catherine |title=Michelle -- the recluse who just can't keep herself out of the news |url=https://www.independent.ie/life/michelle-the-recluse-who-just-cant-keep-herself-out-of-the-news/26661079.html |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=Irish Independent |date=19 June 2010}} It was the first time since {{escyr|1979}} that more than one person had presented the contest.{{cite web |last1=Jiandani |first1=Sergio |title=Eurovision 2019: Who will host the contest? The search for the hosts kicks off |url=https://esctoday.com/169098/eurovision-2019-who-will-host-the-contest-the-search-for-hosts-kicks-off/ |publisher=ESCToday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114020224/http://esctoday.com/169098/eurovision-2019-who-will-host-the-contest-the-search-for-hosts-kicks-off/ |archive-date=14 November 2018 |date=13 November 2018 |url-status=live}}

Several technical innovations and improvements were introduced to the contest for the first time, spearheaded by executive producer Liam Miller and director Declan Lowney, who were eager to make the contest more to a younger audience.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=112–115}}{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}} The traditional physical scoreboard was replaced by a computer-generated version, displayed on two video walls constructed on either side of the stage.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=112–115}} These video walls also displayed the performances and footage of the artists in the green room during the voting sequence, allowing the audience in the arena to see the televised footage within the venue for the first time.{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}} A modern feel was also implemented within the stage design by Paula Farrell and Michael Grogan, and the graphic design by Maria Quigley, aspects which had already been modernised for the previous year's edition.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=112–115}}{{cite AV media |last=Harding |first=Peter |date=March 1988 |title=RTÉ set/graphic designers (1988) |type=Photograph |url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2327/059.html |access-date=17 November 2024 |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |via=RTÉ Libraries and Archives}} The stage, at over 40 metres in length, was the largest ever built for the contest at that point, and took up almost a third of the 18,000m² space within the Simmonscourt Pavilion.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}} The stage design, which created an illusion of depth, alongside tight camera shots of the audience and creative lighting use, resulted in an overall impression that the contest was being held in a vast and packed arena, rather than the modest space of the Simmonscourt Pavilion.{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}}

Rehearsals for the participating artists began on 25 April 1988. Two technical rehearsals were conducted for each participating delegation in the week approaching the contest, with countries rehearsing in the order in which they would perform. The first rehearsals, comprising a 15-minute stage call and 35-minute performance, were held on 25 and 26 April, followed by a press conference for each delegation and the accredited press. Each country's second rehearsals were held on 27 and 28 April, with a 10-minute stage call and 25 minutes for performances. On 28 April, the contest venue received a visit from the Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

{{cite AV media |last=Reynolds |first=Gerry |author-link=Gerry Reynolds (broadcaster) |date=28 April 1988 |title=Haughey Visits Eurovision Set |type=News report |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21275024-haughey-visits-eurovision-set/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |location=Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |via=RTÉ Libraries and Archives}} Three dress rehearsals were held with all artists, held in the afternoon and evening of 29 April and in the afternoon of 30 April; the second of these rehearsals was filmed as a production stand-by in case the live event was disrupted, with a live audience present.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=371–373}} During the contest week, {{esccnty|Sweden}}'s Tommy Körberg had been suffering from a throat infection; although he was able to perform during the event-proper, for the 29 April evening dress rehearsal the songwriter of the Swedish entry Py Bäckman performed the entry in his stead.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|p=339}}{{cite web |last1=Laufer |first1=Gil |title=Portugal: Luisa Sobral to take over first and second rehearsals in Kyiv |url=https://esctoday.com/144308/portugal-luisa-sobral-take-first-second-rehearsals-kyiv/ |publisher=ESCToday |access-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420052834/http://esctoday.com/144308/portugal-luisa-sobral-take-first-second-rehearsals-kyiv/ |archive-date=20 April 2017 |date=17 April 2017 |url-status=live}}

Each participating broadcaster submitted one song, which was required to be no longer than three minutes in duration and performed in the language, or one of the languages, of the country which it represented.{{cite web |title=How it works |date=18 May 2019 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531032850/https://eurovision.tv/about/how-it-works |archive-date=31 May 2022 |language=en-gb |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Jerusalem 1999 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1999 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621202249/https://eurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1999 |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-status=live}} A maximum of six performers were allowed on stage during each country's performance.{{cite web |title=The Rules of the Contest |date=31 October 2018 |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004011300/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules |archive-date=4 October 2022 |url-status=live}} Each entry could utilise all or part of the live orchestra and could use instrumental-only backing tracks, however any backing tracks used could only include the sound of instruments featured on stage being mimed by the performers.{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=#EurovisionAgain travels back to Dublin 1997 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovisionagain-dublin-1997 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523190024/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovisionagain-dublin-1997 |archive-date=23 May 2022 |date=18 April 2020 |url-status=live}}

The results of the 1988 contest were determined through the same scoring system as had first been introduced in {{escyr|1975}}: each country awarded twelve points to its favourite entry, followed by ten points to its second favourite, and then awarded points in decreasing value from eight to one for the remaining songs which featured in the country's top ten, with countries unable to vote for their own entry.{{cite web |title=In a Nutshell |url=https://eurovision.tv/history/in-a-nutshell |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=8 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626052301/https://eurovision.tv/history/in-a-nutshell |archive-date=26 June 2022 |date=31 March 2017 |url-status=dead}} The points awarded by each country were determined by an assembled jury of sixteen individuals, who were all required to be members of the public with no connection to the music industry, split evenly between men and women and across four age groups: 15–25; 26–35; 36–45; and 46–60. Each jury member voted in secret and awarded between one and ten votes to each participating song, excluding that from their own country and with no abstentions permitted. The votes of each member were collected following the country's performance and then tallied by the non-voting jury chairperson to determine the points to be awarded. In any cases where two or more songs in the top ten received the same number of votes, a show of hands by all jury members was used to determine the final placing.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|p=347}} The jury composition and voting process was modified slightly compared to the 1987 contest, due to the increase in the number of participating countries in recent years, expanding from eleven members who awarded between one and five votes for each song.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|p=347}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2014|p=189–190}}

As established at the {{escyr|1970||1970 contest}}, in the event that two or more countries finished in first place with the same number of points, the artists representing these countries would perform their entries again, and the juries in all countries not involved in the tie-break would determine the winner, with each country's jury selecting their favourite of the entries by a show of hands of all jurors. If after all countries had determined their favourites and there was still a tie for first place, the countries involved in this tie would be declared joint winners.{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=Happy 50th Anniversary, Eurovision 1970! |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/happy-50th-anniversary-1970-eurovision |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505124432/https://eurovision.tv/story/happy-50th-anniversary-1970-eurovision |archive-date=5 May 2020 |date=29 April 2020 |url-status=live}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2014|p=25–26}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|p=371}}

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The contest took place on 30 April 1988 at 20:00 (IST) with a duration of 2 hours and 50 minutes.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=338–347}} Had Cyprus participated as planned, the country had been drawn to perform in position number two.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=336–338}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=338–347}}

The contest was opened by a video montage highlighting ancient Celtic structures, items and mythology pertaining to prehistoric Ireland, transitioning to footage of modern-day Ireland and Dublin. This was followed by a performance of the previous year's winning entry, "Hold Me Now", by Johnny Logan.{{cite AV media |date=30 April 1988 |title=Eurovision Song Contest: Dublin 1988 |type=Television programme |location=Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |language=en, fr}} The interval act was the Irish rock group Hothouse Flowers, with a music video of their song "Don't Go"; the group's lead singer Liam Ó Maonlaí also appeared on stage before the music video played to explain the meaning behind the song{{snd}}first in Irish, then in English{{snd}}while playing the piano.{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}}{{cite web |title=23 years ago today - Céline Dion wins for Switzerland |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/23-years-ago-today-celine-dion-wins-for-switzerland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229175008/https://eurovision.tv/story/23-years-ago-today-celine-dion-wins-for-switzerland |archive-date=29 December 2017 |date=30 April 2011 |url-status=live}} The music video, featuring performances of the song by the band in eleven European countries, received funding from the European Economic Community as part of the organisation's goal of advancing European integration.{{sfn|Knox|2015|p=102–107|loc=Chapter 12. Beauty and the Brains}}{{cite AV media |last=Reynolds |first=Gerry |author-link=Gerry Reynolds (broadcaster) |date=6 April 1988 |title=EEC To Support Eurovision |type=News report |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21269654-rt-eurovision-hosts/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |location=Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |via=RTÉ Libraries and Archives}} The trophy awarded to the winners was presented at the end of the broadcast by Johnny Logan.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|p=216}}

The winner was {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1988}} represented by the song "{{lang|fr|Ne partez pas sans moi|i=unset}}", composed by Atilla Şereftuğ, written by Nella Martinetti and performed by Céline Dion.{{cite web |title=Dublin 1988 – Céline Dion |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/celine-dion |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725183737/https://eurovision.tv/participant/celine-dion |archive-date=25 July 2022 |url-status=live}} It was Switzerland's second Eurovision win, following their victory at the {{escyr|1956||inaugural edition}} in 1956.{{cite web |title=Switzerland – Participation history |url=https://eurovision.tv/country/switzerland |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=25 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922044207/https://eurovision.tv/country/switzerland |archive-date=22 September 2022 |url-status=live}} It also remains {{as of|2024|lc=y}} the last time that a song in the French language has won.{{cite web |title=Following a Swiss Eurovision win: What Céline Dion did next |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/swiss-eurovision-win-celine-dion |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2024 |date=20 June 2024}} The {{esccnty|United Kingdom}} finished in second place for the eleventh time, while {{esccnty|Austria}} finished in last place for the sixth time, and achieved its second nul points result.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=349}}{{cite web |title=Austria in Eurovision: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/austria |publisher=Eurovision World |access-date=17 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=1966: Austria's finest hour |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/1966-austria-s-finest-hour |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513004550/https://eurovision.tv/story/1966-austria-s-finest-hour |archive-date=13 May 2018 |date=25 August 2012 |url-status=live}}

Each participating broadcaster appointed a spokesperson, connected to the contest venue via telephone lines and responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for its respective country.{{cite web |title=Lugano to Liverpool: Broadcasting Eurovision |url=https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/broadcasting-eurovision/ |publisher=National Science and Media Museum |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512185848/https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/broadcasting-eurovision/ |archive-date=12 May 2023 |date=24 May 2021 |url-status=live}} Known spokespersons at the 1988 contest are listed below.

• {{flagu|Finland}}{{snd}}Solveig Herlin{{sfn|Murtomäki|2007|pp=148–151}}
• {{flagu|Iceland}}{{snd}}Guðrún Skúladóttir{{cite news |title=Fór út með vinningsglampann í sólgleraugunum |trans-title=Went out with the winning glare in the sunglasses |url=https://timarit.is/page/1680052#page/n65/mode/2up |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=3 May 1988 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is |pages=66–67 |via=Timarit.is}}
• {{flagu|Ireland}}{{snd}}John Skehan{{efn|Confirmed by host Pat Kenny during the broadcast.}}
• {{flagu|Norway}}{{snd}}Andreas Diesen{{cite news |title=Dublin, can you hear me? |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d59e03132f7435c513ebbb55aca6024e |access-date=17 December 2024 |work=Dagbladet |date=30 April 1988 |page=54 |location=Oslo, Norway |language=no |via=National Library of Norway}} {{Subscription or libraries}}
• {{flagu|Sweden}}{{snd}}Maud Uppling{{sfn|Thorsson|Verhage|2006|pp=200–201}}
• {{flagu|United Kingdom}}{{snd}}Colin Berry{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016}}
• {{flagu|Yugoslavia}}{{snd}}Miša Molk{{cite web |title=Vas zanima, kakšno vlogo igra Miša Molk na letošnji Emi? |trans-title=Are you interested in what role Miša Molk plays at this year's EMA? |url=https://elle.metropolitan.si/lifestyle/dolg-jezik/vas-zanima-kaksno-vlogo-igra-misa-molk-na-letosnji-emi/ |publisher=Elle Slovenija |access-date=11 December 2023 |language=en |date=24 February 2018}}

Jury voting was used to determine the points awarded by all countries.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=347–349}} The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in English or French in ascending order.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=347–349}} The detailed breakdown of the points awarded by each country is listed in the tables below.

The 1988 contest has become notable for its tense voting sequence right until the final jury announced its points. With three countries left to vote the United Kingdom had a fifteen-point lead over Switzerland, however this gap was closed to only five points going into the final jury. When the Yugoslav jury awarded Switzerland 6 points, it appeared that victory was within reach for the UK as the camera cut to a crestfallen Céline Dion in the green room; however the British entry would ultimately receive no points from Yugoslavia, leading Switzerland to win the contest by one point.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=112–115}}{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=347–349}} It remains one of the closest margins of victory, and the closest result since {{escyr|1969}}, when there was a four-way tie for first place. It also marked the second time that the UK had come in second place with only one point separating it from the winner, following the {{escyr|1968||1968 contest}}.{{sfn|Roxburgh|2016|pp=347–349}}

The below table summarises how the maximum 12 points were awarded from one country to another. The winning country is shown in bold. Denmark, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Yugoslavia received the maximum score of 12 points from three of the voting countries, the Netherlands received two sets of 12 points, and France, Ireland, Norway and Sweden each received one maximum score.

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 viewers. These commentators were typically sent to the venue to report on the event, and were able to provide commentary from small booths within the venue.{{cite web |title=Commentator's guide to the commentators |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/commentator-s-guide-to-the-commentators |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181824/https://eurovision.tv/story/commentator-s-guide-to-the-commentators |archive-date=12 November 2018 |date=15 May 2011 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last1=Escudero |first1=Victor M. |title=Commentators: The national hosts of Eurovision |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/commentators-sweden-mans-zelmerlow-edward-af-sillen |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=2 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516182452/https://eurovision.tv/story/commentators-sweden-mans-zelmerlow-edward-af-sillen |archive-date=16 May 2017 |date=14 May 2017 |url-status=live}} 33 commentary booths were constructed for the event, and it was expected that the contest would be relayed by over 40 television and radio broadcasters, with an estimated audience of 600 million viewers.{{cite AV media |last=Reynolds |first=Gerry |author-link=Gerry Reynolds (broadcaster) |date=29 April 1988 |title=Eurovision '88 Preview |type=News report |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/collections/news/21275033-eurovision-88-preview/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |location=Dublin, Ireland |publisher=Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) |via=RTÉ Libraries and Archives}}{{cite news |title=Eurovision: la Suisse l'emporte |trans-title=Eurovision: Switzerland wins |url=https://www.letempsarchives.ch/page/GDL_1988_05_02/11 |access-date=2 December 2024 |work=Gazette de Lausanne |agency=Swiss Telegraphic Agency |date=2 May 1988 |page=11 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |language=fr |via=Le Temps}} The contest was also reportedly broadcast in the countries of Eastern Europe via Intervision, and in Australia and South Korea.{{cite news |last=de Cocq |first=René |title=Zwitserland kiest voor dubbel-presentatie |trans-title=Switzerland opts for double presentation |url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1989-05-02/edition/0/page/17 |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Leidse Courant |language=nl |date=2 May 1989 |page=17 |location=Leiden, Netherlands |via=Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken}}

Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators are shown in the tables below.

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|-

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

| DR

| DR TV, DR P2

| Jørgen de Mylius

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |title=Alle tiders programoversigter – Lørdag den 30. april 1988 |trans-title=All-time programme overviews – Saturday 30 April 1988 |url=https://www.dr.dk/alletidersprogramoversigter/?date=1988-04-30 |publisher=DR |language=da |access-date=30 April 2024}}

|-

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

| YLE

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

| Erkki Pohjanheimo

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio · Televisio |trans-title=Radio · Television |url=https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/ce9d3ff7-af1f-4407-828b-4697e0f7310d |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |location=Helsinki, Finland |date=30 April 1988 |pages=52–53 |language=fi |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Euroviisut Dublinista |trans-title=Eurovision from Dublin |url=https://nakoislehti.hs.fi/ce9d3ff7-af1f-4407-828b-4697e0f7310d |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=Helsingin Sanomat |location=Helsinki, Finland |date=30 April 1988 |page=53 |language=fi |url-access=subscription |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013450/https://www.hs.fi/lehti/hsarchive/ce9d3ff7-af1f-4407-828b-4697e0f7310d/1 |url-status=live}}

|-

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

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

| {{ill|Lionel Cassan|fr|Lionel Cassan}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio-télévision |trans-title=Radio-television |url=https://archive.org/details/LeMondeDiplomatique1988FranceFrench/Apr%2030%201988%2C%20Le%20Monde%20Diplomatique%2C%20%2313453%2C%20France%20%28fr%29/page/n19/mode/2up |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Le Monde |date=30 April 1988 |location=Paris, France |page=21 |via=Internet Archive}}{{Cite web |title=33ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1988 (catalog record) |url=http://inatheque.ina.fr/doc/TV-RADIO/DA_CPB88005668/33eme-concours-eurovision-de-la-chanson-1988?rang=25%2033%C3%A8me |access-date=18 January 2023 |via={{ill|Inathèque|fr}} |publisher={{lang|fr|Institut national de l'audiovisuel|i=unset}} (INA) |language=fr |id=CPB88005668}}

|-

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

| ARD

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

| Nicole and Claus-Erich Boetzkes

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Fernsehen / Hörfunk |trans-title=Television / Radio |url=https://ezeitung.nordschleswiger.dk/titles/dernordschleswiger/5642/publications/11597/pages/28 |access-date=19 November 2024 |work=Der Nordschleswiger |date=30 April 1988 |location=Aabenraa, Denmark |page=29 |language=de}}{{cite magazine |title=Tränen um Mitternacht |trans-title=Tears at midnight |url=https://www.ecgermany.de/archiv/bilder/1988%20Fotos/Presse%2088%205.JPG |magazine=Gong |location=Munich, West Germany |access-date=18 January 2023 |language=de}}

|-

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

| ERT

| ET1

| Dafni Bokota

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Σάββατο |trans-title=Saturday |url=https://medusa.libver.gr/iguana/www.main.cls?surl=search&p=2cafc322-e6e4-433a-9fcf-b8b0e4d5c7da#recordId=3.1507&srchDb=3 |access-date=18 June 2024 |work={{ill|Laos (newspaper)|lt=Laos|el|Λαός (εφημερίδα)}} |date=30 April 1988 |location=Veria, Greece |page=6 |language=el |via={{ill|Public Central Library of Veria|el|Δημόσια Κεντρική Βιβλιοθήκη Βέροιας}}}}{{cite news |first=Temuçin |last=Tüzecan |title=TV'de Eurovision fırtınası |trans-title=Eurovision storm on TV |url=https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1988.04.30 |date=30 April 1988 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 November 2024 |work=Milliyet |location=Istanbul, Turkey |page=2 |language=tr}}

|-

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

| RÚV

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

| Hermann Gunnarsson

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Útvarp/Sjónvarp |trans-title=Radio/Television |url=https://timarit.is/page/1679832#page/n5/mode/2up |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=30 April 1988 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is |page=6 |via=Timarit.is}}

|-

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

| rowspan="2" | RTÉ

| RTÉ 1

| Mike Murphy

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Saturday's Television |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/0430/Pg026.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times Weekend |location=Dublin, Ireland |date=30 April 1986 |page=6 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=Celebrities and public figures launch Irish campaign to boycott Eurovision 2019 in Israel |url=https://bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel |publisher=Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions |access-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222163524/https://bdsmovement.net/news/celebrities-and-public-figures-launch-irish-campaign-boycott-eurovision-2019-israel |archive-date=22 February 2019 |date=30 July 2018 |url-status=live}}

|-

| RTÉ FM3

| Larry Gogan

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1988/0430/Pg026.html |access-date=22 December 2022 |newspaper=The Irish Times Weekend |location=Dublin, Ireland |date=30 April 1986 |page=6 |url-access=subscription}}

|-

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

| IBA

| Israeli Television, {{ill|Reshet Gimel|he|רשת ג'}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=שבת 30.4.88 – טלוויזיה |trans-title=Saturday 30/04/88 – Television |url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/?a=d&d=mar19880429-01.1.150 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Maariv |date=29 April 1988 |location=Tel Aviv, Israel |language=he |pages=150–151 |via=National Library of Israel}}

|-

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

| RAI

| {{lang|it|Rai Tre|i=unset}}

| Daniele Piombi

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Sabato 30 aprile |trans-title=Saturday 30 April |url=http://www.radiocorriere.teche.rai.it/Download.aspx?data=1988{{!}}17{{!}}000{{!}}P |magazine=Radiocorriere TV |location=Turin, Italy |date=24–30 April 1988 |volume=65 |issue=17 |pages=116–119 |access-date=21 June 2024 |language=it |via=Rai Teche}}

|-

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

| rowspan="2" | CLT

| {{lang|fr|RTL Télévision|i=unset}}{{efn|Additional broadcast on {{lang|fr|Canal 21}}}}

| {{ill|Valérie Sarn|fr}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |date=27 April 1988 |title=Samstag, 30. April {{!}} Samedi, 30 avril |trans-title=Saturday 30 April |url=https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/3djmx4h8zq/pages/94 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603215433/https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/3djmx4h8zq/pages/94 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |access-date=15 May 2024 |magazine=Agenda |location=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |volume=44 |issue=16 |pages=6–9 |language=fr, de, lb |via=National Library of Luxembourg}}{{cite AV media |date=April 1988 |title=RTL Télévision Eurovision 1988 promo |quote=C'est en direct du Royal Dublin Society que Valérie Sarn assurera les commentaires de cette grande soirée. |trans-quote=It's live from the Royal Dublin Society that Valérie Sarn will provide the commentary for this great evening.}}

|-

| RTL plus

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" |

|-

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

| NOS

| {{lang|nl|Nederland 3|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:010611714:mpeg21:p048 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Limburgs Dagblad |date=30 April 1988 |page=50 |location=Heerlen, Netherlands |language=nl |via=Delpher |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013420/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010611714:mpeg21:p048 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last=Langerak |first=Henk |title=Een groot gezelschapsspel |trans-title=A great board game |url=https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:003066025:mpeg21:p00031 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=AD Zaterdag 2 |date=30 April 1988 |page=5 |location=Rotterdam, Netherlands |language=nl |via=Delpher |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013901/https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003066025:mpeg21:p00031 |url-status=live}}

|-

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

| NRK

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

| John Andreassen

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV lørdag |trans-title=TV Saturday |url=https://www.nb.no/items/708a6c9783403a650cb06f8d0d992dc3?page=21 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad |date=30 April 1988 |pages=22–23 |location=Sarpsborg, Norway |language=no |via=National Library of Norway}}{{cite web |title=P2 – Kjøreplan lørdag 30. april 1988 |trans-title=P2 – Timetable Saturday 30 April 1988 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/3099808e95d168fb8d482d7169490098?page=1 |publisher=NRK |access-date=15 January 2023 |page=3 |language=no |date=30 April 1988 |via=National Library of Norway}} {{subscription or libraries}}

|-

! 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=06886.203.31135#!27 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Diário de Lisboa |date=30 April 1988 |location=Lisbon, Portugal |page=27 |language=pt |via=Casa Comum |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013857/http://casacomum.org/cc/visualizador?pasta=06886.203.31135#!27 |url-status=live}}

|-

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

| TVE

| TVE 2

| {{ill|Beatriz Pécker|es}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=La programació |trans-title=The programming |url=https://ahcbdigital.bcn.cat/hemeroteca/visualitzador/ahcb-d108045 |access-date=6 October 2024 |work={{lang|ca|Diari de Barcelona|i=unset}} |location=Barcelona, Spain |date=30 April 1988 |page=43 |language=ca |via={{ill|Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona|ca|Arxiu Històric de la Ciutat de Barcelona}}}}

|-

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

| SVT

| TV2

| Bengt Grafström

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV-programmen |trans-title=TV programmes |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=30 April 1988 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=23 |language=sv}}

|-

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

| SR P3

| Kalle Oldby

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Radioprogrammen |trans-title=Radio programmes |work=Svenska Dagbladet |date=30 April 1988 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |page=23 |language=sv}}

|-

! scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" | {{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" | {{cite news |title=TV + Radio · Samstag |trans-title=TV + Radio · Saturday |url=https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=BTB19880430-01.1.22 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Bieler Tagblatt |page=22 |date=30 April 1988 |location=Biel, Switzerland |language=de |via=E-newspaperarchives.ch |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013857/https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=BTB19880430-01.1.22 |url-status=live}}

|-

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

| {{ill|Serge Moisson|fr}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Samedi TV – 30 avril |trans-title=Saturday TV – 30 April |url=https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/324490/view?page=31&p=verso&tool=info |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio TV8 |date=21 April 1988 |volume=66 |issue=16 |location=Lausanne, Switzerland |pages=60–63 |language=fr |via=Scriptorium}}

|-

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

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Musica nazionale |trans-title=National music |url=https://www.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=gt&day=30&month=4&year=1988&page=16&papername=Gazzetta%20Ticinese&allpages=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 |access-date=14 January 2023 |work=Gazzetta Ticinese |date=30 April 1988 |location=Lugano, Switzerland |page=16 |language=it |via={{ill|Sistema bibliotecario ticinese|it}}}}

|-

! 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/1988/4/30/0879C477-4334-4600-B6B9-186582D64467_3239722_4.jpeg |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=30 April 1988 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115164032/https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr//Archive/CUMHURIYET/GAZETE_ARSIVI/1988/4/30/0879C477-4334-4600-B6B9-186582D64467_3239722_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 – BBC1 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/e83667e17d6b42fc8141a1d201cda2fc |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=30 April 1988 |via=BBC Genome Project}}

|-

| BBC Radio 2{{efn|Simulcast on BBC Radio 1 VHF,{{cite news |title=Bank holiday radio guide |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/cambridge-evening-news-radio-programmes/168467104/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=Cambridge Evening News |date=30 April 1988 |location=Cambridge, United Kingdom |page=18 |via=Newspapers.com}} and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Radio Cleveland,{{cite news |title=Switch-on guide to the weekend's |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-radio-programmes-for-30-apri/168523874/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=The Journal |date=30 April 1988 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Radio Derby,{{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail-radio-programmes/168524328/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=The Birmingham Post |date=30 April 1988 |location=Birmingham, United Kingdom |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Devon,{{cite news |title=Saturday Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press-radio-programmes-for/168525098/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=Western Daily Press |date=30 April 1988 |location=Bristol, United Kingdom |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Stoke,{{cite news |title=Radio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-sentinel-radio-programmes-for-30/168526820/ |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=Sentinel Plus |date=30 April 1988 |location=Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}} BBC Radio Wales, and BBC Radio WM.}}

| Ken Bruce

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Eurovision Song Contest – BBC Radio 2 |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f4521a00c7f141588584cf61956217aa |access-date=15 January 2023 |magazine=Radio Times |location=London, United Kingdom |date=30 April 1988 |via=BBC Genome Project}}

|-

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

| rowspan="2" | JRT

| {{lang|sh-latn|TV Beograd 1|i=unset}}, {{ill|RTV 1 (Vojvodina)|sr|РТВ 1|lt=TV Novi Sad}}, {{ill|Radio Television of Prishtina|sr|РТС Приштина|sq|Radio Televizioni i Prishtinës|lt=TV Prishtina}}, TV Sarajevo 1, TV Zagreb 1

| Oliver Mlakar

| style="text-align:center" | {{unbulleted list citebundle

| {{cite news |title=Телевизијски и радио-програм |trans-title=Television and radio programmes |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/PolitikaBeograd_OSA_1988_04-2/?pg=422&layout=s |access-date=9 March 2025 |work=Politika |date=30 April – 2 May 1988 |location=Belgrade, Yugoslavia |page=27 |language=sh-cyrl |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}

| {{cite news |title=Televizió |trans-title=Television |url=https://www.vamadia.rs/periodika-szam/magyar-szo-45-evf-1988-aprilis-30-majus-2-1-40-oldal |access-date=18 June 2024 |work=Magyar Szó |date=30 April – 2 May 1988 |location=Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |page=32 |language=hu |via={{lang|hu|Vajdasági Magyar Digitális Adattár|i=unset}}}}

| {{cite news |title=RTV Spektar – subota 30. IV |trans-title=RTV Spektar – Saturday 30 April |url=https://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?page=21&displaySizeSelect=1&pv_page_id=129761 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Slobodna Dalmacija RTV Spektar |date=28 April 1988 |page=7 |language=sh |location=Split, Yugoslavia |url-access=subscription}}

}}{{cite news |title='Mangup' za Evropu |trans-title="Mangup" for Europe |url=https://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?page=16&displaySizeSelect=1&pv_page_id=129756 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Slobodna Dalmacija |date=28 April 1988 |page=1 |language=sh |location=Split, Yugoslavia |url-access=subscription}}

|-

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

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Televizija |trans-title=Television |url=http://www.dlib.si/listalnik/URN_NBN_SI_DOC-4D5P2TIL/14/index.html |access-date=28 October 2024 |work=Delo |date=30 April 1988 |location=Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |page=14 |language=sl |via=Digital Library of Slovenia}}

|}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Sunday's TV Programs |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/12747432 |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=The Canberra Times |date=1 May 1988 |location=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |page=2 |via=Trove}}

|-

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

| BT

| BT 1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 28 May 1988 at 22:15 (EEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Телевизия |trans-title=Television |url=https://adt.arcanum.com/en/view/RabotnicheskoDelo_1988_05/?pg=177&layout=s |access-date=9 March 2025 |work={{lang|bg-latn|Rabotnichesko Delo|i=unset}} |date=28 May 1988 |page=6 |location=Sofia, Bulgaria |language=bg |url-access=subscription |via={{ill|Arcanum Newspapers|hu|Arcanum Újságok}}}}

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

| CBC

| Radio-Canada{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 30 May 1988 at 19:00 (EDT)}}

| Céline Dion and René Angélil

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Télé-spéciaux – dimanche |trans-title=TV specials – Sunday |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2259733 |access-date=23 June 2024 |work=Télé Presse |date=28 May 1988 |location=Montreal, QC, Canada |page=4 |via=National Library and Archives of Quebec}}{{cite news |title=Sunday evening |url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/alderstar/1.0422423#p16z-4r0f: |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=Aldergrove Star |date=26 May 1988 |location=Aldergrove, BC, Canada |page=17 |via=University of British Columbia Library}}

|-

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

| CyBC

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

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Το αποψινο προγραμμα |trans-title=Tonight's programme |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/602838 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|I Simerini|i=unset}} |date=30 April 1988 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=4 |language=el |via=Press and Information Office |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013858/https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/602838#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-4385%2C-375%2C13295%2C7483 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Ραδιόφωνο |trans-title=Radio |url=https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/582353 |access-date=4 March 2024 |work={{lang|el-latn|O Phileleftheros|i=unset}} |date=30 April 1988 |location=Nicosia, Cyprus |page=2 |language=el |via=Press and Information Office |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526013900/https://www.pressarchive.cy/s/en/item/582353#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-3655%2C-333%2C11820%2C6653 |url-status=live}}

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

| ČST

| ČST2{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 29 May 1988 at 17:35 (CEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=neděle 29.5. |trans-title=Sunday 29/05 |url=https://kramerius.rozhlas.cz/view/uuid:3d62551f-4ddb-458b-ac5a-c288f3bdb73f?page=uuid:f1ec6d11-fd12-468b-86d8-18167322841d |access-date=21 June 2024 |magazine={{ill|Týdeník Rozhlas|cs|lt=Rozhlas}} |location=Prague, Czech Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia |date=16 May 1988 |volume=66 |issue=22 |page=15 |language=cs |via={{ill|Kramerius (digital library)|cs|Kramerius (digitální knihovna)|lt=Kramerius}}}}

|-

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

| colspan="2" | ETV{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 28 May 1988 at 22:10 (MSD)|name="USSR"}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=L. 28. V |trans-title=S. 28/05 |url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=televisioon19880523.1.6 |access-date=21 June 2024 |magazine=Televisioon |date=23–29 May 1988 |issue=22 |location=Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |pages=6–7 |language=et |via={{ill|DIGAR|et}}}}

|-

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

| colspan="2" | SvF

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Útvarp ⬥ Sjónvarp |trans-title=Radio ⬥ Television |url=https://epaper.infomedia.dk/wxb/19880428?s=1&p=18 |access-date=16 July 2024 |work={{ill|14. september|fo|14. september (tíðindablað)}} |date=28 April 1988 |location=Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |language=fo, da |page=19 |via={{ill|Infomedia|dk}}}}

|-

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

| KNR

| KNR{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 2 May 1988 at 20:45 (WGST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=KNR-TV |url=https://timarit.is/page/3819881#page/n15/mode/2up |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=Atuagagdliutit |date=2 May 1988 |location=Nuuk, Greenland |language=kl, da |page=16 |via=Timarit.is}}

|-

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

| MTV

| MTV2

| István Vágó

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite magazine |title=Szombat |trans-title=Saturday |url=https://www.vamadia.rs/periodika-szam/7-nap-43-evf-1988-aprilis-29-18-sz-1-68-oldal |access-date=8 December 2024 |magazine={{ill|Hét Nap|hu|lt=7 Nap}} |volume=43 |issue=18 |date=29 April 1988 |location=Subotica, Yugoslavia |pages=56–57 |language=hu |via={{lang|hu|Vajdasági Magyar Digitális Adattár|i=unset}}}}

|-

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

| JRTV

| JTV2

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV & Radio |url=https://archive.org/details/JordanTimes1988JordanEnglish/Apr%2030%201988%2C%20Jordan%20Times%2C%20%233769%2C%20Jordan%20%28en%29/page/n1/mode/2up |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=The Jordan Times |date=30 April 1988 |location=Amman, Jordan |page=2 |via=Internet Archive}}

|-

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

| TP

| TP1{{efn|Delayed broadcast on 14 May 1988 at 20:00 (CEST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Telewizja – sobota – 14 V |trans-title=Television – Saturday – 14 May |url=http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=89640&from=publication |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Dziennik Polski |date=13 May 1988 |page=8 |location=Kraków, Poland |language=pl |via={{ill|Digital Library of Małopolska|pl|Małopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa}}}}

|-

! scope="row" | {{Flagu|South Korea|1984}}

| KBS

| KBS2{{efn|Delayed broadcast in a shortened format on 29 May 1988 at 14:40 (KST)}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=TV프로그램 |trans-title=TV programmes |url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?publishDate=1988-05-29&officeId=00023&pageNo=16 |access-date=18 December 2024 |work=The Chosun Ilbo |date=29 May 1988 |location=Seoul, South Korea |page=16 |language=ko |via=Naver}}

|-

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

| CT USSR

| Programme One{{efn|name="USSR"}}

| {{N/A|}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news |title=Телевидение, программа на неделю |trans-title=Television, weekly programme |url=http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/1988__30_maja-5_ijunja.pdf |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=Pravda |date=28 May 1988 |location=Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219003546/http://tvp.netcollect.ru/tvps/1988__30_maja-5_ijunja.pdf |archive-date=19 February 2018 |page=6 |language=ru |url-status=live}}

|}

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| footer = Francophone artists Céline Dion (left; pictured in 2013) and Lara Fabian (right; pictured in 2022) both achieved global success following the contest.

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This contest is notable as being considered a launchpad to global notability and success for two of the competing artists, namely Switzerland's winning artist Céline Dion and {{esccnty|Luxembourg}}'s Lara Fabian.

While Dion had been known in her native Canada and in France before the contest, and although her winning song "{{lang|fr|Ne partez pas sans moi|i=unset}}" was not a commercial success in singles charts across Europe, winning the contest provided a sizeable boost to her global platform, and reportedly allowed her manager and future husband René Angélil to successfully negotiate a four-fold budget increase for her first English-language album, Unison.{{sfn|O'Connor|2010|pp=112–115}}{{sfn|West|2020|pp=147–150|loc="1988"}} This album subsequently went on to sell over four million copies upon its release in 1990, and has since been certified gold in France and the UK,{{cite web |title=Céline Dion – Unisson |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-certifications/?categorie=Albums&interprete=Celine+Dion&titre=Unisson |publisher={{lang|fr|Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|i=unset}} (SNEP) |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=fr}}{{cite web |title=Celine Dion – Unison |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/10978-3394-2 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |access-date=23 December 2024}} platinum in the United States,{{cite web |title=Celine Dion – Unison |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Celine+Dion&ti=Unison |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) |access-date=23 December 2024}} and seven-times platinum in Canada.{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: Céline Dion – Unison |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Unison%20Celine+Dion |publisher=Music Canada |access-date=23 December 2024}} Dion performed the album's lead single, "Where Does My Heart Beat Now", as an opening act at the {{escyr|1989||following year's contest}}. It would go on to become her first global hit, peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US in addition to hitting the top 20 in Norway, Ireland and France.{{cite magazine |title=Chart History – Celine Dion |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/celine-dion/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Céline Dion – Where Does My Heart Beat Now |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=Where+Does+My+Heart+Beat+Now |publisher=VG-lista |access-date=23 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Celine Dion – Where Does My Heart Beat Now |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Where+Does+My+Heart+Beat+Now |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) |access-date=23 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Céline Dion – Where Does My Heart Beat Now |url=https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=C%E9line+Dion&titel=Where+Does+My+Heart+Beat+Now&cat=s |publisher={{lang|fr|Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique|i=unset}} (SNEP) |access-date=23 December 2024}} Dion has since become one of the world's best-selling music artists, with more than 200 million total global album sales.{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Alex |title=Will Celine Dion perform at the 2024 Olympics? What to know about her health condition |url=https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/07/24/celine-dion-perform-olympics-health-grammys-oscar/74525575007/ |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=24 July 2024}}

Belgian-born Fabian subsequently moved to Quebec in the years following the contest, where she embarked on a career in French-speaking North America, gaining success with her self-titled debut album in 1991 and breaking through further with follow-up album Carpe diem in 1994.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Lara Fabian |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lara-fabian-emc |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en}} English-language success would soon follow, with the release of the album Lara Fabian and her first English-language single "I Will Love Again", which charted within the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the magazine's Dance Club Songs chart, in 2000.{{cite magazine |title=Chart History – Lara Fabian – Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lara-fabian/chart-history/hsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 December 2024}}{{cite magazine |title=Chart History – Lara Fabian – Dance Club Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/lara-fabian/chart-history/dsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=23 December 2024}} With over 20 million album sales worldwide, Fabian is considered the best-selling Belgian-born female artist of all time and among the best-selling Belgian-born artists in general.{{cite web |title=Lara Fabian {{!}} Athens {{!}} May 19 |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/culture/whats-on/225339/lara-fabian-athens-may-19/ |publisher=Kathimerini |access-date=23 December 2024 |language=en |date=2 March 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Granger |first1=Anthony |title=Lara Fabian Releases "Quand je ne chante pas" |url=https://eurovoix.com/2015/08/18/luxembourg-lara-fabian-releases-quand-je-ne-chante-pas/ |publisher=Eurovoix |access-date=23 December 2024 |date=18 August 2015}}

"{{lang|fr|Ne partez pas sans moi|i=unset}}" was subsequently nominated in 2005 to compete in Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest, a special broadcast to determine the contest's most popular entry of its first 50 years as part of the contest's anniversary celebrations. One of 14 entries chosen to compete, the song ultimately finished in tenth place.{{cite web |title='Congratulations' – 14 songs to compete |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=10 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050828130357/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/1820.htm |archive-date=28 August 2005 |date=16 June 2005 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Adam |first1=Karla |title=Abba's 'Waterloo' is voted best song of 50 Eurovision years |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/abba-s-waterloo-is-voted-best-song-of-50-eurovision-years-321745.html |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=The Independent |date=24 October 2005}}{{cite web |title=Results from the voting (Round 1 and 2) |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/english/2041.htm |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |access-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025005431/http://www.eurovision.tv/english/2041.htm |archive-date=25 October 2005 |url-status=dead}}

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{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |last1=Knox |first1=David Blake |title=Ireland and the Eurovision: The Winners, the Losers and the Turkey |date=2015 |publisher=New Island Books |location=Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland |isbn=978-1-84840-429-8}}
• {{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}}
• {{cite book |last=O'Connor |first=John Kennedy |author-link=John Kennedy O'Connor |title=The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History |date=2010 |publisher=Carlton Books |location=London, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84732-521-1 |edition=2nd}}
• {{cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2014 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84583-093-9 |volume=Two: The 1970s}}
• {{cite book |last=Roxburgh |first=Gordon |title=Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest |date=2016 |publisher=Telos Publishing |location=Prestatyn, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-84583-163-9 |volume=Three: The 1980s}}
• {{cite book |last1=Thorsson |first1=Leif |last2=Verhage |first2=Martin |title=Melodifestivalen genom tiderna : de svenska uttagningarna och internationella finalerna |trans-title=Melodifestivalen through the ages: the Swedish selections and international finals |date=2006 |publisher=Premium Publishing |location=Stockholm, Sweden |isbn=91-89136-29-2 |language=sv}}
• {{cite book |last1=West |first1=Chris |author1-link=Chris West |title=Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest |date=2020 |publisher=Melville House UK |location=London, United Kingdom |isbn=978-1-911545-55-2 |edition=Updated}}

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