| 1988 EUROVISION
SONG CONTEST Dublin, Ireland, 30th April |
| VENUE: | RDS |
| PRESENTER(S): | Pat Kenny & Michelle Rocca |
| COMPETING COUNTRIES: | 21 |
| VOTING STRUCTURE: | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8, 7-1 points for their top ten songs. |
| WINNING COUNTRY: | Switzerland |
| WINNING SONG: | Ne partez pas sans moi |
| NOTES: | Cyprus withdrew as its song was not original. Not a surprise in my point of wiev. |
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| Country | Artist(s) | Song | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Beathoven | Sokrates | 16 | 20 |
| Sweden | Tommy Koerberg | Stad i ljus | 12 | 52 |
| Finland | The Boulevard | Nauravat silmdt muistetaan |
20 | 3 |
| United Kingdom | Scott Fitzgerald | Go | 2 | 136 |
| Turkey | MFO | Sufi(hey ya hey) | 15 | 37 |
| Spain | La Decada | La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) |
11 | 58 |
| Netherlands | Gerhard Joling | Shangri-la | 9 | 70 |
| Israel | Yardena Arazi | Ben-Adam | 7 | 85 |
| Switzerland | Celine Dion | Ne partez pas sans moi |
1 | 137 |
| Ireland | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 8 | 79 |
| Germany | Maxi & Chris Garden | Lied fuer einen Freund | 14 | 48 |
| Austria | Wilfried | Lisa, Mona Lisa | 21 | 0 |
| Denmark | Hot Eyes | Ka' du se hva' jeg sa' |
3 | 92 |
| Greece | Afrodite Fryda | Clown | 17 | 10 |
| Norway | Karoline Krueger | For vaar jord | 5 | 88 |
| Belgium | Reynaert | Laissez briller le soleil |
18 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | Lara Fabian | Croire | 4 | 90 |
| Italy | Luca Barbarossa | Ti scrivo | 12 | 52 |
| France | Gerard Lenorman | Chanteur de charme | 10 | 64 |
| Portugal | Dora | Voltarei | 18 | 5 |
| Yugoslavia | Silver Wings | Mangup | 6 | 87 |