1988
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| Date(s) | 30 April 1988 |
| Venue |  RDS Simmonscourt,Dublin, Ireland |
| Host(s) | Pat Kenny & Michelle Rocca |
| Voting Method | 100% Jury Each country’s 10 favourites are awarded 1-8, 10 and 12 points |
| Winner |  Céline Dion“Ne partez pas sans moi” |
| Results |
| Country | Artist | Song | |
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Austria | Wilfried | Lisa Mona Lisa |
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Belgium | Reynaert | Laissez briller le soleil |
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Denmark | Kirsten & Søren | Ka’ du se hva’ jeg sa’? |
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Finland | Boulevard | Nauravat silmät muistetaan |
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France | Gérard Lenorman | Chanteur de charme |
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Germany | Maxi & Chris Garden | Lied für einen Freund |
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Greece | Afroditi Frida | Clown |
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Iceland | Beathoven | Sókrates |
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Ireland | Jump the Gun | Take Him Home |
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Israel | Yardena Arazi | Ben Adam |
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Italy | Luca Barbarossa | Ti scrivo |
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Luxembourg | Lara Fabian | Croire |
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Netherlands | Gerard Joling | Shangri-La |
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Norway | Karoline Krüger | For vår jord |
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Portugal | Dora | Voltarei |
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Spain | La Década Prodigiosa | La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain) |
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Sweden | Tommy Körberg | Stad i ljus |
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Switzerland | Céline Dion | Ne partez pas sans moi |
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Turkey | MFÖ | Sufi |
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United Kingdom | Scott Fitzgerald | Go |
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Yugoslavia | Srebrna Krila | Mangup |
| Non-Participating Entries | |||
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Cyprus | Yiannis Demetriou | Thimame |