Eurovision Thriller 1988

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In the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest the UK were on the verge of winning, with just a couple of countries still to vote. What followed were some of the most thrilling moments in Eurovision voting history. In the end an unknown Canadian lady singing for Switzerland beat Britain's Scott Fitzgerald by just one single point. Even Terry Wogan was speechless! ...

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OMG it's Pat Kenny ... ( 3 months ago by closetbug)

OMG it's Pat Kenny as a presenter... hahhaha.

The UK IS A PART OF ... ( 3 months ago by closetbug)

The UK IS A PART OF EUROPE you idiot!! So you hate yourelves? I would too if my country kept ending UTTER EMBARASSING excuses for songs year after year. At least since 1998.

Celine Dion, you ... ( 3 months ago by smkt)

Celine Dion, you are amazing!

horror moment:O ( 3 months ago by WaterCovenant)

horror moment:O

pat kenny speeks ... ( 3 months ago by blondalina)

pat kenny speeks french haha

woehoew celine won! ... ( 2 months ago by poepienele)

woehoew celine won!!!

That was so amazing ... ( 2 months ago by ragga88b)

That was so amazing! She deserved it :)

Consequently, in ... ( 2 months ago by queen0neeuq)

Consequently, in 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne partez pas sans moi" which was composed by Atilla
Şereftuğ(Atilla Şereftuğ is a Swiss-Turkish songwriter).

yes it might be ... ( 2 months ago by WaterNab)

yes it might be turkish who composed the song but the writer is swiss so it counts...

let me correct ... ( 2 months ago by WaterNab)

let me correct myself... it was
Şereftuğ who wrote the song but the composer was swiss, and one of two has to be at least swiss...

forgive me for ... ( 1 month ago by YORKIE230557)

forgive me for being ignorant-but is this how celine dion was discovered?

Yeah basically ( 1 month ago by kulera)

Yeah basically

I'm kinda glad we ... ( 1 month ago by ledge69)

I'm kinda glad we lost this one I think our entry was 10 years out of date. Not a fan of Celine but that was a hell of a song for Eurovision.

to yorkie, this ... ( 1 month ago by WaterNab)

to yorkie, this made her famous a lil bit in europe, but she became famous later

Agreed. Would make ... ( 1 month ago by Hoddersrevenge)

Agreed. Would make the competition more fair and impartial.

je comprend pas ... ( 1 month ago by pinchomany)

je comprend pas celine chantait pour quel pays... elle est canadienne ????

Wow really exciting. ( 1 month ago by Oxe1988)

Wow really exciting.

He's Swiss-Turkish ... ( 1 month ago by setheurovision94)

He's Swiss-Turkish so of course he counts! Besides, the rules state that at least one of the people - writer, composer or performer - has to be from that country, as far as I know.

I guess she could ... ( 1 month ago by setheurovision94)

I guess she could hear the audience sighing in anxiety over her telephone line.

I think your song ... ( 1 month ago by setheurovision94)

I think your song was way overrated as well; I'd rather have seen someone like Lara Fabian almost beat Celine Dion - but still lose. :) I admired Terry Wogan for taking this so well, though you could tell that he was heartbroken. "That is a REAL heartbreaker," indeed.

Array ( 1 month ago by Maxzik59)

C
éline est canadienne mais elle a eu le droit de représenter un autre pays , qui est la suisse il me semble

well deserved ... ( 1 month ago by jennibiscuit)

well deserved Celine much better than us that year.
My gosh! I was born this year! Love her skirt though and her outfit altogether, so unique.

how quiet the ... ( 4 weeks ago by uniformskins)

how quiet the audience is compared to these days....

well....IMO the ... ( 2 weeks ago by togravus)

well....IMO the victory was well deserved for Switzerland!

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