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32nd contest

Eurovision 1987

The 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, the 32nd edition, was held in Brussels, Belgium and was won by Ireland — Johnny Logan with “Hold Me Now”.

Logan became the only person to win twice as a performer.

The facts

Host country
Belgium
Host city
Brussels
Winner
Ireland
Artist
Johnny Logan
Song
“Hold Me Now”

This was Ireland’s 3rd Eurovision win — not their last. Their full record

Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.

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