44th contest
Eurovision 1999
The 1999 Eurovision Song Contest, the 44th edition, was held in Jerusalem, Israel and was won by Sweden — Charlotte Nilsson with “Take Me to Your Heaven”.
The rule requiring entries to be sung in a national language was dropped for this contest.
The facts
- Host country
- Israel
- Host city
- Jerusalem
- Winner
- Sweden
- Artist
- Charlotte Nilsson
- Song
- “Take Me to Your Heaven”
This was Sweden’s 4th 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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