Eurovision Song Contest 1978

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition series, and was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris . With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters - the first time two presenters hosted the contest - the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ". The winning entry is a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi . Translating the translation of the title it's rendered "I love you" in English. This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History , when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian TV finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen , later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points during the current voting system was implemented in 1975 . This was the first Contest in which both Greece and Turkey participated; Greece made its debut in the Contest in 1974 in Brighton, the following year they withdrew in response to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus , in protest of Turkey's participation in Stockholm . Greece subsequently returned in 1976 in The Hague with a song about the Cyprus crisis, " Panayia Mou, Panayia Mou ", the English version of which was entitled "The death of Cyprus", and they also participated in 1977 in London with " Mathima Solfege ", Turkey then in turn pulled out from the Contest in protest of the Greek participations. This pattern would repeat over the following years; in 1979 Greece took part in the Contest with " Sokrati " in Jerusalem - but Turkey withdrew. In 1980 both countries returned, with " Autostop " and " Pet'r Oil " respectively. Despite Turkey's failure to recognize the Greek government in Cyprus , all three countries performed together when Cyprus debuted in 1981 . Denmark returned to the contest this year, for the first time since 1966 . Björn Skifs was unhappy with the rule that every country would have to perform in their native language. He planned to sing in English anyway, but changed his mind at the very last moment, causing him to completely forget the lyrics. He therefore sang the first few lines in gibberish before finding the words again. Along with the 20 participating countries, the show was also broadcast live in Yugoslavia , Tunisia , Algeria , Morocco , Jordan , East Germany , Poland , Hungary , Czechoslovakia , Dubai , Hong Kong , the Soviet Union and Japan .

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris . With Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone as the presenters — the first time more than one presenter hosted the contest — the contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel, with their song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ". Twenty countries participated, a record at the time. The winning entry is a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani אני, meaning "I"). This was Israel's first Eurovision win. The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and political commentator John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History , when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian TV finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen, later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points during the current voting system was implemented in 1975 .

The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It was held on 22 April 1978 in Paris . The contest was won by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta who represented Israel with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi ". Although 'A-Ba-Ni-Bi' is the correct title, French television mistakenly captioned on screen the song title as 'Ah-Bah-Nee-Bee'. The presenters were Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone , and this was the first time more than one presenter hosted an edition of the Contest and the first to have a male presenter since 1956. In addition, the two presenters served as commentators for France. Twenty countries participated, a record at the time. The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani אני, meaning "I"). This was Israel's first Eurovision win, which was also the first winning song to be performed in one of the Semitic languages . The win caused problems for several North African and Middle-Eastern nations that were televising the contest, even though they were not participating. According to author and political commentator John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official History , when Israel became the clear winners during the voting, most of the Arabic stations ended their transmission of the contest. Jordanian TV finished the show with a photo of a bunch of daffodils on screen, later announcing that the Belgian entry (which finished second) was the winner. Television of the USSR for the first time showed a competition, and until 1988 only performances of several participants, each time with the exception of representatives of Israel . Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points during the current voting system was implemented in 1975 .

International song competition The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Paris , France , following the country's victory at the 1977 contest with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant " by Marie Myriam . Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1), the contest was held at the Palais des Congrès on 22 April 1978 and was directed by Bernard Lion [ fr ] . The contest was presented by French television presenters Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone . This was the first time that more than one presenter had hosted the contest as well as the first to have a male presenter since 1956 . Twenty countries participated, the highest number of competing countries in the history of the competition at the time. Denmark and Turkey both returned to the contest. Denmark had not participated since 1966 , 12 years before. The winner of the contest was Israel with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " by Izhar Cohen & the Alphabeta . The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani אני, meaning "I"). This was Israel 's first Eurovision win, and it was also the first winning song to be performed in one of the Semitic languages . Furthermore, it was also the only winning song to be conducted by a woman, Nurit Hirsh . Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points after the new voting system was implemented in 1975 . Chaillet, Cathérine; TF1 Service de presse (4 April 1978). OCLC 965372158 . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link )

International song competition The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the 23rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest . It took place in Paris , France, following the country's victory at the 1977 contest with the song " L'Oiseau et l'Enfant " by Marie Myriam . Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1), the contest was held at the Grand Amphitheatre inside the Palais des Congrès on 22 April 1978 and was directed by Bernard Lion [ fr ] . The contest was presented by French television presenters Denise Fabre and Léon Zitrone . This was the first time that more than one presenter had hosted the contest as well as the first to have a male presenter since 1956 . Twenty countries participated, the highest number of competing countries in the history of the competition at the time. Denmark and Turkey both returned to the contest. Denmark had not participated since 1966 , 12 years before. The winner of the contest was Israel with the song " A-Ba-Ni-Bi " by Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta . The winning entry was a love song sung in the Hebrew equivalent of Ubbi dubbi (the title is an expansion of the Hebrew word ani , meaning "I"). This was Israel 's first Eurovision win, and it was also the first winning song to be performed in one of the Semitic languages . Furthermore, it was also the only winning song to be conducted by a woman, Nurit Hirsh . Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first nul points after the new voting system was implemented in 1975 . "Concours Eurovision de la chanson" (Press release) (in French).