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2 unusual facts about Eurovision Song Contest 1988


Ki Fitzgerald

His father is the singer Scott Fitzgerald Who had the international Hit with If I had words which was also the theme to the Hollywood Movie BABE he also represented the United Kingdom at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest which he lost to Celine Dion by 1 point.

La Década Prodigiosa

In 1988, La Década was internally chosen by broadcaster TVE to represent Spain at the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin with one of their first original songs, "La chica que yo quiero (Made in Spain)".


Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988

Thanks to Johnny Logan's win in Brussels the year before, the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Ireland's capital city, Dublin.

Nur noch Gefühl

The song was succeeded as Austrian representative in the 1988 Contest by Wilfried performing "Lisa Mona Lisa".


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