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Eurovision Song Contest 1999

TheEurovision Song Contest 1999was the 44th edition of theEurovision Song Contest,held on 29 May 1999 at theInternational Convention CentreinJerusalem,Israel. Organised by theEuropean Broadcasting Union(EBU) and host broadcasterIsrael Broadcasting Authority(IBA), the contest was held in the country following its victory at the1998 contestwith the song "Diva"byDana International,and was presented byDafna Dekel,Yigal RavidandSigal Shachmon.

Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Dates
Final29 May 1999(1999-05-29)
Host
VenueInternational Convention Centre
Jerusalem, Israel
Presenter(s)
Executive producerAmnon Barkai
DirectorHagai Mautner
EBU scrutineerChristine Marchal-Ortiz
Host broadcasterIsrael Broadcasting Authority(IBA)
Websiteeurovision.tv/event/jerusalem-1999Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries23
Debuting countriesNone
Returning countries
Non-returning countries
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    Competing countriesRelegated countries unable to participate due to poor results in previous contestsCountries that participated in the past but not in 1999
Vote
Voting systemEach country awarded 12, 10, 8–1 points to their ten favourite songs
Winning song
1998←Eurovision Song Contest→2000

Twenty-three countries participated in the contest.Finland,Greece,Macedonia,Romania,Slovakia,andSwitzerland,having participated in the 1998 contest, were absent due to beingrelegatedafter achieving the lowest average points totals over the past five contests, whileHungaryactively chose not to return. MeanwhileAustria,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Denmark,andIcelandreturned to the contest, having last participated in1997,whileLithuaniamade its first contest appearance since1994.

The winner wasSwedenwith the song "Take Me to Your Heaven",composed byLars Diedricson,written by Gert Lengstrand with English lyrics byMarcos Ubedaand performed byCharlotte Nilsson.Iceland,Germany,Croatia,andIsraelrounded out the top five, with Iceland achieving its best ever result and Croatia equalling its previous best. It was the first contest since1976that countries were allowed to perform in the language of their choice, and not necessarily the language of their country. It was also the first ever contest not to feature an orchestra or live music accompanying the competing entries.

Location

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International Convention Centre,Jerusalem – host venue of the 1999 contest

The 1999 contest took place inJerusalem,Israel, following the country's victory at the1998 editionwith the song "Diva",performed byDana International.It was the second time that Israel had staged the contest, following the1979 contestalso held in Jerusalem.[1]The selected venue was the Ussishkin Auditorium of theInternational Convention Centre,commonly known in Hebrew asBinyenei HaUma(Hebrew:בנייני האומה), which also served as the host venue for Israel's previous staging of the event.[2][3][4]

The prospect of Israel staging the contest resulted in protest by members of theOrthodox Jewish communityin the country, including opposition by the deputy mayor of Jerusalem Haim Miller to the contest being staged in the city.[5][6]Additional concerns over funding for the event also contributed to speculation that the contest could be moved toMaltaor theUnited Kingdom,the nations which had finished in the top three alongside Israel the previous year.[7]Financial guarantees by theIsraeli governmenthowever helped to ensure that the contest would take place in Israel. The possibility of holding the event in anopen air venuewas discussed, however concerns over security led to the choice of an indoor venue for the event.[3]A tight security presence was felt during the rehearsal week as a precaution against potential disruption fromPalestinian militant groups.[8][9]

Participating countries

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Further information:List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 – Participation summaries by country

Per the rules of the contest, twenty-three countries were allowed to participate in the event, a reduction from the twenty-five which took part in the1997and 1998 contests.[3][10]Lithuaniamade its first appearance since1994,andAustria,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Denmark,andIcelandreturned after being relegated from the previous year's event.[3]Russiawas unable to return from relegation due to failing to broadcast the 1998 contest, as specified in the rules for that edition.[3][11]1998 participantsFinland,Greece,Hungary,Macedonia,Romania,Slovakia,andSwitzerlandwere absent from this edition.[2][3]

Several of the performers taking part in the contest had previously competed as lead artists in past editions. Two artists returned as lead artists in this year's event, withCroatia'sDoris Dragovićhaving taken part in1986representingYugoslavia,andSlovenia'sDarja Švajgermaking a second appearance for her country following the1995 contest.[12]A number of former competitors also returned to perform asbacking vocalistsfor some of the competing entries:Stefán Hilmarsson,who representedIcelandtwice in1988and1991,provided backing vocals forSelma;[13]Kenny Lübcke, who representedDenmarkin1992,returned to provide backing forTrine Jepsenand Michael Teschl;[14]Christopher Scicluna and Moira Stafrace,who representedMaltain1994,provided backing forTimes Three;[15]Gabriel Forss, who representedSwedenin1997as a member of the groupBlond,was amongCharlotte Nilsson's backing vocalists;[16][17]andLinda Williams,who represented theNetherlandsin1981,returned as a backing vocalist forBelgium'sVanessa Chinitor.[18]Additionally,Evelin Samuelcompeted forEstoniain this year's contest, having previously served as backing vocalist forMaarja-Liis Ilusin 1997.[19]

Eurovision Song Contest 1999 participants[20][21][22]
Country Broadcaster Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
Austria ORF Bobbie Singer "Reflection" English Dave Moskin
Belgium VRT Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" English
Bosnia and Herzegovina RTVBiH Dinoand Béatrice "Putnici" Bosnian,French Dino Dervišhalidović
Croatia HRT Doris "Marija Magdalena" Croatian
Cyprus CyBC Marlain "Tha'ne erotas"(Θα'ναι έρωτας) Greek
  • George Kallis
  • Andreas Karanicolas
Denmark DR Trine Jepsenand Michael Teschl "This Time I Mean It" English Ebbe Ravn
Estonia ETV Evelin SamuelandCamille "Diamond of Night" English
France France Télévisions Nayah "Je veux donner ma voix" French
  • Gilles Arcens
  • René Colombies
  • Pascal Graczyk
  • Luigi Rutigliano
Germany NDR[a] Sürpriz "Journey to Jerusalem –Kudüs'e Seyahat" German,Turkish,English
Iceland RÚV Selma "All Out of Luck" English
Ireland RTÉ The Mullans "When You Need Me" English Bronagh Mullan
Israel IBA Eden "Happy Birthday" English,Hebrew
Lithuania LRT Aistė "Strazdas" Samogitian
Malta PBS Times Three "Believe 'n Peace" English
  • Christopher Scicluna
  • Moira Stafrace
Netherlands NOS Marlayne "One Good Reason" English
Norway NRK Van Eijk "Living My Life Without You" English Stig André van Eijk
Poland TVP Mietek Szcześniak "Przytul mnie mocno" Polish
Portugal RTP Rui Bandeira "Como tudo começou" Portuguese
  • Tó Andrade
  • Jorge do Carmo
Slovenia RTVSLO Darja Švajger "For a Thousand Years" English Primož Peterca
Spain TVE Lydia "No quiero escuchar" Spanish
  • Adolfo Carmona Zamarreno
  • Carlos López González
  • Alejandro Piqueras Ramírez
  • Fernando Rodríguez Fernández
Sweden SVT Charlotte Nilsson "Take Me to Your Heaven" English
Turkey TRT Tuba Önal and Grup Mistik "Dön Artık" Turkish
  • Canan Tunç
  • Erdinç Tunç
United Kingdom BBC Precious "Say It Again" English Paul Varney

Qualification

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Due to the high number of countries wishing to enter the contest, arelegation systemwas introduced in1993in order to reduce the number of countries which could compete in each year's contest. Any relegated countries would be able to return the following year, thus allowing all countries the opportunity to compete in at least one in every two editions.[10][24]The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 1999 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The twenty-three participants were made up of the previous year's winning country and host nation, the seventeen countries other than the host which had obtained the highest average points total over the preceding five contests, and any eligible countries which had not competed in the 1998 contest. In cases where the average was identical between two or more countries, the total number of points scored in the most recent contest determined the final order.[10]

A new addition to the relegation rules specified that for the2000 contestand future editions, the four largest financial contributors to the contest –France,Germany,Spain,and theUnited Kingdom– would automatically qualify for each year's event and be exempt from relegation.[10]This new "Big Four"group of countries was created to ensure the financial viability of the event, and was prompted by a number of poor placements in previous years for some of these countries, which if repeated in 1999 could have resulted in those countries being eliminated.[3][7]

Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia,Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland were therefore excluded from participating in the 1999 contest, to make way for the return of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Iceland, and Lithuania, and new debuting countryLatvia.However Latvia'sLatvijas Televīzijasubsequently withdrew its participation at a late stage, and their place in the contest was subsequently offered to Hungary as the excluded country with the highest average points total. Hungarian broadcasterMagyar Televíziódeclined and the offer was then passed to Portugal'sRádio e Televisão de Portugalas the next country in line, which accepted.[2][3][7]

The calculations used to determine the countries relegated for the 1999 contest are outlined in the table below.

Table key

Qualifier
‡Automatic qualifier
†Returning countries which did not compete in 1998
Calculation of average points to determine qualification for the 1999 contest[b]
Rank Country Average Yearly Point Totals[25][26][27][28][29]
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1 Ireland 130.60 226 44 162 157 64
2 Israel‡ 126.50 R 81 DNQ 172
3 United Kingdom 121.80 63 76 77 227 166
4 Malta 94.40 97 76 68 66 165
5 Norway 83.40 76 148 114 0 79
6 Croatia 74.20 27 91 98 24 131
7[c] Sweden 67.40 48 100 100 36 53
8[c] Cyprus 67.40 51 79 72 98 37
9[d] Netherlands 59.25 4 R 78 5 150
10[d] Germany 59.25 128 1 DNQ 22 86
11 Denmark† 58.50 R 92 DNQ 25 R
12 Poland 57.00 166 15 31 54 19
13 France 56.80 74 94 18 95 3
14 Turkey 56.00 R 21 57 121 25
15 Spain 54.00 17 119 17 96 21
16 Estonia 53.50 2 R 94 82 36
17 Belgium 50.67 R 8 22 R 122
18 Slovenia 44.25 R 84 16 60 17
19 Hungary[e] 42.00 122 3 DNQ 39 4
20 Austria† 41.50 19 67 68 12 R
21 Portugal[e] 41.20 73 5 92 0 36
22 Greece 39.80 44 68 36 39 12
23 Iceland† 37.25 49 31 51 18 R
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina† 22.00 39 14 13 22 R
25 Macedonia 16.00 DNQ R 16
26[f] Finland 14.00 11 R 9 R 22
27[f] Slovakia 14.00 15 R 19 R 8
28 Switzerland 10.50 15 R 22 5 0
29 Romania 10.00 14 R DNQ R 6
30 Lithuania† 0.00 0 R

Production

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Two of the contest's presenters,Dafna Dekel(left)andSigal Shachmon,during the contest

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was produced by theIsrael Broadcasting Authority(IBA). Amnon Barkai served asexecutive producer,Aharon Goldfinger-Eldar served asproducer,Hagai Mautner served asdirector,andMaya Hanoch[he],Mia Raveh and Ronen Levin served asdesigners.[2][30]On behalf of the contest organisers, theEuropean Broadcasting Union(EBU), the event was overseen by Christine Marchal-Ortiz asscrutineer.[31][32][33]Usually able to hold a maximum of 3,000 people, modifications made to the Ussishkin Auditorium reduced the capacity to around 2,000 for the contest, with rows of seats removed from the floor to make room for the stage and from the balcony to allow for the construction of boxes for use by various commentators.[3][34]

Rehearsals in the venue for the competing acts began on 24 May 1999. Each country had two technical rehearsals in the week approaching the contest: the first rehearsals took place on 24 and 25 May, with each country allowed 40 minutes total on stage followed by a 20 minute press conference; the second rehearsals subsequently took place on 26 and 27 May, with each country allocated 30 minutes on stage.[3]Each country took to the stage in the order in which they would perform, however the Lithuanian delegation was permitted to arrive in Israel one day later than the other delegations due to budget concerns.[35]Subsequently the first day's rehearsals began with Belgium as the second country to perform in the contest, with Lithuania being the last country to complete their first rehearsal on the second day; the order of rehearsals was corrected for the second rehearsals, with Lithuania scheduled as the first delegation on stage. Additional rehearsals took place on 26 May for the contest's concluding performance with all artists, and on 27 May for the contest's presenters and to test the votingscoreboard's computer graphics. Two dress rehearsals held on 28 May were held with an audience, the second of which was also recorded as a production stand-by in case of problems during the live contest. A further dress rehearsal took place on the afternoon of 29 May ahead of the live contest, followed by security and technical checks.[3]

The singerDafna Dekel,the radio and television presenterYigal Ravidand the model and television presenterSigal Shachmonwere the presenters of the 1999 contest, the first edition to feature three presenters in a single show.[12]Dekel had previouslyrepresented Israelin the1992 contestand placed sixth with the song "Ze Rak Sport".[36]The writers of the winning song were awarded with a trophy designed byYaacov Agam,which was presented by the previous year's winning artist Dana International.[37][38][39]

Acompilation albumfeaturing many of the competing entries was released in Israel following the contest, commissioned by IBA and released through the Israeli record label IMP Records. The release contained nineteen of the twenty-three competing acts onCDand an additionalvideo CDwith clips from the televised broadcast and footage from backstage.[40][41]

Format

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Entries

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Each participating broadcaster was represented in the contest by one song, no longer than three minutes in duration. A maximum of six performers were allowed on stage during each country's performance, and all performers were required to be at least 16 years old in the year of the contest. Selected entries were not permitted to be released commercially before 1 January 1999, and were then only allowed to be released in the country they represented until after the contest was held. Entries were required to be selected by each country's participating broadcaster by 15 March, and the final submission date for all selected entries to be received by the contest organisers was set for 29 March. This submission was required to include a sound recording of the entry and backing track for use during the contest, a video presentation of the song on stage being performed by the artists, and the text of the song lyrics in its original language and translations in French and English for distribution to the participating broadcasters, their commentators and juries.[10]

For the first time since the1976 contestthe participants had full freedom to perform in any language, and not simply that of the country they represented.[12][42][g]This led to a marked increase in the number of entries which were performed in English.[12]Additionally, the rules were modified to make the orchestra a non-obligatory feature of the contest of which organising broadcasters were free to opt out.[10]IBA chose not to provide an orchestra, with all entries subsequently being performed withbacking tracks,and no orchestra has been included as part of the competition since.[3][12]

Following the confirmation of the twenty-three competing countries, the draw to determine the running order was held on 17 November 1998.[10][21]

Voting procedure

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Further information:Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest

The results of the 1999 contest were determined using the scoring system introduced in1975:each country awarded twelve points to its favourite entry, followed by ten points to its second favourite, and then awarded points in decreasing value from eight to one for the remaining songs which featured in the country's top ten, with countries unable to vote for their own entry.[10][43]Each participating country was required to usetelevotingto determine their points, with viewers able to register their vote by telephone for a total of five minutes following the performance of the last competing entry.[10][44]Viewers could vote by calling one of twenty-two different telephone numbers to represent the twenty-three competing entries except that which represented their own country.[10][37]Once phone lines were opened a video recap containing short clips of each competing entry with the accompanying phone number for voting was shown in order to aid viewers during the voting window.[37]Systems were also put in place to preventlobby groupsfrom one country voting for their entry by travelling to other countries.[10]

Countries which were unable to hold a televote due to technological limitations were granted an exception, and their points were determined by an assembled jury of eight individuals, which was required to be split evenly between members of the public and music professionals, comprised additionally of an equal number of men and women, and below and above 30 years of age. Countries using televoting were also required to appoint a back-up jury of the same composition which would be called into action upon technical failure preventing the televote results from being used. Each jury member voted in secret and awarded between one and ten votes to each participating song, excluding that from their own country and with no abstentions permitted. The votes of each member were collected following the country's performance and then tallied by the non-voting jury chairperson to determine the points to be awarded. In any cases where two or more songs in the top ten received the same number of votes, a show of hands by all jury members was used to determine the final placing; if a tie still remained, the youngest jury member would have the deciding vote.[10]

Postcards

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Each entry was preceded by a video postcard which served as an introduction to each country, as well as providing an opportunity to showcase the running artistic theme of the event and to create a transition between entries to allow stage crew to make changes on stage.[45][46]The postcards for the 1999 contest featured animations of paintings ofbiblical storieswhich transitioned into footage of modern locations in Israel or clips representing specific themes related to contemporary Israeli culture and industries. The various locations or themes for each postcard are listed below by order of performance:[37]

  1. Lithuania –Jacob's Ladder;Israel Museum,Jerusalem
  2. Belgium –Pharaoh and his Army;Eilat
  3. Spain –Noah's Ark;landscapes ofGalilee
  4. Croatia –Ruth;Israeli agriculture
  5. United Kingdom –Jonah and the Whale;Jaffa
  6. Slovenia –Adam and Eve;Israeli fashion
  7. Turkey – TheSea of Galilee;Tiberiasand surroundings
  8. Norway – Workers of theTabernacle;Israeli techandvirtual reality
  9. Denmark –Josephand His Brothers;Haifa
  10. France – TheGolden Calf;Israeli jewellery industry
  11. Netherlands –The Prophet;Tel Avivnightlife
  12. Poland –DavidandGoliath;Israeli sports
  13. Iceland –The Manna from Heaven;Israeli culinary
  14. Cyprus –The Basket of Moses;raftingon theJordan River
  15. Sweden –David and Bathsheba;music and art on the roofs ofTel Aviv
  16. Portugal –Daniel and the Lions;Acre
  17. Ireland –Cain and Abel;Judaean Desert
  18. Austria – TheJudgement of Solomon;Jerusalem
  19. Israel –The Promised Land;Jezreel Valley
  20. Malta –David and Michal;Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre,Tel Aviv
  21. Germany – TheTower of Babel;Israeli beaches
  22. Bosnia and Herzegovina –Samson;Caesarea National Park
  23. Estonia – TheZodiac mosaicat theOld Beth Alfa Synagogue;love at theDead Sea

Contest overview

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Charlotte Nilsson(pictured in 2012)brought Sweden its fourth Eurovision Song Contest victory.

The contest took place on 29 May 1999 at 22:00 (IST) and lasted 3 hours and 13 minutes.[10][22]

The show began with acomputer animationentitled "FromBirminghamto Jerusalem ", highlighting the contest's journey from last year's host country the United Kingdom to Israel, and containing notable landmarks and features of the competing countries; the animation then transitioned into recorded footage of Jerusalem including dancers and hosts Dekel and Shachmon.[37]The contest's opening segment also featuredIzhar CohenandGali Atari,Israel's previous winning artists from the1978and 1979 contests attending as special guests, and the previous year's co-presenterTerry Woganin attendance as the United Kingdom's television commentator.[22][37]A pause between entries was included for the first time to allow broadcasters to provideadvertisementsduring the show;[12]placed between the Polish and Icelandic entries, a performance of the song "To Life"from the musicalFiddler on the Rooffeaturing co-presenters Dekel and Shachmon was provided for the benefit of the audience in the arena and fornon-commercial broadcasters.[22][37]

The contest's pre-recorded interval act entitled "Freedom Calls", shown following the final competing entry and during the voting window, was staged outside theWalls of Jerusalemand theTower of Davidand featured performances by a troupe of dancers, a chorus and Dana International singing theD'ror Yikraand a cover of "Free", originally recorded byStevie Wonder.[6][37][39]Following the traditionalreprise performance of the winning song,the show finished with a performance of the English version of Israel's 1979 contest winning song "Hallelujah",which included all the competing artists and was featured as a tribute to the victims of the then-ongoingKosovo Warand to the people of theBalkansimpacted.[2][12]

The winner wasSwedenrepresented by the song "Take Me to Your Heaven",composed byLars Diedricson,written byGert Lengstrand[sv]and performed byCharlotte Nilsson.[47]This marked Sweden's fourth victory in the contest, following wins in1974,1984and1991,and occurred 25 years afterABBAbrought Sweden its first victory.[44][48]Iceland, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina also achieved their best results to date, placing second, fourth and seventh respectively.[49][50][51]

During the presentation of the trophy to the contest winners, Dana International caused a security alert in the auditorium as while lifting the trophy she lost her balance and fell to the stage along with the winning songwriters before being helped up by security agents.[2][7][52]

The Norwegian delegation raised an objection to the use of simulated male vocals during the performance of Croatian entry "Marija Magdalena".[7]Following the contest this was found to have contravened the contest rules regarding the use of vocals on the backing tracks, and Croatia were sanctioned by the EBU with the loss of 33% of their points for the purpose of calculating their average points total for qualification in following contests.[2][53]The country's position and points at this contest however remain unchanged.[22]

The table below outlines the participating countries, the order in which they performed, the competing artists and songs, and the results of the voting.

Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[22][54]
R/O Country Artist Song Points Place
1 Lithuania Aistė "Strazdas" 13 20
2 Belgium Vanessa Chinitor "Like the Wind" 38 12
3 Spain Lydia "No quiero escuchar" 1 23
4 Croatia Doris "Marija Magdalena" 118 4
5 United Kingdom Precious "Say It Again" 38 12
6 Slovenia Darja Švajger "For a Thousand Years" 50 11
7 Turkey Tuba Önaland Grup Mistik "Dön Artık" 21 16
8 Norway Van Eijk "Living My Life Without You" 35 14
9 Denmark Trine Jepsenand Michael Teschl "This Time I Mean It" 71 8
10 France Nayah "Je veux donner ma voix" 14 19
11 Netherlands Marlayne "One Good Reason" 71 8
12 Poland Mietek Szcześniak "Przytul mnie mocno" 17 18
13 Iceland Selma "All Out of Luck" 146 2
14 Cyprus Marlain "Tha'ne erotas" 2 22
15 Sweden Charlotte Nilsson "Take Me to Your Heaven" 163 1
16 Portugal Rui Bandeira "Como tudo começou" 12 21
17 Ireland The Mullans "When You Need Me" 18 17
18 Austria Bobbie Singer "Reflection" 65 10
19 Israel Eden "Happy Birthday" 93 5
20 Malta Times Three "Believe 'n Peace" 32 15
21 Germany Sürpriz "Journey to Jerusalem –Kudüs'e Seyahat" 140 3
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dinoand Béatrice "Putnici" 86 7
23 Estonia Evelin SamuelandCamille "Diamond of Night" 90 6

Spokespersons

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Three-time Eurovision participantKirsten Siggaardannounced the points from Denmark.[37][55]

Each country nominated a spokesperson who was responsible for announcing, in English or French, the votes for their respective country.[10]As had been the case since the1994 contest,the spokespersons were connected viasatelliteand appeared in vision during the broadcast; spokespersons at the 1999 contest are listed below.[37][56]

  1. Lithuania –Andrius Tapinas
  2. Belgium –Sabine De Vos[nl]
  3. Spain – Hugo de Campos
  4. Croatia – Marko Rašica
  5. United Kingdom –Colin Berry[44]
  6. Slovenia – Mira Berginc
  7. Turkey – Osman Erkan
  8. Norway –Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft
  9. Denmark –Kirsten Siggaard
  10. France –Marie Myriam
  11. Netherlands –Edsilia Rombley
  12. Poland –Jan Chojnacki[pl]
  13. Iceland – Áslaug Dóra Eyjólfsdóttir
  14. Cyprus – Marina Maleni
  15. Sweden –Pontus Gårdinger[57]
  16. Portugal –Manuel Luís Goucha
  17. Ireland – Clare McNamara
  18. Austria –Dodo Roscic[de]
  19. Israel –Yoav Ginai[he]
  20. Malta – Nirvana Azzopardi
  21. Germany –Renan Demirkan
  22. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Segmedina Srna
  23. Estonia –Mart Sander[58]

Detailed voting results

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Televoting was used to determine the points awarded by all countries, except Lithuania, Turkey, Ireland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.[44]Ireland had intended to use televoting, however technical failures atTelecom Éireannahead of the voting window meant that the majority of calls were not registered and the country's back-up jury was utilised to determine its points.[59]

The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in English or French in ascending order.[10][37]The detailed breakdown of the points awarded by each country is listed in the tables below.

Detailed voting results of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[44][60][61]
Voting procedure used:
100% televoting
100% jury vote
Total score
Lithuania
Belgium
Spain
Croatia
United Kingdom
Slovenia
Turkey
Norway
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Poland
Iceland
Cyprus
Sweden
Portugal
Ireland
Austria
Israel
Malta
Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Contestants
 Lithuania 13 2 5 3 1 2
Belgium 38 4 2 10 2 10 5 5
Spain 1 1
Croatia 118 6 5 12 12 8 7 1 7 4 2 1 6 6 8 7 5 10 8 3
United Kingdom 38 5 4 5 2 4 1 4 4 8 1
Slovenia 50 10 2 2 12 1 6 12 5
Turkey 21 4 5 12
Norway 35 7 6 7 7 5 3
Denmark 71 5 5 5 1 12 8 8 3 7 5 2 4 6
France 14 2 2 8 2
Netherlands 71 4 12 3 8 3 5 7 6 4 2 1 4 6 2 4
Poland 17 7 4 6
Iceland 146 8 8 10 10 10 10 12 7 4 12 12 4 4 2 10 10 3 10
Cyprus 2 2
Sweden 163 3 7 6 12 7 6 12 10 3 8 6 10 6 10 5 6 8 12 2 12 12
Portugal 12 12
Ireland 18 12 4 1 1
Austria 65 6 7 4 6 3 2 3 8 1 7 5 5 8
Israel 93 3 8 8 1 3 2 2 10 4 10 1 10 3 8 1 6 7 2 4
Malta 32 6 6 3 1 7 1 7 1
Germany 140 10 7 3 1 6 12 3 5 8 12 12 5 2 12 10 12 3 10 7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 86 1 10 10 7 7 8 6 3 5 3 6 12 8
Estonia 90 1 4 1 3 8 5 4 4 5 8 2 10 7 8 3 1 7 6 3

12 points

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The below table summarises how the maximum 12 points were awarded from one country to another. The winning country is shown in bold. Germany and Sweden each received the maximum score of 12 points from five countries, with Iceland receiving three sets of 12 points, Croatia and Slovenia receiving two sets each, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey each receiving one maximum score.[60][61]

Distribution of 12 points awarded at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[60][61]
N. Contestant Nation(s) giving 12 points
5 Germany Israel,Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Turkey
Sweden Bosnia and Herzegovina,Estonia,Malta,Norway,United Kingdom
3 Iceland Cyprus,Denmark,Sweden
2 Croatia Slovenia,Spain
Slovenia Croatia,Ireland
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Austria
Denmark Iceland
Ireland Lithuania
Netherlands Belgium
Portugal France
Turkey Germany

Broadcasts

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Each participating broadcaster was required to relay live and in full the contest via television. Non-participating EBU member broadcasters were also able to relay the contest as "passive participants"; any passive countries wishing to participate in the following year's event were also required to provide a live broadcast of the contest or a deferred broadcast within 24 hours.[10]Broadcasters were able to send commentators to provide coverage of the contest in their own native language and to relay information about the artists and songs to their television viewers. These commentators were typically sent to the venue to report on the event, and were able to provide commentary from small booths constructed at the back of the venue.[62][63]

The contest was reportedly watched by 150 million viewers.[64]Known details on the broadcasts in each country, including the specific broadcasting stations and commentators, are shown in the tables below.

Broadcasters and commentators in participating countries
Country Broadcaster[21] Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
Austria ORF ORF 1 Andi Knoll [65][66]
FM4 Stermann & Grissemann [67]
Belgium VRT TV1 André VermeulenandBart Peeters [68][69]
RTBF RTBF La 1 Jean-Pierre Hautier [70]
Croatia HRT HRT 1 Aleksandar Kostadinov [71]
Cyprus CyBC RIK 1 [72]
Denmark DR DR1 Keld Heick [73]
Estonia ETV Marko Reikop [74][75]
ER Raadio 2
France France Télévision France 3[h] Julien Lepers [77]
Germany ARD Das Erste Peter Urban [70]
Iceland RÚV Sjónvarpið,Rás 2 Gísli Marteinn Baldursson [78][79]
Ireland RTÉ RTÉ One Pat Kenny [80][81]
RTÉ Radio 1 Larry Gogan [82]
Israel IBA Channel 1 [83]
Lithuania LRT LRT Darius Užkuraitis[lt] [84][85]
Malta PBS TVM [86]
Netherlands NOS TV2 Willem van Beusekom [68][87]
Norway NRK NRK1 Jostein Pedersen [88]
NRK P1 Jon Branæs[no] [88][89]
Poland TVP TVP1 Artur Orzech [90][91]
Portugal RTP RTP1[i] Rui Unas [93][94]
Slovenia RTVSLO SLO 1[sl] [95]
Val 202 Andrej Karoli[sl]
Spain TVE La Primera[j] José Luis Uribarri [96]
Sweden SVT SVT2 Pekka HeinoandAnders Berglund [97]
SR SR P3 Carolina Norén
Turkey TRT TRT 1[k] Gülşah Banda [98][99]
United Kingdom BBC BBC One[l] Terry Wogan [100]
BBC Radio 2 Ken Bruce [101]
Broadcasters and commentators in non-participating countries
Country Broadcaster Channel(s) Commentator(s) Ref.
Australia SBS SBS TV[m] [102]
Falkland Islands BFBS BFBS Television[n] [103]
Faroe Islands SvF Keld Heick [104][105]
Finland YLE TV1 Jani Juntunen [106][107]
Radio Suomi Sanna Kojo [108]
Radio Vega [109]
Greenland KNR KNR [110]
Latvia LTV Kārlis Streips[lv] [111][112]
Romania TVR TVR 1 Doina Caramzulescu and Costin Grigore [113]
ROR Radio România Actualități Ana Maria Zaharescu [114]
Russia ORT Olga Maksimova and Kolya MacCleod [115]
Jewish Channel[o] [116]
Switzerland SRG SSR SF 2 Sandra Studer [65][117]
TSR 1 Jean-Marc Richard [92][76]
TSI 2 [92]
DRS 1[p] [118]

Other awards

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Barbara Dex Award

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TheBarbara Dex Award,created in 1997 by fansite House of Eurovision, was awarded to the performer deemed to have been the "worst dressed" among the participants.[119]The winner in 1999 was Spain's representativeLydia,as determined by visitors to the House of Eurovision website. This was the first edition of the award to be determined by site visitors, as the winners in 1997 and 1998 had been chosen by the founders of the House of Eurovision site Edwin van Thillo and Rob Paardekam.[120][121][122]

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^On behalf of the German public broadcasting consortiumARD[23]
  2. ^Determined by totalling all points awarded in the past five contests and dividing by the number of times that country had participated.[10]1996 did not count as a participation for countries that didn't qualify from the qualification round.
  3. ^abDespite having the same average score, Sweden ranked higher than Cyprus by virtue of achieving a higher score in the most recent contest.[10]
  4. ^abDespite having the same average score, the Netherlands ranked higher than Germany by virtue of achieving a higher score in the most recent contest.[10]
  5. ^abAs Latvia withdrew their participation at a late stage the eliminated country with the highest average points total, Hungary, was offered their place. After declining the offer, the place subsequently passed to Portugal as the country with the next highest average points total.[2]
  6. ^abDespite having the same average score, Finland ranked higher than Slovakia by virtue of achieving a higher score in the most recent contest.[10]
  7. ^Although at the1977 contesteach participant was required to perform in the language of the country they represented,GermanyandBelgiumwere granted exceptions as their entries had already been chosen when the rule was reintroduced.[42]
  8. ^Additional deferred broadcast onTV5 Europeat 00:05 (CEST)[76]
  9. ^Additional live broadcast onRTP Internacional[92]
  10. ^Additional live broadcast onTVE Internacional[92]
  11. ^Additional live broadcast onTRT Int[98]
  12. ^Additional live broadcast onBBC Prime[92]
  13. ^Deferred broadcast the following day at 20:30 (AEST)[102]
  14. ^Deferred broadcast at 21:00 (FKT)[103]
  15. ^Delayed broadcast on 5 December 1999 at 16:00 (NOVT)[116]
  16. ^Deferred broadcast at 22:00 (CEST)[118]

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