Eurovision Song Contest (1978)

Eurovision Song Contest 1978 (23rd ed.)
 * Date: 22 April 1978
 * Location: Paris, France
 * Venue: Palais des Congrès
 * Countries participating: 20
 * Countries returning: Denmark, Turkey
 * Debut countries: -
 * Non-returning countries: -


 * Broadcaster: TF1
 * Presenter(s): Denise Fabre (b.1942), Léon Zitrone (1914-1995)
 * Winning entry: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta - A-Ba-Ni-Bi (Israel)


 * UK entry: Co-Co - The Bad Old Days (11th)
 * UK commentators: Terry Wogan (BBC One), Ray Moore (BBC Radio 2)

Trivia

 * Israel's first Eurovision win, and also the first winning song to be performed in one of the Semitic languages.
 * The first time that more than one presenter had hosted the contest as well as the first to have a male presenter since 1956
 * 20 was the highest number of competing countries to date
 * Norway finished last for the fifth time, gaining the first ever 'nul points'.
 * Among the big names participating were Baccara for Luxembourg, and Ricchi & Poveri for Italy.
 * Cheryl Baker, a member of UK group Co-Co, would go on to participate again in 1981 as part of Bucks Fizz and win the contest.