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In which Swedish city was the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest held?

Gothenburg. The contest was held in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. The Scandinavium is the major sporting arena in that city, and was the largest venue used by that date by the Eurovision competition.

Which country won the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Norway. Norway won with its entry, "La det swinge" ("Let It Swing"). They beat out second-place Germany by fifteen points.

The UK's 1985 entry was a song called "Love Is". Who sang it?

Vikki. While all are British pop groups, it was Vikki who sang the 1985 entry. Vikki is Victoria Watson, now known as Aeone. Her genre of music rapidly moved from pop to new age/Celtic.

The audience was shocked when something happened with the presenter during the 1985 Eurovision contest... what was it?

skirt apparently ripped off. During an act, the presenter's skirt seemed to have been ripped off. It was, of course, planned, but the audience wasn't expecting it.

The current rules stated that each country had to sing in their own official language - but there are a number of countries with more than one official language. How many entries in the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest were sung entirely in French?

two. Two countries sang their entries in French this year. They were France - "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" ("Woman in Her Dreams Too") and Luxembourg - "Children, Kinder, Enfants" ("Children, Children, Children").

Which two countries withdrew from the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Netherlands and Yugoslavia. The Netherlands withdrew as the contest was held on a Dutch national holiday, the Day of Remembrance for the Dead. Yugoslavia did not compete either, as the date clashed with the anniversary of the death of Tito.

Two countries returned to Eurovision after staying out for at least one year. Greece was one; which country was the other?

Israel. Greece returned after an absence of one year, as did Israel. Turkey hadn't been absent since 1979, Ireland since 1983 and Malta still wasn't back since their last entry in 1975.

Who was the presenter at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Lill Lindfors. Lill Lindfors presented the competition. She is a Finnish-Swedish singer. She and Svante Thuresson were the performers for the Swedish entry at the 1966 Eurovision competition.

There's always a halftime - what was the entertainment for the halftime of the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest?

Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens. Guitars Unlimited with Swedish Evergreens performed during the intermission. One is unable to either remember the performance or find information related to it. Ulla Andersson is a Swedish singer/songwriter/actress, Camilla Henemark is a Swedish actress and singer, and Thore Skogman was a Swedish entertainer.

Nineteen countries vied for the 1985 Eurovision Song crown. That means there should have been a 1st position, 2nd position, 3rd etc, all the way to 19th, right? Wrong - or is it? How many countries, if any, tied for their position ranking?

four. Four countries tied for two positions. Spain's "La fiesta terminó" ("The Party's Over") and Turkey's "Didai didai dai" (no translation) tied for fourteenth place, while Cyprus' "To Katalava Arga" ("I Realised It Was Too Late") and Greece's "Miazoume" ("We Are Alike") tied for sixteenth.