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PARIS · 22 APRIL 1978
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won Eurovision 1978 for Israel with “A-Ba-Ni-Bi”, scoring 157 points.
This table preserves the official final placings and points under the voting system used for this edition, including tied positions exactly as published.
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta | 157 | |
| 2 | Belgium | Jean Vallée | 125 | |
| 3 | France | Joël Prévost | 119 | |
| 4 | Monaco | Caline and Olivier Toussaint | 107 | |
| 5 | Ireland | Colm T. Wilkinson | 86 | |
| 6 | Germany | Ireen Sheer | 84 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg | Baccara | 73 | |
| 8 | Greece | Tania Tsanaklidou | 66 | |
| 9 | Spain | José Vélez | 65 | |
| 9 | Switzerland | Carole Vinci | 65 |
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won Paris 1978 with “A-Ba-Ni-Bi”, giving Israel its first Eurovision victory. The edition also set a new participation record with 20 competing countries.
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won Eurovision 1978 for Israel with “A-Ba-Ni-Bi”.
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won with 157 points.
Eurovision 1978 was held in Paris.
Jean Vallée representing Belgium finished second with 125 points.
Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1978 final scoreboard ↗.
