Eurovision 1978 final top 10
This table preserves the official final placings and points under the voting system used for this edition, including tied positions exactly as published.
PARIS · 22 APRIL 1978
Eurovision 1978 results
Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta won Eurovision 1978 for Israel with “A-Ba-Ni-Bi”, scoring 157 points.
Winner🇮🇱 Israel
Winning score157 points
Host cityParis
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta | A-Ba-Ni-Bi | 157 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | Jean Vallée | L'amour ça Fait Chanter La Vie | 125 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 France | Joël Prévost | Il Y Aura Toujours Des Violons | 119 |
| 4 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | Caline and Olivier Toussaint | Les Jardins De Monaco | 107 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Colm T. Wilkinson | Born To Sing | 86 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Ireen Sheer | Feuer | 84 |
| 7 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Baccara | Parlez-vous Français? | 73 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Tania Tsanaklidou | Charlie Chaplin | 66 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸 Spain | José Vélez | Bailemos Un Vals | 65 |
| 9 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Carole Vinci | Vivre | 65 |
Israel wins Eurovision for the first time
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.
Official scoreboard source
Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1978 final scoreboard ↗.