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JERUSALEM · 31 MARCH 1979
Milk & Honey with Gali Atari won Eurovision 1979 for Israel with “Hallelujah”, scoring 125 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 | Milk & Honey with Gali Atari | Hallelujah | 125 |
| 2 | Spain | Betty Missiego | 116 | |
| 3 | France | Anne-Marie David | 106 | |
| 4 | Germany | Dschinghis Khan | Dschinghis Khan | 86 |
| 5 | Ireland | Cathal Dunne | 80 | |
| 6 | Denmark | Tommy Seebach | 76 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom | Black Lace | 73 | |
| 8 | Greece | Elpida | Socrates | 69 |
| 9 | Portugal | Manuela Bravo | 64 | |
| 10 | Switzerland | Peter, Sue and Marc, and Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri | 60 |
Milk & Honey with Gali Atari won Jerusalem 1979 with “Hallelujah”, giving Israel a second consecutive victory and the rare distinction of winning while hosting the Contest.
Milk & Honey with Gali Atari won Eurovision 1979 for Israel with “Hallelujah”.
Milk & Honey with Gali Atari won with 125 points.
Eurovision 1979 was held in Jerusalem.
Betty Missiego representing Spain finished second with 116 points.
Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1979 final scoreboard ↗.
