Eurovision 1979 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.
JERUSALEM · 31 MARCH 1979
Eurovision 1979 results
Milk & Honey with Gali Atari won Eurovision 1979 for Israel with “Hallelujah”, scoring 125 points.
Winner🇮🇱 Israel
Winning score125 points
Host cityJerusalem
| Place | Country | Artist | Song | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇱 Israel | Milk & Honey with Gali Atari | Hallelujah | 125 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸 Spain | Betty Missiego | Su Canción | 116 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 France | Anne-Marie David | Je Suis L'enfant-soleil | 106 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Dschinghis Khan | Dschinghis Khan | 86 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | Cathal Dunne | Happy Man | 80 |
| 6 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | Tommy Seebach | Disco Tango | 76 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Black Lace | Mary Ann | 73 |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Greece | Elpida | Socrates | 69 |
| 9 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | Manuela Bravo | Sobe, Sobe, Balão Sobe | 64 |
| 10 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Peter, Sue and Marc, and Pfuri, Gorps and Kniri | Trödler Und Co. | 60 |
Israel wins at home and makes it two in a row
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.
Official scoreboard source
Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1979 final scoreboard ↗.