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Johnny Logan — Hold Me Now, Eurovision 1987Johnny Logan's second victory as a lead performer.

BRUSSELS · 9 MAY 1987

Eurovision 1987 results

Johnny Logan won Eurovision 1987 for Ireland with “Hold Me Now”, scoring 172 points.

Winner Ireland

Winning score172 points

Host cityBrussels

Eurovision 1987 final top 10

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Place	Country	Artist	Song	Total
1	Ireland	Johnny Logan	Hold Me Now	172
2	Germany	Wind	Laß Die Sonne In Dein Herz	141
3	Italy	Umberto Tozzi and Raf	Gente Di Mare	103
4	Yugoslavia	Novi Fosili	Ja Sam Za Ples	92
5	Denmark	Anne-Catherine Herdorf and Bandjo	En Lille Melodi	83
5	Netherlands	Marcha	Rechtop In De Wind	83
7	Cyprus	Alexia	Aspro Mavro	80
8	Israel	Datner and Kushnir	Shir Habatlanim	73
9	Norway	Kate Gulbrandsen	Mitt Liv	65
10	Greece	Bang	Stop!	64

Johnny Logan becomes Eurovision's first two-time winning performer

Johnny Logan won Eurovision for Ireland for a second time with “Hold Me Now”, after his earlier 1980 victory with “What's Another Year”.

Eurovision 1987 results FAQ

Who won Eurovision 1987?

Johnny Logan won Eurovision 1987 for Ireland with “Hold Me Now”.

How many points did the Eurovision 1987 winner get?

Johnny Logan won with 172 points.

Where was Eurovision 1987 held?

Eurovision 1987 was held in Brussels.

Who finished second at Eurovision 1987?

Wind representing Germany finished second with 141 points.

Official scoreboard source

Results are transcribed from the official Eurovision 1987 final scoreboard ↗.

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