The Songs 1999

Here are the entrants in running order for Jerusalem with links to country pages
Links in the country column take you to more details where available
Some pages still have sound files - marked with * - others cleared for room

No

Country

Video Still

Singer / Song title

Music

Lyrics

Language
N-Nat'l
E-English
M-Multi
F-French

1

Lithuania

Aiste Smilgeviciute
"Strazdas"

Linas Rimsa

Sigitas Geda

N

2

Belgium

Vanessa Chinitor
"Like the wind"

Wim Claes,
John Terra & Ilbe

Emma Philippa Hjalmas

E

3

Spain

Lydia
"No Quiero Escuchar"

Fernando Rodríguez Fernández & Alejandro Piqueras Ramírez

Fernando Rodríguez Fernández, Alejandro Piqueras Ramírez, Adolfo Carmona Zamarreno & Carlos López González

N

4

Croatia*
With special
"Dora" Report!

Doris Dragovic
"Marija Magdelena"

Tonci Huljic

Vjekoslava Huljic

N

5

United Kingdom

Precious
"Say it again"

Paul Varney

Paul Varney

E(N)

6

Slovenia*

Darja Svajger
"For a thousand years"

Primoz Peterca

Primoz Peterca

E

7

Turkey*

Tugba Önal & Grup Mystik
"Don artik"

Erdinç Tunç

Canan Tunç

N

8

Norway

Van Eijk
"Living my life without you"

Sem & Stig Van Eijk & Peter Brandt

Sem & Stig Van Eijk
& Peter Brandt

E

9

Denmark*

Trine Jepsen & Michael Teschl
"This time"

Ebbe Ravn

Ebbe Ravn

E

10

France

Nayah
"Je veux donner ma voix"

Pascal Graczyk
& René Colombies

Gilles Arcens
& Luigi Rutigliano

N

11

Netherlands*

Marlayne
"One Good Reason"

Tjeerd Van Zanen
& Alan Michael

Tjeerd Van Zanen
& Alan Michael

E

12

Poland

Mietek Szczesniak
"Przytul mnie mocno"

Seweryn Krajewski

Wojciech Ziembicki

N

13

Iceland*

Selma Bjornsdottir
"All out of luck"

Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson

Selma, Thorvaldur B. Thorvaldsson
& Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson

E

14

Cyprus*

Marlain Angelidou
"Tha 'Ne Erotas"

George Kallis

Andreas Karanikolas

N

15

Sweden*

Charlotte Nilsson
"Take me to your heaven"

Lars Diedricson

Gert Lengstrand

E

16

Portugal*

Rui Bandeira
"Como Tudo Começou"

Jorge do Carmo

Tó Andrade

N

17

Ireland

Karen & Bronagh Mullan
"When you need me"

Bronagh Mullan

Bronagh Mullan

E(N)

18

Austria

Bobbie Singer
"Reflection"

Dave Moskin

Dave Moskin

E

19

Israel

Eden
"Happy Birthday"

Moshe Datz, Gabriel Batler, Yaacov Lymay & Jacky Oved

Moshe Datz, Gabriel Batler, Yaacov Lymay & Jacky Oved

M

20

Malta*

Times 3
"Believe 'N Peace"

Chris Scicluna

Moira Stafrace

E(N)

21

Germany*

Sürpriz
"Reise nach Jerusalem - Kudues'e Seyahat"

Ralph Siegel

Bernd Meinunger

M

22

Bosnia-Hercegovina*

Dino & Beatrice
"Putnici"

Dino Dervišhalidovic

Dino Dervišhalidovic

N/F

23

Estonia

Evelin Samuel
"Diamond of Night"

Priit Pajusaar & Glen Pilvre

Marian-Anna Kärmas & Kaari Sillamaa

E

The running order was decided on 17th November, and there were a few surprises.

Latvia had been expected to take part, but dropped out for financial reasons, and with the knock-out scheme Hungary was given first refusal, but Hungary's MTV is in some difficulties, so the next up was Portugal, which accepted the offer of a place in the contest.

Now there are only 23 songs to take part, rather than 25 in recent years, and the new rules permit the singing in any language, although the song still has to be no more than three minutes.

There will be no orchestra in Jerusalem - the rules now say the producing organisation can decide whether or not to provide one, and in August Israeli TV chose not to. Songs will be performed to backing tracks, but must still be sung live.