Contest year
- Host City
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Venue
- Scandinavium
- Final Date
- January 1, 1985
- Entries
- 19
- Notable events included the first-ever absence of the Netherlands, which (along with Yugoslavia) withdrew because the contest date clashed with national memorial commemorations, while Greece and Israel returned after a year out.
- The Gothenburg Scandinavium hosted a then-record in-person audience after its capacity was reduced for staging, still making it the largest venue used to that point.
- Host Lill Lindfors became the first presenter to perform, and later had a memorable on-air “wardrobe malfunction” reveal.
- Norway won for the first time, with the lowest winning score under the 1975–2015 voting system.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Lill Lindfors
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Norway | Bobbysocks La det swinge | 1 | 123 |
 Germany | Wind Für alle | 2 | 105 |
 Sweden | Kikki Danielsson Bra vibrationer | 3 | 103 |
 United Kingdom | Vikki Love Is... | 4 | 100 |
 Israel | Izhar Cohen Olé, Olé | 5 | 93 |
 Ireland | Maria Christian Wait Until the Weekend Comes | 6 | 91 |
 Italy | Al Bano and Romina Power Magic, oh magic | 7 | 78 |
 Austria | Gary Lux Kinder dieser Welt | 8 | 60 |
 Finland | Sonja Lumme Eläköön elämä | 9 | 58 |
 France | Roger Bens Femme dans ses rêves aussi | 10 | 56 |
 Denmark | Hot Eyes Sku' du spørg' fra no'en | 11 | 41 |
 Switzerland | Mariella Farré & Pino Gasparini Piano, piano | 12 | 39 |
 Luxembourg | Margo, Franck, Diane, Ireen, Malcolm & Chris Children, Kinder, Enfants | 13 | 37 |
 Spain | Paloma San Basilio La fiesta terminó | 14 | 36 |
 Turkey | MFÖ Didai didai dai | 14 | 36 |
 Cyprus | Lia Vishy To katalava arga | 16 | 15 |
 Greece | Takis Biniaris Miazoume | 16 | 15 |
 Portugal | Adelaide Penso em ti, eu sei | 18 | 9 |
 Belgium | Linda Lepomme Laat me nu gaan | 19 | 7 |