Contest year
- Host City
- Bergen, Norway
- Venue
- Grieghallen
- Final Date
- January 1, 1986
- Entries
- 20
- Notable events included Iceland’s debut and late withdrawals by Greece (after selecting “Wagon-lit”, citing Holy Saturday) and Italy, while the Netherlands and Yugoslavia returned.
- Belgium won with Sandra Kim’s “J’aime la vie”, setting a then-record 176 points and becoming the last of the original seven inaugural participants to take victory.
- Kim’s age sparked controversy: her lyrics suggested she was 15, but she was revealed to be 13; Switzerland appealed for disqualification unsuccessfully, and her win remains the youngest ever.
- Royal guests attended.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Åse Kleveland
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | Sandra Kim J'aime la vie | 1 | 176 |
 Switzerland | Daniela Simons Pas pour moi | 2 | 140 |
 Luxembourg | Sherisse Laurence L'amour de ma vie | 3 | 117 |
 Ireland | Luv Bug You Can Count On Me | 4 | 96 |
 Sweden | Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell E' de' det här du kallar kärlek? | 5 | 78 |
 Denmark | Lise Haavik & Trax Du er fuld af løgn | 6 | 77 |
 United Kingdom | Ryder Runner in the Night | 7 | 72 |
 Germany | Ingrid Peters Über die Brücke geh'n | 8 | 62 |
 Turkey | Klips ve Onlar Halley | 9 | 53 |
 Spain | Cadillac Valentino | 10 | 51 |
 Yugoslavia | Doris Dragović Željo moja | 11 | 49 |
 Norway | Ketil Stokkan Romeo | 12 | 44 |
 Netherlands | Frizzle Sizzle Alles heeft ritme | 13 | 40 |
 Portugal | Dora Não sejas mau para mim | 14 | 28 |
 Finland | Kari Kuivalainen Päivä kahden ihmisen | 15 | 22 |
 Iceland | Eiríkur Hauksson Gleðibankinn | 16 | 19 |
 France | Cocktail Chic Européennes | 17 | 13 |
 Austria | Timna Brauer Die Zeit ist einsam | 18 | 12 |
 Israel | Moti Galadi & Sarai Tzuriel Yavoh Yom | 19 | 7 |
 Cyprus | Elpida Tora zo | 20 | 4 |