Contest year
- Host City
- Brussels, Belgium
- Venue
- Palais de Centenaire
- Final Date
- January 1, 1987
- Entries
- 22
- The 1987 contest set a then-record with 22 participating countries, prompting the EBU to cap future participation at 22 and review scheduling rules.
- Belgium’s hosting was marked by political and linguistic tensions: RTBF unilaterally confirmed Brussels as the venue, leading Flemish broadcaster BRT to withdraw from co-organising (though it still handled Belgium’s entry), and host-country footage largely focused on Wallonia.
- Sponsorship and advertising were authorised, allowing an almost privately funded event and establishing a precedent.
- Ireland’s Johnny Logan became the first two-time winner.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Viktor Laszlo
Winner
Host Country
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | Johnny Logan Hold Me Now | 1 | 172 |
 Germany | Wind Laß die Sonne in dein Herz | 2 | 141 |
 Italy | Umberto Tozzi and Raf Gente di mare | 3 | 103 |
 Yugoslavia | Novi Fosili Ja sam za ples | 4 | 92 |
 Netherlands | Marcha Rechtop in de wind | 5 | 83 |
 Denmark | Anne-Cathrine Herdorf En lille melodi | 5 | 83 |
 Cyprus | Alexia Aspro mavro | 7 | 80 |
 Israel | Datner & Kushnir Shir Habatlanim | 8 | 73 |
 Norway | Kate Gulbrandsen Mitt liv | 9 | 65 |
 Greece | Bang Stop! | 10 | 64 |
 Belgium | Liliane Saint-Pierre Soldiers of Love | 11 | 56 |
 Sweden | Lotta Engberg Boogaloo | 12 | 50 |
 United Kingdom | Rikki Only the Light | 13 | 47 |
 France | Christine Minier Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche | 14 | 44 |
 Finland | Vicky Rosti Sata salamaa | 15 | 32 |
 Iceland | Halla Margarét Hægt og hljótt | 16 | 28 |
 Switzerland | Carole Rich Moitié moitié | 17 | 26 |
 Portugal | Nevada Neste barco à vela | 18 | 15 |
 Spain | Patricia Kraus No estás solo | 19 | 10 |
 Austria | Gary Lux Nur noch Gefühl | 20 | 8 |
 Luxembourg | Plastic Bertrand Amour amour | 21 | 4 |
 Turkey | Seyyal Taner & Lokomotif Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne | 22 | 0 |