1979

Location Jerusalem, Israel
Host Broadcaster IBA
Date 31 Mar 1979
Venue Binyanei Ha'ouama Centre
Host(s) Yardena Arazi and Daniel Peer
Participants 19
Voting method Each national jury awarded 1 to 8, 10 and 12 points
Interval Act Shalom'79
Voting spokespersons
Portugal - João Abel da Fonseca
Italy - Paola Perissi
Denmark - Bent Henius
Ireland - David Heffernan
Finland - Kaarina Pönniö
Monaco - Carole Chabrier
Greece - TBC
Switzerland – Michel Stocker
Germany - Lotti Ohnesorge
Israel - Dan Kaner
France - Fabienne Égal
Belgium - Anne Ploegaerts
Luxembourg - Jacques Harvey
Netherlands - Ivo Niehe
Sweden - Sven Lindahl
Norway - Sverre Christophersen
United Kingdom - Colin Berry
Austria - Jenny Pippal
Spain - Manuel Almendros
Commentators
Portugal - Fialho Gouveia (RTP1)
Italy - Rosanna Vaudetti (Rete 1)
Denmark - Jørgen de Mylius (DR TV), Kjeld Koplev (DR P3)
Ireland - Mike Murphy (RTÉ1), Jimmy Greeley (RTÉ Radio 1)
Finland - Anja-Maija Leppänen (YLE TV1)
Monaco - Marc Menant (Télé Monte Carlo)
Greece - Mako Georgiadou (ERT), Dimitris Konstantaras (Proto Programma)
Switzerland - Theodor Haller (TV DRS), Georges Hardy (TSR), Giovanni Bertini (TSI)
Germany - Ado Schlier & Gabi Schnelle (ARD Deutsches Fernsehen), Wolf Mittler (Deutschlandfunk/Bayern 2)
Israel - No commentator (Israeli Television), Yitzhak Shim'oni (Reshet Gimel)
France - Marc Menant (TF1)
Belgium - Luc Appermont (BRT TV1),[9] Paule Herreman (RTBF1), Nand Baert & Herwig Haes (BRT Radio 1), Marc Danval (RTBF La Première)
Luxembourg - Jacques Navadic (RTL Télé Luxembourg), André Torrent (RTL Radio)
Netherlands - Willem Duys (Nederland 2)
Sweden - Ulf Elfving (SR TV1), Kent Finell (SR P3)
Norway - Egil Teige (NRK), Erik Heyerdahl (NRK P1)
United Kingdom - John Dunn (BBC1), Ray Moore (BBC Radio 2)
Austria - Max Schautzer (FS1), Walter Richard Langer (Hitradio Ö3)
Spain - Miguel de los Santos (TVE1)
Turkey (Non participating country) - Bülend Özveren & Başak Doğru (TRT)