Eurovision Song Contest 1979
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | |
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| Dates | |
| Final | 31 March 1979 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
International Convention Center Jerusalem, Israel |
| Presenter(s) |
Daniel Pe'er Yardena Arazi |
| Conductor | Izhak Graziani |
| Executive supervisor | Frank Naef |
| Host broadcaster | Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) |
| Interval act | Shalom '79 (Peace '79) |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 19 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | None |
| Withdrawing countries |
 Turkey
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 point(s) to their 10 favourite songs |
| Nul points | None |
| Winning song |
 Israel"Hallelujah" |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 31 March 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel, following the country's win at the 1978 edition. The event was staged at the International Convention Center. The presenters were Daniel Pe'er and Yardena Arazi.
The winner was Israel with the song "Hallelujah", performed by Gali Atari and Milk and Honey. Therefore, this was Israel's consecutive second win, and overall second win, in the contest. 19 countries participated, the 20 countries that took part at the previous 1978 Contest, except for Turkey which was also going to participate but eventually withdrew its entry for political reasons. Yugoslavia, that missed the 1978 Contest, also didn't want to take part nor transmit the 1979 show for political reasons. As well as being broadcast live in the 19 competing countries, the contest was broadcast in Turkey, Romania, Hong Kong and Iceland.
As of 2017, it was the last time the contest was held in March.
Located on a plateau in the Judean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, Jerusalem is one of the oldest cities in the world. In the ancient cuneiform, Jerusalem was called "Urusalima", meaning "City of Peace", during the early Canaanite period (approximately 2400 BC). It is considered holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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