Songfestival 1989

Songfestival 1989
Dates
Final	12 August 1989
Host
Venue	Leopold VII Koncertsal Dansig, Andlin
Presenter(s)	Marie Keier
Directed by	Kenn Schmidt
Executive supervisor	Naomi Theiner
Executive producer	Jacques Gachet
Host broadcaster	Ændlisk Fjernsyn (ÆF)
Participants
Number of entries	16
Debuting countries	North Alezia Allaro
Returning countries	Port Anilis
Vote
Voting system	Each country awarded 8, 6-1 points to their 7 favourite songs.
Winning song	Sorechland "Ich werde immer da sein"

Songfestival 1989 was the 29th edition of the annual Songfestival contest. It was held on 12 August 1989 in Dansig, Andlin following Marie Keier's victory for the country at the 1988 contest with the song "Randez-vous". The event marked the third time Andlin had hosted the contest. It was hosted by Ændlisk Fjernsyn (ÆF) and organised by the National Radio-Television Council (CNRT), and presented by Marie Keier.

16 countries participated in the contest, the most ever at the time. Port Anilis returned to the contest, having last participated in 1975, and Allaro debuted. North Alezia was also invited to participate in the contest as part of the Wide Open 1989 scheme, a cultural exchange programme between Carrelie and North Alezia. As part of the agreement, Marie Keier and Gruppe Hurrikan had taken part in the AleziRadio Festival of Songs 1989 for Carrelie, and the contest's winner, Nurhaima Isa Al-Hazairah, was invited to take part in Songfestival.

The competition was won by Sorechland's Natascha with her song "Ich werde immer da sein". It marked the fourth Sorech win overall, the nation having previously won the contest in 1959, 1969, and 1974. North Alezia placed second, with Arianos' Calie, winner of the 1987 contest, rounding out the top 3. Haufenburg saw their worst result to date, placing last with only 7 points.

Contest overview

The contest was held on 12 August 1989 at 20:00 (MGT), with a duration of 2 hours and 31 minutes. It was presented by Marie Keier.

Conductors

Each nation was obliged to nominate a conductor to direct the orchestra during their performance. However, in practice, many countries shared conductors, leading to only 7 conductors conducting all 16 entries. The participating conductors were:

• Allaro – Nils Rosenblum
• Zuidfrisia – Abeau Crevier
• Port Anilis – Nils Rosenblum
• Haufenburg – Ludwig Scheidemann
• Voivony – Mathilde Andersen
• Achanor – Ludwig Scheidemann
• Sorechland – Ludwig Scheidemann
• North Borneo – Mathilde Andersen
• Dentricia – Marien-Lúise Éçé
• Silesia – Nils Rosenblum
• Seaforthe – Marien-Lúise Éçé
• Douria – Abeau Crevier
• Arianos – Rikarde Ostwil
• Efyre – Rikarde Ostwil
• Andlin – Mathilde Andersen
• North Alezia – Soeradi

Results

R/O	Country	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Allaro	Isidora Di Stasi	"Caramella dura"	24	7
2	Zuidfrisia	Serge & Steffentsje	"Vertragen"	10	15
3	Port Anilis	Bona Fide	"Cuando me amas"	42	4
4	Haufenburg	Helena	"Rhythmus der Nacht"	7	16
5	Voivony	Chips	"Przez ścianę"	22	9
6	Achanor	Oskar Hessel	"1985"	16	13
7	Sorechland	Natascha	"Ich werde immer da sein"	74	1
8	North Borneo	Marcus Hasibuan	"Tanda zaman"	19	12
9	Dentricia	Ves Casäs	"Moîse é Moîse"	26	6
10	Silesia	Stopienie	"Cały świat się zatrzymuje"	24	7
11	Seaforthe	Winifred & the Clarity	"Potestas"	31	5
12	Douria	Pascaline	"Ayez pitié !"	12	14
13	Arianos	Calie	"A spasyns"	45	3
14	Efyre	Llewela Goronwg	"Lliw dy Enaid"	22	10
15	Andlin	Jak & Benedite	"At give kærlighed"	20	10
16	North Alezia	Nurhaima Isa Al-Hazairah	"Tak lagi"	70	2

Detailed voting results

Each participating country had a jury, which awarded 8 and 6–1 points to their 7 favourite songs. The announcement of the results from each country was conducted in the order in which they performed, with the spokespersons announcing their country's points in French or German in ascending order. Uniquely, each country's spokesperson was physically present in the arena, rather than being contacted over telephone. The detailed breakdown of the points awarded by each country is listed in the tables below.

Detailed voting results of Songfestival 1989

		Total score	Allaro	Zuidfrisia	Port Anilis	Haufenburg	Voivony	Achanor	Sorechland	North Borneo	Dentricia	Silesia	Seaforthe	Douria	Arianos	Efyre	Andlin	North Alezia
Contestants	Allaro	24		3						2	5	8		2		4
	Zuidfrisia	10			3		1					2			3			1
	Port Anilis	42				4	3	6	4	3	2		5	3	2		2	8
	Haufenburg	7		4												3
	Voivony	22		5				1		4	1	3			4		4
	Achanor	16	3			8							4	1
	Sorechland	74	6	1	2	5	8	8		6	8	4	6	8	1		6	5
	North Borneo	19	4					2	5							2		6
	Dentricia	26	2			6	4						8			1	5
	Silesia	24	5		4				3		6				5		1
	Seaforthe	31		6			2	5		5				4		5		4
	Douria	12	1		6				2		3
	Arianos	45		8		1	5		6	1		5	3			6	8	2
	Efyre	22			1				1			6		6	8
	Andlin	20			8	3		4					2					3
	North Alezia	70	8	2	5	2	6	3	8	8	4	1	1	5	6	8	3

8 points

The below table summarises how the maximum 8 points were awarded from one country to another. The winning country is shown in bold. Both Sorechland and North Alezia received the maximum score of 8 points from four of the voting countries, with Arianos receiving two sets of 8 points, and Allaro, Port Anilis, Achanor, Dentricia, Efyre, and Andlin each receiving one maximum score.

Distribution of 8 points awarded at Songfestival 1989

N.	Contestant	Nation(s) giving 12 points
4	Sorechland	Voivony, Achanor, Dentricia, Douria
	North Alezia	Allaro, Sorechland, North Borneo, Efyre
2	Arianos	Zuidfrisia, Andlin
1	Allaro	Silesia
	Port Anilis	North Alezia
	Achanor	Haufenburg
	Dentricia	Seaforthe
	Efyre	Arianos
	Andlin	Port Anilis