Contest year
- Host City
- Bergen, Norway
- Venue
- Grieghallen
- Final Date
- May 3, 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
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Sandra Kim J’aime la vie | 1 | 176 |
| | Daniela Simmons Pas pour moi | 2 | 140 |
| | Sherisse Laurence L'amour de ma vie | 3 | 117 |
| | Luv Bug You Can Count on Me | 4 | 96 |
| | Monica Törnell É dé det här du kallar kärlek | 5 | 78 |
| | Trax Du er fuld af løgn | 6 | 77 |
| | Ryder Runner in the Night | 7 | 72 |
| | Ingrid Peters Über die Brücke geh'n | 8 | 62 |
| | Klips ve Onlar Halley | 9 | 53 |
| | Cadillac Valentino | 10 | 51 |
| | Doris Dragović Željo moja | 11 | 49 |
| | Ketil Stokkan Romeo | 12 | 44 |
| | Frizzle Sizzle Alles heeft ritme | 13 | 40 |
| | 14 | 28 | |
| | Kari Kuivalainen Päivä kahden ihmisen | 15 | 22 |
| | Icy Gleðibankinn | 16 | 19 |
| | Cocktail Chic Européennes | 17 | 13 |
| | Timna Brauer Die Zeit ist einsam | 18 | 12 |
| | Moti Giladi Yavoh Yom | 19 | 7 |
| | Elpida Tora zo | 20 | 4 |