Contest year
- Host City
- Zagreb, Yugoslavia
- Venue
- Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski
- Final Date
- May 5, 1990
- Entries
- 22
- Notable firsts marked 1990: Zagreb hosted the contest in the Balkans and, uniquely, in a socialist state, and the EBU introduced a new minimum age rule after criticism of child performers in 1989 (artists had to turn 16 during the year).
- Rehearsals were disrupted when announced hosts Oliver Mlakar and Helga Vlahović briefly resigned amid uncertainty over presenters before returning.
- Spain’s opening performance suffered a major technical failure with an inaudible backing track, forcing Azúcar Moreno to restart.
- Italy won, making Toto Cutugno (46) the oldest winner at the time.
- via Wikipedia
Presenters
Olivar Mlakar, Helga Vlahovic
Winner
Final Results
| Country | Artist · Song | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | Toto Cutugno Insieme 1992 | 1 | 149 |
 France | Joëlle Ursull White and Black Blues | 2 | 132 |
 Ireland | Liam Reilly Somewhere in Europe | 2 | 132 |
 Iceland | Stjórnin Eitt lag enn | 4 | 124 |
 Spain | Azúcar Moreno Bandido | 5 | 96 |
 United Kingdom | 6 | 87 | |
| Yugoslavia | Tajči Hajde da ludujemo | 7 | 81 |
 Denmark | Lonnie Kjer Hallo Hallo | 8 | 64 |
 Germany | Chris Kempers Frei zu leben | 9 | 60 |
 Austria | Simone Keine Mauern mehr | 10 | 58 |
 Switzerland | Egon Egemann Musik klingt in die Welt hinaus | 11 | 51 |
 Belgium | Philippe Lafontaine Macédomienne | 12 | 46 |
 Luxembourg | Céline Carzo Quand je te rêve | 13 | 38 |
 Cyprus | Haris Anastazio Milas Poli | 14 | 36 |
 Netherlands | Maywood Ik wil alles met je delen | 15 | 25 |
 Sweden | Edin‐Ådahl Som en vind | 16 | 24 |
 Turkey | Kayahan Gözlerinin Hapsindeyim | 17 | 21 |
 Israel | Rita Shara Barechovot | 18 | 16 |
 Greece | Christos Callow Horis skopo | 19 | 11 |
 Portugal | Nucha Há Sempre Alguém | 20 | 9 |
 Norway | Ketil Stokkan Brandenburger Tor | 21 | 8 |
 Finland | Beat Fri? | 21 | 8 |