page_title: Eurovision Song Contest 1989
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Eurovision Song Contest 1989 / Location
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Entrée du Palais de Beaulieu (Lausanne), en hiver 2005. English: Entrance of the Palais de Beaulieu (Lausanne), under the first snow of winter 2005. The two statues of Casimir Raymond installed in 1954 represent crafts and agriculture. Deutsch: Eingang vom Palais de Beaulieu (Lausanne), im Winter 2005.
context_page_description: The Eurovision Song Contest 1989 was the 34th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held on 6 May 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, after Celine Dion's victory in Dublin the previous year. The program was presented by Lolita Morena and Jacques Deschenaux. Riva, representing Yugoslavia, won with the song "Rock Me". This was the only victory for Yugoslavia as a unified state. Furthermore, this was the first victory for one of the Balkan countries and this was the first winning song to be performed in one of the Slavic languages.
context_section_description: Lausanne is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, or simply Le Léman). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva.
  Palais de Beaulieu, a convention and exhibition centre, was chosen to host the 1989 contest. The centre includes the 1,844 seat Théâtre de Beaulieu concert, dance and theatre hall. Inaugurated in 1954, the Théâtre de Beaulieu is the biggest theatre in Switzerland. The Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Hall 6 + 7 of the Palais, to the right from the main hall and the theatre.
caption: Palais de Beaulieu, Lausanne – host venue of the 1989 contest.
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