winner, 1986
Sandra Kim
Sandra Kim represented Belgium at Eurovision 1986 in Bergen with “J'aime la vie”, and won.
- who
- Belgian singer
- born
- 15 October 1972, Saint-Nicolas, Belgium
- contest
- 1986
- win
- 1986
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1986
- sang for
- Belgium
Biography
Sandra Kim is a Belgian singer who won the 1986 contest in Bergen with “J’aime la vie”. It is Belgium’s only win, and at 13 Sandra Kim is the youngest winner the contest has had.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Sandra Kim”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1986 Bergen
“J'aime la vie”
Winner Won the contest with 176 points, ahead of 19 other songs.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Angelo Crisci, Jean-Pierre Furnémont, Rosario Marino
- Conductor
- Jo Carlier
- Running order
- 13th of 20
- Age on the night
- 13
Play: Sandra Kim — “J'aime la vie”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1986 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1986: The winner was thirteen, and Switzerland wanted her thrown out
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The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Sandra Kim is part of.
- 1986 A record score Moments people still talk about
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Sandra Kim, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1986 A record score
Belgium's Sandra Kim sang "J'aime la vie" and took the lead when the second of the twenty juries reported. She never lost it. Every jury gave her something; all but one gave her at least five points; five gave her the full twelve.
- 1987
Sandra Kim's win was supposed to bring Belgium together. Organising the contest that followed did the opposite.
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