The song was succeeded as winner in 1988 by Celine Dion representing Switzerland with " Ne partez pas sans moi " . It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1988 contest by Jump The Gun with " Take Him Home " . " Hold Me Now " is regarded by many fans as one of the high points of Contest history , recently being voted the third-best song in Eurovision history ( behind " Waterloo " and " Nel blu dipinto di blu " )
1988 contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1988
Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan song)