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The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1994 in Dublin, Ireland following the country's representative Niamh Kavanagh's win on home soil the previous year with the song "In Your Eyes". This was the last time the contest was held in April. 

Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia all made their debut.  Because Italy and Luxembourg withdrew voluntarily, the bottom five of the 1993 Contest were relegated. This meant that Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey did not participate this year opening spaces for the new countries. This Contest also saw Luxembourg withdraw from Eurovision indefinitely.

Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan from Ireland were the winners with their song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". This was a record sixth victory for the country, giving it the outright record number of victories, and also the second time the country won on home soil, achieving the highest winning total by any country up to that point. It was also the first and to date the only time that the Contest had been won by the same country in three consecutive years.  As of 2023, it was the last time that the host nation won the Contest.

The interval act, Riverdance, would eventually be expanded into a full-length stage show in 1995 and become a global phenomenon.

Participants[]

Returning artists[]

Artist Note
Evridiki Represented Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö with the song "Teriazoume", finishing in 11th place with 57 points. She also appeared as a backing vocalist at the 1983, 1986 and 1987 Contests respectively.
Sigga Represented Iceland in Eurovision Song Contest 1990 in Zagreb as part of the group Stjórnin and in Eurovision Song Contest 1992 in Malmö as part of the group Heart 2 Heart.
Elisabeth Andreassen Represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate as part of the group Chips and won the 1985 Contest in Gothenburg as part of the duo Bobbysocks! with their song "La det swinge".
Marie Bergman Represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin and in Eurovision Song Contest 1972 in London as part of the group Family Four.

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Sweden Sweden Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare "Stjärnorna" Swedish The stars 13 48
02 Flag of Finland Finland CatCat "Bye Bye Baby" Finnish, English - 22 11
03 Flag of Ireland Ireland Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" English - 1 226
04 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Evridiki "Ime anthropos ki ego" Greek I'm a person too 11 51
05 Flag of Iceland Iceland Sigga "Nætur" Icelandic Nights 12 49
06 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Frances Ruffelle "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" English - 10 63
07 Flag of Croatia Croatia Tony Cetinski "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva" Croatian You may have all the love 16 27
08 Flag of Portugal Portugal Sara Tavares "Chamar a música" Portuguese Call the music 8 73
09 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Duilio "Sto pregando" Italian I'm praying 19 15
10 Flag of Estonia Estonia Silvi Vrait "Nagu merelaine" Estonian Like a seawave 24 2
11 Flag of Romania Romania Dan Bittman "Dincolo de nori" Romanian Beyond the Clouds 21 14
12 Flag of Malta Malta Chris & Moira "More Than Love" English - 5 97
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands Willeke Alberti "Waar is de zon" Dutch Where is the sun 23 4
14 Flag of Germany Germany MeKaDo "Wir geben 'ne Party" German We are having are having a party 3 128
15 Flag of Slovakia Slovakia Tublatanka "Nekonečná pieseň" Slovak Neverending song 19 15
16 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Ovidijus Vyšniauskas "Lopšinė mylimai" Lithuanian Lullaby for my beloved 25 0
17 Flag of Norway Norway Elisabeth Andreassen & Jan Werner Danielsen "Duett" Norwegian Duet 6 76
18 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Alma & Dejan "Ostani kraj mene" Bosnian Stay beside me 15 39
19 Flag of Greece Greece Kostas Bigalis & The Sea Lovers "To trehandiric (Diri Diri)" Greek The Trehantiri 14 44
20 Flag of Austria Austria Petra Frey "Für den Frieden der Welt" German For the peace of the world 17 19
21 Flag of Spain Spain Alejandro Abad "Ella no es ella" Spanish She's not her 18 17
22 Flag of Hungary Hungary Friderika Bayer "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?" Hungarian To whom can I tell my sins 4 122
23 Flag of Russia Russia Youddiph "Vyečhniy stranik" Russian Eternal wanderer 9 70
24 Flag of Poland Poland Edyta Górniak "To nie ja!" Polish It wasn't me 2 166
25 Flag of France France Nina Morato "Je suis un vrai garçon" French I am a real boy 7 74

Scoreboard[]

ESC 1994 scoreboard

Gallery[]

Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
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