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The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 1995 in Dublin, Ireland following the country's win on home soil the previous year thanks to the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" performed by Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan.

This was the fifth time that the capital city had hosted the Contest as well as it being the third consecutive year that the country played host - a record that remains unbroken as of 2023.

No country made its debut while Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Slovenia and Turkey all returned. Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia and Switzerland all withdrew.

The Contest was won by Norway who was represented by the Norwegian-Irish duo Secret Garden performing the largely-instrumental song "Nocturne". The victory also denied the host country the chance to host the Contest for the fourth consecutive year as it finished outside the Top 10 for the first time in six years.

It would be the last time that the top 3 songs were performed in a language other than English until 2021.

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Artist Note
Arzu Ece Represented Turkey at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Lausanne as part of the group Pan with the song "Bana Bana", finishing in second-last place with 5 points

Results[]

Draw Country Performer(s) Song Language Translation Place Points
01 Flag of Poland Poland Justyna "Sama" Polish Alone 18 15
02 Flag of Ireland Ireland Eddie Friel "Dreamin'" English - 14 44
03 Flag of Germany Germany Stone & Stone "Verliebt in Dich" German In love with you 23 1
04 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Davorin Popović "Dvadeset prvi vijek" Bosnian The 21st Century 19 14
05 Flag of Norway Norway Secret Garden "Nocturne" Norwegian Nocturnal 1 148
06 Flag of Russia Russia Philipp Kirkorov "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" Russian Lullaby for a volcano 17 17
07 Flag of Iceland Iceland Bo Halldórsson "Núna" Icelandic Now 15 31
08 Flag of Austria Austria Stella Jones "Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt" German The world turns the wrong way 13 67
09 Flag of Spain Spain Anabel Conde "Vuelve conmigo" Spanish Come Back to Me 2 119
10 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Arzu Ece "Sev" Turkish Love 16 21
11 Flag of Croatia Croatia Magazin & Lidija "Nostalgija" Croatian Nostalgia 6 91
12 Flag of France France Nathalie Santamaria "Il me donne rendez-vous" French He Makes a Date with Me 4 94
13 Flag of Hungary Hungary Csaba Szigeti "Új név a régi ház falán" Hungarian New name on an old house 22 3
14 Flag of Belgium Belgium Frédéric Etherlinck "La voix est libre" French The voice is free 20 8
15 Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Love City Groove "Love City Groove" English - 10 76
16 Flag of Portugal Portugal Tó Cruz "Baunilha e chocolate" Portuguese Vanilla and chocolate 21 5
17 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Alexandros Panayi "Sti fotia" Greek In the free 9 79
18 Flag of Sweden Sweden Jan Johansen "Se på mig" Swedish Look at me 3 100
19 Flag of Denmark Denmark Aud Wilken "Fra Mols til Skagen" Danish From Mols to Skagen 5 92
20 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Darja Švajger "Prisluhni mi" Slovene Listen to Me 7 84
21 Flag of Israel Israel Liora "Amen" Hebrew - 8 81
22 Flag of Malta Malta Mike Spiteri "Keep Me in Mind" English - 10 76
23 Flag of Greece Greece Elina Konstantopoulou "Pia prosefhi" Greek Which Prayer? 12 68

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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
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
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