Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)13 March 1994
Selected entrantPaul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
Selected song"Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
Selected songwriter(s)Brendan Graham
Finals performance
Final result1st, 226 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1993 • 1994 • 1995►

After winning the 1992 and 1993 contests with female soloists, Ireland selected Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan to represent them in 1994.

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final was held in the University Concert Hall in Limerick on 13 March 1994. TV broadcaster and Eurovision Song Contest 1988 co-presenter Pat Kenny hosted the event. The eight songs presented were then voted on by ten regional juries.[1]

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Henry Winter "Remember Heaven" 56 6
2 Orna McNamara "Crystal Eyes" 87 2
3 Nightshade "Open Your Heart" 48 7
4 Darren Holden "After Tonight" 81 3
5 Robyn Grant "Time To Decide" 59 5
6 Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" 110 1
7 Fiona Kennedy "Ní scaoilfidh mé leat go deo" 47 8
8 Anne Buckley "I Won't Surrender" 62 4

Charlie McGettigan had previously competed in Ireland's national final selection in 1984 and 1987, placing third both times.

At Eurovision

"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" was performed third in the running order on the night of the contest, following Finland and preceding Cyprus. The song went on to win the contest with 226 points, a 60-point lead over runner-up Poland.[2] This was Ireland's third win in a row, and sixth overall. Both were Eurovision records - no country had previously managed to win three years in a row.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Finland
6 points  Slovakia
5 points  Malta
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[3]
Score Country
12 points  Hungary
10 points  Malta
8 points  Portugal
7 points  Poland
6 points  Iceland
5 points  Germany
4 points  Russia
3 points  Norway
2 points  France
1 point  United Kingdom

References

  1. ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20091022072256/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland1994.html
  2. ^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "22"
  • "All Kinds of Everything"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Do I Dream"
  • "Doomsday Blue"
  • "Dreamin'"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "Et Cetera"
  • "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "If My World Stopped Turning"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Irelande Douze Pointe"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "It's for You"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lipstick"
  • "Love?"
  • "Maps"
  • "Millennium of Love"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Only Love Survives"
  • "Playing with Numbers"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "Story of My Life"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "That's Rich"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "They Can't Stop the Spring"
  • "Together"
  • "The Voice"
  • "The Wages of Love"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
  • "Waterline"
  • "We Are One"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "What's Another Year"
  • "When"
  • "When You Need Me"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Without Your Love"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Chamar a música"
  • "Dincolo de nori"
  • "Duett"
  • "Ella no es ella"
  • "Für den Frieden der Welt"
  • "Ime anthropos ki ego"
  • "Je suis un vrai garçon"
  • "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
  • "Lopšinė mylimai"
  • "More than Love"
  • "Nætur"
  • "Nagu merelaine"
  • "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva"
  • "Nekonečná pieseň"
  • "Ostani kraj mene"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Stjärnorna"
  • "Sto pregando"
  • "To nie ja!"
  • "To trehandiri (Diri Diri)"
  • "Vechny strannik"
  • "Waar is de zon"
  • "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
  • "Wir geben 'ne Party"