Thursday, 11 February 1999

1998 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 43
Date - May 9, 1998
Host broadcaster - BBC, United Kingdom
Host city - Birmingham
Venue - National Indoor Arena
Hosts - Ulrika Jonsson / Terry Wogan
Director - Geoff Posner
Producer - Guy Freeman
Stage designer - Andrew Howe-Davies
Executive producer - Kevin Bishop
Musical director - Martin Koch
Orchestra - BBC Concert Orchestra
Concertmaster - Martin Loveday
Opening sequence original music - Martin Koch
Interval act - 'Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity', an outtake of Gustav Holst's Suite 'The Planets' re-orchestrated by Martin Koch and performed by Lesley Garrett (soprano), Vanessa Mae (violin), Andy Findon (tin whistle), Carys Hughes (harp), Canoldir Male Choir, Clan Sutherland Pipe Band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Trumpeters of the Band of The Blues and Royals, Patti Boulaye's Sun Dance, and Nachda Sansar Dance Group
Scrutineer - Christine Marchal-Ortiz
Number of entries - 25
Winning entry - 'Diva' Dana International
Winning songwriters - Yoav Ginai / Tzvika Pick
Winning orchestrator - none
Winning conductor - none

Slovenia's delegation in Birmingham, from left - conductor Mojmir Sepe, songwriting duo Urša & Matjaž Vlašić, singer Vili Resnik, backing vocalists Sandra Zupanc & Karmen Stavec, and arranger Sašo Fajon. In the course of rehearsals, the songwriters took the inexplicable decision to use the backing track recorded in Ljubljana (also conducted by Sepe) rather than the BBC Concert Orchestra, meaning that Mojmir Sepe turned out to have travelled to Birmingham with no purpose

RESULT

1st place (172 votes)

ISRAEL
Song title – “Diva”
Rendition – Dana International (Yaron Cohen)
Lyrics – Yoav Ginai
Composition – Tzvika Pick
Studio arrangement – Alon Levin / Uri Cabiri / Offer Nisim
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

2nd place (166 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Where Are You?"
Rendition – Imaani
Lyrics – Scott English / Phil Manikiza / Simon Stirling
Composition – Scott English / Phil Manikiza / Simon Stirling
Studio arrangement – James McMillan
Live orchestration – James McMillan
Conductor – James McMillan

3rd place (165 votes)

MALTA
Song title – “The One That I Love”
Rendition – Chiara Siracusa
Lyrics – Sunny Aquilina
Composition – Jason Paul Cassar
Studio arrangement – Jürgen Blömke / Michael Buchner / Jason Paul Cassar / Manfred Holz
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

4th place (150 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Hemel en aarde"
Rendition – Edsilia Rombley
Lyrics – Jochem Fluitsma / Eric van Tijn
Composition – Jochem Fluitsma / Eric van Tijn
Studio arrangement – Jochem Fluitsma / Eric van Tijn / Gerbrand Westveen
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen
Conductor – Dick Bakker

5th place (131 votes)

CROATIA
Song title – "Neka mi ne svane"
Rendition – Danijela Martinović
Lyrics – Petar Grašo
Composition – Petar Grašo
Studio arrangement – Remi Kazinoti / Stipica Kalogjera
Live orchestration – Stipica Kalogjera
Conductor – Stipica Kalogjera

6th place (122 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “Dis oui”
Rendition – Mélanie Cohl (Mélanie Picron)
Lyrics – Philippe Swan
Composition – Philippe Swan
Studio arrangement – Philippe Swan
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

7th place (86 votes)

UNITED GERMANY
Song title – “Guildo hat Euch lieb”
Rendition – Guildo Horn & Die Orthopädischen Strümpfe (= Michael Kernbach / Rainer Kind / August Schrader / Albert Niesen / Michael Schneider)
Lyrics – Stefan Raab
Composition – Stefan Raab
Studio arrangement – Stefan Raab / Michael Holm
Live orchestration – none
"Conductor" – Stefan Raab

8th place (79 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “Alltid sommer (All I Ever Wanted Was You)”
Rendition – Lars A. Fredriksen
English lyrics – David Eriksen / Per Kristian Ottestad
Norwegian lyrics - Linda Andernach Johannesen
Composition – David Eriksen
Studio arrangement – David Eriksen
Live orchestration – Trond Lien
Conductor – Geir Langslet

9th place (64 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “Is Always Over Now?”
Rendition – Dawn Martin
Lyrics – Gerry Morgan
Composition – Gerry Morgan
Studio arrangement – Graham Murphy / Chris O'Brien
Live orchestration – Noel Kelehan
Conductor – Noel Kelehan

10th place (53 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Kärleken är"
Rendition – Jill Johnson
Lyrics – Ingela “Pling” Forsman
Composition – Håkan Almqvist / Bobby Ljunggren
Studio arrangement – Håkan Almqvist / Bobby Ljunggren 
Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm
Conductor – Anders Berglund

11th place (37 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – "Genesis"
Rendition – Michael Chadzigiannis
Lyrics – Zenon Zindilis
Composition – Michael Chadzigiannis
Studio arrangement – Costas Cacogiannis
Live orchestration – Costas Cacogiannis
Conductor – Costas Cacogiannis

12th & 13th place (ex aequo, 36 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
Rendition – Alma Lusa (Inês Santos / José Cid / Carlos Ferreirinha / Carlos Jesus / Henrique Lopes / Pedro Soares)
Lyrics – José Cid
Composition – José Cid
Studio arrangement – Mike Sergeant
Live orchestration – Mike Sergeant
Conductor – Mike Sergeant

ESTONIA
Song title – “Mere lapsed”
Rendition – Koit Toome
Lyrics – Peeter Pruuli
Composition – Maria Rahula / Tomi Rahula
Studio arrangement – Alar Kotkas / Tõnu Kõrvits / Ilmar Laisaar / Mikk Targo / Koit Toome
(Orchestra of the Estonian Broadcasting Company conducted by Heiki Vahar)
Live orchestration – Tõnu Kõrvits
Conductor – Heiki Vahar

14th place (25 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – Unutamazsın
Rendition – Tüzmen (Tarkan Tüzmen)
Lyrics – Canan Tunç
Composition – Erdinç Tunç
Studio arrangement – Ümit Eroğlu
Live orchestration – Ümit Eroğlu
Conductor – Ümit Eroğlu

15th place (22 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – "Aava"
Rendition – Edea (Alexi Ahoniemi / Abdissa Assefa / Samuli Kosminen / Marika Krook / Tommy Mansikka-aho)
Lyrics – Alexi Ahoniemi / Tommy Mansikka-aho
Composition – Alexi Ahoniemi
Studio arrangement – Timo Tapani Oksala / Kimmo Kajasto / Edea
Live orchestration – Timo Tapani Oksala / Kimmo Kajasto / Edea
Conductor – Olli Ahvenlahti

16th place (21 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
Rendition – Mikel Herzog
Lyrics – Mikel Herzog
Composition – Alberto Estébanez
Studio arrangement – Alberto Estébanez
Live orchestration – Alberto Estébanez
Conductor – Alberto Estébanez

17th place (19 votes)

POLAND
Song title – “To takie proste”
Rendition – Sixteen (Renata Dąbkowska / Mirosław Hoduń / Jarosław Pruskowski / Tomasz Stryczniewicz / Janusz Witaszek, feat. Olga Pruszkowska - violin)
Lyrics – Olga Pruszkowska
Composition – Jarosław Pruszkowski
Studio arrangement – Mirosław Hoduń / Jarusław Pruszkowski
Live orchestration – Wiesław Pieregorólka

18th place (17 votes)

SLOVENIA
Song title – “Naj bogovi slišijo”
Rendition – Vili Resnik
Lyrics – Urša Vlašić
Composition – Matjaž Vlašić
Studio arrangement – Matjaž Vlašić / Sašo Fajon
(studio orchestra conducted by Mojmir Sepe)
Live orchestration – Sašo Fajon
"Conductor" – Mojmir Sepe

19th place (16 votes)

MACEDONIA
Song title – "Ne zori, zoro"
Rendition – Vlado Janevski
Lyrics – Vlado Janevski
Composition – Grigor Koprov
Studio arrangement – Valentino Skenderovski
Live orchestration – Valentino Skenderovski
Conductor – Aleksandar Džambazov

20th place (12 votes)

GREECE
Song title – “Mia krifi evaisthisia”
Rendition – Thalassa feat. Dionysia Karoki Georgopoulou
Lyrics – Giannis Valvis
Composition – Giannis Malachias
Studio arrangement – Vassilis Ginos
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

21st place (8 votes)

SLOVAKIA
Song title – “Modlitba”
Rendition – Katarína Hasprová
Lyrics – Anna Wepperyova
Composition – Gabriel Dušik
Studio arrangement – Peter Farnbauer / Igor Vavrda
(studio orchestra conducted by Vladimír Valovič)
Live orchestration – Igor Vavrda
Conductor – Vladimír Valovič

22nd place (6 votes)

ROMANIA
Song title – "Eu cred"
Rendition – Mălina Olinescu
Lyrics – Liliana Ştefan
Composition – Adrian Romcescu
Studio arrangement – Adrian Romcescu
Live orchestration – Adrian Romcescu
Conductor – Adrian Romcescu

23rd place (4 votes)

HUNGARY
Song title – “A holnap már nem lesz szomorú”
Rendition – Charlie
Lyrics – Atilla Horváth
Composition – István Lerch
Studio arrangement – István Lerch / Miklós Malek
Live orchestration – Miklós Malek
Conductor – Miklós Malek

24th place (3 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Où aller?"
Rendition – Marie-Line Marolany
Lyrics – Marie-Line Marolany
Composition – Moïse Crespy / Jean-Philippe Dary / Marie-Line Marolany / Micaël Sene
Studio arrangement – Moïse Crespy / Jean-Philippe Dary / Micaël Sene
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Martin Koch (MD)

25th place (0 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Lass' ihn”
Rendition – Gunvor Guggisberg
Lyrics – Gunvor Guggisberg
Composition – Gunvor Guggisberg / Egon Egemann
Studio arrangement – Egon Egemann
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none
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1997 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 42
Date - May 3, 1997
Host broadcaster - RTÉ, Ireland
Host city - Dublin
Venue - Point Theatre
Hosts - Carry Crowley / Ronan Keating
Director - Ian McGarry
Stage designer - John Casey / Paula Farrell assisted by Anita Barrett
Executive producer - Noel Curran assisted by Deidre Horlacher / Helen L. Wilson
Musical director - Frank McNamara
Orchestra - RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Concertmaster - Michael d'Arcy
Music associate - Bill Somerville-Large
Opening sequence original music - David Sinclair
Postcards original music - Bow Lane Music
Interval act - 'Let The Message Run Free' Boyzone (Ray Hedges - Ronan Keating - Martin Brannigan / prod. Ray Hedges)
Scrutineer - Marie-Claire Vionnet
Number of entries - 25
Winning entry - 'Love Shine A Light' Katrina & The Waves
Winning songwriter - Kimberley Rew
Winning orchestrator - Don Airey
Winning conductor - Don Airey

Note - Greece's broadcaster ERT originally chose the title 'An den agapissis den tha agapissi', composed by Dimosthenis Stringlis, as its entry for Dublin, but when the composer insisted on performing the song himself rather than give it to another singer, the choice fell 'Chorepse'. Stringlis' song is added to the bottom of the results' list below as a withdrawn entry.
Katrina & The Waves celebrating their win on stage with their orchestrator and conductor Don Airey (dressed in red)

RESULT

1st place (227 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Love Shine A Light"
Rendition – Katrina & The Waves (KATW = Katrina Leskanich / Vince de la Cruz / Alex Cooper / Phil Nichol)
Lyrics – Kimberley Rew
Composition – Kimberley Rew
Studio arrangement – Mike Nocito
Live orchestration – Don Airey 
Conductor – Don Airey

2nd place (157 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “Mysterious Woman”
Rendition – Marc Roberts
Lyrics – John Farry
Composition – John Farry
Studio arrangement – John Ryan
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

3rd place (121 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Dinle"
Rendition – Şebnem Paker & Grup Etnik (= Süleyman Alnıtemiz / Ercan Irmak / Ahmet Koç / Ali Koç / Eylem Pelit)
Lyrics – Mehtap Alnıtemiz
Composition – Levent Çoker
Studio arrangement – Levent Çoker
Live orchestration – Levent Çoker
Conductor – Levent Çoker

4th place (114 votes)

ITALY
Song title – "Fiumi di parole"
Rendition – Jalisse (Alessandra Drusian & Fabio Ricci)
Lyrics – Carmen Di Domenico / Alessandra Drusian
Composition – Fabio Ricci
Studio arrangement – Roberto Lanzo
Live orchestration – Lucio Fabbri
Conductor – Lucio Fabbri

5th place (98 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – “Mana mou”
Rendition – Chara & Andreas Constantinou
Lyrics – Constantina Constantinou
Composition – Constantina Constantinou
Studio arrangement – Takis Magaphas
Live orchestration – Stavros Lantsias
Conductor – Stavros Lantsias

6th place (96 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “Sin rencor”
Rendition – Marcos Llunas
Lyrics – Marcos Llunas
Composition – Marcos Llunas
Studio arrangement – Xabier Ibañez
Live orchestration – Toni Xuclà
Conductor – Toni Xuclà

7th place (95 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Sentiments songes"
Rendition – Fanny Biascamano
Lyrics – Jean-Paul Dréau
Composition – Jean-Paul Dréau
Studio arrangement – Georges Augier de Moussac 
Orchestration – Régis Dupré
Conductor – Régis Dupré

8th place (82 votes)

ESTONIA
Song title – “Keelatud maa”
Rendition – Maarja-Liis Ilus
Lyrics – Kaari Sillamaa
Composition – Harmo Kallaste
Studio arrangement – Ulf Janson
Live orchestration – Ulf Janson
Conductor – Tarmo Leinatamm

9th place (66 votes)

MALTA
Song title – "Let Me Fly"
Rendition – Debbie Scerri
Lyrics – Ray Agius
Composition – Ray Agius
Studio arrangement – Ray Agius
Live orchestration – Ray Agius
Conductor – Ray Agius

10th place (60 votes)

SLOVENIA
Song title – “Zbudi se”
Rendition – Tanja Ribič
Lyrics – Zoran Predin
Composition – Saša Losić
Studio arrangement – Mojmir Sepe
Live orchestration – Mojmir Sepe
Conductor – Mojmir Sepe

11th place (54 votes)

POLAND
Song title – "Ale jestem"
Rendition – Anna Maria Jopek
Lyrics – Magda Czapińska
Composition – Tomasz Lewandowski
Studio arrangement – Tomasz Lewandowski
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – Krzesimir Dębski

12th & 13th place (ex aequo, 39 votes)

GREECE
Song title – “Chorepse”
Rendition – Marianna Zorba
Lyrics – Manolis Manousselis
Composition – Manolis Manousselis
Studio arrangement – Anacreon Papageorgiou
Live orchestration – Anacreon Papageorgiou
Conductor – Anacreon Papageorgiou

HUNGARY
Song title – “Miért kell, hogy elmenj?”
Rendition – V.I.P. (Alex Józsa / Gergõ Rácz / Imre Rakonczai / Viktor Rakonczai)
Lyrics – Krisztina Bokor Fekete / Attila Környei
Composition – J. Gabor / Sandor Józsa / Viktor Rakonczai
Studio arrangement – Gergõ Rácz / Viktor Rakonczai 
Live orchestration – Péter Wolf
Conductor – Péter Wolf

14th place (36 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Bara hon älskar mig"
Rendition – Blond (Gabriel Forss / Jonas Karlhager / Patrick Lundström)
Lyrics – Stephan Berg
Composition – Stephan Berg
Studio arrangement – Stephan Berg 
Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm
Conductor – Curt-Eric Holmquist

15th place (33 votes)

RUSSIA
Song title – "Primadonna"
Rendition – Alla Pugacheva
Lyrics – Alla Pugacheva
Composition – Alla Pugacheva
Studio arrangement – Rutger Gunnarsson
Live orchestration – Rutger Gunnarsson
Conductor – Rutger Gunnarsson

16th place (25 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – "Stemmen i mit liv"
Rendition – Thomas Laegård "Kølig Kaj"
Lyrics – Thomas Laegård
Composition – Lars Pedersen 
Studio arrangement – Lars Pedersen
Live orchestration – Jan Glæsel
Conductor – Jan Glæsel

17th place (24 votes)

CROATIA
Song title – “Probudi me”
Rendition – E.N.I. (Ivona Maričić / Ivana Močibob / Elena Tomeček / Nikolina Tomljanović)
Lyrics – Alida Šarar
Composition – Davor Tolja
Studio arrangement – Davor Tolja / Fedor Boić
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

18th & 19th place (ex aequo, 22 votes)

UNITED GERMANY
Song title – “Zeit”
Rendition – Bianca Shomburg
Lyrics – Bernd Meinunger
Composition – Ralph Siegel
Studio arrangement – Ralph Siegel / Andreas Linse
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Song title – "Goodbye"
Rendition – Alma Čardžić
Lyrics – Milić Vukašinović
Composition – Milić Vukašinović / Sinan Alimanović
Studio arrangement – Sinan Alimanović
Live orchestration – Sinan Alimanović
Conductor – Sinan Alimanović

20th place (18 votes)

ICELAND
Song title – “Minn hinsti dans”
Rendition – Paul Oscar (Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson)
Lyrics – Paul Oscar
Composition – Trausti Haraldsson / Paul Oscar
Studio arrangement – Trausti Haraldsson / Paul Oscar
Live orchestration – Szymon Kuran
Conductor – Szymon Kuran

21st place (12 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “One Step”
Rendition – Bettina Soriat
Lyrics – Wolfgang "Marc" Berry / Ina Siber
Composition – Wolfgang "Marc" Berry
Studio arrangement – Wolfgang "Marc" Berry
Live orchestration – none
Conductor – none

22nd & 23rd place (ex aequo, 5 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Dentro di me”
Rendition – Barbara Berta
Lyrics – Barbara Berta
Composition – Barbara Berta
Studio arrangement – Fabio Ciboldi / Stevé Lucato
Live orchestration – Pietro Damiani
Conductor – Pietro Damiani

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "Niemand heeft nog tijd"
Rendition – Mrs. Einstein 
Lyrics – Ed Hooijmans
Composition – Ed Hooijmans
Studio arrangement – Gerbrand Westveen
Live orchestration – Gerbrand Westveen / Dick Bakker
Conductor – Dick Bakker

24th & 25th place (ex aequo, 0 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “San Francisco”
Rendition – Tor Endresen
Lyrics – Tor Endresen
Composition – Tor Endresen / Arne Myksvoll
Studio arrangement – Svein Tore Hindenes / Arne Myksvoll
Live orchestration – Svein Dag Hauge / Tor Endresen
Conductor – Geir Langslet

PORTUGAL
Song title – "Antes do adeus"
Rendition – Célia Lawson
Lyrics – Rosa Lobato de Faria
Composition – Thilo Krasmann
Studio arrangement – Nuno Carvalho / Thilo Krasmann
Live orchestration – Thilo Krasmann
Conductor – Thilo Krasmann

Withdrawn entry

GREECE
Song title – “An den agapissis den tha agapissi”
Rendition – Dimosthenis Stringlis
Lyrics – Dimosthenis Stringlis
Composition – Dimosthenis Stringlis
Studio arrangement – Christos Chatziavramidis
Live orchestration – none / unknown
Conductor – none / unknown
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1996 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 41
Date - May 18, 1996
Official name - EuroSong 96
Host broadcaster - NRK, Norway
Host city - Oslo
Venue - Oslo Spektrum
Hosts - Ingvild Bryn / Morten Harket
Director - Pål Veiglum 
Stage designer - Bjarte Ulfstesin
Executive producer - Odd Arvid Strømstad assisted by Eva Rutgerson Bie
Musical director - Frode Thingnæs
Orchestra - Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkesteret, KORK) with additional rhythm players led by Svein Dag Hauge and including Geir Langslet (synthesiser)
Music production - Svein Gundersen / Halldor Krogh
Music coordination - Egil Monn-Iversen
Opening sequence original music - Knut Reiersund / Paolo Vinaccia / Hans Fredrik Jacobsen
Postcards original music - Harald Rosenløw Eeg / Jan Inge Berentsen Anvik
Interval act - 'Beacon Burning' (film & ballet) composed by Egil Monn-Iversen and arranged & performed by Bukkene Bruse / Bendik Hoffseth / Helge Kjekshus / Mari Boine / Inge Juuso / Terje Rypdal / Torbjørg Aamlid Paus / The Brazz Brothers (choreography by Runar Borge)
Outro fanfare original music - Egil Monn-Iversen
Scrutineer - Christine Marchal-Ortiz
Number of entries - 23 (+ 7 eliminated in audio semi-final)
Winning entry - 'The Voice' Eimear Quinn
Winning songwriter - Brendan J. Graham
Winning orchestrators - Andy O'Callaghan
Winning conductor - Noel Kelehan

Conductor Noel Kelehan (far left, with Eimear Quinn, her backing group, and songwriter Brendan Graham) celebrating his fifth involvement in a Eurovision win for Ireland in sixteen years

RESULT

1st place (162 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “The Voice”
Rendition – Eimear Quinn
Lyrics – Brendan J. Graham
Composition – Brendan J. Graham
Studio arrangement – Steve Willaert
Live orchestration – Andy O'Callaghan
Conductor – Noel Kelehan 
Score audio semi-final – 2nd place (198 votes)

2nd place (114 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “I evighet”
Rendition – Elisabeth Andreassen
Lyrics – Torhild Nigar
Composition – Torhild Nigar
Studio arrangement – Rolf Graf
Live orchestration – Geir Langslet
Conductor – Frode Thingnæs (MD)

3rd place (100 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Den vilda"
Rendition – One More Time 
(Nanne Grönvall / Peter Grönvall / Maria Rådsten)
Lyrics – Nanne Grönvall
Composition – Peter Grönvall
Studio arrangement – Ulf Söderberg 
Live orchestration – Hans Gardemar
Conductor – Anders Berglund
Score audio semi-final – 1st place (227 votes)

4th place (98 votes)

CROATIA
Song title – "Sveta ljubav"
Rendition – Maja Blagdan
Lyrics – Zrinko Tutić
Composition – Zrinko Tutić
Studio arrangement – Nikša Bratoš
Live orchestration – Nikša Bratoš
Conductor – Alan Bjelinski
Score audio semi-final – 19th place (30 votes)

5th place (94 votes)

ESTONIA
Song title – “Kaelakee hääl”
Rendition – Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna
Lyrics – Kaari Sillamaa
Composition – Priit Pajusaar
Studio arrangement – Tõnu Kõrvits / Priit Pajusaar
(Orchestra of the Estonian Broadcasting Company conducted by Heiki Vahar)
Live orchestration – Tõnu Kõrvits
Conductor – Tarmo Leinatamm
Score audio semi-final – 5th place (106 votes)

6th place (92 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – “O meu coração não tem cor”
Rendition – Lúcia Moniz
Lyrics – José Fanha
Composition – Pedro Osório
Studio arrangement – Pedro Osório
Live orchestration – Pedro Osório
Conductor – Pedro Osório
Score audio semi-final – 18th place (32 votes)

7th place (78 votes)

NETHERLANDS
Song title – "De eerste keer"
Rendition – Maxine & Franklin Brown
Lyrics – Piet Souer
Composition – Piet Souer / Peter van Asten 
Studio arrangement – Piet Souer
Live orchestration – Piet Souer
Conductor – Dick Bakker
Score audio semi-final – 9th place (63 votes)

8th place (77 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title –"Just A Little Bit"
Rendition – Gina G (Gina Gardiner)
Lyrics – Steve Rodway / Simon Tauber
Composition – Steve Rodway / Simon Tauber
Studio arrangement – Steve Rodway
Live orchestration – Ernie Dunstall
Conductor – Ernie Dunstall
Score audio semi-final – 3rd place (153 votes)

9th place (72 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – “Mono gia mas”
Rendition – Constantinos Christophorou
Lyrics – Radoulla Palambrianou
Composition – Andreas Georgiallis
Studio arrangement – Andreas Georgiallis
Live orchestration – Stavros Lantsias
Conductor – Stavros Lantsias
Score audio semi-final – 15th & 16th place (42 votes)

10th & 11th place (ex aequo, 68 votes)

MALTA
Song title – "In A Woman's Heart"
Rendition – Mariam Christine Borg
Lyrics – Alfred C. Sant
Composition – Paul Abela
Studio arrangement – Jürgen Blömke / Michael Buchner
Live orchestration – Paul Abela
Conductor – Paul Abela
Score audio semi-final – 4th place (138 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Weil's dr guat got”
Rendition – George Nussbaumer
Lyrics – Mischa W. Krausz / George Nussbaumer
Composition – Mischa W. Krausz / George Nussbaumer
Studio arrangement – Mischa W. Krausz / George Nussbaumer
Live orchestration – Mischa W. Krausz
Conductor – Mischa W. Krausz
Score audio semi-final – 6th place (80 votes)

12th place (57 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Besinçi mevsim"
Rendition – Şebnem Paker
Lyrics – Selma Çuhacı
Composition – Levent Çoker
Studio arrangement – Levent Çoker
Live orchestration – Levent Çoker
Conductor – Levent Çoker
Score audio semi-final – 7th place (69 votes)

13th place (51 votes)

ICELAND
Song title – "Sjúbidú"
Rendition – Anna Mjöll
Lyrics – Ólafur Gaukur Þórhalsson / Anna Mjöll Ólafsdottír
Composition – Ólafur Gaukur Þórhalsson / Anna Mjöll Ólafsdottír
Studio arrangement – Ólafur Gaukur Þórhalsson
Live orchestration – Ólafur Gaukur Þórhalsson
Score audio semi-final – 10th place (59 votes)

14th place (36 votes)

GREECE
Song title – “Emis forame to chimona anixiatica”
Rendition – Marianna Efstratiou
Lyrics – Iro Trigoni
Composition – Costas Bigalis
Studio arrangement – Costas Bigalis
Live orchestration – Michael Rozakis
Conductor – Michael Rozakis
Score audio semi-final – 12th & 13th place (45 votes)

15th place (31 votes)

POLAND
Song title – “Chcę znaċ swój grzech”
Rendition – Kasia Kowalska
Lyrics – Kasia Kowalska
Composition – Robert Amirian
Studio arrangement – Wiesław Pieregorólka
Live orchestration – Wiesław Pieregorólka
Score audio semi-final – 15th & 16th place (42 votes)

16th & 17th place (ex aequo, 22 votes)

SWITZERLAND
Song title – “Mon cœur  l'aime”
Rendition – Kathy Leander
Lyrics – Régis Mounir
Composition – Régis Mounir
Studio arrangement – Régis Mounir
Live orchestration – Rui dos Reis
Conductor – Rui dos Reis
Score audio semi-final – 8th place (67 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “Liefde is een kaartspel”
Rendition – Lisa Del Bo
Lyrics – Siirak Brogden / Daniël Ditmar
Composition – John Terra
Studio arrangement – Giuseppe 'Pino' Marchese
Live orchestration – Giuseppe 'Pino' Marchese
Conductor – Bob Porter
Score audio semi-final – 12th & 13th place (45 votes)

18th place (19 votes)

SLOVAKIA
Song title – "Kým nás máš"
Rendition – Marcel Palonder
Lyrics – Jozef Urban
Composition – Juraj Burian
Studio arrangement – Juraj Burian
Live orchestration – Juraj Burian
Conductor – Juraj Burian
Score audio semi-final – 17th place (36 votes)

19th place (18 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Diwanit bugale"
Rendition – Dan Ar Braz & l’Héritage des Celtes (Karen Matheson / Elaine Morgan / Donald Shaw feat. Jean-Louis Henaff & Ronan le Bars)
Lyrics – Gweltaz Ar Fur / Dan Ar Braz
Composition – Dan Ar Braz
Studio arrangement – Dan Ar Braz
Live orchestration – Fiachra Trench
Conductor – Fiachra Trench
Score audio semi-final – 11th place (55 votes)

20th place (17 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “¡Ay, qué deseo!”
Rendition – Antonio Carbonell
Lyrics – Ketama (Antonio Carbonell / José Miguel Carmona / Juan Carmona Amaya)
Composition – Ketama
Studio arrangement – Ketama
Live orchestration – Eduardo Leiva
Conductor – Eduardo Leiva
Score audio semi-final – 14th place (43 votes)

21st place (16 votes)

SLOVENIA
Song title – “Dan najlepših sanj”
Rendition – Regina
Lyrics – Aleksander Kogoj
Composition – Aleksander Kogoj
Studio arrangement – Jože Privšek
Live orchestration – Jože Privšek
Conductor – Jože Privšek
Score audio semi-final – 19th & 20th place (30 votes)

22nd place (13 votes)

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Song title – "Za našu ljubav"
Rendition – Amila Glamočak
Lyrics – Adnan Bajramović / Aida Frljak
Composition – Adnan Bajramović / Sinan Alimanović
Studio arrangement – Sinan Alimanović
Live orchestration – Sinan Alimanović
Conductor – Sinan Alimanović
Score audio semi-final – 21st place (29 votes)

23rd place (9 votes)

FINLAND
Song title – "Niin kaunis on taivas"
Rendition – Jasmine 
Lyrics – Timo Niemi
Composition – Timo Niemi
Studio arrangement – Kari Litmanen 
Live orchestration – Olli Ahvenlahti
Conductor – Olli Ahvenlahti
Score audio semi-final – 22nd place (26 votes) 

Eliminated in audio semi-final

HUNGARY
Song title – “Fortuna”
Rendition – Gjon Delhusa 
Lyrics – Gjon Delhusa
Composition – Gjon Delhusa
Studio arrangement – Zoltán Galambos 
Live orchestration – none / unknown
Conductor – none / unknown
Score audio semi-final – 23rd place (26 votes) - eliminated 

UNITED GERMANY
Song title – “Blauer Planet”
Rendition – Leon (Jürgen Göbel)
Lyrics – Anna Rubach
Composition – Hanne Haller
Studio arrangement – Michael Ruff 
Live orchestration – none / unknown
Conductor – none / unknown
Score audio semi-final – 24th place (24 votes) 

DENMARK
Song title – “Kun med dig”
Rendition – Dorthe Andersen & Martin Loft
Lyrics – Keld Heick
Composition – Jascha Richter
Studio arrangement (Michael Learns To Rock version) – Michael Learns To Rock (Jascha Richter / Mikkel Lentz / Kåre Wanscher / Søren Madsen)
Live orchestration – unknown (possibly Frede Ewert)
Conductor (Danish final) – Frede Ewert
Score audio semi-final – 25th place (22 votes) - eliminated

MACEDONIA
Song title – "Samo ti"
Rendition – Caliopi
Lyrics – Caliopi Grill
Composition – Caliopi Grill
Studio arrangement (demo) – unknown
Live orchestration – Ljupčo Constantinov
Conductor (Macedonian final) – Aleksandar Džambazov
Score audio semi-final – 26th place (14 votes) - eliminated

RUSSIA
Song title – “Ja eto ja”
Rendition – Andrej Kosinski 
Lyrics – Nikolai Denisov / Andrej Kosinski
Composition – Nikolai Denisov / Andrej Kosinski
Studio arrangement – Andrej Kosinski
Live orchestration – Andrej Kosinski
Conductor – none / unknown
Score audio semi-final – 26th & 27th place (14 votes) 

ISRAEL
Song title – “Shalom olam”
Rendition – Galit Bell
Lyrics – Eyal Madan / Doran Vitenberg
Composition – Eyal Madan / Doran Vitenberg
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – none / unknown
Conductor – none / unknown
Score audio semi-final – 28th place (12 votes) 

ROMANIA
Song title – “Rugă pentru (Pacea lumii)”
Rendition – Monica Anghel & Sincron 
Lyrics – Mirela Voiculescu Fugaru
Composition – Cornel Fugaru
Studio arrangement – Cornel Fugaru 
Live orchestration – none / unknown
Conductor – none / unknown
Score audio semi-final – 29th place (11 votes) 
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Wednesday, 10 February 1999

1995 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 40
Date - May 13, 1995
Host broadcaster - RTÉ, Ireland
Host city - Dublin
Venue - Point Theatre
Host - Mary Kennedy
Director - John Comiskey
Stage designer - Alan Farquharson assisted by Marcella Power / John Casey
Executive producer - John McHugh
Musical director - Noel Kelehan
Orchestra - RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Concertmaster - Michael d'Arcy
Music associate - Bill Somerville-Large
Opening sequence original music - David Hayes
Postcards original music - Ronan Johnston / David McCune
Interval act - 'Lumen', composed and arranged by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, conducted by Proinnsías Ó Duinn, and performed by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (piano) / Kenneth Edge (soprano saxophone) / Andy Baker (bass) / Mel Mercier (bodhrán) / John Bergamo (frame drum) / Evelyn Glennie (percussion) / Brendan Ring (uileann pipes) / Niall Keegan & Gary Hastings (flute) / Eileen Ivers (fiddle) / Laoise Kelly (harp) and sung by The Monks of Glenstal Abbey, Limerick / Brian Kennedy / Máire Ní Bhraonáin / Bridín Ní Bhraonáin / Olive Ní Bhraonáin / Deirdre Ní Bhraonáin / Nóirín Ní Riain / Lillis Ó Laoire / Antaine Ó Faracháin / Pádraig Ó Cearbhaill / Peadar Ó Ceannabháin 
Scrutineer - Christian Clausen
Number of entries - 23
Winning entry - 'Nocturne' Secret Garden
Winning songwriters - Petter Skavlan / Rolf Løvland
Winning orchestrators - Rolf Løvland / John Tate
Winning conductor - Geir Langslet

Former conductor in the contest, Rolf Løvland (to the right), and violinist Fionnuala Sherry at the centre of attention as Norwegian broadcaster NRK bags its second Eurovision victory with 'Nocturne' 

RESULT

1st place (148 votes)

NORWAY
Song title – “Nocturne”
Rendition – Secret Garden (Hans Fredrik Jacobsen / Åsa Jinder / Rolf Løvland / Fionnuala Sherry / Gunnhild Tvinnereim)
Lyrics – Petter Skavlan
Composition – Rolf Løvland
Studio arrangement – Rolf Løvland / John Tate
Live orchestration – Rolf Løvland / John Tate
Conductor – Geir Langslet

2nd place (119 votes)

SPAIN
Song title – “Vuelve conmigo”
Rendition – Anabel Conde
Lyrics – José Maria 'Chema' Puron
Composition – José Maria 'Chema' Puron
Studio arrangement – José Miguel Estébanez / Eduardo Leiva
Live orchestration – Eduardo Leiva
Conductor – Eduardo Leiva

3rd place (100 votes)

SWEDEN
Song title – "Se på mej"
Rendition – Jan Johansen
Lyrics – Ingela “Pling” Forsman
Composition – Håkan Almqvist / Bobby Ljunggren
Studio arrangement – Håkan Almqvist / Bobby Ljunggren
Live orchestration – Lennart Sjöholm
Conductor – Anders Berglund

4th place (94 votes)

FRANCE
Song title – "Il me donne rendez-vous"
Rendition – Nathalie Santamaria
Lyrics – Didier Barbelivien
Composition – François Bernheim
Studio arrangement – Michel Bernholc
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc

5th place (92 votes)

DENMARK
Song title – "Fra Mols til Skagen"
Rendition – Aud Wilken
Lyrics – Lise Cabble
Composition – Lise Cabble / Mette Mathiesen
Studio arrangement – Lise Cabble / Ole Hansen / Ture Larsen / Mette Mathiesen
Live orchestration – Ture Larsen
Conductor – Frede Ewert

6th place (91 votes)

CROATIA
Song title – "Nostalgija"
Rendition – Magazin & Lidija (Lidija Horvat / Željko Baričić / Tonči Huljić / Ante Miletić / Danijela Martonović / Nenad Vesanović)
Lyrics – Vjekoslava Huljić
Composition – Tonči Huljić
Studio arrangement – Stipica Kalogjera
Live orchestration – Stipica Kalogjera
Conductor – Stipica Kalogjera

7th place (84 votes)

SLOVENIA
Song title – “Prisluhni mi”
Rendition – Darja Švajger
Lyrics – Primož Peterca
Composition – Sašo Fajon / Primož Peterca
Studio arrangement – Jože Privšek
Live orchestration – Jože Privšek
Conductor – Jože Privšek

8th place (81 votes)

ISRAEL
Song title – "Amen"
Rendition – Liora Fadlon
Lyrics – Hamutal Ben-Ze’ev
Composition – Moshe Datz
Studio arrangement – Gadi Goldman
Live orchestration – Gadi Goldman
Conductor – Gadi Goldman

9th place (79 votes)

CYPRUS
Song title – “Sti fotia”
Rendition – Alex Panayi
Lyrics – Alexandros Panayi
Composition – Alexandros Panayi
Studio arrangement – George Theophanous
Live orchestration – George Theophanous
Conductor – George Theophanous

10th & 11th place (ex aequo, 76 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM
Song title – "Love City Groove"
Rendition – Love City Groove 
Lyrics – Yinka Charles / Paul Hardy / Tatsiana Mais / 
  Stephen Rudden 'Beanz' / Jay Williams
Composition – Yinka Charles / Paul Hardy / Tatsiana Mais /
  Stephen Rudden / Jay Williams
Studio arrangement – Stephen Rudden 'Beanz' / George Stewart
Live orchestration – Mike Dixon
Conductor – Mike Dixon

MALTA
Song title – "Keep Me In Mind"
Rendition – Mike Spiteri
Lyrics – Alfred C. Sant
Composition – Ray Agius
Studio arrangement – Ray Agius / Vince Tempera
Live orchestration – Ray Agius / Vince Tempera
Conductor – Ray Agius

12th place (68 votes)

GREECE
Song title – "Poia prosefchi"
Rendition – Elena Constantopoulou
Lyrics – Antonis Pappas
Composition – Nicos Terzis
Studio arrangement – Charis Andreadis
Live orchestration – Charis Andreadis
Conductor – Charis Andreadis

13th place (67 votes)

AUSTRIA
Song title – “Die Welt dreht sich verkehrt”
Rendition – Stella Jones
Lyrics – Mischa W. Krausz / S. Fied (Sigi Maron) / F. Beck (Fritz Nussböck)
Composition – Mischa W. Krausz
Studio arrangement – Mischa W. Krausz
Live orchestration – Michael F. Kienzl
Conductor – Michael F. Kienzl

14th place (44 votes)

IRELAND
Song title – “Dreamin'”
Rendition – Eddie Friel
Lyrics – Richard Abbott / Barry Woods
Composition – Richard Abbott / Barry Woods
Studio arrangement – Frank McNamara
Live orchestration – Frank McNamara
Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

15th place (31 votes)

ICELAND
Song title – “Núna”
Rendition – Bo Haldórsson
Lyrics – Jón Örn Marinósson
Composition – Björgvin Haldórsson / Ed Welch
Studio arrangement – Björgvin Haldórsson / Frank McNamara
Live orchestration – Frank McNamara
Conductor – Frank McNamara

16th place (21 votes)

TURKEY
Song title – "Sev!"
Rendition – Arzu Ece
Lyrics – Zeynep Talu
Composition – Melih Kibar
Studio arrangement – Melih Kibar
Live orchestration – Melih Kibar
Conductor – Melih Kibar

17th place (17 votes)

RUSSIA
Song title – "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana"
Rendition – Philip Kirkorov
Lyrics – Ilija Bersjadski
Composition – Ilija Reznik
Studio arrangement – Valeri Demianov / Igor Laletin
Live orchestration – Valeri Demianov / Igor Laletin
Conductor – Mikhail Finberg

18th place (15 votes)

POLAND
Song title – “Sama”
Rendition – Justyna Steczkowska
Lyrics – Wojciech Waglewski
Composition – Mateusz Pospieszalski / Wojciech Waglewski
Studio arrangement – Mateusz Pospieszalski
Live orchestration – Mateusz Pospieszalski
Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

19th place (14 votes)

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
Song title – "Dvadeset i prvi vijek"
Rendition – Davor Popović
Lyrics – Zlatan Fazlić
Composition – Zlatan Fazlić / Sinan Alimanović
Studio arrangement – Sinan Alimanović
Live orchestration – Sinan Alimanović
Conductor – Sinan Alimanović

20th place (8 votes)

BELGIUM
Song title – “La voix est libre”
Rendition – Frédéric Etherlinck 
Lyrics – Pierre Theunis
Composition – Pierre Theunis
Studio arrangement – Alec Mansion
Live orchestration – Alec Mansion
Conductor – Alec Mansion

21st place (5 votes)

PORTUGAL
Song title – Baunilha e chocolate
Rendition – Tó Cruz
Lyrics – Rosa Lobato de Faria
Composition – António Vitorino de Almeida
Studio arrangement – José da Ponte / José Sarmento
Live orchestration – Thilo Krasmann
Conductor – Thilo Krasmann

22nd place (3 votes)

HUNGARY
Song title – “Új név egy régi ház falán”
Rendition – Csaba Szigeti
Lyrics – Attila Horváth
Composition – Ferenc Balázs
Studio arrangement – Bela Zsoldos
Live orchestration – Bela Zsoldos / Miklós Malek
Conductor – Miklós Malek

23rd place (1 vote)

UNITED GERMANY
Song title – “Verliebt in Dich”
Rendition – Stone & Stone (Cheyenne Stone / Glen Penniston)
Lyrics – Cheyenne Stone
Composition – Glen Penniston / Cheyenne Stone
Studio arrangement – Glen Penniston / Cheyenne Stone
Live orchestration – Hermann Weindorf
Conductor – Hermann Weindorf
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