1994 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Edition number - 39

Date - April 30, 1994

Host broadcaster - RTÉ, Ireland

Host city - Dublin

Venue - Point Theatre

Hosts - Cynthia Ní Mhurchú / Gerry Ryan

Director - Patrick Cowap

Stage designer - Paula Farrell

Executive producer - Moya Doherty

Musical director - Noel Kelehan

Orchestra - RTÉ Concert Orchestra

Concertmaster - Michael d'Arcy

Music associate - Bill Somerville-Large

Opening sequence - 'Riverrun', composed by Bill Whelan and performed by Macnas

Postcards original music - David Hayes / Frank McNamara

Interval act - 'Riverdance', composed by Bill Whelan and performed by Michael Flatley & Eurovision Dancers feat. Anúna (choreography Jean Butler - Michael Flatley - Mavis Ascott / arr. Bill Whelan / conductor Noel Kelehan) 

Scrutineer - Christian Clausen

Number of entries - 25

Winning entry - 'Rock 'n' Roll Kids' Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan

Winning songwriter - Brendan Graham

Winning orchestrator - none

Winning conductor - none

The RTÉ Concert Orchestra with the contest's chief conductor, Noel Kelehan

RESULT

1st place (226 votes)

IRELAND

Song title – “Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids”

Rendition – Paul Harrington (piano, vocals) / Charlie McGettigan (guitar, vocals)

Lyrics – Brendan J. Graham

Composition – Brendan J. Graham

Studio arrangement – Brendan J. Graham / Paul Harrington / Charlie McGettigan

Live orchestration – none

Conductor – none

2nd place (166 votes)

POLAND

Song title – “To nie ja!”

Rendition – Edyta Górniak

Lyrics – Jacek Cygan

Composition – Stanislas Syrewicz

Studio arrangement – Stanislas Syrewicz

Live orchestration – Mike Mower

Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

3rd place (128 votes)

UNITED GERMANY

Song title – "Wir geben ‘ne Party"

Rendition – MeKaDo (Melanie Bender / Kati Karney / Dorkas Kiefer)

Lyrics – Bernd Meinunger

Composition – Ralph Siegel

Studio arrangement – Ralph Siegel / Andy Slavik

Live orchestration – Norbert Daum

Conductor – Norbert Daum

4th place (122 votes)

HUNGARY

Song title – “Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet”

Rendition – Friderika Bayer

Lyrics – Szilveszter Jenei

Composition – Szilveszter Jenei

Studio arrangement – Szilveszter Jenei

Live orchestration – Szilveszter Jenei / Péter Wolf

Conductor – Péter Wolf

5th place (97 votes)

MALTA

Song title – "More Than Love"

Rendition – Moira Stafrace & Chris Scicluna

Lyrics – Moira Stafrace

Composition – Christopher Scicluna

Studio arrangement – Vince Tempera

Live orchestration – Vince Tempera

Conductor – Anthony Chircop

6th place (76 votes)

NORWAY

Song title – "Duett"

Rendition – Elisabeth Andreasson & Jan Werner Danielsen

Lyrics – Hans Olav Mørk

Composition – Rolf Løvland

Studio arrangement – Rolf Løvland

Live orchestration – Rolf Løvland / Pete Knutsen

Conductor – Pete Knutsen

7th place (74 votes)

FRANCE

Song title – "Je suis un vrai garçon"

Rendition – Nina Morato 

Lyrics – Nina Morato

Composition – Bruno Maman

Studio arrangement – Bruno Maman / Jam’Ba (= Jean M'Ba) / Alain Goraguer

(studio orchestra conducted by Alain Goraguer)

Live orchestration – Alain Goraguer

Conductor – Alain Goraguer

8th place (73 votes)

PORTUGAL

Song title – "Chamar a música"

Rendition – Sara Tavares

Lyrics – Rosa Lobato de Faria

Composition – João Carlos Mota Oliveira

Studio arrangement – Thilo Krasmann

Live orchestration – Thilo Krasmann

Conductor – Thilo Krasmann

9th place (70 votes)

RUSSIA

Song title – “Vechni strannik (Вечный странник)”

Rendition – Youddiph (Masha Katz)

Lyrics – Piligrim (Masha Katz)

Composition – Lev Zemlinski

Studio arrangement – Lev Zemlinski

Live orchestration – Lev Zemlinski

Conductor – Lev Zemlinski

10th place (63 votes)

UNITED KINGDOM

Song title – “We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)”

Rendition – Frances Ruffelle

Lyrics – George De Angelis / Mark Dean

Composition – George De Angelis / Mark Dean

Studio arrangement – George De Angelis

Live orchestration – Michael Reed

Conductor – Michael Reed

11th place (51 votes)

CYPRUS

Song title – “Ime anthropos ke ego”

Rendition – Evridiki Theoclous

Lyrics – George Theophanous

Composition – George Theophanous

Studio arrangement – George Theophanous

Live orchestration – George Theophanous

Conductor – George Theophanous

12th place (49 votes)

ICELAND

Song title – “Nætur”

Rendition – Sigga (Sigriður Beinteinsdóttir)

Lyrics – Stefán Hilmarsson

Composition – Friðrik Karlsson

Studio arrangement – Friðrik Karlsson / Frank McNamara

Live orchestration – Frank McNamara

Conductor – Frank McNamara

13th place (48 votes)

SWEDEN

Song title – "Stjärnorna"

Rendition – Marie Bergman & Roger Pontare 

Lyrics – Mikael Littvold

Composition – Peter Bertilsson

Studio arrangement – Peter Bertilsson / Mikael Littvold / 

Esbjörn Svensson

Live orchestration – Esbjörn Svensson

Conductor – Anders Berglund

14th place (44 votes)

GREECE

Song title – "Diri diri (To trechantiri)"

Rendition – Costas Bigalis & The Sea Lovers (Christina Agnostopoulou / Victoria Chalkiti / Vassilis Roussis / 

Akis Tourcogiorgis) 

Lyrics – Costas Bigalis

Composition – Costas Bigalis

Studio arrangement – Antonis Tourcogiorgis

Live orchestration – Charis Andreadis

Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

15th place (39 votes)

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Song title – "Ostani kraj mene"

Rendition – Alma Čardžić & Dejan Lazarević

Lyrics – Adi Mulahalilović / Edo Mulahalilović

Composition – Adi Mulahalilović / Edo Mulahalilović

Studio arrangement – Ali Mulahalilović / Edo Mulahalilović

Live orchestration – Sinan Alimanović

Conductor – Sinan Alimanović

16th place (27 votes)

CROATIA

Song title – “Nek’ti bude ljubav sva”

Rendition – Toni Cetinski

Lyrics – Željko Krznarić

Composition – Željen Klašterka

Studio arrangement – Guido Mineo

Live orchestration – Zvonimir Dusper / Zdravko Sljivać

Conductor – Miljenko Prohaska

17th place (19 votes)

AUSTRIA

Song title – “Für den Frieden der Welt”

Rendition – Petra Frey

Lyrics – Johann Brunner / Karl Brunner

Composition – Alfons Weindorf

Studio arrangement – Alfons Weindorf

Live orchestration – Hermann Weindorf

Conductor – Hermann Weindorf

18th place (17 votes)

SPAIN

Song title – “Ella no es ella”

Rendition – Alejandro Abad

Lyrics – Alejandro Abad

Composition – Alejandro Abad

Studio arrangement – Josep Llobell

Live orchestration – Josep Llobell

Conductor – Josep Llobell

19th & 20th place (ex aequo, 15 votes)

SWITZERLAND

Song title – “Sto pregando”

Rendition – Duilio 

Lyrics – Giuseppe Scaramella

Composition – Giuseppe Scaramella

Studio arrangement – Valeriano Chiaravalle

Live orchestration – Valeriano Chiaravalle

Conductor – Valeriano Chiaravalle

SLOVAKIA

Song title – “Nekonečná pieseň”

Rendition – Martin Ďurinda & Tublatanka (Juraj Černý / Jozef Dubán / Kvetoslava Kmotorková / Juraj Topor / Ingrid Vranovicová)

Lyrics – Martin Sarvaš

Composition – Martin Ďurinda

Studio arrangement – Palo Kvassay / Martin Ďurinda / Tublatanka

(studio orchestra conducted by Vladimír Valovič)

Live orchestration – Palo Kvassay

Conductor – Vladimír Valovič

21st place (14 votes)

ROMANIA

Song title – “Dincolo de nori”

Rendition – Dan Bittman

Lyrics – Dan Bittman / Antonio Furtună

Composition – Dan Bittman / Antonio Furtună

Studio arrangement – Antonio Furtună

Live orchestration – Antonio Furtună

Conductor – Noel Kelehan (MD)

22nd place (11 votes)

FINLAND

Song title – "Bye Bye Baby"

Rendition – CatCat (Katja & Virpi Kätkä)

Lyrics – Markku 'Make' Lentonen / Kari Salli

Composition – Markku 'Make' Lentonen / Kari Salli

Studio arrangement – Kari Salli / Peter Lowland (Petri Alanko) / Jason Drome (Jari Karjalainen)

Live orchestration – Olli Ahvenlahti

Conductor – Olli Ahvenlahti

23rd place (4 votes)

NETHERLANDS

Song title – "Waar is de zon"

Rendition – Willeke Alberti 

Lyrics – Cooth van Doesburg

Composition – Edwin Schimscheimer

Studio arrangement – Edwin Schimscheimer

Live orchestration – Edwin Schimscheimer

Conductor – Harry van Hoof

24th place (2 votes)

ESTONIA

Song title – “Nagu merelaine”

Rendition – Silvi Vrait

Lyrics – Leelo Tungal

Composition – Ivar Must

Studio arrangement – Ivar Must / Urmas Lattikas

(Estonia Radio Stage Orchestra conducted by Urmas Lattikas)

Live orchestration – Urmas Lattikas

Conductor – Urmas Lattikas

25th place (0 votes)

LITHUANIA

Song title – “Lopšine mylimai”

Rendition – Ovidijus Vyšniauskas

Lyrics – Gintaras Zdebskis

Composition – Ovidijus Vyšniauskas

Studio arrangement – Ovidijus Vyšniauskas / Gediminas Zujus

Live orchestration – Tomas Leiburas

Conductor – Tomas Leiburas