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