Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
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| Final | 13 May 1995 |
| Presenter(s) | Mary Kennedy |
| Conductor | Noel Kelehan |
| Host broadcaster |  RTÉ |
| Venue | Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland |
| Winning song |  Norway"Nocturne" |
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| Each country awarded 12, 10, 8-1 points to their 10 favourite songs | |
| Number of entries | 23 |
| Debuting countries | None |
| Returning countries | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium Israel Denmark Turkey Slovenia |
| Withdrawing countries |  Switzerland Slovakia Romania Finland Netherlands Estonia Lithuania |
| Nul points | None |
| Interval act | Lumen |
| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 13, 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994. This was Ireland's 3rd year in succession to host the contest - and to mark the 40th show, it was opened with a 4-minute retrospective showing images from the contest's history. The Norwegian group Secret Garden was the winner of this contest with the mostly instrumental song, "Nocturne". Incidentally, Secret Garden's violinist was Fionnuala Sherry, who is Irish.
The favourite to win the contest, as tipped by bookmakers, was Sweden with the pop-ballad "Se På Mej". Other countries in contention for the win were Denmark, Israel, Slovenia, and the eventual winner, Norway. The winning song was something new at Eurovision it contained around 30 words accompanied by long violin solos. The United Kingdom contributed a modern rap number, while last year’s runner-up, Poland, went for something that completely contrasted their début entry.
After the first two juries voted, it was down between Norway and Sweden who both shared first place. Denmark and Spain trailed the two countries, but after the voting was completed, Norway was the winner with 148 points, followed by Spain's "Vuelve Conmigo" with 119 points, and Sweden gaining 100 points.
The stage was designed by Alan Farquharson who also designed the Millstreet 93 set. Although it was quite dark and often gloomy in appearance, it did form the basis for a spectacular opening whereby a giant screen rotated to reveal the presenter who descended a stairway which ultimately disappeared to allow for the arrow shaped stage to come together amid fireworks. The interval act consisted of several well known Irish performers including Clannad, Brian Kennedy (who would go on to actually represent Ireland 11 years later), and was composed by leading musician Michael O'Suilleabhan.
The EBU decreased the number of participants back to 23 to make sure the show wouldn't last longer than 3 hours. 5 of the 6 countries that were relegated last year came back to the contest, Luxembourg decided to stop participating totally and Italy withdrew voluntarily, as in 1993.
There was much speculation in Ireland as to whether RTÉ had deliberately chosen a song perceived as not having a good chance of winning in order to avoid hosting the contest for a fourth time in a row - although this was never verified. This rumour did, however inspire a popular episode of Father Ted. In any event, RTÉ ended up hosting the contest once again in 1997.
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[edit] Results
| Draw | Country | Language | Artist | Song | English Translation | Place | Points |
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| 1 |  Poland |
Polish | Justyna Steczkowska | Sama | Alone | 18 | 15 |
| 2 | Ireland |
English | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | - | 14 | 44 |
| 3 |  Germany |
German | Stone & Stone | Verliebt In Dich | In Love With You | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_(1992-1998).svg.png){kind=small} Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Croatian/Bosnian | Davorin Popović | Dvadeset Prvi Vijek | The 21st Century | 19 | 14 |
| 5 | Norway |
Norwegian | Secret Garden | Nocturne | Nocturne | 1 | 148 |
| 6 |  Russia |
Russian | Filipp Kirkorov | Kolibelnaya Dlya Vulkana (Колыбельная для вулкана) | Lullaby For A Volcano | 17 | 17 |
| 7 |  Iceland |
Icelandic | Björgvin Halldórsson | Núna | Now | 15 | 31 |
| 8 |  Austria |
German | Stella Jones | Die Welt Dreht Sich Verkehrt | The World Turns The Wrong Way | 13 | 67 |
| 9 |  Spain |
Spanish | Anabel Conde | Vuelve Conmigo | Come Back To Me | 2 | 119 |
| 10 | Turkey |
Turkish | Arzu Ece | Sev! | Love! | 16 | 21 |
| 11 |  Croatia |
Croatian | Magazin & Lidija | Nostalgija | Nostalgia | 6 | 91 |
| 12 |  France |
French | Nathalie Santamaria | Il Me Donne Rendez-Vous | He Makes A Date With Me | 4 | 94 |
| 13 |  Hungary |
Hungarian | Csaba Szigeti | Új Név A Régi Ház Falán | A New Name On The Old House Wall | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | Belgium |
French | Frédéric Etherlinck | La Voix Est Libre | The Voice Is Free | 20 | 8 |
| 15 |  United Kingdom |
English | Love City Groove | Love City Groove | - | 10 | 76 |
| 16 |  Portugal |
Portuguese | Tó Cruz | Baunilha E Chocolate | Vanilla And Chocolate | 21 | 5 |
| 17 |  Cyprus |
Greek | Alexandros Panayi | Sti Fotia (Στη φωτιά) | In The Fire | 9 | 79 |
| 18 |  Sweden |
Swedish | Jan Johansen | Se På Mej | Look At Me | 3 | 100 |
| 19 | Denmark |
Danish | Aud Wilken | Fra Mols Til Skagen | From Mols To Skagen | 5 | 92 |
| 20 | Slovenia |
Slovenian | Darja Švajger | Prisluhni Mi | Listen To Me | 7 | 84 |
| 21 | Israel |
Hebrew | Liora | Amen (אמן) |
Amen | 8 | 81 |
| 22 |  Malta |
English | Mike Spiteri | Keep Me In Mind | - | 10 | 76 |
| 23 |  Greece |
Greek | Elina Konstantopoulou | Pia Prosefhi (Ποια προσευχή) | Which Prayer? | 12 | 68 |
| Withdrew |  FYR Macedonia |
Macedonian | Karolina Gočeva | Me Sakas | My Feelings |
[edit] Voting structure
Each country had a jury that awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs.
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Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Ireland | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Norway | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 12 | ||||
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Iceland | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Spain | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Croatia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | ||||
| France | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Sweden | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Denmark | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Slovenia | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Malta | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Greece | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||||
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[edit] Spokespersons
- Poland - Jan Chojnacki
- Ireland - Eileen Dunne
- Germany - Carmen Nebel
- Bosnia & Herzegovina - Dijana
- Norway - Sverre
- Russia - Marina
- Iceland - Áslaug Dora Eyjólfsdóttir
- Austria - Tilia Herold
- Spain - Belén Fernández de Henestrosa
- Turkey - Ömer Önder
- Croatia - Danijela Trbović
- France - Thierry Beccaro
- Hungary - Katalin Bagyoy
- Belgium - Soda
- United Kingdom - Colin Berry
- Portugal - Serenella Andrade
- Cyprus - Andreas
- Sweden - Björn Hedman
- Denmark - Bent
- Slovenia - Miša Molk
- Israel - Daniel Pe'er
- Malta - Stephanie Farrugia
- Greece - Fotini Yiannoulatou
[edit] Map
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