United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995

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Eurovision Song Contest 1995
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
National selection
Selection process A Song for Europe 1995
Selection date(s)31 March 1995
Selected entrant Love City Groove
Selected song"Love City Groove"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result10th, 76 points
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄199419951996►

For the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Dublin for the second consecutive year, the United Kingdom entered "Love City Groove", performed by Love City Groove. It finished in 10th place with a total of 76 points.

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Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1995

A Song for Europe 1995 was the national final developed by the BBC in order to select the British entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Eight acts competed in a televised show on 31 March 1995 held at the BBC Television Centre in London and hosted by Terry Wogan. The winner was selected entirely through a public vote. The final was broadcast on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce, while the results show was broadcast on BBC1.

After the UK only achieved a low top ten finish the previous year, the BBC returned to a format last seen in 1991 where different acts performed, each song was also introduced by a Eurovision style "postcard" style video showcasing the song writers introduced by Jonathan King. The panel was adapted into a famous celebrity "supporter", with the public televote remaining.

Competing entries

BBC collaborated with music producer Jonathan King to select eight finalists to compete in the national final. The eight competing songs were premiered during the Top of the Pops Song for Europe Special on BBC1 on 24 March 1995. [1]

Final

Eight acts competed in the televised final on 31 March 1995. Each song was introduced by a supporter who championed the songs during the show. The supporters consisted of Tony Mortimer, Bruno Brookes, Ian Dury, Let Loose, Scarlet, Cheryl Baker, Mike Read and Jonathan King. A public televote selected the winner, "Love City Groove" performed by Love City Groove. [2]

A Song for Europe 1995 31 March 1995 [3]
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace
1 Deuce "I Need You"Ian Curnow, Phil Harding, Robert Kean73,4673
2Paul Harris Band"Spinning Away"Paul Harris, Martin Smith19,2397
3 Londonbeat "I'm Just Your Puppet on a... (String!)"Jimmy Chambers, Liam Henshall, Jimmy Helms, George Chandler35,4346
4Sox"Go for the Heart" Samantha Fox, Jonathan Durno65,4364
5Fff"Then There's a Knock at the Door" Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman 17,2168
6Dear Jon"One Gift of Love"Graeme Watson81,3592
7Simon Spiro"Rainbows and You"John Wilson, Malcolm Maddock43,2995
8 Love City Groove "Love City Groove"Stephen Rudden, Tatsiana Mais, Jay Williams, Paul Hardy140,1741

At Eurovision

The United Kingdom performed 15th on the night, following Belgium and preceding Portugal. Love City Groove received 76 points and finished joint 10th with Malta. [4] The UK jury awarded 12 points to Israel, with ten points going to Slovenia.

Voting

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