- United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
That year's A Song For Europe was hosted on
March 29 1991 and was hosted byTerry Wogan . Following the somewhat negative comments by one member of the 'expert' panel in 1990, the idea was dropped in 1991. For the first time the orchestra was visible in the studio.The contest was opened by
The Ravenscroft Partnership , a group assembled byRaf Ravenscroft , the man responsible for re-working the theme tune to soap opera "Crossroads". "We Will Protect You " was an uptempo anthem.Next on stage was
Christopher Ellis with the romantic balladStraight to your heart .Eighteen year old
Samantha Janus was the performer of thePaul Curtis composition,A message to your heart , an uptempo effort with a memorable hook. Janus was backed by three female vocalists one of whom,Nicky Belcher , was the sister of formerNew Seekers memberLyn Paul .Christie was the female soloist singing a mid-tempo ballad called "
Nothing on This Earth ".Malcolm Roberts was a well-known face from the 1960s and had previously representedLuxembourg in the 1985Eurovision Song Contest . His 1991 entry was a big ballad calledOne love .A little bit of heaven was a typical Eurovision anthem performed byLorraine Craig with aid of a female backing singer and two men strumming guitars.Julie Finney had fought off a throat infection to participate in the final and did so with the dramatic ballad,True love .Finally, a mid-tempo entry in an almost folk style,
Lover come in sung byBrendan Faye .Results
Artist Song Place Points Ravenscroft Partnership We Will Protect You 5 36,047 Christopher Ellis Straight To Your Heart 7 14,231 Samantha Janus A Message To Your Heart 1 108,896 Christie Nothing on this Earth 6 17,296 Malcolm Roberts One Love 8 11,250 Lorraine Craig A Little Bit of Heaven 3 61,589 Julie Finney True Love 4 58,146 Brendan Faye Lover Come In 2 95,696 The table is ordered by appearance. Eurovision
Samantha Janus went on to represent
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 finishing 10th with 47 points. Her backing singers on the night includedHazell Dean and formerBelle and the Devotions lead singer,Kit Rolfe .
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