United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Lonely Symphony (We Will Be Free)", written by George De Angelis and Mark Dean, and performed by Frances Ruffelle. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally.

Before Eurovision

Artist selection

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) revealed Frances Ruffelle as its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994.

A Song for Europe 1994

Two songs each, both performed by Frances Ruffelle, were premiered during four preview programmes on BBC1 between 5 and 12 March 1994. Eight songs competed in the televised final on 18 March 1994 held at the BBC Television Centre in London and hosted by Terry Wogan following a similar format of the past two years. The show was broadcast on BBC1 and BBC Radio 2 with commentary by Ken Bruce.

A panel consisting of Richard O'Brien and Jonathan King provided feedback regarding the songs during the show.

A public televote selected the winning song, "Lonely Symphony", which was revealed during a separate show broadcast on BBC1 and hosted by Terry Wogan.

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Draw	Song	Songwriter(s)	Televote	Place
1	"Waiting in the Wings"	Tony Moore	36,856	3
2	"Slowboat"	Rupert Wates	6,549	7
3	"I Know These Things"	Helen Turner, Shirley Kemp	6,269	8
4	"Sink or Swim"	Linzi Morgan, David Harris, Paul Fishman	63,417	2
5	"Wrong Guy"	Rick Taylor	7,406	6
6	"One More Night"	Paul Boross, Mark Holding	20,608	4
7	"His Love"	Anthony Clarke, Pam Sheyne	8,031	5
8	"Lonely Symphony"	George De Angelis, Mark Dean	99,946	1

At Eurovision

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Voting

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References

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