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39th contest

Eurovision 1994

The 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, the 39th edition, was held in Dublin, Ireland and was won by Ireland — Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with “Rock 'n' Roll Kids”.

Ireland's third win in a row, still the only hat-trick in the contest's history. The interval act was the first performance of Riverdance.

The facts

Host country
Ireland
Host city
Dublin
Winner
Ireland
Artist
Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
Song
“Rock 'n' Roll Kids”

This was Ireland’s 6th Eurovision win — not their last. Their full record

Compiled from the public record of the contest. Years, hosts, winners, songs and performers are stated; participant counts and pre-2000 venues are left blank rather than estimated, and will be filled in as each is checked against a primary source. This is a different standard from the two-independent-sources bar that a 2027 confirmation has to clear, and it is held to a lower one — spotted an error? It is worth telling us about.

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