Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, and presented by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. It was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), who staged the event after winning the 1993 contest for Ireland with the song "In Your Eyes" sung by Niamh Kavanagh and written by Jimmy Walsh. It was the first time that any country had hosted two successive editions of the contest, following the previous year's contest held in Millstreet. Broadcasters from twenty-five countries participated in the contest, which for the first time featured a relegation system to reduce the number of interested participants. Seven new countries participated in the event, with entries from Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia and Slovakia featuring for the first time. However, Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Turkey...

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