United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Samantha Janus represented United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the Paul Curtis-written song "A Message to Your Heart", which was placed 10th.

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Before Eurovision

A Song for Europe 1991

That year's A Song for Europe was held on 29 March 1991 and was hosted by Terry Wogan. Following the somewhat negative comments by one member of the celebrity panel in 1990, the panel idea was dropped in 1991. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of Ronnie Hazlehurst as conductor accompanied all the songs, the musicians appearing on camera for the first time since 1978.

The eight songs in contention to represent the UK were presented during Terry Wogan's Wogan chat show on BBC1. Two songs were presented during each of four broadcasts between 20 and 27 March.

A separate results show was broadcast on BBC1 the same evening. BBC Radio 2 simulcast the final, with commentary by Ken Bruce, but did not broadcast the results show.

Malcolm Roberts had been one of six singers who had jointly represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, thus becoming the second entrant in a UK final to have participated in Eurovision for another nation, after Dan Duskey (aka Michael Palace) in 1986.

A Song for Europe 1991 – 29 March 1991^[1]
Draw	Artist	Song	Composer(s)	Televote	Place
1	The Ravenscroft Partnership	"We Will Protect You"	Raf Ravenscroft, Julian Littman, R. Young	36,047	5
2	Christopher Ellis	"Straight to Your Heart"	Christopher Ellis	14,231	7
3	Samantha Janus	"A Message to Your Heart"	Paul Curtis	108,896	1
4	Christie	"Nothing On This Earth"	Nigel Stock	17,296	6
5	Malcolm Roberts	"One Love"	Malcolm Roberts	11,250	8
6	Lorraine Craig	"A Little Bit of Heaven"	Tony Moore	61,589	3
7	Julie Finney	"True Love"	Bim Sinclair, Bud Sinclair	58,146	4
8	Brendan Faye	"Lover Come In"	Brendan Faye	95,696	2

UK Discography

Samantha Janus - A Message to Your Heart: Hollywood HWD104 (7" Single)/HDW104T (12" Single)/HWD104CD (CD Single).
Malcolm Roberts - One Love: Madierpo 92/002 (Belgian release only).

At Eurovision

Samantha Janus went on to represent United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, she performed 20th on the night, after Spain and before Cyprus, finishing 10th with 47 points.^[2] Her backing singers on the night (as they had been in the UK final) were Zoe Picot, Lucy Moorby and Lyn Paul's sister Nikki Belcher. They were supported at the back of the stage by session singers Hazell Dean and former Belle and the Devotions lead singer, Kit Rolfe, who had been brought to Rome during rehearsals to help 'fix the vocals'.

Voting

Points awarded to the United Kingdom^[3]
Score	Country
12 points
10 points	Malta
8 points
7 points
6 points	Austria Italy
5 points	Israel Switzerland
4 points
3 points	Belgium Denmark Greece Luxembourg
2 points
1 point	Cyprus France Portugal

Points awarded by the United Kingdom^[3]
Score	Country
12 points	Sweden
10 points	Israel
8 points	Switzerland
7 points	Malta
6 points	France
5 points	Turkey
4 points	Ireland
3 points	Luxembourg
2 points	Belgium
1 point	Spain

References

^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 47–63. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
^ "Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Rome 1991". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

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Discography National selection (Contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Amina Atlantis 2000 Baby Doll Sarah Bray Carola Clouseau Sergio Dalma Duo Datz Peppino di Capri Dulce Thomas Forstner Anders Frandsen Paul Giordimaina and Georgina Kim Jackson Samantha Janus Just 4 Fun Kaija Elena Patroklou Sandra Simó Stefán and Eyfi Can Uğurluer, İzel Çeliköz and Reyhan Karaca Sophia Vossou
Songs	"Anixi" "Bailar pegados" "Un baiser volé" "Brazil" "Canzone per te" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Could It Be" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Draumur um Nínu" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Geef het op" "Hullu yö" "İki Dakika" "Kan" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Lusitana paixão" "A Message to Your Heart" "Mrs. Thompson" "S.O.S." "Venedig im Regen"

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