Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994

Country|  Finland
National selection
Selection process| Euroviisut 1994
Selection date(s)| 5 March 1994
Selected entrant| CatCat
Selected song| "Bye Bye Baby"
Selected songwriter(s)|

* Kari Salli
* Markku Lentonen

Finals performance
Final result| 22nd, 11 points
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Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Bye Bye Baby" written by Kari Salli and Markku Lentonen. The song was performed by the duo CatCat. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final Euroviisut 1994 in order to select the Finnish entry for the 1994 contest in Dublin, Ireland. Ten entries were selected to compete in the national final on 5 March 1994 where votes from the public selected "Bye Bye Baby" performed by CatCat as the winner with 25,834 votes.

Finland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 30 April 1994. Performing during the show in position 2, Finland placed twenty-second out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 11 points.

## Background[edit]

Main article: Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 1994 contest, Finland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-two times since its first entry in 1961.[1] Finland's best result in the contest achieved in 1973 where the song "Tom Tom Tom" performed by Marion Rung placed sixth. The Finnish national broadcaster, Yleisradio (Yle), broadcasts the event within Finland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Finland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest have been selected through national final competitions that have varied in format over the years. Since 1961, a selection show that was often titled Euroviisukarsinta highlighted that the purpose of the program was to select a song for Eurovision. The broadcaster selected the Finnish entry for the 1994 contest again through the Euroviisut selection show.[2]

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Euroviisut 1994[edit]

Euroviisut 1994 was the national final that selected Finland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The competition consisted of a final on 5 March 1994, held at the Tampere Hall in Tampere and hosted by Jukka Laaksonen, Juha Laitila and Joonas Myllyveräjä.[2] Ten entries selected for the competition from 470 submissions received during a submission period as well as from composers and music publishers directly invited by Yle competed and "Bye Bye Baby" performed by CatCat was selected as the winner based on the results from a public vote, which were revealed by Finland's five telephone regions along with the votes of the venue audience.[3] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show was opened by Tarja Lunnas, while the interval act featured Jam and Spoon, Kaija Koo and Plavka.[4][5] 119,322 votes were cast during the show, which was broadcast on Yle TV1 and watched by 1.17 million viewers in Finland.[6][7] During the voting, it was discovered that the votes were incorrectly announced but were shortly amended following the competition.[3][7]

Final – 5 March 1994  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Televote  | Place

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1  | Tarja Lunnas  | "Kuka tykkää suukoista"  | Jari Holm, Seppo Matintalo, Veikko Juntunen  | 13,857  | 4
2  | Dario  | "Ateljee"  | Darius Witkowski, Timo Puheloinen  | 6,009  | 9
3  | Sari Sakki  | "Jäisit mun luo"  | Esa Rimpiläinen  | 6,809  | 8
4  | Indiana  | "Hän lähtee tänään"  | Liisa Akimof  | 7,738  | 6
5  | Rio  | "Rakkauden tiellä"  | Markku Tommila, Hannu Perälä, Timo Niemi  | 13,633  | 5
6  | Janita | "Enkeli"  | Tomi Ervi  | 14,646  | 3
7 | CatCat | "Bye Bye Baby" | Kari Salli, Markku Lentonen | 25,834 | 1
8  | Susanne Sonntag  | "En dans på livets vågor"  | Kari Kuusamo, Susanne Sonntag  | 17,348  | 2
9  | Tauski Peltonen  | "Seitsemänteen taivaaseen"  | Tauski Peltonen  | 6,003  | 10
10  | Marina Sigrids  | "Lyft mig upp"  | Clas Holm  | 7,445  | 7
Detailed Voting Results  Draw  | Song  | Audience  | Televoting Regions  | Total

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Northern
Finland  | Eastern
Finland  | Central
Finland  | Southwestern
Finland  | Southern
Finland
1  | "Kuka tykkää suukoista"  | 63  | 6,281  | 4,497  | 4,930  | 4,675  | 5,411  | 13,857
2  | "Ateljee"  | 23  | 3,501  | 4,686  | 3,481  | 3,304  | 3,572  | 6,009
3  | "Jäisit mun luo"  | 80  | 3,398  | 4,730  | 3,526  | 3,275  | 3,800  | 6,809
4  | "Hän lähtee tänään"  | 213 | 5,229  | 4,260  | 5,023  | 4,538  | 5,182  | 7,738
5  | "Rakkauden tiellä"  | 112  | 5,180  | 4,452  | 5,019  | 5,537  | 5,333  | 13,633
6  | "Enkeli"  | 45  | 5,621  | 5,010  | 5,223  | 4,328  | 6,419  | 14,646
7  | "Bye Bye Baby"  | 140  | 10,885 | 6,697 | 7,026 | 6,343 | 6,743  | 25,834
8  | "En dans på livets vågor"  | 76  | 6,054  | 5,368  | 5,649  | 5,374  | 6,917 | 17,348
9  | "Seitsemänteen taivaaseen"  | 12  | 3,583  | 3,486  | 3,670  | 3,588  | 3,670  | 6,003
10  | "Lyft mig upp"  | 29  | 4,213  | 3,508  | 3,575  | 3,541  | 4,579  | 7,445

## At Eurovision[edit]

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 1993 contest competed in the final on 30 April 1994.[8] Following the allocation draw which determined the running order, Finland was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Sweden and before the entry from Ireland. The Finnish conductor at the contest was Olli Ahvenlahti, and Finland finished in twenty-second place with 11 points.[9]

The show was televised in Finland on Yle TV1 with commentary by Erkki Pohjanheimo and Kirsi-Maria Niemi.[10] The Finnish spokesperson, who announced the Finnish votes during the final, was Solveig Herlin.

### Voting[edit]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Finland and awarded by Finland in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Hungary.[11]

Points awarded to Finland[12] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |  Greece
8 points  |
7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |
4 points  |
3 points  |
2 points  |
1 point  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Points awarded by Finland[12] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Hungary
10 points  |  Cyprus
8 points  |  Poland
7 points  |  Ireland
6 points  |  Malta
5 points  |  Portugal
4 points  |  Greece
3 points  |  Germany
2 points  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 point  |  Iceland

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Finland Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
2. ^ a b "Euroviisut 1994". kolumbus.fi. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. ^ a b "1994 BYE BYE FINLAND". yle.fi (in Finnish). 27 October 2002. Archived from the original on 27 October 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. ^ Latva, Tony (23 October 2010). "Muistathan: Suomen karsinnat 1994". Viisukuppila (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
5. ^ "Euroviisut 1994 Suomen karsinta". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
6. ^ "Katsojaluvut Suomessa kautta aikojen". Viisukuppila (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 November 2022.
7. ^ a b "FINNISH NATIONAL FINAL 1994".
8. ^ "Dublin 1994 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
9. ^ "Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
10. ^ "Televisio & Radio". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 April 1994. pp. D11–D12. Retrieved 4 November 2022. (subscription required)
11. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1994 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
12. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1994". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Finnish National Final 1994

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Artists|

* Saara Aalto
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* Markku Aro
* Ami Aspelund
* Monica Aspelund
* Nina Åström
* Beat
* Blind Channel
* Boulevard
* Carita
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* Darude
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* Sandhja
* Krista Siegfrids
* Jari Sillanpää
* Seija Simola
* Softengine
* Riki Sorsa
* Teräsbetoni
* Waldo's People
* Windows95man

Songs|

* "Aava"
* "Addicted to You"
* "Aina mun pitää"
* "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
* "Aurinko laskee länteen"
* "Blackbird"
* "Bye Bye Baby"
* "Cha Cha Cha"
* "Da Da Dam"
* "Dark Side"
* "La dolce vita"
* "Eläköön elämä"
* "Fantasiaa"
* "Fri?"
* "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
* "Hengaillaan"
* "Huilumies"
* "Hullu yö"
* "Jezebel"
* "Katson sineen taivaan"
* "Keep Me Warm"
* "Kuin silloin ennen"
* "Kun kello käy"
* "Laiskotellen"
* "Lapponia"
* "Leave Me Alone"
* "A Little Bit"
* "Look Away"
* ~~"Looking Back"~~
* "Lose Control"
* "Marry Me"
* "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
* "Monsters"
* "Muistathan"
* "Muistojeni laulu"
* "När jag blundar"
* "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
* "Never the End"
* "Niin kaunis on taivas"
* "No Rules!"
* "Nuku pommiin"
* "Old Man Fiddle"
* "Playboy"
* "Pump-Pump"
* "Reggae OK"
* "Sata salamaa"
* "Sing It Away"
* "Something Better"
* "Takes 2 to Tango"
* "Tie uuteen päivään"
* "Tipi-tii"
* "Tom Tom Tom"
* "Tule luo"
* "Työlki ellää"
* "Valoa ikkunassa"
* "Varjoon – suojaan"
* "Why?"
* "Yamma, yamma"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete

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Countries|

* Austria
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

Artists|

* Alejandro Abad
* Willeke Alberti
* Alma and Dejan
* Elisabeth Andreasson and Jan Werner Danielsen
* Marie Bergman and Roger Pontare
* Kostas Bigalis and the Sea Lovers
* Dan Bittman
* CatCat
* Tony Cetinski
* Duilio
* Martin Ďurinda and Tublatanka
* Evridiki
* Friderika
* Petra Frey
* Edyta Górniak
* Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
* Mekado
* Nina Morato
* Frances Ruffelle
* Sara
* Sigga
* Moira Stafrace and Christopher Scicluna
* Silvi Vrait
* Ovidijus Vyšniauskas
* Youddiph

Songs|

* "Bye Bye Baby"
* "Chamar a música"
* "Dincolo de nori"
* "Duett"
* "Ella no es ella"
* "Für den Frieden der Welt"
* "Ime anthropos ki ego"
* "Je suis un vrai garçon"
* "Kinek mondjam el vétkeimet?"
* "Lopšinė mylimai"
* "More than Love"
* "Nætur"
* "Nagu merelaine"
* "Nek' ti bude ljubav sva"
* "Nekonečná pieseň"
* "Ostani kraj mene"
* "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
* "Stjärnorna"
* "Sto pregando"
* "To nie ja!"
* "To trehandiri (Diri Diri)"
* "Vechny strannik"
* "Waar is de zon"
* "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)"
* "Wir geben 'ne Party"

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