United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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United Kingdom in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcaster| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Country|  United Kingdom
Selection process| A Song for Europe 1984
Selection date| 4 April 1984
Competing entry
Song| "Love Games"
Artist| Belle and the Devotions
Songwriters|

* Paul Curtis
* Graham Sacher

Placement
Final result| 7th, 63 points
Participation chronology
| ◄1983 • | 1984 | • 1985►

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The United Kingdom was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Love Games", written by Paul Curtis and Graham Sacher, and performed by Belle and the Devotions. The British participating broadcaster, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), selected its entry through a national final.

## Before Eurovision

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### A Song for Europe 1984

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) used once again the television show A Song for Europe to select its entry, as it had since its debut at the contest in 1957.

The BBC held the national final on 4 April 1984 at Studio 1 of the BBC Television Centre in London, hosted once again by Terry Wogan. The BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of John Coleman as conductor accompanied all the songs, but all the music was pre-recorded. The votes of eight regional juries based in Edinburgh, Norwich, Belfast, London, Cardiff, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham decided the winner. Each jury region awarded 15 points to their favourite song, 12 points to the second, 10 points to the third and then 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 points in order of preference for the songs from 4th to 8th. In an plan to modernise the show, computer graphics where used for the first time during the voting.

Singers Sinitta and Hazell Dean would later go on to become successful chart acts - both under the producership of Stock Aitken Waterman.[1] The latter scoring her first top 10 hit just a few weeks after the contest.[2]

A Song for Europe 1984 - 4 April 1984[3] Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Songwriter(s)  | Points  | Place

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1  | Caprice  | "Magical Music"  | Mike Finesilver  | 60  | 6
2  | Nina Shaw  | "Look at Me Now"  | Jeremy Paul  | 78  | 3
3  | Bryan Evans  | "This Love Is Deep"  | Steve Glen, Mike Burns, Nicky Chinn | 53  | 8
4  | Belle and the Devotions | "Love Games"  | Paul Curtis, Graham Sacher  | 112  | 1
5  | First Division  | "Where the Action Is"  | Paul Curtis, Graham Sacher  | 79  | 2
6  | Miriam Anne Lesley  | "Let It Shine"  | Paul Curtis | 62  | 5
7  | Sinitta | "Imagination"  | Paul Curtis, Tony Hiller | 77  | 4
8  | Hazell Dean | "Stay in My Life"  | Hazell Dean, Mike Bradley  | 55  | 7
Detailed Jury Votes[3] Draw  | Song  |

Edinburgh

Norwich

Belfast

London

Cardiff

Manchester

Bristol

Birmingham

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1  | "Magical Music"  | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7  | 60
2  | "Look at Me Now"  | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 12  | 78
3  | "This Love Is Deep"  | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6  | 53
4  | "Love Games"  | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 112
5  | "Where the Action Is"  | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 10  | 79
6  | "Let It Shine"  | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8  | 62
7  | "Imagination"  | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 9  | 77
8  | "Stay in My Life"  | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5  | 55
Jury Spokespersons[3]

* Edinburgh - Ken Bruce
* Norwich - Judi Lines
* Belfast - Diane Harron
* London - Colin Berry
* Cardiff - Iwan Thomas
* Manchester - Alan Yardley
* Bristol - Vivien Creegor
* Birmingham - Paul Coia

## At Eurovision

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The group finished 7th with 63 points.[4] Sweden ended up winning the competition with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley".

Terry Wogan once again provided the television commentary for BBC 1, for the second consecutive year Radio 2 opted not to broadcast the contest, however the contest was broadcast on British Forces Radio with commentary provided by Richard Nankivell. The BBC appointed again Colin Berry as its spokesperson to announce the results of the British jury.[citation needed]

### Voting

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Points awarded to the United Kingdom[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |  Italy
8 points  |

* Ireland
* Norway

7 points  |  Germany
6 points  |  Portugal
5 points  |
4 points  |

* Finland
* Netherlands

3 points  |

* Spain
* Sweden

2 points  |

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus

1 point  |

* Denmark
* Luxembourg
* Turkey
* Yugoslavia

Points awarded by the United Kingdom[5] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Denmark
10 points  |  Switzerland
8 points  |  Ireland
7 points  |  Sweden
6 points  |  France
5 points  |  Turkey
4 points  |  Spain
3 points  |  Yugoslavia
2 points  |  Germany
1 point  |  Netherlands

## References

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1. ^ Official Charts Company - Sinitta(Link redirected to OCC website)
2. ^ Official Charts Company - Hazell Dean(Link redirected to OCC website)
3. ^ a b c Roxburgh, Gordon (2016). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Three: The 1980s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 181–198\. ISBN 978-1-84583-118-9.
4. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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National selection (former; contestants)

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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
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* Javine
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* 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
* Remember Monday
* 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"
* "Dizzy"
* "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)"
* "What the Hell Just Happened?"
* "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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
* See also: UK Eurovision discography

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Alice and Franco Battiato
* Anita
* Belle and the Devotions
* Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
* Bravo
* Sophie Carle
* Dollie de Luxe
* Maria Guinot
* Herreys
* Hot Eyes
* Ida and Vlado
* Kirka
* Maribelle
* Linda Martin
* Andy Paul
* Rainy Day
* Mary Roos
* Annick Thoumazeau
* Jacques Zegers

Songs|

* "100% d'amour"
* "Anna Maria Lena"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
* "Avanti la vie"
* "Ciao, amore"
* "Det' lige det"
* "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley"
* "Einfach weg"
* "Halay"
* "Hengaillaan"
* "Ik hou van jou"
* "Lady, Lady"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Love Games"
* "Silêncio e tanta gente"
* "Terminal 3"
* "I treni di Tozeur"
* "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"

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