United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
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For the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

, the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 entered "Love City Groove", performed by Love City Groove
Love City Groove
Love City Groove represented the United Kingdom in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, with a self-titled song after being the runaway winner in a public vote. The pop/rap song finished tenth with 76 points; and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. Love City Groove were formed by a collective...

. It received 76 points and 10th place.

The voting for the UK's entry took place on March 31, 1995 in a programme hosted by Terry Wogan
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE, DL , or also known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish radio and television broadcaster who holds dual Irish and British citizenship. Wogan has worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career...

. After three years of having one act perform all the nominated songs the UK national round for Eurovision in 1995 reverted to a multi-artist format which remains in place as of 2011. The nominated songs and artists for the 1995 UK national round for Eurovision, with results, were as follows:
  • Love City Groove - Love City Groove
    Love City Groove
    Love City Groove represented the United Kingdom in the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest, with a self-titled song after being the runaway winner in a public vote. The pop/rap song finished tenth with 76 points; and peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. Love City Groove were formed by a collective...

    , 140,174 votes
  • One Gift of Love - Dear Jon, 81,359 votes
  • I Need You - Deuce
    Deuce (band)
    Deuce were a British pop group that found success in the mid 1990s. A two male, two female quartet, they released four Top 30 singles in the UK charts during 1995 and 1996, before splitting up in 1997.-Career:...

    , 73,467 votes
  • Go for the Heart - Sox
    Samantha Fox
    Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...

    , 65,436 votes
  • Rainbows and You - Simon Spiro, 43,299 votes
  • I'm Just Your Puppet on a (String!) - Londonbeat
    Londonbeat
    Londonbeat was originally a UK and American R&B and Dance band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s.-History:Londonbeat's career started in the Netherlands where "There's a Beat Going On" reached the Top 10, and then "9 A.M " which subsequently became a modest success in the...

    , 35,434 votes
  • Spinning Away - Paul Harris, 19,239 votes
  • Then There's a Knock at the Door - Fff, 17,216 votes
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