A Song for Europe 1990 30 March 1990, 7.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Kelly | Better Be Good to Me | 13,179 | 6 | | Stephen Lee Garden | That Old Feeling Again | 14,447 | 5 | | Thom Hardwell | Never Give Up | 3,540 | 8 | | Emma | Give a Little Love Back to the World | 97,625 | 1 | | Les McKeown | Ball and Chain | 15,171 | 4 | | Simon Spiro | Face in the Crowd | 5,551 | 7 | | Kim Goody | Sentimental Again | 17,996 | 3 | | John Miles | Where I Belong | 38,966 | 2 |
A Song for Europe 1991 29 March 1991, 8.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Ravenscroft Partnership | We Will Protect You | 36,047 | 5 | | Christopher Ellis | Straight to Your Heart | 14,231 | 7 | | Samantha Janus | A Message to Your Heart | 108,896 | 1 | | Christie | Nothing on This Earth | 17,296 | 6 | | Malcolm Roberts | One Love | 11,250 | 8 | | Lorraine Craig | A Little Bit of Heaven | 61,589 | 3 | | Julie Finney | True Love | 58,146 | 4 | | Brendan Faye | Lover Come In | 95,696 | 2 |
A Song for Europe 1992 3 April 1992, 7.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan. All songs performed by Michael Ball | Song | Votes | Pos | | This is the Moment I've Been Waiting For | 73,084 | 5 | | Call on Me | 48,419 | 7 | | As Dreams Go By | 94,844 | 2 | | Secret of Love | 91,705 | 3 | | Every Day Every Night | 32,007 | 8 | | Who Needs to Know | 52,126 | 6 | | One Step Out of Time | 153,792 | 1 | | If You Need Another Love | 86,476 | 4 |
A Song for Europe 1993 3 April 1993, 8.30pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan. All songs performed by Sonia | Song | Votes | Pos | | A Little Love | 55,053 | 4 | | I'm Gonna Put a Spell On You | 27,795 | 6 | | Life After Love | 38,308 | 5 | | It's Just a Matter of Time | 18,251 | 8 | | Better The Devil You Know | 156,955 | 1 | | Our World | 77,695 | 2 | | So Much of Your Love | 70,454 | 3 | | Trust | 26,745 | 7 |
A Song for Europe 1994 18 March 1994, 8.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan. All songs performed by Frances Ruffelle | Song | Votes | Pos | | Waiting in the Wings | 36,856 | 3 | | Slowboat | 6,549 | 7 | | I Know These Things | 6,549 | 8 | | Sink or Swim | 63,417 | 2 | | Wrong Guy | 7,406 | 6 | | One More Night | 20,608 | 4 | | His Love | 8,031 | 5 | | Lonely Symphony | 99,946 | 1 |
A Song for Europe 1995 31 March 1995, 8.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Deuce | I Need You | 73,467 | 3 | | Paul Harris | Spinning Away | 19,239 | 7 | | Londonbeat | I'm Just Your Puppet on a (String!) | 35,434 | 6 | | Sox | Go for the Heart | 65,436 | 4 | | Fff | Then There's a Knock at the Door | 17,216 | 8 | | Dear Jon | One Gift of Love | 81,359 | 2 | | Simon Spiro | Rainbows and You | 43,299 | 5 | | Love City Groove | Love City Groove | 140,174 | 1 |
The band Sox featured Samantha Fox as their singer
The Great British Song Contest 1996 8 March 1996, 8.00pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Zeitia Massiah | A Little Love | 41,105 | 3 | | Code Red | I Gave You Everything | 41,791 | 2 | | Gina G | Just a Little Bit | 113,576 | 1 | | Layla | Find Love | - | 4 |
The following songs were eliminated in a Top of the Pops semi-final shown on 1 March: I Never Knew by Esseness, Sometimes It Rains by Dan Anderson, I Just Wanna Make Love 2U by Lois and Louise by Twin Hazey.
| The Great British Song Contest 1997 9 March 1997, 3.30pm. Hosted by Dale Winton | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Sam Blue | For the Life You Don't Yet Know | - | 4 | | Joanne May | You Stayed Away Too Long | 51,584 | 3 | | Do Re Mi & Kerry | Yodel in the Canyon of Love | 58,696 | 2 | | Katrina and the Waves | Love Shine a Light | 69,830 | 1 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: Can't You See I'm Crying by Paul Varney, Heart of Stone by Dave Black, Lighten Up by B-Yond and Room for a Change by Laura Pallas.
The Great British Song Contest 1998
15 March 1998, 4.20pm. Hosted by Terry Wogan | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | The Collective | When We're Alone (We Dream) | 53,950 | 4 | | Imaani | Where Are You? | 70,421 | 1 | | Alberta | Don't It Make You Feel So Good | 66,278 | 2 | | Sapphire | I'll Never Be Lovely Again | 65,712 | 3 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: Give It Up by Lisa Millett, Suddenly (It Took So Many Years) by Farrell Lennon, When We Were In Love by Mandy Wilson and Wish You Were Here by Anita Madigan.
The Great British Song Contest 1999
7 March 1999, 2.40pm. Hosted by Ulrika Jonsson | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Precious | Say It Again | 52,457 | 1 | | Sister Sway | Until You Saved My Life | 51,708 | 2 | | Alberta | So Strang | 51,398 | 3 | | Jay | You've Taken My Dreams | 43,765 | 4 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: All Time High by Energia, Fly by Cheryl Beattie, Separate Lives by Susan Black and Wait Until the Morning by Leanne Cartwright.
A Song for Europe 2000
20 February 2000, 4.35pm. Hosted by Katy Hill | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Sexy Sadie | I Won't Let You Do This To Me | 10,494 | 4 | | Catherine Porter | Crazy | 29,348 | 3 | | Six Chix | Only the Women Know | 42,309 | 2 | | Nicki French | Don't Play That Song Again | 47,355 | 1 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: Aria by Helene, Stand Up by Jane Tretton, The Answer by Catherine Porter and Wherever You Go by India.
A Song for Europe 2001
11 March 2001, 4.45pm. Hosted by Katy Hill | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Lucy Randell | Just Another Rainbow | 19,337 | 3 | | Nanne | Men | - | 4 | | Lindsay Dracass | No Dream Impossible | 45,564 | 1 | | Tony Moore | That's My Love | 31,895 | 2 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: King of Love by Charlotte Henry, To Die For by Luke Galliana, Twisted by Moneypenny and Why Should I Love You? by Obsession.
A Song for Europe 2002
3 March 2002, 4.35pm. Hosted by Claire Sweeney and Christopher Price | Artist | Song | Votes | Pos | | Level Best | Every Step of the Way | 8,927 | 3 | | Tricia Penrose | DJ Romeo | 28,621 | 2 | | Surf 'n' Turf | I Give In | - | 4 | | Jessica Garlick | Come Back | 67,798 | 1 |
The following songs were eliminated by listeners to Radio 2: Lovestruck by Honey Trap, When You're Around by Paula O'Neil and Fade Away by Pulse. Never in a Million Years by Zee Asha was disqualified.
In 1992 the old idea of having one artist perform all the songs was revived for A Song for Europe. This proved successful for the first two years but 1994 saw a poor result, so the show was revamped again in 1995, with Jonathan King at the helm. He described A Song for Europe as having become "an appalling debacle, the ultimate wasted opportunity". The result was a much poppier, more contemporary show than ever before. In 1996 four songs were eliminated in a semi-final shown in a Top of the Pops special. From 1997 it was listeners to Ken Bruce's show on Radio 2 who decided which four songs out of eight would go through to the televised final. But by this time the BBC appeared to be losing interest fast, with the programme finding itself relegated to a Sunday afternoon graveyard slot. |
