| "A Message to Your Heart" | |
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| Single by Samantha Janus | |
| B-side | "Heaven is a Place for Heroes" |
| Released | 29 April 1991 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Curtis |
| Eurovision Song Contest 1991 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 10th |
| Final points | 47 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Give a Little Love Back to the World" (1990) | |
| "One Step Out of Time" (1992) ► | |
"A Message to Your Heart", written and composed by Paul Curtis, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed by singer and actress Samantha Janus. The song finished in 10th place with 47 points.[1] Paul Curtis had also penned the previous year's entry, "Give a Little Love Back to the World".
Janus went on to become a successful actress, starring in the sitcom Game On and the soap EastEnders. Despite her achievements, her entry into the Eurovision is frequently remarked upon. She has said regarding the experience that her failure in the contest devastated her at the time and thought it would spell the end of her career. She has also called her appearance "ridiculous", in that she was dressed in a pink mini-dress while singing about starving children and says the lyrics of the song are burned into her memory forever.[2]
- ^ "BBC One - Eurovision Song Contest - Eurovision 1991: Samantha Janus". BBC. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ Radio Times interview, April 2006