winner, 1994
Paul Harrington
Paul Harrington represented Ireland at Eurovision 1994 in Dublin with “Rock 'n' Roll Kids”, and won.
- who
- Irish singer
- born
- 1960, Dublin, Ireland
- contest
- 1994
- win
- 1994
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1989
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Paul Harrington is an Irish musician who won the 1994 contest in Dublin with Charlie McGettigan, singing “Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids”. It was Ireland’s third win in a row, a record.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Paul Harrington (musician)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1994 Dublin
“Rock 'n' Roll Kids”
Winner Won the contest with 226 points, ahead of 24 other songs.
- Billed as
- Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
- With
- Charlie McGettigan
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Brendan Graham
- Running order
- 3rd of 25
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Paul Harrington, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1994 The result
The song was "Rock 'n' Roll Kids", written by Brendan Graham and performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan without the orchestra — the first winner to do without it. It scored 226 points, the first time any song had passed 200.
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