Ireland in the Eurovision Dance Contest
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Ireland
has taken part in two Eurovision Dance Contest
s. Its highest placed finish was third in 2007 and its lowest placed finish is eleventh was 2008. Like the Eurovision Song Contest
, which Ireland has won a record seven times, Ireland decides upon its entry through a public vote on a special edition of The Late Late Show
.
. The couple representing the country was Nicola Byrne and Mick Donegan, performing Jive
and Fandango
dances. They were given the chance to represent their country after winning Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels
. Byrne and Donegan came third after receiving 95 points from all the other countries.
The 2008 Irish representatives were Gavin Ó Fearraigh
and Dearbhla Lennon, also from Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels. The couple were chosen on The Late Late Show in May 2008. They finished in eleventh position at the contest in Glasgow
, Scotland
, on 6 September 2008.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
has taken part in two Eurovision Dance Contest
Eurovision Dance Contest
The Eurovision Dance Contest was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007....
s. Its highest placed finish was third in 2007 and its lowest placed finish is eleventh was 2008. Like the 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...
, which Ireland has won a record seven times, Ireland decides upon its entry through a public vote on a special edition of The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
.
Participation
Ireland made its debut at the 2007 contestEurovision Dance Contest 2007
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the 1st Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries...
. The couple representing the country was Nicola Byrne and Mick Donegan, performing Jive
Jive (dance)
In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance...
and Fandango
Fandango
Fandango is a lively couple's dance, usually in triple metre, traditionally accompanied by guitars and castanets or hand-clapping . Fandango can both be sung and danced. Sung fandango is usually bipartite: it has an instrumental introduction followed by "variaciones"...
dances. They were given the chance to represent their country after winning Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels
Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels
Celebrity Jigs n' Reels is an Irish reality entertainment television show broadcast on RTÉ One. It is produced by Mind The Gap Films.-Format:The series started out with seven celebrities paired with professional Irish dancers...
. Byrne and Donegan came third after receiving 95 points from all the other countries.
The 2008 Irish representatives were Gavin Ó Fearraigh
Gavin Ó Fearraigh
Gavin Ó Fearraigh is an Irish-speaking actor and model from Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal, Ireland. He is most notable for his role as Conall Daly in the TG4 soap Ros na Rún . He came first in RTÉ's reality show Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels in 2007, All in Aid of his chosen charity Debra Ireland.Gavin was...
and Dearbhla Lennon, also from Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels. The couple were chosen on The Late Late Show in May 2008. They finished in eleventh position at the contest in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, on 6 September 2008.
Entries
| Year | Couple | Dances | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the 1st Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries... |
Nicola Byrne & Mick Donegan | Jive & Fandango | 3 | 95 |
| 2008 Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, hosted by BBC Scotland on 6 September.The winner of contest was Poland who achieved a score of 154 points... |
Gavin Ó Fearraigh Gavin Ó Fearraigh Gavin Ó Fearraigh is an Irish-speaking actor and model from Gaoth Dobhair, Co Donegal, Ireland. He is most notable for his role as Conall Daly in the TG4 soap Ros na Rún . He came first in RTÉ's reality show Celebrity Jigs 'n' Reels in 2007, All in Aid of his chosen charity Debra Ireland.Gavin was... & Dearbhla Lennon |
Paso Doble/Rumba | 11 | 40 |
External links
- Ireland's profile at Eurovision Dance ContestEurovision Dance ContestThe Eurovision Dance Contest was an international dancing competition that was held for the first time in the United Kingdom on Saturday 1 September 2007....
- Eurovision dance page at RTÉ.ieRte.ieRTÉ.ie is the brand name and home of RTÉ's online activities, located at the URL http://rte.ie. The site began publishing on 26 May 1996. According to RTÉ, it operates on an entirely commercial basis, receiving none of the licence fee which funds much of RTÉ's activity. The site, it says, is funded...