Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Ireland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
by a national selection on 5 March 2010. After an open call for songs, Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann
(RTÉ) announced on 10 February the five participants who would compete in Eurosong 2010, the selection process.
" performed by Dana
; two wins for Johnny Logan
in 1980 and 1987 with the songs "What's Another Year" and Hold Me Now"; in 1992 with the song "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin
; in 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes
" performed by Niamh Kavanagh
; in 1994 with the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids
" performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
; and in 1996 with "The Voice" performed by Eimear Quinn
- a record which no country has ever matched or beaten. In recent years, however, Ireland's impressive record at Eurovision has taken a turn, with only two Top 10 results during the 2000s, and Ireland's first last place finish in 2007, "They Can't Stop The Spring
" performed by Dervish
which only received 5 points.
The Irish national broadcater, RTÉ, hosts the event each year and organizes the selection process for its entry. Many methods of selection have been used, with the most common method used by RTÉ being a national final featuring a multi-artist, multi-song selection in which regional juries, and later the public, choosing the winner. In previous years the artist has sometimes been selected internally by RTÉ, with the song being chosen by the public, and previously a talent show format, You're a Star
, was used between the years 2003
and 2005
.
After speculation that Ireland may be forced to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest due to the current economic financial climate in the country, RTÉ confirmed on 28 October that Ireland would participate in the Contest. For the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest RTÉ decided to hold a five performer national final to choose the song to represent them.
, national final and Eurovision contestant and winner for Ireland (chairperson); Julian Benson, choreographer; Mark Crossingham, MD Universal Music Ireland
; Larry Gogan
, Irish radio broadcaster; and Diarmuid Furlong, Eurovision Song Contest expert and fan, and president of OGAE
Ireland.
RTÉ announced a number of changes to the format to Eurosong from previous years: the broadcaster decided to give the judging panel more flexibility in relation to the selection of songs and the pairing of songs with performers. The juding panel will have final say on the performers of each song, and can change the performers of each song to their liking. Submissions could be sent to RTÉ until 1 February at noon.
On 10 February RTÉ revealed the names of the five Eurosong 2010 participants. The line-up is a star-studded and international one, which includes Mikey Graham
of Irish boyband Boyzone
and Niamh Kavanagh
, Eurovision Song Contest 1993
winner for Ireland. Other participants include Bosnian
singer Monika Ivkic, participant in the fifth season of the German
version of American Idol
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
; Leanne Moore
, winner of the last season of Irish talent show You're a Star
; and Lee Bradshaw, who placed fourth in last year's Eurosong contest
The songwriting teams are also international, and also include many with Eurovision experience: Irish columnist John Waters
and Tommy Moran are known for writing the 2007 entry, "They Can't Stop the Spring", performed by Dervish
, and infamously came last at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
. Marc Paelinck, a Belgian composer, has written three past Eurovision songs - Belgium in 2002
and 2004
, and Malta in 2009
. Niall Mooney and Jonas Gladnikoff
are part of the team behind last year's Irish entry "Et Cetera
", as well as various national final entries across Europe. They are joined by successful Swedish songwriters Mårten and Lina Eriksson. German songwriters Ralph Siegel
and John O'Flynn, aka Bernd Meinunger
, have written 16 Eurovision entries together over 4 countries, including Germany's only Eurovision winner "Ein bißchen Frieden
".
RTÉ held a draw to determine the running order for the contest in February 2010 in the presence of an independent auditor. Leanne Moore
will open the contest and Niamh Kavanagh
will close the performances. The five entries were broadcast for the first time on 4 March on Derek Mooney
's self-titled
RTÉ Radio One program.
special at the RTÉ television studios in Dublin, hosted by Ryan Tubridy
. The show was broadcasted on RTÉ One
, and online over the RTÉ website and the EBU's official web stream ESCTV. Six regional juries - in Cork
, Dundalk
, Limerick
, Sligo
, Dublin and Galway
- and a public televote held in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
, part of the United Kingdom
, decided the winner. Juries gave 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 points to each song, and televotes will be converted to 72, 60, 48, 32 and 24 points.
The show featured appearances by three-time Eurovision winner (singer in 1980
and 1987
; songwriter in 1987 and 1992
) Johnny Logan
, Eurovision 1970
winner Dana
, runner-up at Eurovision 1992
for the United Kingdom Michael Ball
, and TV and radio personality and Eurovision commentator for Ireland Marty Whelan
. Dana
performed her Eurovision winning song "All Kinds of Everything
" and Johnny Logan performed his 1980 Eurovision winning song "What's Another Year".
At the end of the voting "It's for You
" was revealed as the winner after getting maximum points from all jury regions and the televoting. Although it was revealed that the Irish Eurovision panel wanted her to win, before the selection took place. Justin Lee Collins
was not happy at this predicted result, as he participated with a song written by, Ronan Keating
, but was not chosen to be in the final 5.
and preceding the entry from Bulgaria
. In the voting for the Final, Ireland was awarded 7 points from the United Kingdom. Had only a televoting and not jury vote been cast, Ireland would have been awarded 12 points as they were the most popular with the British audience.
RTÉ television commentary will be provided by Marty Whelan
in all three shows, with former Irish Eurovision entrant Maxi
providing radio commentary for the second semi-final.
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
by a national selection on 5 March 2010. After an open call for songs, Ireland's national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
(RTÉ) announced on 10 February the five participants who would compete in Eurosong 2010, the selection process.
Background
Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-three times since the country's first entry in 1965, winning a total of seven times - in 1970 with the song "All Kinds of EverythingAll Kinds Of Everything
"All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith which as performed by Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years...
" performed by Dana
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
; two wins for Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan (singer)
Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
in 1980 and 1987 with the songs "What's Another Year" and Hold Me Now"; in 1992 with the song "Why Me?" performed by Linda Martin
Linda Martin
Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips...
; in 1993 with the song "In Your Eyes
In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song)
"In Your Eyes" is a ballad sung by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 for Ireland with 187 points. The song is a long song written and composed by Jimmy Walsh, where the singer tells how, after being lonely, she has found love and heaven in her lover's arms and...
" performed by Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...
; in 1994 with the song "Rock 'n' Roll Kids
Rock 'n' Roll Kids
"Rock 'n' Roll Kids" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, composed by Brendan Graham and performed for Ireland by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan...
" performed by Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan
Charlie McGettigan
Charles McGettigan is an Irish singer born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal on 7th December 1950, but he lives today in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim....
; and in 1996 with "The Voice" performed by Eimear Quinn
Eimear Quinn
Eimear Quinn is an Irish singer. Dublin born Eimear joined her first choir at four years of age and at fifteen she started formal vocal training at the College of Music under the tutelage of Jody Beggan. Eimear later graduated with a degree in Music from National University of Ireland Maynooth...
- a record which no country has ever matched or beaten. In recent years, however, Ireland's impressive record at Eurovision has taken a turn, with only two Top 10 results during the 2000s, and Ireland's first last place finish in 2007, "They Can't Stop The Spring
They Can't Stop The Spring
"They Can't Stop the Spring" is a song by Irish band Dervish. On 16 February 2007, on The Late Late Show, it was chosen as the song Dervish would sing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki. It was written by John Waters and Tommy Moran...
" performed by Dervish
Dervish
A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.-Etymology:The Persian word darvīsh is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian...
which only received 5 points.
The Irish national broadcater, RTÉ, hosts the event each year and organizes the selection process for its entry. Many methods of selection have been used, with the most common method used by RTÉ being a national final featuring a multi-artist, multi-song selection in which regional juries, and later the public, choosing the winner. In previous years the artist has sometimes been selected internally by RTÉ, with the song being chosen by the public, and previously a talent show format, You're a Star
You're A Star
You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...
, was used between the years 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...
and 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
.
After speculation that Ireland may be forced to withdraw from the Eurovision Song Contest due to the current economic financial climate in the country, RTÉ confirmed on 28 October that Ireland would participate in the Contest. For the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest RTÉ decided to hold a five performer national final to choose the song to represent them.
Selection process - Eurosong 2010
On 10 December RTÉ announced a public call for songs for the 2010 edition of Eurosong. RTÉ appointed the same five-member jury from last year's contest to select the competing entries from those submitted to RTÉ, reflecting different expertise both in the music industry and the Eurovision Song Contest: Linda MartinLinda Martin
Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips...
, national final and Eurovision contestant and winner for Ireland (chairperson); Julian Benson, choreographer; Mark Crossingham, MD Universal Music Ireland
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
; Larry Gogan
Larry Gogan
Laurence 'Larry' Gogan is an Irish broadcaster working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He is a disc jockey on RTÉ 2fm. His show is The Golden Hour, during which Larry plays old favourites and classic songs from yesteryear. Gogan spun the first disc on Radio 2, Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats...
, Irish radio broadcaster; and Diarmuid Furlong, Eurovision Song Contest expert and fan, and president of OGAE
OGAE
OGAE is one of the 2 major international fan club networks of the Eurovision Song Contest. It has branches in 37 European countries.Although the Eurovision Song Contest started in 1956, OGAE began only in 1984 in Finland. All countries that take part or have already taken part in the Eurovision...
Ireland.
RTÉ announced a number of changes to the format to Eurosong from previous years: the broadcaster decided to give the judging panel more flexibility in relation to the selection of songs and the pairing of songs with performers. The juding panel will have final say on the performers of each song, and can change the performers of each song to their liking. Submissions could be sent to RTÉ until 1 February at noon.
Participants
Mikey Graham
Michael Graham - also known as Mikey Graham - is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and music producer, best known as a member of pop group Boyzone, and in 2010 he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.-Early life:The youngest of seven children, Graham was born to housewife Sheila and carpenter...
of Irish boyband Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
and Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...
, Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...
winner for Ireland. Other participants include Bosnian
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
singer Monika Ivkic, participant in the fifth season of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
version of American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...
; Leanne Moore
Leanne Moore
Leanne Moore is the winner of the 2008 series of RTÉ's You're A Star. Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald. For the final, Moore sang 'Piece of My Heart', 'Run' and 'Let's Stay Together'...
, winner of the last season of Irish talent show You're a Star
You're A Star
You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...
; and Lee Bradshaw, who placed fourth in last year's Eurosong contest
The songwriting teams are also international, and also include many with Eurovision experience: Irish columnist John Waters
John Waters (columnist)
John Waters is a columnist with The Irish Times and a former editor of Magill magazine. His career began in 1981 with the Irish political-music magazine Hot Press. He went on to write for the Sunday Tribune and later edited In Dublin magazine and Magill...
and Tommy Moran are known for writing the 2007 entry, "They Can't Stop the Spring", performed by Dervish
Dervish
A Dervish or Darvesh is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or "Tariqah", known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu/Buddhist/Jain sadhus.-Etymology:The Persian word darvīsh is of ancient origin and descends from a Proto-Iranian...
, and infamously came last at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
. Marc Paelinck, a Belgian composer, has written three past Eurovision songs - Belgium in 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
and 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, and Malta in 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
. Niall Mooney and Jonas Gladnikoff
Jonas Gladnikoff
Jonas Gladnikoff is a songwriter and music producer from Stockholm, Sweden. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections...
are part of the team behind last year's Irish entry "Et Cetera
Et Cetera (song)
"Et Cetera" is a song by Irish singer Sinéad Mulvey and rock band Black Daisy that represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia...
", as well as various national final entries across Europe. They are joined by successful Swedish songwriters Mårten and Lina Eriksson. German songwriters Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel
Ralph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann....
and John O'Flynn, aka Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger
Bernd Meinunger is a German lyricist and record producer who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes...
, have written 16 Eurovision entries together over 4 countries, including Germany's only Eurovision winner "Ein bißchen Frieden
Ein Bißchen Frieden
"Ein bißchen Frieden" is a song in German, written by prolific German Eurovision-writing duo Ralph Siegel and Bernd Meinunger for the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England....
".
RTÉ held a draw to determine the running order for the contest in February 2010 in the presence of an independent auditor. Leanne Moore
Leanne Moore
Leanne Moore is the winner of the 2008 series of RTÉ's You're A Star. Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald. For the final, Moore sang 'Piece of My Heart', 'Run' and 'Let's Stay Together'...
will open the contest and Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh
Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;...
will close the performances. The five entries were broadcast for the first time on 4 March on Derek Mooney
Derek Mooney
Derek James Mooney is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. He currently presents a weekday afternoon programme called Mooney on RTÉ Radio 1....
's self-titled
Mooney (radio programme)
Mooney is an Irish radio programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. Presented by Derek Mooney, the programme airs Monday to Friday from 15:00 to 16:30....
RTÉ Radio One program.
Results
Eurosong 2010 was held on 5 March during a The Late Late ShowThe 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...
special at the RTÉ television studios in Dublin, hosted by Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy
Ryan Tubridy , affectionately known as "Tubs", is an Irish broadcaster and writer, a presenter of live shows on radio and television in Ireland. He has been described as "one of Ireland's most gifted broadcasters"...
. The show was broadcasted on RTÉ One
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
, and online over the RTÉ website and the EBU's official web stream ESCTV. Six regional juries - in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
, Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
, Limerick
Limerick
Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...
, Sligo
Sligo
Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...
, Dublin and Galway
Galway
Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...
- and a public televote held in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, part of the United Kingdom
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...
, decided the winner. Juries gave 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 points to each song, and televotes will be converted to 72, 60, 48, 32 and 24 points.
The show featured appearances by three-time Eurovision winner (singer in 1980
Eurovision Song Contest 1980
The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 19 April 1980 in The Hague. The presenter was Marlous Fluitsma, although each song was introduced by a presenter from the nation represented...
and 1987
Eurovision Song Contest 1987
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...
; songwriter in 1987 and 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...
) Johnny Logan
Johnny Logan (singer)
Johnny Logan , is an Australian-born Irish singer and composer. He is regarded as "Mister Eurovision", having participated in the Eurovision Song Contest many times since the 1970s, and, since 1992, has been the most successful artist in Eurovision history.Logan has won the international contest on...
, Eurovision 1970
Eurovision Song Contest 1970
The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the 15th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 21 March 1970 at the RAI Congrescentrum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Amsterdam contest is regarded as one of the most significant in Eurovision history for a number of reasons....
winner Dana
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
, runner-up at Eurovision 1992
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...
for the United Kingdom Michael Ball
Michael Ball (singer)
Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
, and TV and radio personality and Eurovision commentator for Ireland Marty Whelan
Marty Whelan
Martin 'Marty' Whelan is a Jacob's Award-winning Irish radio and television personality currently working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Frequently seen and heard on RTÉ radio and television, he has presented a variety of shows...
. Dana
Dana Rosemary Scallon
Dana Rosemary Scallon , known in her singing career simply as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament ....
performed her Eurovision winning song "All Kinds of Everything
All Kinds Of Everything
"All Kinds of Everything" is a song written by Derry Lindsay and Jackie Smith which as performed by Dana won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970. "All Kinds of Everything" represented a return to the ballad form from the more energetic performances which had dominated Eurovision the previous years...
" and Johnny Logan performed his 1980 Eurovision winning song "What's Another Year".
At the end of the voting "It's for You
It's for You (Niamh Kavanagh song)
"It's for You" is a song performed by Niamh Kavanagh which represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 5 March 2010 on Eurosong 2010 from five songs, receiving the maximum of 12 points from each of the six juries, and the maximum of 72 points from the televote,...
" was revealed as the winner after getting maximum points from all jury regions and the televoting. Although it was revealed that the Irish Eurovision panel wanted her to win, before the selection took place. Justin Lee Collins
Justin Lee Collins
Justin Lee Collins, commonly known as JLC, is an award-winning English comedian and television presenter.A Bristolian, he's well known for his strong West Country accent, shaggy appearance and colourful shirts....
was not happy at this predicted result, as he participated with a song written by, Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
, but was not chosen to be in the final 5.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leanne Moore Leanne Moore Leanne Moore is the winner of the 2008 series of RTÉ's You're A Star. Born and raised in Limerick, Moore made it to the final along with fellow contestants Robyn Kavanagh and Deirdre Archibald. For the final, Moore sang 'Piece of My Heart', 'Run' and 'Let's Stay Together'... |
"Does Heaven Need Much More?" | John Waters John Waters (columnist) John Waters is a columnist with The Irish Times and a former editor of Magill magazine. His career began in 1981 with the Irish political-music magazine Hot Press. He went on to write for the Sunday Tribune and later edited In Dublin magazine and Magill... (m & l), Tommy Moran (m & l) |
42 | 36 | 78 | 4 |
| 2 | Lee Bradshaw | "River of Silence" | Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel Ralph Siegel is a German record producer and songwriter. He is married to the opera singer Kriemhild Jahn. He has three daughters, one of them Giulia Siegel divorced from German entrepreneur Hans Wehrmann.... (m), John O'Flynn Bernd Meinunger Bernd Meinunger is a German lyricist and record producer who frequently works with Ralph Siegel and David Brandes... (l), José Juan Santana Rodríguez (l) |
26 | 24 | 50 | 5 |
| 3 | Mikey Graham Mikey Graham Michael Graham - also known as Mikey Graham - is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and music producer, best known as a member of pop group Boyzone, and in 2010 he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.-Early life:The youngest of seven children, Graham was born to housewife Sheila and carpenter... |
"Baby, Nothing's Wrong" | Michael Graham Mikey Graham Michael Graham - also known as Mikey Graham - is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and music producer, best known as a member of pop group Boyzone, and in 2010 he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.-Early life:The youngest of seven children, Graham was born to housewife Sheila and carpenter... (m & l), Scott Newman (m & l), Yann O'Brien (m & l) |
50 | 60 | 110 | 2 |
| 4 | Monika Ivkic | "Fashion Queen" | Marc Paelinck (m & l), Mathias Strasser (m & l) | 50 | 48 | 98 | 3 |
| 5 | Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh Niamh Kavanagh is an Irish singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1993.Kavanagh is perhaps best known for winning Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. She sang "In Your Eyes" to clinch a second consecutive win for Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest;... |
"It's for You It's for You (Niamh Kavanagh song) "It's for You" is a song performed by Niamh Kavanagh which represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was selected on 5 March 2010 on Eurosong 2010 from five songs, receiving the maximum of 12 points from each of the six juries, and the maximum of 72 points from the televote,... " |
Niall Mooney (m), Mårten Eriksson (m), Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff Jonas Gladnikoff is a songwriter and music producer from Stockholm, Sweden. He has written several songs for singers from across Europe, but is best known for writing entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and for various national pre-selections... (m), Lina Eriksson (l) |
72 | 72 | 144 | 1 |
Voting
| Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Cork (city) Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban... |
Dundalk Dundalk Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations... |
Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... |
Sligo Sligo Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht... |
Dublin | Galway Galway Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the... |
Total | ||||
| "Does Heaven Need Much More?" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 4 |
| "River of Silence" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 5 |
| "Baby, Nothing's Wrong" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 50 | 60 | 110 | 2 |
| "Fashion Queen" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 48 | 98 | 3 |
| "It's for You" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 72 | 144 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Ireland will compete in the second semi-final of the contest on 27 May. Ireland will perform 12th on stage, following the entry from SloveniaSlovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
and preceding the entry from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. In the voting for the Final, Ireland was awarded 7 points from the United Kingdom. Had only a televoting and not jury vote been cast, Ireland would have been awarded 12 points as they were the most popular with the British audience.
RTÉ television commentary will be provided by Marty Whelan
Marty Whelan
Martin 'Marty' Whelan is a Jacob's Award-winning Irish radio and television personality currently working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Frequently seen and heard on RTÉ radio and television, he has presented a variety of shows...
in all three shows, with former Irish Eurovision entrant Maxi
Maxi (singer)
Maxi is an Irish radio disc-jockey and producer; actor, journalist, and singer. Her real name is Irene McCoubrey. She was nicknamed Maxi in school because of the McC letters in her name. She came to fame as part of the popular girl band, Maxi, Dick and Twink, in Ireland in the late 1960s.She...
providing radio commentary for the second semi-final.
External links
- RTÉ Eurovision website RTÉRaidió Teilifís ÉireannRaidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...