"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku. Ireland chose their entry for the contest on 24 February 2012, through the national selection programme ""Eurosong 2012"", organised by the national broadcaster RTÉ. Pop duo Jedward won the competition, with their song ""Waterline"", making them the first act ever to represent Ireland two years in a row. In the final, Ireland scored 46 points and ranked 19th. In November 2011, RTÉ confirmed that Ireland's song and performer will again be chosen by the Eurosong mentor process, first used in 2011. RTÉ also"
"Eurosong 2011 held on 11 February 2011 during a ""Late Late Show"" Eurosong special. The winner was chosen from a combination of a public vote and regional juries, as in the last two years. Unlike in the previous year, the jury's choice had a bigger impact on the final result. Former Irish Eurovision winner, Niamh Kavanagh attended the final of Eurosong 2011. On 2 December 2010, twin duo and UK ""The X Factor"" contestants Jedward announced their participation in Ireland's selection. The Vard Sisters were the second act in the final line-up of the Irish national selection. Nikki Kavanagh was"
"out in the semi-final on May 20. The same fate befell Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy in the 2009 semi-final on May 14. In 2011 however, Ireland's luck changed as they sent ""X Factor"" finalists Jedward. The duo finished in eighth place, with 119 points, thus making them Ireland's most successful entry in 10 years. Their single Lipstick topped the iTunes charts in Austria, Germany, Ireland and Sweden. Jedward represented Ireland again in 2012 with their song Waterline, but after making it through the first semi-final, were only awarded 46 points, finishing in 19th place. Seven singers have represented Ireland"
"as a songwriter). In 2011 and 2012, Jedward represented the nation for two consecutive years, managing to qualify to the final both times and achieve Ireland's highest position in the contest since 2000, placing eighth in 2011 with the song ""Lipstick"". However, in 2013, despite managing to qualify to the final, Ryan Dolan and his song ""Only Love Survives"" placed last in the final. The Irish entries in 2014, ""Heartbeat"" performed by Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith, in 2015, ""Playing with Numbers"" performed by Molly Sterling, in 2016 ""Sunlight"" performed by Nicky Byrne, and in 2017 ""Dying to Try"" performed by"
"the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row (in 1992, 1993 and 1994), as well as having the only three-time winner (Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 as a singer, 1987 as a singer-songwriter, and again in 1992 as a songwriter). In 2011 and 2012, Jedward represented the nation for two consecutive years, managing to qualify to the final both times and achieve Ireland's highest position in the contest since 2000, placing eighth in 2011 with the song ""Lipstick"". However, in 2013, despite managing to qualify to the final, Ryan Dolan and"
"also featured in the first semi-final in 2008 and in the second semi-final in 2009, however the representatives failed to qualify for the final in both years. Ireland's recent results in the Contest have been poor in comparison to the 1990s, coming last in 2007 and 2013. At the Contest in 2007, Ireland's representatives were traditional Irish music group Dervish performing ""They Can't Stop The Spring"". The group, having automatically qualified for the final, finished last with five points, all from Albania. In 2008, Dustin the Turkey failed to qualify for the final with his song ""Irelande Douze Pointe"", losing"
"their Eurovision final performance, the song went to No. 1 in Ireland, three months after its release. Lipstick (Jedward song) ""Lipstick"" is a song by Irish pop duo Jedward. It is written by Danish songwriters Lars Jensen and Martin Larsson and British lyricist Dan Priddy. It is Jedward's third single and the first song released from their second studio album, ""Victory"" and is best known as Ireland's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. ""Lipstick"" was recorded during December 2010 and January 2011 and was selected as Ireland's Eurovision entry on 11 February 2011, following the"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Dance Contest Ireland has taken part in two Eurovision Dance Contests. 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"". Ireland made its debut at the 2007 contest. 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"
"his song ""Only Love Survives"" placed last in the final. The Irish entries in 2014, ""Heartbeat"" performed by Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith, and in 2015, ""Playing with Numbers"" performed by Molly Sterling, both failed to qualify to the final. The Irish national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), broadcasts the event within Ireland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. From 2008 to 2015, RTÉ had set up the national final ""Eurosong"" to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ireland, with both the public and regional jury groups involved in the selection. For the"
"event. At the semi-final stage on 27 May 2010 she – along with the other members of the Irish act – qualified for the final, held on Saturday 29 May 2010. Performing 12th on the night, it was the first time in four years that Ireland qualified for the final. The song was the 10th to be performed during the final. At the end of the Eurovision Niamh Kavanagh scored a total of 25 points for Ireland bringing them to 23rd (3rd last) on the leaderboard in front of Belarus and the United Kingdom. On Sunday 3 September 2000, Kavanagh"
"the immediate termination of the Chinese broadcast rights for the rest of the contest. Ryan's uncle, Gary O'Shaughnessy represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song ""Without Your Love"". The song received six points and placed 21st. Alan McGrath was also a dancer during Ireland's performance at Eurovision 2013, which was also the last time Ireland entered the finals. This prompted a comment from RTE that McGrath was a ""lucky charm"". Together (Ryan O'Shaughnessy song) ""Together"" is a song by Irish singer Ryan O'Shaughnessy. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song title"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song ""Sunlight"" written by Nicky Byrne, Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman. The song was performed by Caolan Magee, who was internally selected in January 2016 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. ""Sunlight"" was presented as the Irish entry during the announcement of Byrne's internal selection on 13 January 2016. Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2016."
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song ""Together"", performed by Ryan O'Shaughnessy and written by himself, Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes. The song and the singer were internally selected in January 2018 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. Ireland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. He sang in 18th position and successfully qualified for the final, marking the country's first qualification"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Irish entry was selected through the national selection Eurosong 2013, organised by Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Ryan Dolan represented Ireland with the song ""Only Love Survives"", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and finished in 26th (last) place in the final, only managing to achieve 5 points in total. In May 2012, broadcaster RTÉ confirmed that Ireland would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. In October, RTÉ confirmed that Ireland's"
"Ireland, giving it the outright record number of victories at the Eurovision Song Contest, and also the second time Ireland won on home soil. It was also the first time — and to date the only time — that the contest had been won by the same country in three consecutive years. For the first time in Eurovision history, voting was done via satellite instead of by telephone, and as a result, viewers could see the spokespersons onscreen. The interval act was the first-ever performance of the Irish dancing spectacular Riverdance, featuring Michael Flatley and Jean Butler. Ireland hosted the"
"also confirmed as part of the line-up. Don Mescall was the fourth candidate. The fifth candidate was an EMI Music quartet. On 28 January, RTÉ announced all five songs with their mentors and writers of the songs: Jedward qualified from the second semi-final and came 8th in the final, with 119 points (beating countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany.) It was Ireland's best result since 2000 when they finished 6th. It was also Ireland's first time receiving 12 points in a final since Eurovision 2003, they received 3 sets from Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Ireland in"
"first time since 2013 with Ryan O'Shaughnessy and ""Together"". Ireland has sent 50 entries to the Eurovision Song Contest; of these seven have won and eighteen have finished in the top five. Ireland has been relegated once: in 2001 Gary O'Shaughnessy finished twenty-first with ""Without Your Love,"". In addition, six Irish entries have featured in the semi-final of the Contest. In 2005, Donna & Joe finished fourteenth in the pre-qualifier, failing to qualify for the final. In 2006, Brian Kennedy finished ninth in the semi-final, ensuring an Irish presence in the Athens final. Kennedy finished tenth in the final. Ireland"
"contest, and would remain so until 2001. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 For the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne, the song ""The Real Me,"" written, composed and performed by Kiev Connolly, was chosen to represent Ireland after it won the national final selection. Held on 12 March at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, the national final was hosted by Ronan Collins. Eight songs competed in the event, and the winner was selected by twelve members of the public. Nicola Kerr had represented Ireland in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest, as a member of The Swarbriggs Plus Two."
"(RTÉ) is Ireland's representative broadcaster at the contest, the semi-finals are broadcast on RTÉ2 and the final on RTÉ One. All of the Irish entries have been performed in English with the exception of the 1972 entry, ""Ceol an Ghrá"", which was sung in Irish. Ireland have hosted the contest on seven occasions, all but one of these in the capital Dublin, while the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest was staged in Millstreet, a town in north-west County Cork with a population of 1,500 people. Seán Dunphy finished second at the 1967 contest, behind Sandie Shaw, and Pat McGeegan finsishe fourth"
"semi-final: Points awarded in the final: Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Irish entry was selected through the national selection Eurosong 2013, organised by Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Ryan Dolan represented Ireland with the song ""Only Love Survives"", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and finished in 26th (last) place in the final, only managing to achieve 5 points in total. In May 2012, broadcaster RTÉ confirmed that Ireland would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden."
"well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ireland and awarded by Ireland in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows: The following five members comprised the Irish jury: Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song ""Sunlight"" written by Nicky Byrne, Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman. The song was performed by Caolan Magee, who was internally selected in January 2016"
"performed thirteenth on the night, following Sweden's Family Four with ""Vita vidder"" and preceding the Netherlands' Saskia & Serge with ""Tijd"". At the close of voting, it had received 79 points, placing 11th in a field of 18. It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1972 contest by Sandie Jones with ""Ceol an Ghrá"". One Day Love ""One Day Love"" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performed in English by Angela Farrell. The song is a ballad, with Farrell singing to a former lover. She tells him that he is known for loving others very"
"won in 1980 as a singer, 1987 as a singer-songwriter, and again in 1992 as a songwriter). For the past four years, Ireland's national final format, Eurosong, had used a mentor system which involved five music professionals being appointed to seek out an artist and song for a televised competition in order to select the Irish entry. In 2011 and 2012, Jedward represented the nation for two consecutive years, managing to qualify to the final both times and achieve Ireland's highest position in the contest since 2000, placing eighth in 2011 with the song ""Lipstick"". However, in 2013, despite managing"
"with 64 points. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Dawn Martin represented Ireland in the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the national final selection. Her song ""Is Always Over Now?"" was one of eight songs presented in the national final, which was held on 8 March 1998 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. Pat Kenny hosted the event, and the winner was selected by regional juries. Dawn performed 13th in the running order on the night of the contest. Paul Harrington, who won the contest for Ireland in 1994, performed backing vocals. ""Is Always Over Now?"" went"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Irish entry was selected through the national final ""Eurosong 2014"", organised by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith represented Ireland with the song ""Heartbeat"", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final placing 12th in a field of 15. This was the third time that the Irish Eurovision entry was written by songwriter Jonas Gladnikoff, along with Rasmus Palmgren, Patrizia Helander and the entry mentor Hazel Kaneswaran. Eurosong 2014 was the national final format developed by"
"2011 MTV Europe Music Awards The 2011 MTV EMAs (also known as the MTV Europe Music Awards) were held in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast, on Sunday, 6 November 2011, at the Odyssey Arena in the Titanic Quarter area of the city and were hosted by Selena Gomez and Paul Clark. Additional live venues for the awards show include Ulster Hall and Belfast City Hall. On 19 September 2011, MTV Networks International announced the 2011 nominees. The main categories were dominated by Lady Gaga with six nominations, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars with five and Britney Spears, Thirty Seconds to Mars"
"language has been heard at the Contest, the other being the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, the Breton song ""Diwanit Bugale"". The next Irish language song in any Eurovision event would be ""Réalta Na Mara"" by Aimee Banks in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Ceol an Ghrá ""Ceol an Ghrá"" (""The Music of Love"") was Ireland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Irish by Sandie Jones. Lyrically, the song is a ballad, with Jones singing about hearing ""the music of love"" wherever she is. She sings about being in Tír na nÓg, the"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 52 times since making its debut at the 1965 Contest in Naples, missing only two contests since then ( and ). The contest final is broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. Ireland is the most successful country in the contest, with a record total of seven wins, and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland's seven wins were achieved by Dana with ""All Kinds of Everything"" (), Johnny Logan with ""What's Another Year"" () and ""Hold Me Now"" (), Linda Martin with"
"Performing during the show in position 7, ""Sunlight"" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Ireland placed fifteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 46 points. Prior to the 2016 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-nine times since its first entry in . Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total. The country's first win came in 1970, with then-18-year-old Dana winning with ""All Kinds of Everything"". Ireland holds"
"Ryan Dolan Ryan Dolan (born 22 July 1985) is an Irish pop singer from Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He is known for representing Ireland in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with ""Only Love Survives"". His song ""Only Love Survives"" won Ireland's Eurosong 2013 song contest, and Dolan went on to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. He performed the song in the first semi-final at Malmö Arena on 14 May 2013, and qualified for the final after finishing in the top ten. In the final, held on 18 May 2013, Dolan finished last"
"Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Gary O'Shaughnessy represented Ireland in the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen after winning the national final selection. O'Shaughnessy had previously competed in the 1997 and 1999 national selections, coming in 3rd and 5th place respectively. His song ""Without Your Love"" was one of seven songs presented in the national final, which was held on 25 February 2001 at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin. Louise Loughman hosted the event, and regional televoting was used to determine the winner. Though O'Shaughnessy won with the most points from the televoting regions, he only received"
"weeks"". Ireland performed in the first semi-final on 8 May 2018. It successfully qualified for the final, marking the country's first qualification since the 2013 Contest. The song ultimately landed 16th place with a total score of 136 points. Alan McGrath and Kevin O'Dwyer, the dancers featured in the song's music video, reprised their roles during the live performance of ""Together"" during the contest. Their performance is stated to be the first ever depiction of a same-sex couple during the contest's 63-year history. The dancers' performance received messages of support on social media. Speaking to the ""Independent"", McGrath stated, ""We've"
"after winning a nationwide competition against four other acts. The pair announced the song they would representing with would be ""Lipstick"", a song recorded for their upcoming second studio album. ""Lipstick"" was subsequently released as the album's lead single in February 2011. In the final of the competition, Jedward scored 119 points and finished 8th, giving Ireland its best result in eleven years. The single was released across Europe following the final, and three months after its release, it peaked at #1 on the Irish Singles Chart. In March 2011, a 30-second preview of a song entitled ""Bad Behaviour"" was"