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Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since making its debut at the 1965 contest in Naples, missing only two contests since, in 1983 and 2002.The current Irish participant broadcaster in the contest is Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
This is a discography of the Ireland entries for the Eurovision Song Contest, featuring the highest chart placing attained on the Irish Singles Chart. Irish Singles Chart [ edit ]
Eleven Eurovision winners (alongside three non-winners) were featured at the special concert Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, in which ABBA's "Waterloo" was voted the most popular song of the contest's first fifty years. [85] Ireland and Sweden have won seven times, more than any other country. Ireland also won ...
"The Voice" is a song recorded by Irish singer and composer Eimear Quinn with music composed and lyrics written by Brendan Graham. It represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 held in Oslo, resulting an unprecedented fourth win in five consecutive years for a country in the contest, being Ireland's seventh overall win, and its last win to date.
Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "Chance of a Lifetime", written by John Kennedy, and performed by Pat McGeegan. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
Eurosong 2022 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The competition was held on 4 February 2022 at the Studio 4 of RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Ryan Tubridy with Marty Whelan reporting from the green room and broadcast on RTÉ One during a special edition of The Late Late Show. [5]
The song went on to win the contest with 226 points, a 60-point lead over runner-up Poland. [2] This was Ireland's third win in a row, and sixth overall. Both were Eurovision records - no country had previously managed to win three years in a row.
The Irish broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), held a national final to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Opera House in Cork on 29 March, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight songs competed in the contest with the winner being decided through the votes of 10 regional juries.