Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
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Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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Country | Ireland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | The National Song Contest 1981 | |||
Selection date(s) | 1 March 1981 | |||
Selected entrant | Sheeba | |||
Selected song | "Horoscopes" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 5th, 105 points | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was represented by the female trio Sheeba in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the song "Horoscopes", written by Joe Kelly and Jim Burkett.[1]
Before Eurovision
The National Song Contest 1981
Competing entries
Sheeba had previously appeared at the National finals in 1978, while member
Sheeba would later take part in the 1982 National Song Contest, where they came 7th. Two other artists competing this year entered also: Tony Kenny, who came 6th and The Duskey Sisters (as The Duskeys) who won.
Final
The final was held on 1 March 1981 at the RTE TV Studios in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. The winner was chosen by 10 regional juries. Killarney was due to announce their votes after Dublin, but due to connection problems, they had to announce their votes last. The interval act was Johnny Logan with his song What's Another Year. The show's result was a surprise as "My Pet Parrot" had been touted as the favourite to win before the Contest. The contest closed with all the Contestants performing
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Tara | "Not Tonight Josephine" | 1 | 7 |
2 | Nicola Kerr | "The One in My Life" | 14 | 5 |
3 | Sheeba | "Horoscopes" | 21 | 1 |
4 | Tony Kenny | "Can't Be Without You" | 16 | 3 |
5 | Helen Jordan | "Share My Love" | 14 | 5 |
6 | The Duskey Sisters | "Where Does That Love Come From" | 16 | 3 |
7 | Sylvia McFadden | "Don't Walk Away" | 0 | 8 |
8 | Karen Black and The Nevada | "My Pet Parrot" | 18 | 2 |
Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||
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Draw | Song | |||||||||||
1 | "Not Tonight Josephine" | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | "The One in My Life" | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |||
3 | "Horoscopes" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
4 | "Can't Be Without You" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |||
5 | "Share My Love" | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |||||
6 | "Where Does That Love Come From" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
7 | "Don't Walk Away" | 0 | ||||||||||
8 | "My Pet Parrot" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
At Eurovision
The song is an up-tempo number, with the girls singing about the fascination some people have with
The Eurovision final in 1981 was held at the RDS in Dublin, Ireland. It was presented by Doireann Ní Bhriain. Sheeba were the 12th act to perform.
Sheeba finished fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest final on April 4.[2] They received two maximums of 12 points during the voting. The overall winner was United Kingdom.
The song "Horoscopes" became a No. 3 hit in the Irish charts.[3]
Voting
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References
- ^ "National Song Contest 1981". GeoCities. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Irish Charts. "Sheeba - "Horoscopes", Irish chart position". Retrieved 18 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.