Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Semi-final result | Qualified (8th, 68 points) | |||
Final result | 8th, 119 points | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2011. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 19, "Lipstick" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Ireland placed eighth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 68 points. In the final, Ireland performed in position 6 and placed eighth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 119 points.
Background
Prior to the 2011 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-four times since its first entry in 1965. 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 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). The Irish entry in 2010, "It's for You" performed by Niamh Kavanagh, managed to qualify to the final and placed twenty-third.
The Irish national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Eurosong 2011
Eurosong 2011 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The competition was held on 11 February 2011 at the Studio 4 of RTÉ in
Competing entries
On 26 November 2010, RTÉ revealed the five music industry professionals that were invited to each select and mentor an entry for the competition: director of MCD and event producer Caroline Downey-Desmond, musical director and arranger David Hayes, composer and performer Liam Lawton, composer Ronan Hardiman and chairman of EMI Music Ireland Willie Kavanagh.[6] The five finalists were announced between 28 January and 4 February 2011, while their songs were presented on 10 February 2011 during The Derek Mooney Show on RTÉ Radio 1.[7][8][9]
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Mentor |
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Bling | "Shine On" | Patrick Mahoney | Willie Kavanagh |
Don Mescall | "Talking with Jennifer" | Ronan Hardiman, Don Mescall | Ronan Hardiman |
Jedward | "Lipstick" | Dan Priddy, Martin Michael Larson
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Caroline Downey-Desmond |
Nikki Kavanagh | "Falling" | Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Jonas Gladnikoff, Hanif Sabzevari | David Hayes |
The Vard Sisters | "Send Me an Angel" | Liam Lawton | Liam Lawton |
Final
The national final took place on 11 February 2011 and featured guest performances from former contest winners Niamh Kavanagh and Bucks Fizz as well as guest appearances from former contestant Brian Kennedy and former contest hosts Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Gerry Ryan and Mary Kennedy.[10] Following the combination of votes from six regional juries (2/3) and public televoting (1/3) which had a weighting equal to the votes of three juries, "Lipstick" performed by Jedward was selected as the winner.[11]
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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1 | Don Mescall | "Talking with Jennifer" | 44 | 24 | 68 | 3 |
2 | Jedward | "Lipstick" | 62 | 36 | 98 | 1 |
3 | Bling | "Shine On" | 32 | 12 | 44 | 5 |
4 | The Vard Sisters | "Send Me an Angel" | 36 | 18 | 54 | 4 |
5 | Nikki Kavanagh | "Falling" | 66 | 30 | 96 | 2 |
Draw | Song | Waterford | Cork | Limerick | Galway | Sligo | Dublin | Total |
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1 | "Talking with Jennifer" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 |
2 | "Lipstick" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 62 |
3 | "Shine On" | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
4 | "Send Me an Angel" | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
5 | "Falling" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66 |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
In Ireland, the semi-finals were broadcast on RTÉ Two and the final was broadcast on RTÉ One with commentary by Marty Whelan.[14] The second semi-final and final were also broadcast via radio on RTÉ Radio 1 with commentary by Shay Byrne and Zbyszek Zalinski.[15] The Irish spokesperson, who announced the Irish votes during the final, was Derek Mooney.
Semi-final
Jedward took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.
The Irish performance featured Jedward dressed in red sequence jackets with shoulder pads.
At the end of the show, Ireland was announced as having finished in the top 10 and consequently qualifying for the grand final. It was later revealed that Ireland placed eighth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 68 points.[19]
Final
Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine the running order for the final and Ireland was drawn to perform in position 6, following the entry from Hungary and before the entry from Sweden.
Jedward once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. Jedward performed a repeat of his semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Ireland placed eighth in the final, scoring 119 points and achieving Ireland's highest position in the contest since 2000.
Voting
Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.
Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Ireland had placed sixth with the public televote and tenth with the jury vote in the second semi-final. In the public vote, Ireland scored 78 points, while with the jury vote, Ireland scored 66 points. In the final, Ireland had placed tenth with the public televote and sixth with the jury vote. In the public vote, Ireland scored 101 points, while with the jury vote, Ireland scored 119 points.[20][21]
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:
Points awarded to Ireland
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Points awarded by Ireland
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