Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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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 11 May 2017. Performing during the show in position 9, "Dying to Try" 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 thirteenth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 86 points.
Background
Prior to the 2017 contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 49 times since its first entry in 1965.[1] 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). 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, and in 2016, "Sunlight" performed by Nicky Byrne all failed to qualify to the final.
The Irish national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
RTÉ confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest on 24 May 2016.[4] On 16 December 2016, the broadcaster announced during the RTÉ One Friday night programme The Late Late Show that they had internally selected Brendan Murray to represent Ireland in Kyiv.[2][3] Murray was a former member of the Irish boy band HomeTown. Unconfirmed rumours of Murray's selection as the Irish contestant, proposed by music manager Louis Walsh who was invited by RTÉ to select and mentor an artist for the contest, were published by Irish media the same day the announcement occurred.[5][6]
Along with the announcement that Murray would represent Ireland on 16 December 2016, a song submission period was opened until 16 January 2017. In addition to the public submissions, RTÉ reserved the right to approach established composers to submit songs.
Promotion
Brendan Murray made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Dying to Try" as the Irish Eurovision entry. Between 3 and 6 April, Brendan Murray took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue.[12] On 14 April, Murray performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Selma Björnsdóttir.[13] On 15 April, Murray performed during the Eurovision Spain Pre-Party, which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain.[14]
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "
Once all the competing songs for the 2017 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Ireland was set to perform in position 10, following the entry from Denmark and before the entry from San Marino.[17] However, following Russia's withdrawal from the contest on 13 April and subsequent removal from the running order of the second semi-final, Ireland's performing position shifted to 9.[18]
In Ireland, the two semi-finals were broadcast on RTÉ2 and the final was broadcast on RTÉ One with all three shows featuring commentary by Marty Whelan. The second semi-final and the final were also broadcast via radio on RTÉ Radio 1 with commentary by Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski. The Irish spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Irish jury during the final, was former contestant Nicky Byrne.
Semi-final
Brendan Murray took part in technical rehearsals on 2 and 6 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 10 and 11 May. This included the jury show on 10 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.[19]
The Irish performance featured Brendan Murray performing on a platform with a hot air balloon above. The LED screens displayed a black and white mountainous landscape with red lights appearing from the second verse onwards and the LED floor displayed water graphics.[20][21] The creative director who produced Ireland's performance was Nicoline Refsing. Murray was joined by five off-stage backing vocalists: Alison Vard Miller, Graham Kelly, Jules Edwards, Margot Daly and Shane McDaid.[22]
At the end of the show, Ireland was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Ireland placed thirteenth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 86 points: 41 points from the televoting and 45 points from the juries.[23]
Voting
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry 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 was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as 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:[24][25]
Points awarded to Ireland
Score | Televote | Jury |
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12 points | ||
10 points | Austria | |
8 points | Lithuania | |
7 points | Estonia | Estonia |
6 points | Romania | |
5 points | Denmark | Hungary |
4 points | Germany | |
3 points | Romania | |
2 points | ||
1 point |
Points awarded by Ireland
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Detailed voting results
The following members comprised the Irish jury:[26]
- Greg French (jury chairperson) – musical director, producer, composer
- Suzanne Doyle – music industry consultant
- Amanda Lane – singer, band manager, musical director
- Dayl Cronin– singer, musician
- Louise Macnamara – musician, singer, songwriter
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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G. French | S. Doyle | A. Lane | D. Cronin | L. Macnamara | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Serbia | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
02 | Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 11 | |
03 | Macedonia | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | ||
04 | Malta | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
05 | Romania | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
06 | Netherlands | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
07 | Hungary | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
08 | Denmark | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
09 | Ireland | |||||||||
10 | San Marino | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | ||
11 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
12 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
13 | Switzerland | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |
14 | Belarus | 13 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 1 | |
15 | Bulgaria | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
16 | Lithuania | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 12 | |
17 | Estonia | 16 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | |
18 | Israel | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
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G. French | S. Doyle | A. Lane | D. Cronin | L. Macnamara | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
01 | Israel | 22 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 18 | ||
02 | Poland | 20 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 7 | |
03 | Belarus | 21 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | ||
04 | Austria | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
05 | Armenia | 19 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 22 | 25 | ||
06 | Netherlands | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
07 | Moldova | 15 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 8 | |
08 | Hungary | 16 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 2 | |
09 | Italy | 10 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
10 | Denmark | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 21 | ||
11 | Portugal | 1 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
12 | Azerbaijan | 4 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 23 | |
13 | Croatia | 7 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
14 | Australia | 23 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 15 | ||
15 | Greece | 24 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | ||
16 | Spain | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | ||
17 | Norway | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 13 | |
18 | United Kingdom | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | |
19 | Cyprus | 9 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | ||
20 | Romania | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
21 | Germany | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 22 | |
22 | Ukraine | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 20 | ||
23 | Belgium | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
24 | Sweden | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
25 | Bulgaria | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
26 | France | 26 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 14 |
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