Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany with the song "Lipstick" performed by Jedward. The song was selected by the Irish public through the national final Eurosong 2011 competition, organised by the Irish broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2011
Selection date(s)11 February 2011
Selected entrantJedward
Selected song"Lipstick"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 68 points)
Final result8th, 119 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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 broadcast as a special edition of The Late Late Show held on 11 February 2011 and hosted by Ryan Tubridy.[1][2][3]

Competing entries

On 26 November 2010, it was announced that RTÉ would make changes to the format for Eurosong in 2011. Instead of an open call for songs as in previous years, RTÉ has approached five music industry professionals to choose and mentor five acts that will take part with separate songs in Eurosong 2011. The mentors were:

  • Caroline Downey-Desmond, director of MCD and event producer
  • David Hayes, musical director and arranger
  • Liam Lawton, composer and performer
  • Ronan Hardiman, composer
  • Willie Kavanagh, chairman of EMI Music Ireland

On 2 December 2010, twin duo and UK The X Factor contestants Jedward announced their participation in Ireland's selection.[4] The remaining competing acts were The Vard Sisters, Nikki Kavanagh, Don Mescall and an EMI Music quartet.[5][6][7][8] On 28 January 2011, RTÉ announced all five songs with their mentors and writers of the songs.[9]

MentorArtistSongWriters
Caroline Downey-DesmondJedward"Lipstick"Dan Priddy, Lars Jensen, Martin Larson
Ronan HardimanDon Mescall"Talking with Jennifer"Ronan Hardiman, Don Mescall
David HayesNikki Kavanagh"Falling"Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Jonas Gladnikoff, Hanif Sabzevari
Willie KavanaghBling[10]"Shine On"Patrick Mahoney
Liam LawtonThe Vard Sisters"Send Me An Angel"Liam Lawton

Final

The final took place 11 February 2011. Five entries competed and the winner, "Lipstick" performed by Jedward, was determined by the combination of a public vote and a regional jury vote from six regions in Ireland: Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo and Dublin. Unlike in the previous years, the jury's choice had a bigger impact on the final result.[11] Each jury region awarded 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 points to their top 5 songs, while the public vote awarded 36, 30, 24, 18 and 12 points to their top 5 songs, having the weighting equal to the votes of three juries.

Former Irish Eurovision winner, Niamh Kavanagh, also attended the final.[12]

Final – 11 February 2011
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1Don Mescall"Talking with Jennifer"4424683
2Jedward"Lipstick"6236981
3Bling"Shine On"3212445
4The Vard Sisters"Send Me An Angel"3618544
5Nikki Kavanagh"Falling"6630962
  • Final result

At Eurovision

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.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 2 Ireland came 8th with 68 points: the public awarded Ireland 6th place with 78 points and the jury awarded 10th place with 66 points.
  • In the Final Ireland came 8th with 119 points: the public awarded Ireland 10th place with 101 points and the jury awarded 6th place with 119 points.

Points awarded by Ireland
Points awarded to Ireland (Semi-final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Ireland (final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
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  2. "New plan for Irish Eurovision entry". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. Webb, Glen. "Fresh new format for Ireland in 2011" (2010-11-26). European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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  5. Busa, Alexandru (10 December 2010). "Ireland: The Vard Sisters may enter Eurosong". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  6. Busa, Alexandru (10 January 2011). "Ireland: Nikki Kavanagh confirmed for Eurosong". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  7. Coronerri, Alenka (11 January 2011). "IRELAND - Don Mescall in the national final". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. Dahlander, Gustav (14 January 2011). "Oslo backing singer to take on Jedward in Ireland". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  9. Wilson, Ryan (28 January 2011). "Ireland: Full song details in Irish final revealed!". EscDaily.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  10. Busa, Alexandru (4 February 2011). "Meet the Irish 'mystery act'". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  11. Busa, Alexandru (6 February 2011). "Ireland : Voting procedure modified by RTE". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  12. Busa, Alexandru (26 January 2011). "Ireland: Niamh Kavanagh to attend Eurosong final". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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