Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Irish entry was selected through the national selection Eurosong 2013, organised by Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Ryan Dolan represented Ireland with the song "Only Love Survives", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and finished in 26th (last) place in the final, only managing to achieve 5 points in total.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2013
Selection date(s)22 February 2013
Selected entrantRyan Dolan
Selected song"Only Love Survives"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 54 points)
Final result26th (last), 5 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2013

In May 2012, broadcaster RTÉ confirmed that Ireland would participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.[2] Eurosong 2013 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The competition was broadcast as a special edition of The Late Late Show held on 22 February 2013 and hosted by Ryan Tubridy.

Competing entries

In October, RTÉ confirmed that Ireland's song and performer would again be chosen by the Eurosong mentor process, first used in 2011.[3][4] In November 2012, RTÉ announced the five mentors who would each select a song and the performer for their entry in Eurosong 2013. The mentors were:[5][6][7]

RTÉ revealed the names and titles of the competing artists and songs on 6 February 2013.[8] The five songs were presented on 7 February 2013 during the RTÉ Radio 1 programme Mooney.[9]

Mentor Act Song Language(s) Writer(s)
Mairead Farrell Kasey "Kiss Me" English Drax
Shay Healy Inchequin "Son Kez/The Last Time" English, Turkish Hugh O'Neill, Sinead Bradley
Mark McCabe Aimée Fitzpatrick "Crashing Down" English Robert Grace
Niall Mooney Zoe Alexis Bohorquez "Fire" English Lauren White Murphy, Niall Mooney, Willie Weeks
Stuart O’Connor Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" English Wez Devine, Ryan Dolan

Final

The final took place 22 February 2013. Five entries competed and the winner, "Only Love Survives" performed by Ryan Dolan, was determined by the 50/50 combination of a public vote and a regional jury vote from five regions in Ireland: Cork, Limerick, Galway, Dundalk and Dublin.[10] Each jury region awarded 12, 10, 8, 6 and 4 points to their top 5 songs, while the public vote awarded 60, 50, 40, 30 and 20 points to their top 5 songs. Two former Irish Eurovision representatives also made appearances: 1994 winner Paul Harrington accompanied Aimee Fitzpatrick on piano, and 2005 representative Donna McCaul provided backing vocals for Zoe Alexis Bohorquez.[11]

Finnish band Lordi, winners of Eurovision 2006, also made a special appearance on the show, performing their winning song "Hard Rock Hallelujah".[12]

Final – 22 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Inchequin "Son Kez/The Last Time" 34 20 54 4
2 Aimée Fitzpatrick "Crashing Down" 54 50 104 2
3 Zoe Alexis Bohorquez "Fire" 24 30 54 4
4 Ryan Dolan "Only Love Survives" 52 60 112 1
5 Kasey "Kiss Me" 36 40 76 3

At Eurovision
Ryan Dolan at the first semi-final dress rehearsal in Malmö.

Ireland was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[13] In the first semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Ireland would perform 13th, following Moldova and preceding Cyprus.[14] The Irish performance featured Dolan supported by two backing vocalists: Leanne Moore and Alison Vard Miller, two backup dancers who also played bodhrán drums: Alan McGrath and Colm Farrell, and a main drummer who used three larger mounted drums: Nick Bailey.[15][16]

Ireland qualified from the first semi-final, placing 8th and scoring 54 points.[17][18] At the first semi-final winners' press conference, Ireland was allocated to perform in the second half of the final.[19] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Ireland would perform last, following Georgia.[20] Ireland placed last (26th) in the final, scoring 5 points.[1] It was the second time after 2007 that the country finished last in the contest.

Points awarded to Ireland
Points awarded to Ireland (semi-final 1)[18]
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)[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Ireland

See also

References
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  14. Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
  15. Roxburgh, Gordon (7 May 2013). "The sound of drums for Ireland". Eurovision.tv.
  16. "Ireland: Can Ryan Dolan make it Eight Wins?". Eurovision Times. 6 May 2013.
  17. Leon, Jakov (14 May 2013). "We have our first ten finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  18. "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  19. Brey, Marco (14 May 2013). "First Semi-Final Winners' Press Conference". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  20. Storvik-Green, Simon (17 May 2013). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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