Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong
Selection date(s)3 March 1996
Selected entrantEimear Quinn
Selected song"The Voice"
Selected songwriter(s)Brendan Graham
Finals performance
Final result1st, 162 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1995 • 1996 • 1997►

Eimear Quinn represented Ireland in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "The Voice".

Before Eurovision

National Final

Réalta '96

'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs.[1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 2nd edition of Réalta took place on 22 December 1995 and the results were decided by a panel of 3 judges.[2][3][4][5] The running order and results of Réalta '96 are unknown.

Artist Song Place
Art Ó Dufaigh "Leathshúil ar do chroí" -
Cathal Ó Catháin "Camán, camán" -
Colm Mac Séalaigh "Cé hé?" -
Damien Mac Gabhann "Róisín" -
Declan Masterson "Goirm í" -
Gearóid Ó Murchú "Siúlach scéalach" -
Helen Uí Dhunaird "Amárach" -
Mary Gallagher "Go fóill beag, slán" -
Seán Monaghan "An ronnach" 1
Seosamh Ó Flatharta & Mómó Uí Churraoin "Lámh an bhádóra" -

Eurosong

The final took place on 3 March 1996 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight entries competed in the final and the winner, "The Voice" performed by Eimear Quinn, was determined by the votes of ten regional juries.[6]

Final – 3 March 1996
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Rob Burke Band "Gotta Know Right Now" Rob Burke, Tony Burke 76 3
2 Dav McNamara "Missing You" Raymond Smyth 84 2
3 William Byrne and Lorraine Nolan "Once Again" Peter Becket 61 5
4 Eimear Quinn "The Voice" Brendan Graham 105 1
5 Marion Fossett "This Time" Marion Fossett 40 8
6 Yvonne Holmes "Find My Way" Richard Speedie 73 4
7 Seán Monaghan "Amhrán an ronnach" Seán Monaghan 61 5
8 Maura Donaghy "Worlds Apart" Stephen Nimmon 50 7
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
Draw Song Athlone Cork Donegal Dublin Dundalk Galway Kenmare Limerick Waterford Westport Total
1 "Gotta Know Right Now" 5 8 8 8 10 8 8 8 3 10 76
2 "Missing You" 10 12 12 7 5 3 12 5 12 6 84
3 "Once Again" 6 7 4 6 7 6 10 7 5 3 61
4 "The Voice" 12 10 10 12 8 12 7 12 10 12 105
5 "This Time" 3 4 3 4 3 4 5 6 4 4 40
6 "Find My Way" 7 5 6 10 12 10 6 4 8 5 73
7 "Amhrán an Ronnach" 4 6 7 5 4 7 4 10 6 8 61
8 "Worlds Apart" 8 3 5 3 6 5 3 3 7 7 50

At Eurovision

As part of the EBU's scheme to limit the growing number of countries wishing to participate, audio recordings of the entries were sent to juries in each participating country some weeks before the contest. The juries listened to the songs, and awarded points to their ten favorites. Of the 29 countries wishing to participate (host country Norway was exempt from the process), only the 22 highest-scorers were allowed to perform in the contest. In this qualifying round, "The Voice" came in 2nd place with 187 points, and confirmed an Irish presence in Oslo that year.[7]

Quinn performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest. "The Voice" went on to win with 162 points, giving Ireland its seventh overall victory, and its fourth in five years.[8]

Voting

Qualifying round

Points awarded to Ireland (qualifying round)[9]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland (qualifying round)[9]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Slovenia
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Malta
5 points  France
4 points  Belgium
3 points  Netherlands
2 points  Denmark
1 point  Romania

Final

Points awarded to Ireland (final)[10]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Portugal
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points  Malta
3 points  Belgium
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland (final)[10]
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Austria
7 points  Norway
6 points  Croatia
5 points  Netherlands
4 points   Switzerland
3 points  United Kingdom
2 points  Estonia
1 point  Cyprus

References

  1. ^ Various - Réalta, 1995, retrieved 28 June 2023
  2. ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ Various - Réalta '96, 19 July 2019, retrieved 28 June 2023
  5. ^ "Raidio Na Gaeltachta". The Irish Times. 22 December 1995. p. 22.
  6. ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20091022084034/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland1996.html
  7. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  8. ^ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.
  10. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "22"
  • "All Kinds of Everything"
  • "Born to Sing"
  • "Ceol an Ghrá"
  • "Chance of a Lifetime"
  • "Come Back to Stay"
  • "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Do I Dream"
  • "Doomsday Blue"
  • "Dreamin'"
  • "Dying to Try"
  • "Et Cetera"
  • "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hold Me Now"
  • "Horoscopes"
  • "If I Could Choose"
  • "If My World Stopped Turning"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Irelande Douze Pointe"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "It's for You"
  • "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
  • "Lipstick"
  • "Love?"
  • "Maps"
  • "Millennium of Love"
  • "Mysterious Woman"
  • "One Day Love"
  • "Only Love Survives"
  • "Playing with Numbers"
  • "The Real Me"
  • "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
  • "Somewhere in Europe"
  • "Story of My Life"
  • "Sunlight"
  • "Take Him Home"
  • "Terminal 3"
  • "That's Rich"
  • "That's What Friends Are For"
  • "They Can't Stop the Spring"
  • "Together"
  • "The Voice"
  • "The Wages of Love"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
  • "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
  • "Waterline"
  • "We Are One"
  • "We've Got the World"
  • "What's Another Year"
  • "When"
  • "When You Need Me"
  • "Why Me?"
  • "Without Your Love"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
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Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
  • "Beşinci Mevsim"
  • "Chcę znać swój grzech..."
  • "Dan najlepših sanj"
  • "Diwanit bugale"
  • "De eerste keer"
  • "Emis forame to himona anixiatika"
  • "I evighet"
  • "In a Woman's Heart"
  • "Kaelakee hääl"
  • "Kým nás máš"
  • "Liefde is een kaartspel"
  • "O meu coração não tem cor"
  • "Mon cœur l'aime"
  • "Mono gia mas"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
  • "Sjúbídú"
  • "Sveta ljubav"
  • "Den vilda"
  • "The Voice"
  • "Weil's dr guat got"
  • "Za našu ljubav"
Qualification
  • "Fortuna"
  • "Kun med dig"
  • "Planet of Blue"
  • "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
  • "Samo ti"
  • "Shalom Olam"
  • "Ya eto ya"