Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

  • Gerry Simpson
  • Raymond J. Smyth
Finals performanceFinal result6th, 92 pointsIreland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1999 • 2000 • 2001►

Eamonn Toal represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm with the song "Millennium of Love".

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2000

Eurosong 2000 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition was held at the RTÉ Television Centre in Dublin on 20 February 2000 and hosted by Mary Kennedy who previously presented the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by Eamonn Toal was selected as the winner.[1]

Final – 20 February 2000
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Eamonn Toal "Millennium of Love" Gerry Simpson, Raymond J. Smyth 76 1
2 Karl Power "Why Did You Have to Go?" Andy Jack 30 8
3 Liz Fletcher "All in a Lifetime" Liz Fletcher 48 4
4 Shimma "When You Are Near" Orla Keegan 55 3
5 Lisa Stanley "Shine" Lisa Stanley 34 6
6 Gavin McCormack "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" Barry Grace, Gavin McCormack 31 7
7 Audrey Lynch "Feel Good Emotion" Audrey Lynch 47 5
8 John Hurley "Crossroads" John Ryan, John Hurley 64 2
Detailed Regional Televoting Results
Draw Song Waterford Cork Limerick Galway Sligo Dundalk Dublin Total
1 "Millennium of Love" 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 76
2 "Why Did You Have to Go?" 4 5 5 4 3 3 6 30
3 "All in a Lifetime" 6 6 6 12 6 7 5 48
4 "When You Are Near" 8 7 8 7 7 10 8 55
5 "Shine" 3 3 3 5 12 5 3 34
6 "Journey to the Centre of Your Heart" 5 4 4 3 4 4 7 31
7 "Feel Good Emotion" 7 12 7 6 5 6 4 47
8 "Crossroads" 10 8 12 8 8 8 10 64

At Eurovision

Ahead of the contest Ireland were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from Estonia, Norway and Netherlands.[2] Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries.[3] The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners Denmark.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland[4]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points   Switzerland
7 points
6 points  Norway
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Ireland[4]
Score Country
12 points  Denmark
10 points  Russia
8 points  Latvia
7 points  Estonia
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Germany
4 points  Norway
3 points  Malta
2 points  Austria
1 point  Netherlands

References

  1. ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20091022125750/http://geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland2000.html
  2. ^ "Эстонская европесня лидирует в Британской букмекерской фирме". Baltic News Service (in Russian). No. 643. 9 May 2000.
  3. ^ "Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 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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