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Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processEurosong 2011
Selection date(s)11 February 2011
Selected artist(s)Jedward
Selected song"Lipstick"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (8th, 68 points)
Final result8th, 119 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2010 • 2011 • 2012►

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).

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] The competition was broadcast on RTÉ One as well as online at the RTÉ website and the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.

Format

The competition differed from the previous three years. A mentor system replaced the public entry submission process, which five music professionals each selected one entry for the competition. A combination of regional jury voting and public televoting determined the winner. Six regional juries had an equal stake in the final result and results of the public televoting had a weighting equal to the votes of three juries.[4]

Competing entries

The five mentors responsible for each selecting a song and artist for the competition were revealed on 26 November 2010. 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

Twin duo and The X Factor UK contestants Jedward were confirmed as one of the finalists on 2 December 2010.[5] The Vard Sisters, Nikki Kavanagh, Don Mescall and Bling were confirmed as the remaining finalists between 10 December 2010 and 14 January 2011.[6][7][8][9][10] The five finalists were revealed on 28 January 2011.[11] The five songs were presented on 10 February 2011 during the RTÉ Radio 1 programme The Derek Mooney Show.[12]

Mentor Artist Song Composer(s)
Caroline Downey-Desmond Jedward "Lipstick" Dan Priddy, Lars Jensen, Martin Larson
David Hayes Nikki Kavanagh "Falling" Christina Schilling, Camilla Gottschalck, Jonas Gladnikoff, Hanif Sabzevari
Liam Lawton The Vard Sisters "Send Me An Angel" Liam Lawton
Ronan Hardiman Don Mescall "Talking with Jennifer" Ronan Hardiman, Don Mescall
Willie Kavanagh Bling "Shine On" Patrick Mahoney

Final

The national final was attended by former contest winners Niamh Kavanagh, Bucks Fizz and Irish 2006 Eurovision contestant Brian Kennedy.[13] Guest performers included Niamh Kavanagh performing "In Your Eyes" and Bucks Fizz performing "Making Your Mind Up".[14] After the combination of votes from the six regional juries and the public televoting, "Lipstick" performed by Jedward was selected as the winner.

Final – 11 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Don Mescall "Talking with Jennifer" 44 24 68 3
2 Jedward "Lipstick" 62 36 98 1
3 Bling "Shine On" 32 12 44 5
4 The Vard Sisters "Send Me An Angel" 36 18 54 4
5 Nikki Kavanagh "Falling" 66 30 96 2

At Eurovision

Jedward qualified from the second semi-final, placing 8th with 68 points.[15] The public awarded Ireland 6th place with 78 points and the jury awarded 10th place with 66 points.[16] In the final Ireland came 8th with 119 points, with the public awarding Ireland 10th place with 101 points and the jury awarding 6th place with 119 points.[16][17] 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.

Voting

Points awarded to Ireland

Points awarded by Ireland

References

  1. ^ Busa, Alexandru (26 November 2010). "Ireland: RTÉ changes Eurovision selection format". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  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.
  4. ^ Busa, Alexandru (6 February 2011). "Ireland : Voting procedure modified by RTE". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  5. ^ Busa, Alexandru (2 December 2010). "Ireland: Jedward Twins bid for Eurovision". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Busa, Alexandru (10 January 2011). "Ireland: Nikki Kavanagh confirmed for Eurosong". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  8. ^ Coronerri, Alenka (11 January 2011). "IRELAND - Don Mescall in the national final". Oikotimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Dahlander, Gustav (14 January 2011). "Oslo backing singer to take on Jedward in Ireland". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 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. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Busa, Alexandru (10 February 2011). "UPD Ireland: Full songs to be aired today". Esctoday.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Busa, Alexandru (12 February 2011). "Live : National final in Ireland". Esctoday.
  15. ^ "First Semi-Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b Bakker, Sietse (26 May 2011). "EBU reveals split televoting and jury results". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Grand Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Results of the Second Semi-Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Düsseldorf 2011". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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