Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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Country | Ireland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | You're a Star 2005 | |||
Selection date(s) | Auditions 11 September 2004 18 September 2004 25 September 2004 12 October 2004 16 October 2004 Live shows 9 January 2005 16 January 2005 23 January 2005 30 January 2005 6 February 2005 13 February 2005 20 February 2005 27 February 2005 5 March 2005 Final 6 March 2005 | |||
Selected entrant | Donna and Joe | |||
Selected song | "Love?" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Karl Broderick | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (14th, 53 points) | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Ireland was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by the brother-and sister-act Donna and Joseph McCaul with their song "Love?", which written and composed by Karl Broderick.
Before Eurovision[]
You're a Star 2005[]
You're a Star 2005 was the third edition of the talent contest You're a Star developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition premiered with the auditions on 11 September 2004 and concluded with the final on 6 March 2005.
Format[]
The contest took place over two phases. The first phases was the auditions where artists were able to apply by attending regional auditions between September and October 2004 in front of an expert panel. The panel consisted of RTÉ 2fm presenter Barbara Galavan, Deputy Chairperson of IMRO Dave Fanning and singer and songwriter Hazel Kaneswaran.[1] 18 contestants were selected to proceed to the second phase, the live shows. The first show was the wildcard round which featured eight of the selected contestants competing for two places in the second show. From the second to the ninth shows, each contestant performed a song of their own choice and one was eliminated per show. From the tenth show and onward, the remaining three contestants performed their candidate Eurovision songs and one was eliminated before the final. During all live shows, the expert panel participated solely in an advisory role.
Auditions[]
Artists were able to submit their applications for the contest by attending auditions across Ireland between 11 September and 16 October 2004 in the following cities and locations:[1]
- 11 September 2004 – Limerick
- 18 September 2004 – Waterford
- 25 September 2004 – Sligo
- 12 October 2004 – Dublin
- 16 October 2004 – Laois
Auditions were also open to residents of Northern Ireland, and group performers of six or less members were able to audition for the first time. From the auditions, 36 contestants were selected by the expert panel to take part in workshops where they received vocal and choreography training.[2] From the workshops, the panel selected 10 contestants to directly advance to the live shows and 8 contestants to advance to the wildcard round.[3]
Live shows[]
The live shows aired between 2 January and 6 March 2005, all filmed at the Mahoney Hall of the Helix Centre in Dublin and hosted by Ray D'Arcy.
Results summary[]
- Colour key
- – Contestant received the most public votes
- – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
- – Contestant was in the bottom two
Contestant | Show 1 | Show 2 | Show 3 | Show 4 | Show 5 | Show 6 | Show 7 | Show 8 | Show 9 | Show 10 | Show 11 (Final) |
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Donna and Joseph McCaul | N/A | 2nd | N/A | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Jade | N/A | 3rd | N/A | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
The Henry Girls | N/A | N/A | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | Eliminated (Show 10) |
Peter Fagan | N/A | N/A | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | Eliminated (Show 9) | |
Aine O'Doherty | N/A | N/A | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | Eliminated (Show 8) | ||
Lorraine Maher | Qualified | N/A | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 6th | Eliminated (Show 7) | |||
Ann Harrington | Qualified | 5th | N/A | 8th | 7th | 7th | Eliminated (Show 6) | ||||
Sinéad Mulvey | N/A | N/A | 5th | 4th | 8th | Eliminated (Show 5) | |||||
David Hope | N/A | 1st | N/A | 9th/10th | Eliminated (Show 4) | ||||||
George | N/A | 4th | N/A | 9th/10th | Eliminated (Show 4) | ||||||
Fran King | N/A | N/A | 6th | Eliminated (Show 3) | |||||||
Sinéad Hand | N/A | 6th | Eliminated (Show 2) | ||||||||
Angela Shanny | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) | |||||||||
Dave's Radio | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) | |||||||||
Mahoney | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) | |||||||||
Michael Carroll | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) | |||||||||
George Peyton | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) | |||||||||
Pierce O'Donnell | 3rd-8th | Eliminated (Show 1) |
Wildcard round[]
Draw | Artist[4] | Result |
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1 | Michael Carroll | Eliminated |
2 | George Peyton | Eliminated |
3 | Angela Shanny | Eliminated |
4 | Ann Harrington | Advanced |
5 | Pierce O'Donnell | Eliminated |
6 | Lorraine Maher | Advanced |
7 | Dave's Radio | Eliminated |
8 | Mahoney | Eliminated |
Elimination shows[]
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | Jade | "Beautiful Thing" | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "So Strong" | 2 | Advanced |
3 | George | "Lady Marmalade" (Labelle) | 4 | Advanced |
4 | Sinéad Hand | "You're So Vain" (Carly Simon) | 6 | Eliminated |
5 | David Hope | "You Can Call Me Al" (Paul Simon) | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Ann Harrington | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Frankie Valli) | 5 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | The Henry Girls | "I'm Like a Bird" (Nelly Furtado) | 4 | Advanced |
2 | Sinéad Mulvey | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (The Arrows) | 5 | Advanced |
3 | Fran King | "Heart of Glass" (Blondie) | 6 | Eliminated |
4 | Aine O'Doherty | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) | 2 | Advanced |
5 | Peter Fagan | "She's Always a Woman" (Billy Joel) | 3 | Advanced |
6 | Lorraine Maher | "Good Riddance" (Green Day) | 1 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | Jade | "Dragon" | 6 | Advanced |
2 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "It Takes Two" (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston) | 7 | Advanced |
3 | Lorraine Maher | "All Me" | 5 | Advanced |
4 | David Hope | "On That Train" | 9-10 | Eliminated |
5 | George | "You Might Need Somebody" (Turley Richards) | 9-10 | Eliminated |
6 | Ann Harrington | "Everytime" (Britney Spears) | 8 | Advanced |
7 | Aine O'Doherty | "Piece of My Heart" (Erma Franklin) | 3 | Advanced |
8 | The Henry Girls | "Long Time Gone" (The Everly Brothers) | 1 | Advanced |
9 | Peter Fagan | "Walking in Memphis" (Marc Cohn) | 2 | Advanced |
10 | Sinéad Mulvey | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | 4 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | Sinéad Mulvey | "Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes) | 8 | Eliminated |
2 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "I'll Stand by You" (The Pretenders) | 4 | Advanced |
3 | Peter Fagan | "Take Your Mama" (Scissor Sisters) | 1 | Advanced |
4 | Jade | "Obviously" (cMcFly) | 3 | Advanced |
5 | Lorraine Maher | "Cannonball" (Damien Rice) | 6 | Advanced |
6 | Ann Harrington | "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) | 7 | Advanced |
7 | The Henry Girls | "Vertigo" (U2) | 2 | Advanced |
8 | Aine O'Doherty | "Mr. Brightside" (The Killers) | 5 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | The Henry Girls | "Soak Up the Sun" (Sheryl Crow) | 5 | Advanced |
2 | Peter Fagan | "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers) | 1 | Advanced |
3 | Aine O'Doherty | "Heyday" | 6 | Advanced |
4 | Lorraine Maher | "July" | 3 | Advanced |
5 | Jade | "Surfin' U.S.A." (The Beach Boys) | 4 | Advanced |
6 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "My Girl" (The Temptations) | 2 | Advanced |
7 | Ann Harrington | "Holiday" (Madonna) | 7 | Eliminated |
Draw | Artist | Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | The Henry Girls | "Stop! In the Name of Love" (The Supremes) | 5 | Advanced |
2 | Lorraine Maher | "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Jimmy Ruffin) | 6 | Eliminated |
3 | Aine O'Doherty | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) | 2 | Advanced |
4 | Jade | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) | 4 | Advanced |
5 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "End of the Road" (Boyz II Men) | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Peter Fagan | "Let's Stay Together" (Al Green) | 3 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Place | Result |
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1 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "Blue Suede Shoes"/"Jailhouse Rock" | 2 | Advanced |
2 | The Henry Girls | "That's All Right" | 1 | Advanced |
3 | Aine O'Doherty | "Always on My Mind" | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Jade | "Suspicious Minds" | 4 | Advanced |
5 | Peter Fagan | "Burning Love" | 3 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | First Song (original artists) | Second Song (original artists) | Place | Result |
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1 | The Henry Girls | "Down in the River to Pray" (traditional) | "A Little Peace" (Nicole) | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Peter Fagan | "Livin' on a Prayer" (Bon Jovi) | "Somewhere in Europe" (Liam Reilly) | 4 | Eliminated |
3 | Jade | "Just Like Jesse James" (Cher) | "Hold Me Now" (Johnny Logan) | 2 | Advanced |
4 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" (Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes) | "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" (Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan) | 1 | Advanced |
Artist and song selection[]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriters(s) | Place | Result |
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1 | The Henry Girls | "Will I Be Dreaming" | Fran King, Larry Hogan | 3 | Eliminated |
2 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "Love?" | Karl Broderick | 1 | Advanced |
3 | Jade | "Pink Champagne" | Ray Traynor | 2 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
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1 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | "Love?" | 1 |
2 | Jade | "Pink Champagne" | 2 |
At Eurovision[]
Because Ireland placed 22nd at the 2004 contest, Donna and Joseph were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. At Eurovision, Donna and Joseph remained in the middle of the stage while dancers added to their performance in the background. Eventually the dancers came to the front and did a well received Irish dance routine. The song did not manage to make it to the final, placing 14th in the semi-final.[5]
The spokesperson who revealed Ireland's votes for other countries was Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 1970 winner Dana.[6]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Ireland[]
Score | Country |
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12 points | United Kingdom |
10 points | Hungary |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | |
4 points | |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by Ireland[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "RTÉ's You're A Star goes for third series". RTÉ. 1 September 2004.
- ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (14 November 2004). "RTE Tonight: You're A Star". Esctoday.
- ^ "Ireland 2005".
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (3 January 2005). "Ireland selected wildcards national selection". Esctoday.
- ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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