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Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Ireland originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " Story of My Life", performed by Lesley Roy and written by herself, Catt Gravitt, Robert Marvin, and Tom Shapiro. The song and the singer were internally selected on 5 March 2020 by the Irish broadcaster (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled. Ireland was drawn to compete in the first half of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which would've taken place on 12 May 2020. Background Prior to the 2020 contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 52 times since its first entry in . Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total. The country's first win came in , with then-18-year-old Dana winning with "All Kinds of Everything". Ireland holds the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row (in , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Roy
Lesley Roy (born 17 September 1986) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Balbriggan, County Dublin Ireland. Roy was signed to an independent Irish label in 2006 followed by a record deal with US label Jive Records. She released her debut album ''Unbeautiful'' in 2008, which was executive produced by Max Martin and which had a top 40 hit with the single Unbeautiful on US radio. Until switching her focus to songwriting/toplining and attracting the attention of Marc Jordan (Rebel One Publishing) the former manager credited for launching the career of Rihanna and owner of Rebel One Management & Publishing. As a songwriter Roy has experienced international success with releases for artists including Adam Lambert, Miss Montreal, Medina, Jana Kramer, Marlee Scott, Deorro, Anish Sood and Brendan Murray. In 2019, Roy was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with a song she wrote and produced with Robert Marvin, Catt Gravitt and Tom Shapiro. The 2020 competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together (Ryan O'Shaughnessy Song)
"Together" is a song by Irish singer Ryan O'Shaughnessy. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The song title was revealed to the public on 31 January 2018, and was composed by O'Shaughnessy as part of a team of ''The Nucleus'' writers and produced by Mark McCabe. Music video The music video features a same-sex couple, portrayed by professional dancers Alan McGrath and Kevin O'Dwyer, strolling and dancing through the streets of Temple Bar, Dublin. The video was directed by Christian Tierney and was choreographed by Ciaran Connolly. Commenting on the music video, O'Shaughnessy stated, "It was amazing seeing the video come to life in the way it did, sticking with the original concept that love is universal and there are testing moments in every relationship." While incorporating dancers was O'Shaughnessy's idea for the music video, featuring a gay couple was not initially part of the concept. When it was time to make the video, McGrath and O'Dwyer were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the country of Wales is a component of a multi-part sovereign state, the United Kingdom. A country may be a historically sovereign area (such as Korea), a currently sovereign territory with a unified government (such as Senegal), or a non-sovereign geographic region associated with certain distinct political, ethnic, or cultural characteristics (such as the Basque Country). The definition and usage of the word "country" is flexible and has changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. The largest country by area is Russia, while the smallest is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since making its debut at the contest in Naples, missing only two contests since then ( and ). The contest final is broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One. Ireland has a record total of seven wins, and is the only country to have won three times consecutively. Ireland's seven wins were achieved by Dana with "All Kinds of Everything" (), Johnny Logan with "What's Another Year" () and " Hold Me Now" (), Linda Martin with "Why Me" (), Niamh Kavanagh with "In Your Eyes" (), Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan with "Rock 'n' Roll Kids" () and Eimear Quinn with "The Voice" (). Johnny Logan is the only performer to have won twice and also wrote the 1992 winning entry. Ireland, who also finished second with Sean Dunphy (), Linda Martin (), Liam Reilly () and Marc Roberts (), has a total of 18 top five results. Since the introduction of the qualifying round in , Ireland has won the contest twice. Since the introduction of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Russia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "", performed by Little Big. The entry, written by Denis Tsukerman, Ilya Prusikin and Viktor Sibrinin, was selected internally. The group was also internally selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was cancelled. Background Prior to the 2021 contest, Russia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 times since its first entry in 1994. Russia had won the contest on one occasion in 2008 with the song " Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. In 2016, Russia finished third with the song " You Are the Only One" performed by Sergey Lazarev, who would later return to represent his country again in 2019 with the song "Scream", also finishing in third place. Before Eurovision Internal selection The Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was internally selected by the selection committee consisting of represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Lithuania originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " On Fire" written by Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas. The song was performed by the band The Roop. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final (Let's try again! 2020) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The national final took place over six weeks and involved 36 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, eight artists and songs remained and "On Fire" performed by the Roop was selected as the winner. Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Background Prior to the 2020 Contest, Lithuania had participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ One
RTÉ One ( ga, RTÉ a hAon) is an Irish free-to-air flagship television channel owned and operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). It is the most-popular and most-watched television channel in the country and was launched as ''Telefís Éireann'' on 31 December 1961, it was renamed ''RTÉ'' in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ 1 upon the launch of RTÉ 2 in 1978. It is funded partly by the government's licence fee; the remainder of the funding is provided by commercial advertising. Because RTÉ is funded partly by the licence fee it shows considerably fewer advertisements than most other channels available in Ireland and Northern Ireland. RTÉ One is available to 98% of the Irish population in HD on the Saorview DTT service. It is also available in Northern Ireland via Saorview, Freeview, Sky, and cable provider Virgin Media. The channel is also available online through RTÉ Player. History RTÉ One began life as ''Telefís Éireann'' in 1961. It was renamed simply as ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RTÉ 2fm
(RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on 31 December 1961, making it one of the oldest continuously operating public service broadcasters in the world. RTÉ also publishes a weekly listings and lifestyle magazine, the ''RTÉ Guide''. RTÉ is a statutory body, overseen by a board appointed by the Government of Ireland, with general management in the hands of the Executive Board, headed by the Director-General. RTÉ is regulated by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. RTÉ is financed by television licence fee and through advertising, with some of its services funded solely by advertising, while others are funded solely by the licence fee. Radio Éireann, RTÉ's predecessor and at the time a section of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah McTernan
Sarah McTernan (born 11 March 1994) is an Irish singer-songwriter from Scarriff, County Clare. She is known for taking third place in the The Voice of Ireland (series 4), fourth season of ''The Voice of Ireland'' in April 2015. She represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "22 (Sarah McTernan song), 22". Early and personal life McTernan is an only child. After graduating in 2011, she took a pre-nursing course in Ennis, County Clare. She then went on to study music technology at Limerick Institute of Technology for several months. She took a break from education and continued to work as a retail employee in Primark, Penneys. She plays guitar, piano and tin whistle. In September 2014, she enrolled in University of Limerick to study Voice and Dance, but had to defer until September 2015. Music career The JEDS In November 2014, after getting through the blind auditions on ''The Voice of Ireland'' without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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