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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] |
22 (Sarah McTernan Song)
"22" is a 2019 single by Irish singer Sarah McTernan. The song represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, after being internally selected by RTÉ, the Irish public broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song would manage an 18th place finish in the second semi-final, not qualifying for the Grand Final. Background "22", according to McTernan, is about a woman struggling to move on from her ex. The number 22 talks about her ex's house number, as the singer speaks about "driving by" their house and wanting to get back with her ex, as she feels empty inside. While some have thought that the song was about a crazed stalker, McTernan claims that the song is about her first love. In an interview, RTÉ Head of Delegation Michael Kealy admitted that "22" was instead meant for a male singer, but once hearing McTernan sing the song in a demo, Kealy decided to let McTernan sing the song. Eurovision Song Contest Selection On 4 October 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarriff
Scarriff Central Statistics Office, Census 2002Population of Towns ordered by County and size, 1996 and 2002 or Scariff () is a large village in east County Clare, Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the West end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. The Scarriff Market House is easily recognisable, and it is therefore often used to represent the town.Official Scariff Website (top-left), Scariff News October 2007 (top-right, example . Location The name "Scarriff" comes from the Irish "scarbh", which may mean either a shallow, a rocky shore or a rough ford. All of these are ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Independent
The ''Irish Independent'' is an Irish daily newspaper and online publication which is owned by Independent News & Media (INM), a subsidiary of Mediahuis. The newspaper version often includes glossy magazines. Traditionally a broadsheet newspaper, it introduced an additional compact size in 2004. Further, in December 2012 (following billionaire Denis O'Brien's takeover) it was announced that the newspaper would become compact only. History Murphy and family (1905–1973) The ''Irish Independent'' was formed in 1905 as the direct successor to ''The Irish Daily Independent and Daily Nation'', an 1890s' pro-Parnellite newspaper. It was launched by William Martin Murphy, a controversial Irish nationalist businessman, staunch anti-Parnellite and fellow townsman of Parnell's most venomous opponent, Timothy Michael Healy from Bantry. The first issue of the ''Irish Independent'', published 2 January 1905, was marked as "Vol. 14. No. 1". During the 1913 Lockout of workers, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voice (franchise) Contestants
The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleopatra 2525'' Film * ''The Voice'' (1920 film), a German silent drama film * "The Voice" (''Australian Playhouse''), an Australian television play * ''The Voice'' (1982 film), a Soviet psychological drama film * ''The Voice'' (1992 film), a French drama film * ''The Voice'' (2010 film), a Turkish horror film * ''The Voice'', a 2005 film directed by Johan Söderberg Publications Books and stories * "The Voice", a story featuring The Shadow, a fictional vigilante * ''The Voice'' (Bible translation), a 2011–2012 translation of the Christian Bible published by Thomas Nelson * ''The Voice'' (novel), by Gabriel Okara, 1964 * ''The Voice'' (poetry collection), by Thomas Hardy, 1912 Newspapers and magazines * ''The Voice'', the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest Entrants Of 2019
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 Live radio, radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision (network), 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 List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest Entrants For Ireland
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 sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1994 Births
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Story Of My Life (Lesley Roy Song)
"Story of My Life" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Lesley Roy. The song would have represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Background The Irish broadcaster RTÉ invited established songwriters and artists to submit songs from which they, in conjunction with 2FM, made a shortlist and chose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. Eurovision Song Contest The song was meant to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Lesley Roy was internally selected by the national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidi (; ; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibeta ... (RTÉ). On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Ir ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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