Eamonn Toal Eamonn Gerard Toal (born in Castleblayney, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the ...

represented Ireland in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2000 The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson. Organised by the Europea ...

in Stockholm with the song "Millennium of Love".

Before Eurovision

Eurosong 2000

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on 20 February 2000 and hosted by

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who previously presented the

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. Eight artists and songs were selected to compete and regional televoting determined the winner. After the combination of votes, "Millennium of Love" performed by

was selected as the winner.

At Eurovision

Ahead of the contest Ireland were considered one of the favourites to win among

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s, alongside the entries from , and . Toal performed 23rd in the running order on the night of the

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, following Turkey and preceding Austria. At the close of voting, "Millennium of Love" received 92 points, finishing 6th out of 24 countries. The Irish televoting awarded its 12 points to the contest winners Denmark.

Voting

References

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