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| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurosong | |||
| Selection date(s) | 3 March 1996 | |||
| Selected entrant | Eimear Quinn | |||
| Selected song | "The Voice" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Brendan Graham | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 162 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Eimear Quinn represented Ireland in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "The Voice".
'Réalta' was a radio song contest started in 1995 by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltacht exclusively for Irish songs. [1] The first edition of the contest was not related to Eurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner of Réalta would qualify to Eurosong. The 2nd edition of Réalta took place on 22 December 1995 and the results were decided by a panel of 3 judges. [2] [3] [4] [5] The running order and results of Réalta '96 are unknown.
| Artist | Song | Place |
|---|---|---|
| Art Ó Dufaigh | "Leathshúil ar do chroí" | - |
| Cathal Ó Catháin | "Camán, camán" | - |
| Colm Mac Séalaigh | "Cé hé?" | - |
| Damien Mac Gabhann | "Róisín" | - |
| Declan Masterson | "Goirm í" | - |
| Gearóid Ó Murchú | "Siúlach scéalach" | - |
| Helen Uí Dhunaird | "Amárach" | - |
| Mary Gallagher | "Go fóill beag, slán" | - |
| Seán Monaghan | "An ronnach" | 1 |
| Seosamh Ó Flatharta & Mómó Uí Churraoin | "Lámh an bhádóra" | - |
The final took place on 3 March 1996 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, hosted by Pat Kenny. Eight entries competed in the final and the winner, "The Voice" performed by Eimear Quinn, was determined by the votes of ten regional juries. [6]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Burke Band | "Gotta Know Right Now" | Rob Burke, Tony Burke | 76 | 3 |
| 2 | Dav McNamara | "Missing You" | Raymond Smyth | 84 | 2 |
| 3 | William Byrne and Lorraine Nolan | "Once Again" | Peter Becket | 61 | 5 |
| 4 | Eimear Quinn | "The Voice" | Brendan Graham | 105 | 1 |
| 5 | Marion Fossett | "This Time" | Marion Fossett | 40 | 8 |
| 6 | Yvonne Holmes | "Find My Way" | Richard Speedie | 73 | 4 |
| 7 | Seán Monaghan | "Amhrán an ronnach" | Seán Monaghan | 61 | 5 |
| 8 | Maura Donaghy | "Worlds Apart" | Stephen Nimmon | 50 | 7 |
| Detailed Regional Jury Votes | ||||||||||||
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| Draw | Song | Athlone | Cork | Donegal | Dublin | Dundalk | Galway | Kenmare | Limerick | Waterford | Westport | Total |
| 1 | "Gotta Know Right Now" | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 76 |
| 2 | "Missing You" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 84 |
| 3 | "Once Again" | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 61 |
| 4 | "The Voice" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 105 |
| 5 | "This Time" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | "Find My Way" | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 73 |
| 7 | "Amhrán an Ronnach" | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 61 |
| 8 | "Worlds Apart" | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 50 |
As part of the EBU's scheme to limit the growing number of countries wishing to participate, audio recordings of the entries were sent to juries in each participating country some weeks before the contest. The juries listened to the songs, and awarded points to their ten favorites. Of the 29 countries wishing to participate (host country Norway was exempt from the process), only the 22 highest-scorers were allowed to perform in the contest. In this qualifying round, "The Voice" came in 2nd place with 187 points, and confirmed an Irish presence in Oslo that year. [7]
Quinn performed 17th in the running order on the night of the contest. "The Voice" went on to win with 162 points, giving Ireland its seventh overall victory, and its fourth in five years. [8]
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