Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Irelande Douze Pointe" written by Darren Smith,Simon Fine and Dustin the Turkey. The song was performed by children's show puppet Dustin the Turkey. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2008 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade,Serbia. Six songs faced a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Irelande Douze Pointe" performed by Dustin the Turkey as the Irish Eurovision entry.
"Irelande Douze Pointe" [sic] is a 2008 novelty song by Irish puppet act Dustin the Turkey,played by John Morrison. The song was chosen to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 after winning Eurosong 2008,Ireland's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. The song was performed in the first semi-final of the contest,held on 20 May 2008,and placed 15th with 22 points,failing to qualify for the final. Reception was mixed,with it peaking at number 5 on the Irish Singles Chart.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Et Cetera" written by Niall Mooney,Jonas Gladnikoff,Daniele Moretti and Christina Schilling. The song was performed by Sinéad Mulvey and the band Black Daisy. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2009 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow,Russia. Six songs faced the votes of four regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Et Cetera" performed by Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "It's for You" written by Niall Mooney,Mårten Eriksson,Jonas Gladnikoff and Lina Eriksson. The song was performed by Niamh Kavanagh,who had previously represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 where she won the contest with the song "In Your Eyes". The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2010 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo,Norway. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "It's for You" performed by Niamh Kavanagh as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Lipstick" written by Dan Priddy,Lars Halvor Jensen and Martin Michael Larson. The song was performed by the duo Jedward. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2011 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf,Germany. Five songs faced the votes of six regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Lipstick" performed by Jedward as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Waterline" written by Nick Jarl and Sharon Vaughn. The song was performed by the duo Jedward,who had previously represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 where they achieved eighth place with the song "Lipstick". The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2012 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2012 contest in Baku,Azerbaijan. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Waterline" performed by Jedward as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Only Love Survives" written by Wez Devine and Ryan Dolan. The song was performed by Ryan Dolan. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2013 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö,Sweden. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Only Love Survives" performed by Ryan Dolan as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Heartbeat" written by Jonas Gladnikoff,Rasmus Palmgren,Patrizia Helander and Hazel Kaneswaran. The song was performed by Can-linn featuring Kasey Smith. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2014 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen,Denmark. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Heartbeat" performed by Can-linn featuring Kasey Smith as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Playing with Numbers" written by Greg French and Molly Sterling. The song was performed by Molly Sterling. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2015 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna,Austria. Five songs faced the votes of five regional juries and a public televote,ultimately resulting in the selection of "Playing with Numbers" performed by Molly Sterling as the Irish Eurovision entry.
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Ljubav je" written by Almir Ajanovićand Jasmin FazlićJala. The song was performed by Dalal and Deen featuring Ana Rucner and Jala. Dalal and Deen are Bosnian singers,the former known as a member of the duo Erato and the latter having represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004,while Ana Rucner is a Croatian cellist and Jala is a Bosnian rapper. In November 2015,the Bosnian broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a three-year absence after securing sponsorship to cover both the participation fee and all costs related to the participation. In the same month,the broadcaster revealed that they had internally selected Dalal Midhat-Talakić,Fuad Backović-Deen,Ana Rucner and Jasmin FazlićJala to compete at the 2016 contest in Stockholm,Sweden. Their song,"Ljubav je",was presented to the public during a show entitled BH Eurosong Show 2016 on 19 February 2016.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Sunlight" written by Nicky Byrne,Wayne Hector and Ronan Hardiman. The song was performed by Nicky Byrne,who was internally selected in January 2016 by the Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2016 contest in Stockholm,Sweden. "Sunlight" was presented as the Irish entry during the announcement of Byrne's internal selection on 13 January 2016.
"Sunlight" is the debut solo single by Irish singer Nicky Byrne. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm,Sweden after being internally selected by RTÉ,the Irish broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song did not qualify for that year's Grand Final,only earning 46 points,managing a 15th-place finish in the first semi-final.
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "My Friend" written by Jacques Houdek,Tony Roberth Malm,Siniša Reljić,Arjana Kunštek,Ines Prajo and Fabrizio Laucella. The song was performed by Jacques Houdek,who was selected internally by the Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) on 17 February 2017 to represent Croatia at the 2017 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine. His song "My Friend" was presented to the public on 2 March 2017 during the radio programme Svijet diskografije broadcast on the HR 2 station.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Dying to Try",sung by Brendan Murray and written by Jörgen Elofsson and James Newman. The song and the singer were internally selected by the Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2017 contest in Kyiv,Ukraine. Murray's internal selection was announced on 16 December 2016,while "Dying to Try" was presented on 10 March 2017.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Together",sung by Ryan O'Shaughnessy and written by O'Shaughnessy,Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes. The Irish song and the singer for the 2018 contest in Lisbon,Portugal were internally selected by the Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ). O'Shaughnessy's internal selection was announced on 31 January 2018,while "Together" was presented on 9 March 2018.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin,Italy with the song "That's Rich" performed by Brooke. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2022 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2022 contest. Six songs faced the votes of an international jury,a studio jury and a public televote which ultimately resulted in the selection of the Irish Eurovision entry.
"That's Rich" is a song by Irish singer Brooke Scullion. The song represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin,Italy.
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool,United Kingdom,with "We Are One" performed by Wild Youth. The Irish broadcaster RaidióTeilifís Éireann (RTÉ) organised the national final Eurosong 2023 in order to select the Irish entry for the 2023 contest. Six songs faced the votes of an international jury,a national jury and a public televote which ultimately resulted in the selection of the Irish Eurovision entry.
"Because of You" is a song by Belgian singer Gustaph,released as a single on 13 January 2023. The song represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning Eurosong 2023,Belgium's national final for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. At the contest in finished in 7th place at the final,with 182 points. It reached number two on the Belgium Singles Charts and was certified Platinum. Elsewhere it reached the charts in Australia,Lithuania,Sweden,Netherlands,and UK.
Ireland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö,Sweden,with "Doomsday Blue" performed by Bambie Thug. The Irish broadcaster,RTÉ,organised the national final Eurosong 2024 in order to select the Irish entry for the contest.
