Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1][2] The Irish entry was selected through the national final Eurosong 2014, organised by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith represented Ireland with the song "Heartbeat", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final placing 12th in a field of 15. This was the third time that the Irish Eurovision entry was written by songwriter Jonas Gladnikoff, along with Rasmus Palmgren, Patrizia Helander and the entry mentor Hazel Kaneswaran.
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Ireland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurosong 2014 | |||
Selection date(s) | 28 February 2014 | |||
Selected entrant | Can-Linn feat. Kasey Smith | |||
Selected song | "Heartbeat" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (12th, 35 Points) | |||
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Eurosong 2014
Eurosong 2014 was the national final format developed by RTÉ in order to select Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The competition was broadcast as a special edition of The Late Late Show held on 28 February 2014 and hosted by Ryan Tubridy.[3]
Format
Five music professionals each selected one entry for the competition. A 50/50 combination of regional jury voting and public televoting determined the winner.
Competing entries
The five mentors responsible for each selecting a song and artist for the competition were revealed on 31 October 2013.[3] The mentors had until 3 January 2014 to submit details regarding their selected artist and song, while the entries were required to be recorded and submitted by 3 February 2014.[4] The mentors were:
- Billy McGuinness – Guitarist for Irish rock-band Aslan
- Cormac Battle – RTÉ 2fm presenter and vocalist and guitarist for Kerbdog and Wilt
- Hazel Kaneswaran – Singer and songwriter
- Mark Murphy – Tour manager
- Valerie Roe – Band manager
The five finalists were revealed on 5 February 2014. The five songs were presented on 7 February 2013 during the RTÉ 2fm programme Rick in the Afternoon and RTÉ Radio 1 programme Mooney.[5]
Mentor | Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
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Billy McGuinness | Laura O'Neill | "You Don't Remember Me" | Don Mescall, Lucie Silvas |
Cormac Battle | Andrew Mann | "Be Mine" | Cormac Battle |
Hazel Kaneswaran | Can-Linn feat. Kasey Smith | "Heartbeat" | Hazel Kaneswaran, Jonas Gladnikoff, Rasmus Palmgren, Patrizia Helander |
Mark Murphy | Eoghan Quigg | "The Movie Song" | Karl Broderick |
Valerie Roe | Patricia Roe | "Don't Hold On" | Patricia Roe |
Final
The national final featured commentary from a panel that consisted of Louis Walsh, Eoghan McDermott, Maia Dunphy and former contest winner Linda Martin. Guest performer included Johnny Logan performing a medley of "What's Another Year", "Hold Me Now" and "Why Me?" and Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan performing "Rock 'n' Roll Kids". After the combination of votes from the five regional juries and the public televoting, "Heartbeat" performed by Can-Linn featuring Kasey Smith was selected as the winner.[6]
Final – 28 February 2014 | ||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
1 | Patricia Rowe | "Don't Hold On" | 26 | 30 | 56 | 4 |
2 | Eoghan Quigg | "The Movie Song" | 52 | 50 | 102 | 2 |
3 | Can-Linn feat. Kasey Smith | "Heartbeat" | 54 | 60 | 114 | 1 |
4 | Andrew Mann | "Be Mine" | 24 | 20 | 44 | 5 |
5 | Laura O'Neill | "You Don't Remember Me" | 44 | 40 | 84 | 3 |
Detailed Regional Jury Votes | |||||||
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Draw | Song | Cork | Limerick | Galway | Sligo | Dublin | Total |
1 | "Don't Hold On" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
2 | "The Movie Song" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 52 |
3 | "Heartbeat" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 54 |
4 | "Be Mine" | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
5 | "You Don't Remember Me" | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 44 |
At Eurovision
During the semi-final allocation draw on 20 January 2014 at the Copenhagen City Hall, Ireland was drawn to compete in the second half of the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.[7] In the second semi-final, the producers of the show decided that Ireland would perform 9th, following Finland and preceding Belarus.[8] Ireland placed 12th with 35 points.
- The public awarded Ireland 47 points placing 10th in the televote. The jury gave Ireland 33 points placing 14th. Irelands overall score was 35 points finishing 12th.
The Irish performance featured Kasey Smith performing with the members of Can-Linn which included two male backing dancers: Thomas Spratt and Tarik Shebani and two female backing vocalists: Jenny Bowden and Donna Bissett. Can-Linn and Kasey Smith were joined on stage by violinist Denice Doyle. The Irish performance featured a stage atmosphere of warm shades of reds, yellows and oranges with Celtic inspired shapes and patterns against a backdrop that transitioned from dark seas with lightning bolts to an orange sky with green water. The dress Kasey Smith wore was designed by Kathy de Stafford with a neckpiece designed by Oliver Doherty Duncan.[9][10]
In Ireland, the first and second semi-finals were broadcast on RTÉ Two and the final was broadcast on RTÉ One with all shows being commentated by Marty Whelan.[11] The second semi-final and the final were also broadcast via radio on RTÉ Radio 1 with commentary by Shay Byrne and Zbyszek Zalinski.[12] The Irish spokesperson revealing the result of the Irish vote in the final was Nicky Byrne.[13]
Points awarded to Ireland
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Ireland
Semi-final 2Points awarded in the second semi-final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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Split voting results
The following five members comprise the Irish jury:[14]
- Patrick Hughes – Chairperson – General Manager Sony Ireland
- Charlie McGettigan – singer, songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
- Leanne Moore – singer, journalist, presenter
- Jenny Greene – DJ, radio presenter
- Liam Reilly – singer, songwriter, represented Ireland in the 1990 contest
Semi-final 2
The Irish votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[15]
Semi-final 2 – Irish Results | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | P. Hughes | C. McGettigan | L. Moore | J. Greene | L. Reilly | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
01 | Malta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
02 | Israel | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | |
03 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
04 | Georgia | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
05 | Poland | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
06 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
07 | Lithuania | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
08 | Finland | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
09 | Ireland | |||||||||
10 | Belarus | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
11 | Macedonia | 9 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
12 | Switzerland | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
13 | Greece | 3 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
14 | Slovenia | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
15 | Romania | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Final
The Irish votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[16]
Final – Irish Results | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | P. Hughes | C. McGettigan | L. Moore | J. Greene | L. Reilly | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
01 | Ukraine | 19 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 21 | |
02 | Belarus | 24 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |
03 | Azerbaijan | 11 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 22 | |
04 | Iceland | 20 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 19 | |
05 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
06 | Romania | 8 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
07 | Armenia | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 11 | |
08 | Montenegro | 23 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 26 | |
09 | Poland | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 15 | |
10 | Greece | 7 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 12 | |
11 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
12 | Germany | 18 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | |
13 | Sweden | 1 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
14 | France | 25 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 25 | |
15 | Russia | 6 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | |
16 | Italy | 21 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 24 | |
17 | Slovenia | 12 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 17 | |
18 | Finland | 22 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 13 | |
19 | Spain | 2 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
20 | Switzerland | 14 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
21 | Hungary | 17 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
22 | Malta | 13 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
23 | Denmark | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 14 | |
24 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
25 | San Marino | 16 | 10 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
26 | United Kingdom | 10 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
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