Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018

Ireland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Irish broadcaster TG4 is responsible for organising their entry for the contest through a national selection show entitled Junior Eurovision Éire. The national final took place on 11 November 2018, while the semifinals took place between 14 October and 4 November. This was Ireland's fourth appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection process
  • National selection:
  • Junior Eurovision Éire
Selection date(s)
  • Semi-final
  • 14 October 2018
  • 21 October 2018
  • 28 October 2018
  • 4 November 2018
  • Final
  • 11 November 2018
Selected entrantTaylor Hynes
Selected song"IOU"
Selected songwriter(s)Niall Mooney
Jonas Gladnikoff
Taylor Hynes
Finals performance
Final result15th, 48 points
Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2017 2018 2019►

Background

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its debut in 2015.[1] TG4 previously attempted to participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, but required funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which was rejected.[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Irish broadcaster was included in the final list of participants of the EBU, which revealed that they would be participating at Junior Eurovision for the third time in their history. The mechanism for selecting their entrant and song was through the national selection show Junior Eurovision Éire, like in their three other appearances.[3] The selection process is scheduled to take place every Sunday starting on 14 October, where thirty-two participants competed, and culminated into a final which took place on 11 November 2018.[4][5]

Jury members

Artist ESC Year(s) Song(s) Place (Semi Final) Points (Semi Final) Place (Final) Points (Final)
Linda Martin 1984 "Terminal 3" No semi-finals 2 137
1992 "Why Me?" 1 155
Niamh Kavanagh 1993 "In Your Eyes" 1 187
2010 "It's for You" 9 67 23 25
Brian Kennedy 2006 "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" 9 79 10 93
Dustin the Turkey 2008 "Irelande Douze Pointe" 15 22 Failed to qualify
Ryan O'Shaughnessy 2018 "Together" 6 179 16 136

Junior Eurovision Éire

Semi Final 1

The first semi final was broadcast on 14 October 2018, in which Ryan O'Shaughnessy was the guest judge and the opening act.

Draw Artist Song Result Number of stars
01 Saibh Skelly "Grian is Gealach le chéile" Final Duel 13
02 Katie O'Connor "Creidim i nGrá" Eliminated 11
03 Jessica Doolan "Aisling" Final Duel 15
04 Faith Robinson "Damhsa" Eliminated 11
05 Grace O'Dwyer "Ár nDomhan Beag" Eliminated 11
06 Na Dynamos "Fan Liom" Eliminated 11
07 Kailen Garrett "Mo Chuid Féin" Eliminated 11

Saibh Skelly and Jessica Doolan both advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Jessica Doolan as the winner of this semi-final and she advanced to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 2

The second semi final was broadcast on 21 October 2018, in which Linda Martin was the guest judge and Aimee Banks was the opening act.

Draw Artist Song Result Number of stars
01 Cailíní K.L.L. "Grá go deo" Eliminated 10
02 Sarah Kenny "Áit ar bith ach anseo" Final Duel 13
03 Julie Cole "Fadhb" Eliminated 12
04 David Bradley "Bí cróga" Eliminated 12
05 Kerry Ann McCreery "Tóg mo lámh" Final Duel 13
06 Ellen Keane "Tusa amháin" Eliminated 12
07 Erín Ní Rosach "Cuireann tú isteach orm" Eliminated 10

Sarah Kenny and Kerry Ann Mc Creery advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Kerry Ann McCreery as the winner of this semi-final, making her advance to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 3

The third semi-final was broadcast on 28 October 2018, in which Brian Kennedy was the guest judge and Zena Donnelly was the opening act.

Draw Artist Song Result Number of stars
01 Saoirse Lynch "Ar aghaidh linn" Eliminated 11
02 Jemma Seery "Níos láidre le chéile" Eliminated 11
03 Anna and Ava "Táimid le chéile" Final Duel, Wildcard 13
04 Skye Murphy Darrer "Dúchas" Eliminated 12
05 Cora Harkin "Cibé saol atá romham" Final Duel 15
06 Taylor Lily Bulter "D'amhrán" Eliminated 10
07 Ciara Doherty "Creid" Eliminated 11

Anna and Ava and Cora Harkin advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Cora Harkin as the winner of this semi-final, making her advance to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 4

The fourth semi-final was broadcast on 4 November, in which Dustin the Turkey was the guest judge and Muireann McDonnell was the opening act.

Draw Artist Song Result Number of stars
01 Taylor Hynes "I.O.U." Final Duel, Wildcard 13
02 Aoibhinn Ní Craoibhínn "Misneach" Eliminated 12
03 Aisling Mullarkey "Is Déagóir Mé" Eliminated 12
04 Shaniah Llane Rollo "Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí" Final Duel 15
05 Fia Lynn "Éist Linn" Eliminated 10
06 Ella Meakin Griffin "Samhlaigh Liom" Eliminated 12
07 Aoife McNerney "Mo Ghrá, Mo Shaol" Eliminated 11

Taylor Hynes and Shaniah Llane Rollo advanced to the final duel of the show. After performing for a second time, the judges decided that Shaniah would advance to the final.

Final

The grand final was broadcast on 11 November. Niamh Kavanagh was the guest judge for this round.

Draw Artist Song Result
01 Jessica Doolan "Aisling" Eliminated
02 Taylor Hynes "I.O.U." Final Duel
03 Cora Harkin "Cibé saol atá romham" Eliminated
04 Shaniah Llane Rollo "Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí" Final Duel
05 Anna and Ava "Táimid le chéile" Eliminated
06 Kerry Ann McCreery "Tóg mo lámh" Eliminated

Final Duel

For the final, a sing-off was introduced between the top two contenders.

Draw Artist Song Result
01 Shaniah Llane Rollo "Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí" Runner-up
02 Taylor Hynes "I.O.U." Winner

Artist and song information

Taylor Hynes
Background information
Born (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016-present
"IOU"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Taylor Hynes
Language
Composer(s)
Niall Mooney
Jonas Gladnikoff
Taylor Hynes
Lyricist(s)
Niall Mooney
Jonas Gladnikoff
Taylor Hynes
Finals performance
Final result
15th
Final points
48
Entry chronology
◄ "Súile Glasa
(Green eyes)" (2017)
  

Taylor Hynes

Taylor Hynes (born 7 February 2004) is an Irish child singer. He represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "IOU". He previously entered Junior Eurovision Eire in 2016, where he failed to make the final. He returned to the selection in 2018 and came second in his heat, however a day after his heat was broadcast, he was leaked by Belarusian TV as Ireland's Junior Eurovision entrant. He was born in Dublin, but currently lives in Clonee.

IOU

IOU is a song by Irish child singer Taylor Hynes. It represented Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The music video clip features Hynes alongside Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and 2018 Irish entrant Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Ireland was drawn to perform ninth on 25 November 2018, following Belarus and preceding Serbia.

Voting

The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury were asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances were shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes were then be turned into points which were determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it receives 20% of the available points. The public vote counts for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% comes from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Ireland

Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Ireland received 36 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Ireland

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