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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | Eurosong '96 | |||
| Selection date | 3 March 1996 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "The Voice" | |||
| Artist | Eimear Quinn | |||
| Songwriter | Brendan Graham | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 162 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "The Voice", written byBrendan Graham, and performed byEimear Quinn. The Irish participating broadcaster,Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final, which eventually won the contest.
Réalta was a radio song contest started in 1995 byRTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta exclusively for Irish songs. The first edition of the contest was not related toEurosong, but from 1996 until 1999, the recent winner ofRéalta would qualify toEurosong.[citation needed] The 2nd edition ofRéalta took place on 22 December 1995 and the results were decided by a panel of 3 judges.[1][2][3] The running order and results ofRéalta '96 are unknown.
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Art Ó Dufaigh | "Leathshúil ar do chroí" |
| Cathal Ó Catháin | "Camán, camán" |
| Colm Mac Séalaigh | "Cé h-é?" |
| 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" |
| Seosamh Ó Flatharta & Mómó Uí Churraoin | "Lámh an bhádóra" |
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RTÉ heldEurosong '96 on 3 March 1996 at thePoint Theatre inDublin, hosted byPat Kenny. Eight entries competed in the final and the winner, "The Voice" performed byEimear Quinn, was determined by the votes of ten regional juries.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 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 |
| 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 theEuropean Broadcasting Union's (EBU) 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 countryNorway was exempt from the process), only the 22 highest-scorers were allowed to perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. In this qualifying round, "The Voice" came in 2nd place with 187 points, and confirmed an Irish presence inOslo that year.[4]
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.[5]
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