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| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| Selection process | Eurosong '87 | |||
| Selection date | 8 March 1987 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Hold Me Now" | |||
| Artist | Johnny Logan | |||
| Songwriter | Seán Sherrard | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 172 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Ireland was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1987 with the song "Hold Me Now", written and performed byJohnny Logan. The Irish participating broadcaster,Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the national final on 8 March 1987, at theGaiety Theatre inDublin, hosted by RTÉ broadcasterMarty Whelan and former Irish Eurovision participantMaxi. Nine songs competed, and the winner was chosen by an "expert" jury, which includedLinda Martin, who represented Ireland in 1984 and would do so again in 1992.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Rosie Hunter | "I'm in a Tizzy" | 64 | 7 |
| 2 | Jody McStravick | "Louise" | 60 | 8 |
| 3 | Charlie McGettigan | "Are You Shy" | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | Valerie Armstrong | "Ó d'imigh tú uaim" | 71 | 4 |
| 5 | Spyder Sympson | "All My Life" | 69 | 5 |
| 6 | Loudest Whisper | "Whisper, Whisper" | 51 | 9 |
| 7 | Paul Duffy | "Every Single Move She Makes" | 95 | 2 |
| 8 | Jenni Stanley | "You're Not Around" | 68 | 6 |
| 9 | Johnny Logan | "Hold Me Now" | 114 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | Lynne Fitzgerald | Eve Jones | Michael O'Riordan | Helen Quinn | Jackie Hayden | Total | |||||||
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| 1 | "I'm in a Tizzy" | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 64 |
| 2 | "Louise" | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 60 |
| 3 | "Are You Shy" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 75 |
| 4 | "Ó d'imigh tú uaim" | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 71 |
| 5 | "All My Life" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 69 |
| 6 | "Whisper, Whisper" | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| 7 | "Every Single Move She Makes" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 95 |
| 8 | "You're Not Around" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| 9 | "Hold Me Now" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 114 |
The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was held at thePalais du Centenaire, Eeuwfeestpaleis inBrussels, Belgium.
"Hold Me Now" was performed twentieth in the running order on the evening of the contest, followingDenmark and precedingYugoslavia, which meant that Johnny performed third last, as he had done in1980. The song went on to win the contest with 172 points, a substantial 31-point margin over Germany.[1]
Although many former winners have returned to perform at the contest, Logan was the only singer to have won the Eurovision Song Contest twice untilLoreen in2023.[citation needed]
Marty Whelan provided the RTÉ television commentary withLarry Gogan providing the commentary forRTÉ Radio 1 listeners. RTÉ appointedBrendan Balfe as its spokesperson to announce the Irish jury vote.[citation needed]
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"Hold Me Now" was one of fourteen Eurovision songs chosen by fans to participate in theCongratulations 50th anniversary special in 2005. It was one of two Irish entries, both by Logan, to feature in the show (the other being "What's Another Year").
"Hold Me Now" was drawn to appear twelfth, following "Ne partez pas sans moi" byCeline Dion (the winner after Logan) and preceding "Save Your Kisses for Me" byBrotherhood of Man. Like the majority of performances that evening, it was largely played out with a dance troupe appearing alongside footage of Logan's 1987 performance. Near the end of the performance, Logan appeared and lip-synced the last chorus. At the end of the first round, "Hold Me Now" was announced as one of the songs proceeding to the second round. It was later revealed that "Hold Me Now" finished third, with 182 points.[3]
In the final round, "Hold Me Now" held its third place, with an improved score of 262 points.[4] In both the first and second round, Ireland was able to award themselves twelve points, a practice usually not allowed in standard Eurovision editions.
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