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Shakyfan's Commentary - Eurovision Extra!

 

First up we have the Irish entries

 

Date entered/ Artist/ Song/ Chart Peak/ Weeks on/ Position in Contest

 

29-Mar-65 BUTCH MOORE - WALKING THE STREETS IN THE RAIN - 1 8 wks 6

21-Feb-66 DICKIE ROCK & THE MIAMI - COME BACK TO STAY - 1 9 wks 4

01-Apr-67 SEAN DUNPHY - IF I COULD CHOOSE - 2 10 wks 2

13-Apr-68 PAT McGEEGAN - CHANCE OF A LIFETIME - 1 10 wks 4

22-Mar-69 MURIEL DAY & THE LINDSAYS - WAGES OF LOVE - 1 7 wks 7

13-Mar-70 DANA - ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING - 1 17 wks 1

27-Mar-71 ANGELA FARRELL - ONE DAY LOVE - 4 5 wks 11

04-Mar-72 SANDIE & THE DIXIES - CEOL AN GHRA - 1 5 wks 15

29-Mar-73 MAXI & THE MUSIC BOX - DO I DREAM - 7 8 wks 10

14-Mar-74 TINA - CROSS YOUR HEART - 1 7 wks 7

06-Mar-75 THE SWARBRIGGS - THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR - 2 9 wks 9

18-Mar-76 RED HURLEY - WHEN - 4 6 wks 10

31-Mar-77 THE SWARBRIGGS PLUS TWO - IT'S NICE TO BE IN LOVE AGAIN - 1 13 wks 3

20-Apr-78 COLM WILKINSON - BORN TO SING - 8 4 wks 5

08-Mar-79 CATHAL DUNNE - HAPPY MAN - 3 9 wks 5

30-Apr-80 JOHNNY LOGAN - WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR - 1 10 wks 1

22-Mar-81 SHEEBA - HOROSCOPE - 3 6 wks 5

28-Mar-82 THE DUSKEYS - HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW - 12 2 wks 11

29-Apr-84 LINDA MARTIN - TERMINAL THREE - 7 4 wks 2

02-May-85 MARIA CHRISTIAN - WAIT UNTIL THE WEEKEND COMES - 15 2 wks 6

01-May-86 LUV BUG - YOU CAN COUNT ON ME - 2 5 wks 4

07-May-87 JOHNNY LOGAN - HOLD ME NOW - 1 9 wks 1

28-Apr-88 JUMP THE GUN - TAKE HIM HOME - 3 5 wks 8

04-May-89 KIEV CONNOLLY - THE REAL ME - 17 2 wks 18

26-Apr-90 LIAM REILLY - SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE - 6 6 wks 2

02-May-91 KIM JACKSON - COULD IT BE THAT I'M IN LOVE - 7 3 wks 10

09-May-92 LINDA MARTIN - WHY ME? - 1 10 wks 1

13-May-93 NIAMH KAVANAGH - IN YOUR EYES - 1 15 wks 1

14-Apr-94 PAUL HARRINGTON/CHARLIE McGETTIGAN - ROCK'N'ROLL KIDS -2 14 wks 1

04-May-95 EDDIE FRIEL - DREAMIN' - 5 5 wks 14

16-May-96 EIMEAR QUINN - THE VOICE - 3 10 wks 1

24-Apr-97 MARC ROBERTS - MYSTERIOUS WOMAN - 2 7 wks 2

14-May-98 DAWN MARTIN - IS ALWAYS OVER NOW - 24 1 wk 9

3-Jun-99 THE MULLANS - WHEN YOU NEED ME - 40 1 wk 17

18-May-00 EAMONN TOAL - MILLENNIUM OF LOVE - 48 2 wks 6

2001 GARY O'SHAUGHNESSY - WITHOUT YOUR LOVE DID NOT CHART! 21

01-May-03 MICKEY HARTE - WE'VE GOT THE WORLD - 1 15 wks 11

29-Apr-04 CHRIS DORAN - IF MY WORLD STOPPED TURNING - 1 9 wks 22

05-May-05 DONNA AND JOE - LOVE - 2 11 wks DNQ

27-Apr-06 BRIAN KENNEDY - EVERY SONG IS A CRY FOR LOVE - 4 7 wks 10

2007 DERVISH - THEY CAN'T STOP THE SPRING NO CHART ELIGIBLE SINGLE RELEASE** 24

25-Apr-08 DUSTIN THE TURKEY - IRELANDE DOUZE POINTS - 5 8 wks DNQ

06-May-09 SINEAD MULVEY & BLACK DAISY - ET CETERA - 6 4 wks DNQ

27-Mar-10 NIAMH KAVANAGH - IT'S FOR YOU - 8 5 wks 23

17-Feb-11 JEDWARD - LIPSTICK - 1 42 wks* 8

01-Mar-12 JEDWARD - WATERLINE - 5 14 wks* 19

 

 

* Weeks in Top 100 / up to and including w.e. 31st May 2012

** RTE made this available as a free download and it was therefore ineligble for the chart.

 

Songs from the UK

 

30-Apr-59 PEARL CARR & TEDDY JOHNSON - SING LITTLE BIRDIE 4 4 wks 2

31-Mar-60 BRYAN JOHNSON - LOOKING HIGH HIGH 8 5 wks 2

30-Mar-61 THE ALLISONS - ARE YOU SURE 2 8 wks 2

12-Apr-63 RONNIE CARROLL - SAY WONDERFUL THINGS - 6 4 wks 4

01-Apr-67 SANDIE SHAW - PUPPET ON A STRING - 1 12 wks 1

06-Apr-68 CLIFF RICHARD - CONGRATULATIONS - 1 10 wks 2

12-Apr-69 LULU - BOOM BANG A BANG - 1 10 wks 1

27-Mar-70 MARY HOPKIN - KNOCK KNOCK WHO'S THERE - 2 8 wks 2

03-Apr-71 CLODAGH RODGERS - JACK IN THE BOX - 5 6 wks 4

04-Mar-72 THE NEW SEEKERS - BEG STEAL OR BORROW - 3 8 wks 2

29-Mar-73 CLIFF RICHARD - POWER TO ALL OUR FRIENDS - 2 8 wks 3

21-Mar-74 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - LONG LIVE LOVE - 9 5 wks 4

03-Apr-75 THE SHADOWS - LET ME BE THE ONE - 10 4 wks 2

18-Mar-76 BROTHERHOOD OF MAN - SAVE ALL YOUR KISSES FOR ME - 1 11 wks 1

28-Apr-77 LYNSEY DE PAUL and MIKE MORAN - ROCK BOTTOM - 7 6 wks 2

05-Apr-79 BLACK LACE - MARYANNE - 19 3 wks 7

29-Mar-81 BUCKS FIZZ - MAKING YOUR MIND UP - 1 10 wks 1

11-Apr-82 BARDO - ONE STEP FURTHER - 5 6 wks 7

17-Apr-83 SWEET DREAMS - I'M NEVER GIVING UP - 25 1 wks 6

06-May-84 BELLE & THE DEVOTIONS - LOVE GAMES - 18 2 wks 7

12-May-88 SCOTT FITZGERALD - GO - 21 2 wks 2

06-May-93 SONIA - BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW - 26 2 wks 2

11-May-95 LOVE CITY GROOVE - LOVE CITY GROOVE - 28 1 wks 10

11-Apr-96 GINA G - OOH AAH.. JUST A LITTLE BIT - 6 12 wks 8

08-May-97 KATRINA & THE WAVES - LOVE SHINE A LIGHT - 5 8 wks 1

19-May-05 JAVINE - TOUCH MY FIRE - 32 2 wks 22

17-May-07 SCOOCH - FLYING THE FLAG (FOR YOU)- 48 1 wk 22

19-May-11 BLUE - I CAN - 34* 1 wk 11

 

Songs from other countries:

 

Azerbaijan

 

19-May-11 ELL & NIKKI - RUNNING SCARED - 41 1 wk 1

 

Belgium

 

03-Jun-10 TOM DICE - ME AND MY GUITAR - 20 1 wk 6

 

Cyprus *1st Irish Chart Entry

 

31-May-12 IVI ADAMOU - LA LA LOVE - 32* 1 wk 16

 

Denmark

 

19-May-11 A FRIEND IN LONDON - NEW TOMORROW - 9 1 wk 5

31-May-12 SOLUMA SAMAY - SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - 98* 1 wk 23

 

Estonia

 

19-May-11 GETTER JAANI - ROCKEFELLER STREET - 44 1 wk 24

 

Finland

 

08-Jun-06 LORDI - HARD ROCK HALLELUJAH - 4 1 wk 1

 

France

 

03-Jun-10 JESSY MATADOR - ALLEZ OLA OLE - 39 1 wk 12

 

Germany

 

12-Apr-81 LENA VALAITIS - JOHNNY BLUE - 15 4 wks 2

02-May-82 NICOLE - A LITTLE PEACE - 1 11 wks 1

03-Jun-10 LENA - SATELLITE - 2 5 wks 1

19-May-11 LENA - TAKEN BY A STRANGER - 50 1 wk 10

31-May-12 ROMAN LOB - STANDING STILL - 67* 1 wk 8

 

Greece *1st Irish Chart Entry

 

31-May-12 ELEFTHERIA ELEFTHERIOU - AFRODISIAC - 89* 1 wk 17

 

Iceland

 

21-MAY-09 YOHANNA - IS IT TRUE? - 28 1 wks 2

 

Israel

 

19-Apr-79 MILK AND HONEY - HALLELUJAH - 1 6 wks 1

18-Jun-98 DANA INTERNATIONAL - DIVA - 10 5 wks 1

 

Italy

 

18-May-64 GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI - NO HO L'ETA PER AMARTI - 4 7 wks 1

30-May-74 GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI - GO - 6 5 wks 2

 

Luxembourg

 

15-Apr-72 VICKY LEANDROS - APRES TOI - 3 2 wks 1

22-Apr-72 VICKY LEANDROS - COME WHAT MAY (APRES TOI) - 2 9 wks 1

03-May-73 ANN MARIE DAVID - WONDERFUL DREAM - 3 6 wks 1

01-May-83 CORRINE HERMES - SI LA VIE EST UN CADEAU - 12 2 wks 1

 

Monaco

 

01-May-71 SEVERINE - UN BANC, UN ARBRE, UNE RUE - 3 7 wks 1

 

Netherlands

 

02-May-74 MOUTH AND McNEAL - I SEE A STAR - 1 11 wks 3

24-Apr-75 TEACH-IN - DING A DONG - 8 4 wks 1

 

Norway

 

23-May-85 BOBBYSOCKS - LET IT SWING - 8 4 wks 1

25-May-95 SECRET GARDEN - NOCTURNE - 7 5 wks 1

21-May-09 ALEXANDER RYBAK - FAIRYTALE - 2 3 wks 1

 

Russia *1st Irish Chart Entry

 

31-May-12 BURANOVSKIYE BABUSHKI - PARTY FOR EVERYBODY - 61* 1 wk 2

 

Sweden

 

18-Apr-74 ABBA - WATERLOO - 1 9 wks 1

20-May-84 THE HERREYS - DIGGI-LOO DIGGI-LEY - 13 3 wks 1

20-May-04 ABBA - WATERLOO - 33 2 wks -

19-May-11 ERIC SAADE - POPULAR - 27 1 wk 3

31-May-12 LOREEN - EUPHORIA - 1* 1 wk 1

 

Turkey

 

19-Jun-03 SERTAB - EVERY WAY THAT I CAN - 35 2 wks 1

 

Ukraine

 

10-Jun-04 RUSLANA - WILD DANCES - 44 1 wks 1

17-May-07 VERKA SERDUCHKA - DANCING LASHA TUMBAI - 31 2 wks 7

 

 

Other Songs:

 

1966 Irish NF "The Wind Through The Rafters"-The Ludlows #8

1967 Irish NF "Back To The Hills/Canavaun"-Patricia Cahill #13

1967 Irish NF "The World Outside"-Deirdre O'Callaghan #15

1970 Irish NF "Things You Hear About Me"-Maxi Dick & Twink #17

1977 Irish NF "There Was A Dream"-Colm Wilkinson #2

1977 Irish NF "Goodbye, Goodbye"-Chips #2

1977 Irish NF "Da-dum-da-dum-da I Love You So"-Denis Allen #7

1978 Irish NF "You Gotta Get Up"-Reform #3

1981 Interval Act "Timedance"-Planxty #3

1982 Dutch NF "Fantasy Island"-Tight Fit #3 *Cover of a song from the Dutch national final*

1988 Interval Act "Don't Go"-Hothouse Flowers #2

1994 Interval Act "Riverdance"-Bill Whelan #1

1995 U.K. NF "I Need You"-Deuce #14

2003 Irish NF "A Better Plan"-Simon Casey #1

2003 "Fly On The Wings Of Love " - XTM & DJ Chucky pts Annia #1 (cover of 2000 ESC winner)

2004 Irish NF "Losing You"-James Kilbane #15

2010 Interval act "Glow"-Madcon #12

2011 Irish NF "Falling" - Nikki Kavanagh #44

2012 "Put The Green Cape On" - Jedward #3 (reworded version of Irish 2011 entry)

 

 

Back in 2002 we had a Top 20 compilation chart published. By 2003 it was a Top 25 as was the case in 2004 and 2005. It increased to a Top 30 before the 2006 contest.

 

Eurovision Song Contest 2002 *didn't make the Top 20

Eurovision Song Contest 2003 17

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 23 x x 15

Eurovision Song Contest 2005 21

Eurovision Song Contest 2006 15 25

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 22

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 24 x 14 25

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 18 26 10 16

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 20 28 05 24 29

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 07 20 20 09 02 07 21

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 09 15 10 05 *

 

Great read. What's Irish NF?

National Final!

Great post shaky fan, thank so much for posting it.

Mouth and McNeal got to number one? How odd.

Only # 7 for Maxi and # 15 for Mary Christian

 

Some songs from NF, which I like:

1967 Irish NF "Back To The Hills"-Patricia Cahill #13

1970 Irish NF "Things You Hear About Me"- Maxi, Dick & Twink #17

1977 Irish NF "Goodbye, Goodbye"-Chips #2

http://www.dingsme.info/avatar13.jpgGreat read. What's Irish NF?

http://www.dingsme.info/avatar13.jpgGreat read. What's Irish NF?

Irish NF = Irish National Final = Irish pre-selection for Eurovision. :angel:

Edited June 11, 201213 yr by AlexRange

Good day, Shakyfan

 

1. Niamh Kavanagh - It's For You

Mistake with her debut date: must be March 11, 2010 (Place # 39, out from chart on next week and rewind in near future)

 

2. Scott Fitzgerald - Go (2 wks) ??? Is it correct number of weeks?

I found only 1 week (Place # 21)