Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003

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Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "We've Got the World" written by Martin Brannigan and Keith Molloy. The song was performed by Mickey Joe Harte. The Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a one-year absence following their withdrawal in 2002 as one of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest. The Irish entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia was selected through the music competition series You're a Star, organised by RTÉ. The competition consisted of 20 shows and concluded with a final, resulting in the selection of "We've Got the World" performed by Mickey Joe Harte as the Irish Eurovision entry after facing a public televote.

Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processYou're a Star
Selection date(s)9 March 2003
Selected entrantMickey Joe Harte
Selected song"We've Got the World"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Martin Brannigan
  • Keith Molloy
Finals performance
Final result11th, 53 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Ireland competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 24 May 2003. Performing during the show in position 3, Ireland placed eleventh out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 53 points.

Background edit

Prior to the 2003 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-six times since its first entry in 1965. Ireland has won the contest a record seven times in total. The country's first win came in 1970, with then-18-year-old Dana winning with "All Kinds of Everything". Ireland holds the record for being the only country to win the contest three times in a row (in 1992, 1993 and 1994), as well as having the only three-time winner (Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 as a singer, 1987 as a singer-songwriter, and again in 1992 as a songwriter). The Irish entry in 2001, "Without Your Love" performed by Gary O'Shaughnessy placed twenty-first.

The Irish national broadcaster, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), broadcasts the event within Ireland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RTÉ confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 September 2002.[1] RTÉ has consistently used a national final procedure to choose the entry to represent Ireland at the contest, with several artists and songs being featured. For the 2003 contest, RTÉ announced alongside their confirmation that both the song and performer for the contest would be selected via the talent contest You're a Star.[2]

Before Eurovision edit

You're a Star edit

Ireland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was selected through the first season of the music competition series You're a Star, which was developed by RTÉ and co-produced with ShinAwil Productions.[3][4] The shows took place in the Mahoney Hall of the Helix in the Dublin City University (DCU), hosted by Ray D'Arcy and featured a judging panel composed of composer and musician Phil Coulter, television personality and former member of Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona, music publicist Darren Smith and music manager Louis Walsh.[2][5] The competition consisted of 20 shows, which commenced on 3 November 2002 and concluded on 8 March 2003.[6] All shows in the competition were broadcast on RTÉ One.[7]

The competition took place over two phases. The first phase involved over 5,000 candidates attending auditions held across Ireland in Dún Laoghaire, Belfast, Dundalk, Cork, Killarney, Kilkenny, Galway, Derry and South Dublin. The first ten shows showcased the auditions and selected a total of 13 contestants to go forward to the next stage in the competition.[4] Nine of the contestants were selected following a public televote (one per audition city) with the remaining four selected by the judging panel (one per judge).[8][9] The second phase was the ten live shows where the results of all shows were determined solely by a public televote; the judging panel participated in an advisory role only. Following the seventh show, the four contestants remaining in the competition were matched with a potential Eurovision Song Contest song selected by two of the competition judges Phil Coulter and Louis Walsh from entries received through established composers approached by RTÉ.[10][11] The public televote that took place in both phases was conducted through telephone and SMS.[12]

Competing songs[13]
Song Songwriter(s)
"A Better Plan" Brian McFadden
"I Couldn't Love You More" Ronan Keating, Callum MacColl, Brian Kennedy
"I'll Still Be Right Here" Louise Wallace
"We've Got the World" Martin Brannigan, Keith Molloy

Results summary edit

Colour key
  – Contestant received the most public votes
  – Contestant received the fewest public votes and was eliminated
Contestant Show 1 Show 2 Show 3 Show 4 Show 5 Show 6 Show 7 Show 8 Show 9 Show 10
(Final)
Mickey Harte 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Simon Casey 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
Michael Leonard 3rd 6th 4th 3rd 5th 4th 3rd 3rd Eliminated
(Show 9)
Lisa Bresnan 1st 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th Eliminated
(Show 8)
Brian Ormond 1st 3rd 5th 6th 4th 5th/6th Eliminated
(Show 7)
Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney 2nd 7th 8th 5th 6th 5th/6th Eliminated
(Show 7)
Sarah Brophy 4th 9th 7th 7th 7th Eliminated
(Show 6)
Susan McFadden 4th 5th 6th 8th Eliminated
(Show 5)
Joanne Fahy 5th 8th 9th Eliminated
(Show 4)
Azi Jegbefume 6th 10th/11th Eliminated
(Show 3)
Catherine Yore 5th 10th/11th Eliminated
(Show 3)
Susan McGowan 6th Eliminated
(Show 2)
Catriona McGinty 7th Eliminated
(Show 1)

Audition shows edit

Audition Show 1: South Dublin – 3 November 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Roisin Cooper 18 Bailieboro, County Cavan "More Than a Woman" (911) Eliminated
2 Rosemarie Farrell 17 Dunboyne, County Meath "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) Eliminated
3 Azi Jegbefume 18 Tallaght, Dublin 24 "My Love is Your Love" (Whitney Houston) Advanced
4 Niall Whelehan 17 Newbridge, County Kildare "In My Place" (Coldplay) Eliminated
5 Alan Foran 20 Dundalk, County Louth "Escape" (Enrique Iglesias) Eliminated
6 Dee Daly 21 Donnycarney, Dublin 5 "A Woman's Worth" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated
7 Joe Kiernan 22 Gorey, County Wexford "True Companion" (Marc Cohn) Eliminated
8 Brian Pemberton 18 Tallaght, Dublin 24 "Wonderful Tonight" (Eric Clapton) Eliminated
Audition Show 2: Belfast – 10 November 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Rachel Hogg 19 Letterkenny, County Donegal "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) Eliminated
2 Michelle Howard 16 Coleraine, County Londonderry "What Can I Do" (The Corrs) Eliminated
3 Paul Lau 17 Cushendall, County Antrim "All I Want Is You" (U2) Eliminated
4 Chris Woods 19 Portrush, County Antrim "Desperado" (Eagles) Eliminated
5 Jill & Dawn Petticrew Both 25 Belfast "Take a Chance on Me" (Abba) Eliminated
6 Marion Kelly 18 Moyross, County Limerick "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Bette Midler) Eliminated
7 Michael Leonard 22 Belcoo, County Fermanagh "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Guns N' Roses) Advanced
8 Terry Keeley 16 Belfast "When You Say Nothing at All" (Ronan Keating) Eliminated
Audition Show 3: Dundalk – 17 November 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Nicola Cassidy 19 Drogheda, County Louth "River Deep, Mountain High" (Tina Turner) Eliminated
2 Siobhan McDonnell 16 Dundalk, County Louth "Songbird" (Eva Cassidy) Eliminated
3 Aoife Blake Bray, County Wicklow "Son of a Preacher Man" (Dusty Springfield) Eliminated
4 Sharon O'Hanlon 25 Finglas, County Dublin "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Celine Dion) Eliminated
5 Emma Jenkinson 17 Tandragee, County Armagh "Walking in Memphis" (Cher) Eliminated
6 Heather Lynas 16 Dundonald, County Down "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) Eliminated
7 Catherine Yore 17 Kells, County Meath "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) Advanced
8 Julie Cunnane 17 Dundalk, County Louth "Like a Prayer" (Madonna) Eliminated
Audition Show 4: Cork – 24 November 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Serena Lee 16 County Cork "I Turn to You" (Christina Aguilera) Eliminated
2 Colin Melsop 20 Carrigaline, County Cork "I Can't Make You Love Me" (George Michael) Eliminated
3 Sarah Brophy 18 Bandon, County Cork "I Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin) Advanced
4 Leonne Mulryan 17 Cork, County Cork "Fields of Gold" (Eva Cassidy) Eliminated
5 Greg Ryan 18 Prospect, County Limerick "Flying Without Wings" (Westlife) Eliminated
6 Donna Keohan 18 County Waterford "How Do I Live" (LeAnn Rimes) Eliminated
7 Rebecca O'Connor 27 Cobh, County Cork "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) Eliminated
8 Karl Fradgley 25 Douglas Street, County Cork "I Can't Make You Love Me" (George Michael) Eliminated
Audition Show 5: Kilkenny – 1 December 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Natasha Croghan 16 County Roscommon "Get Here" (Oleta Adams) Eliminated
2 Jason Paul Ryan 24 Liverpool "American Pie" (Don McLean) Eliminated
3 Trevor O'Neill 23 County Kilkenny "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (George Michael) Eliminated
4 Ellen Cosgrove 17 Donnybrook, Dublin "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers) Eliminated
5 Sharon Malloy 28 Castlecomer, County Kilkenny "Over the Rainbow" (Eva Cassidy) Eliminated
6 Chris Doran 22 Waterford, County Waterford "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Tom Jones) Eliminated
7 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney Both 16 County Cork "I Know Him So Well" (Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson) Advanced
8 Katrina Lee 16 Belfast "When I Fall in Love" (Nat King Cole) Eliminated
Audition Show 6: Galway – 8 December 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Frank Naughton 30 Galway City, County Galway "This Is the Moment" (Chuck Wagner) Eliminated
2 Chris Farragher 22 County Mayo "Just Looking" (Stereophonics) Eliminated
3 Sandi McCash 23 Galway, County Galway "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) Eliminated
4 Adrian Kenny 23 Mayfield, County Cork "Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers) Eliminated
5 Susan McGowan 19 Athlone, County Westmeath "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) Advanced
6 Susan Sheahan 18 Mallow, County Cork "I Hope You Dance" (Lee Ann Womack) Eliminated
7 Lisa Bresnan 22 Limerick, Co. Limerick "Thank U" (Alanis Morissette) Eliminated
8 David Moore 16 Dublin "Dancing in the Moonlight" (Toploader) Eliminated
Audition Show 7: Derry – 15 December 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Marie-Threse Martin 17 Derry City, County Londonderry "I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You" (Tom Waits) Eliminated
2 Gavin Quinn 21 Cookstown, County Tyrone "The River" (Garth Brooks) Eliminated
3 Leonna Lees 24 Magherafelt, County Londonderry "Black Is the Colour" (Christy Moore) Eliminated
4 4D (Paul Donaghy, Andrew Donaghy, Aidan Donaghy & Martin Delaney) Dungannon, County Tyrone "Full Force Gale" (Elvis Costello) Eliminated
5 Eoin O'Callaghan 23 Derry City, County Londonderry "Let It Be" (The Beatles) Eliminated
6 Justin McGurk 28 Cookstown, County Tyrone "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (Five for Fighting) Eliminated
7 Catriona McGinty 26 Strabane, County Tyrone "Heartache Tonight" (Eagles) Eliminated
8 Mickey Harte 29 Lifford, County Donegal "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty) Advanced
Audition Show 8: Kilarney – 22 December 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Una O'Riordan 21 Kanturk, County Cork "Love, Me" (Collin Raye) Eliminated
2 Rosaleen Herlihy 25 Cork, County Cork "Secret Love" (Doris Day) Eliminated
3 Derek McMahon 26 Sixmilebridge, County Clare "Endless Love" (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross) Eliminated
4 Catraoine Hickey 16 Cork, County Cork "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated
5 Kelly Hunter 18 County Cork "Any Man of Mine" (Shania Twain) Eliminated
6 Fiona O'Neill 18 County Kerry "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) Eliminated
7 Joanne Fahy 20 Croom, County Limerick "Breathless" (The Corrs) Advanced
8 Steve Martyn 31 Navan, County Meath "All Rise" (Blue) Eliminated
Audition Show 9: North Dublin – 29 December 2002
Draw Artist Age From Song (Original artists) Result
1 Sarah Corcoran 17 Galway, County Galway "Sunny Afternoon" (The Kinks) Eliminated
2 Cara McDowell 28 County Dublin "Baby Now That I've Found You" (The Foundations) Eliminated
3 Brenda Dunican 23 County Offaly "No Frontiers" (Jimmy MacCarthy) Eliminated
4 V10 (Marc O'Neill and Shane Butler) "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) Eliminated
5 Sinead Hand 18 County Dublin "Mama Said" (Metallica) Eliminated
6 Simon Casey 23 County Offaly "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) Advanced
7 Brian Ormond 23 Clondalkin, County Dublin "Mandy" (Barry Manilow) Eliminated
8 Susan McFadden 19 Dublin "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) Eliminated
The Story So Far – 5 January 2003
Judge Choice
Darren Smith Lisa Bresnan
Phil Coulter Catriona McGinty
Louis Walsh Brian Ormond
Kerry McFadden Susan McFadden

Live shows edit

The ten live shows took place between 5 January and 8 March 2003. The first seven shows featured various themes: free choice for the first three shows, Irish rock songs for the fourth show, Irish folk/traditional songs for the fifth show, love songs for the sixth show and American songs for the seventh show.[14][better source needed] Either one or two contestants were eliminated in each of the seven shows. The four remaining contestants each performed their candidate Eurovision songs starting from the eighth show and one contestant was eliminated during each of the eighth and ninth shows. "We've Got the World" performed by Mickey Harte was selected as the winner following the final show and announced the day after on 9 March 2003.[15] 1.3 million televotes were cast during the final show.[16]

Show 1 – 12 January 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "I Know Him So Well" 2 Advanced
2 Sarah Brophy "I Say a Little Prayer" (Karine Costa and Aretha Franklin) 4 Advanced
3 Azi Jegbefume "My Love is Your Love" (Whitney Houston) 6 Advanced
4 Lisa Bresnan "Thank U" (Alanis Morissette) 1 Advanced
5 Michael Leonard "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Guns n' Roses) 3 Advanced
6 Catherine Yore "Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) 5 Advanced
7 Catriona McGinty "Heartache Tonight" (The Eagles) 7 Eliminated
Show 2 – 19 January 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Simon Casey "Right Here Waiting" (Richard Marx) 2 Advanced
2 Joanne Fahy "Talking in Your Sleep" (Crystal Gayle) 5 Advanced
3 Brian Ormond "Mandy" (Barry Manilow) 1 Advanced
4 Susan McGowan "Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer) 6 Eliminated
5 Mickey Harte "I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty) 3 Advanced
6 Susan McFadden "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara) 4 Advanced
Show 3 – 26 January 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Azi Jegbefume "You Gotta Be" (Des'ree) 11-12 Eliminated
2 Michael Leonard "Vincent" (Don McLean) 6 Advanced
3 Catherine Yore "From a Distance" (Bette Midler) 11-12 Eliminated
4 Sarah Brophy "It Must Have Been Love" (Roxette) 9 Advanced
5 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "Cruisin'" (Smokey Robinson) 7 Advanced
6 Lisa Bresnan "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) 4 Advanced
7 Mickey Harte "The Joker" (Steve Miller) 2 Advanced
8 Joanne Fahy "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) 8 Advanced
9 Simon Casey "Desperado" (The Eagles) 1 Advanced
10 Susan McFadden "We've Got Tonight" (Bob Seger) 5 Advanced
11 Brian Ormond "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) 3 Advanced
Show 4 – 2 February 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "One" (U2) 4 Advanced
2 Sarah Brophy "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) 7 Advanced
3 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "A Good Heart" (Fergal Sharkey) 8 Advanced
4 Lisa Bresnan "Crazy Love" (Van Morrison) 3 Advanced
5 Mickey Harte "Teenage Kicks" (The Undertones) 2 Advanced
6 Joanne Fahy "Dreams" (The Corrs) 9 Eliminated
7 Simon Casey "Sarah" (Thin Lizzy) 1 Advanced
8 Susan McFadden "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor) 6 Advanced
9 Brian Ormond "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison) 5 Advanced
Show 5 – 9 February 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "Green Fields of France" (The Fureys) 3 Advanced
2 Sarah Brophy "Katie" (Jimmy MacCarthy) 7 Advanced
3 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "Neidin" (Jimmy MacCarthy) 5 Advanced
4 Lisa Bresnan "Ride On" (Jimmy MacCarthy) 4 Advanced
5 Mickey Harte "The Island" (Paul Brady) 2 Advanced
6 Simon Casey "Scorn Not His Simplicity" (Phil Coulter) 1 Advanced
7 Susan McFadden "No Frontiers" (Jimmy MacCarthy) 8 Eliminated
8 Brian Ormond "Only Our Rivers Run Free" (Planxty) 6 Advanced
Show 6 – 16 February 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "Hello" (Lionel Richie) 5 Advanced
2 Sarah Brophy "The Rose" (Bette Midler) 7 Eliminated
3 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "More Than Words" (Extreme) 6 Advanced
4 Lisa Bresnan "This Year's Love" (David Gray) 3 Advanced
5 Mickey Harte "Every Breath You Take" (The Police) 1 Advanced
6 Simon Casey "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt) 2 Advanced
7 Brian Ormond "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (George Benson) 4 Advanced
Show 7 – 23 February 2003
Draw Artist Song (Original artists) Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (Garth Brooks) 4 Advanced
2 Shauna and Caoimhe McElhinney "Closer to Fine" (Indigo Girls) 5-6 Eliminated
3 Lisa Bresnan "Your So Vain" (Carly Simon) 3 Advanced
4 Mickey Harte "Jack and Diane" (John Mellencamp) 2 Advanced
5 Simon Casey "Lyin' Eyes" (The Eagles) 1 Advanced
6 Brian Ormond "Amazed" (Lonestar) 5-6 Eliminated
Show 8 – 2 March 2003
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "I Couldn't Love You More" 3 Advanced
2 Lisa Bresnan "I'll Still Be Right Here" 4 Eliminated
3 Mickey Harte "We've Got the World" 1 Advanced
4 Simon Casey "A Better Plan" 2 Advanced
Show 9 – 9 March 2003
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Michael Leonard "I Couldn't Love You More" 3 Eliminated
2 Mickey Harte "We've Got the World" 1 Advanced
3 Simon Casey "A Better Plan" 2 Advanced
Final – 16 March 2003
Draw Artist Song Place
1 Mickey Harte "We've Got the World" 1
2 Simon Casey "A Better Plan" 2

At Eurovision edit

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom five countries in the 2002 contest competed in the final on 24 May 2003.[17] On 29 November 2002, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Ireland was set to perform in position 3, following the entry from Austria and before the entry from Turkey.[18] Ireland finished in eleventh place with 53 points.[19]

In Ireland, the show was broadcast on RTÉ One with commentary by Marty Whelan and Phil Coulter.[20] The Irish spokesperson, who announced the Irish votes during the show, was Pamela Flood.

Voting edit

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ireland and awarded by Ireland in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Norway in the contest.

Delayed televoting results edit

Televoting was provided to viewers in Ireland during the contest, however due to a delay in receiving the full results the votes of an assembled back-up jury were used instead to provide the Irish votes.[22][23] RTÉ subsequently revealed the top 10 countries from the Irish televoting after the contest.[24]

Delayed televoting results[24]
Score Country
12 points   Austria
10 points   Iceland
8 points   Norway
7 points   Sweden
6 points   Germany
5 points   Latvia
4 points   Romania
3 points   Netherlands
2 points   Belgium
1 point   Estonia

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