Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969

Ireland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid, Spain. The participating broadcaster, RTÉ, selected the entrant through a national final, which was won by Muriel Day. Joined by the Lindsays, they finished 7th place with 10 points in the final on 29 March 1969.[1]

Eurovision Song Contest 1969
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processNational final - juries
Selection date(s)16 February 1969
Selected entrantMuriel Day and the Lindsays
Selected song"The Wages of Love"
Selected songwriter(s)Michael Reade
Finals performance
Final result7th, 10 points
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

National final

The Irish national final was held on Sunday 16 February 1969 from the RTÉ studios in Dublin and was broadcast on RTÉ Television, and hosted by Brendan O'Reilly. The winning song was decided by 10 regional juries throughout Ireland.[2]

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1 Sean Dunphy "Paper Boats" 3 5
2 Dana "Look Around" 8 2
3 Butch Moore "Too Late" 2 8
4 Muriel Day "The Wages of Love" 30 1
5 Dickie Rock "Now Do You Believe Me" 6 3
6 Eleanor Nodwell "Talking to Myself" 3 5
7 Pat McGeegan "Johnny Dreamer" 5 4
8 Fiorenza Viani-Nolan "1959" 3 5

Four of the performers had represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in the previous four years. Butch Moore was Ireland's first representative in 1965, where he sang "I'm Walking the Streets in the Rain" and finished 6th in Naples. Dickie Rock represented Ireland in 1966 where he sang "Come Back to Stay" and finished 4th in Luxembourg. Sean Dunphy flew the Irish flag in Vienna in 1967 singing "If I Could Choose", which was the runner-up to the UK's Sandie Shaw. And Pat McGeegan performed the Irish entry in 1968 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with the song "Chance of a Lifetime", which ended up in fourth place.

At Eurovision

Muriel Day and the Lindsays performed 5th at the beginning of the startfield and finished 7th with 10 points.

Voting

References
  1. "Muriel Day and the Lindsays - Ireland - Madrid 1969 - Eurovision Song Contest". EBU. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
  2. "IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1969". Geocities.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
  3. "Results of the Final of Madrid 1969". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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