Irish Chart performance of Eurovision songs

[beatlened]

With the dreaded Eurovision Song Contest almost upon us a time to relect on Ireland's fascination with Eurovision records. Once a guaranteed way to get a hit record, lately it's taken a high profile TV show (You're A Star) to make hits out of very ordinary songs sung by average singers. Even the winners of the Eurovision these days seldom make a huge impact on the charts.

First off, Ireland's very own Eurovision 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 EDDY 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
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

This didn't chart at all:-

2001 GARY O'SHAUGHNESSY - WITHOUT YOUR LOVE 21

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

Songs from other countries:

Finland

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

Germany

12-Apr-81 LENA VALAITIS - JOHNNY BLUE - 15 4 wks 2
02-May-82 NICOLE - A LITTLE PEACE - 1 11 wks 1


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

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 -

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

[CZB]

01-May-83 CORRINE HERMES - SI LA VIE EST UN CADEAU - 19 1 wks 1

Corinne Hermes' performance is understated on www.irishcharts.ie and in the book - her second week in, at number 12, was overlooked:

http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.p ... c&start=26

I thought we had that one on the "corrections" thread, but maybe not.

[beatlened]

01-May-83 CORRINE HERMES - SI LA VIE EST UN CADEAU - 19 1 wks 1

Corinne Hermes' performance is understated on www.irishcharts.ie and in the book - her second week in, at number 12, was overlooked:

http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.p ... c&start=26

I thought we had that one on the "corrections" thread, but maybe not.

Quite right. Fixed that now. Thanks

[beatlened]

I should also have mentioned that RIVERDANCE by Bill Whelan, which is the all time chart champ in Ireland, (#1 for 18 weeks) began life as a eurovision filler. It was the "real" winner of the 1994 contest. So I guess it should really be included in the above list.

[Edimes]

You forgot:

Italy
18-May-1964 GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI - NO HO L'ETA - 4 7 wks 1

[beatlened]

You forgot:

Italy
18-May-1964 GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI - NO HO L'ETA - 4 7 wks 1

You are right Edimes. Thanks for spotting that . Original post amended. I guess she became the 2nd artist after Cliff Richard to have 2 Eurovision hits in Ireland. The Swarbriggs and Johnny Logan also managed to do it. And you could make a case for Vicky leandros although both her hits were with the same song, and at the same time.

[kyliejovi]

gina g's uk entry in 1996 was a uk number 1 hit,,its listed as a number 6 hit

[Robbie]

gina g's uk entry in 1996 was a uk number 1 hit,,its listed as a number 6 hit

this is the Irish chart positions: it got to #6 over there.

[Shakyfan]

...and you can now add Finland to the list of other countries!

Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah is the 2nd highest new entry in this weeks Top 50 coming in (and equalling Brian Kennedy) at no 4 just behind Nelly Furtado!

[zeus555]

Hello,
'Waterloo', by ABBA, should be Listed twice now. It was also a Number 20 UK Hit, in 2004:,

29/5/04 WATERLOO - ABBA - 20 3wks

Colin

[CZB]

Hello,
'Waterloo', by ABBA, should be Listed twice now. It was also a Number 20 UK Hit, in 2004:,

29/5/04 WATERLOO - ABBA - 20 3wks

Colin

This thread covers the chart performance of Eurovision entries in Ireland rather than the UK........










.......but "Waterloo" did make it back into the Irish chart in 2004 as well for two more weeks (#33 on 20/05/04, then #41 on 27/05/04) ! These would bring its total weeks in the Irish charts to 11.

[beatlened]

Many thanks for all the obs. Amendments made above

[Shakyfan]

Amazing the number of people who come into a thread entitled Irish chart performances and expect to find UK positions!

[Shakyfan]

Just noticed that while Jacqueline Boyer failed to chart in Ireland with France's 1960 winner Tom Pillibi she did make a belated chart debut there in April 2001 as guest vocalist on Brendan Keeley's no 11 hit Still In Love!

[jayjaynz]

one seems to be missing from the list is the Luxembourg 1975 entry

Title: YOU (TOI)
Artist: GERALDINE
Label: EMI
Date of entry: 27.03.1975
Highest Placement: 18
Weeks in the Charts: 2

[micheal45631]

Could you tell me more … I would love to explore.

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