Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The song was performed by the band Dervish, which was internally selected in November 2006 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland.Four songs faced a public televote, ultimately resulting in the selection of "They Can't Stop the Spring" as the Irish entry.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 2006, "Every Song Is a Cry for Love" performed by Brian Kennedy, managed to qualify to the final and placed tenth.From 2003 to 2005, RTÉ had set up the talent contest You're a Star to choose both the song and performer to compete at Eurovision for Ireland, with the public involved in the selection.The Irish performance featured the lead singer of Dervish, Cathy Jordan, in a red and white dress playing the bodhrán.The remaining members of the group, dressed in plain black shirts with jeans, performed a routine which featured them following Jordan around the stage.Despite finishing in last place, the broadcast of the final was watched by 780,000 viewers in Ireland with a market share of 53%, representing an increase from the previous year.
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