Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 explained

Contest:Junior
Year:2018
Country:Ireland
Entrant:Taylor Hynes
Song:IOU
Final Result:15th, 48 points
Prev:2017

Ireland participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Irish broadcaster TG4 is responsible for organising their entry for the contest through a national selection show entitled Junior Eurovision Éire. The national final took place on 11 November 2018, while the semifinals took place between 14 October and 4 November. This was Ireland's fourth appearance at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Background

See main article: article and Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Prior to the 2018 Contest, Ireland had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its debut in .[1] TG4 previously attempted to participate at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, but required funding from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), which was rejected.[2]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Irish broadcaster was included in the final list of participants of the EBU, which revealed that they would be participating at Junior Eurovision for the third time in their history. The mechanism for selecting their entrant and song was through the national selection show Junior Eurovision Éire, like in their three other appearances.[3] The selection process is scheduled to take place every Sunday starting on 14 October, where thirty-two participants competed, and culminated into a final which took place on 11 November 2018.[4] [5]

Jury members

ArtistESC Year(s)Song(s)Place (semi-final)Points (semi-final)Place (final)Points (final)
Linda Martinalign=center "Terminal 3"2137
align=center "Why Me?"1155
Niamh Kavanaghalign=center "In Your Eyes"1187
align=center "It's for You"align=center 9align=center 67align=center 23align=center 25
Brian Kennedyalign=center "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"align=center 9align=center 79align=center 10align=center 93
Dustin the Turkeyalign=center "Irelande Douze Pointe"align=center 15align=center 22colspan="2"
Ryan O'Shaughnessyalign=center "Together"align=center 6align=center 179align=center 16align=center 136

Junior Eurovision Éire

Semi Final 1

The first semi final was broadcast on 14 October 2018, in which Ryan O'Shaughnessy was the guest judge and the opening act.

DrawArtistSongResultNumber of stars
01Saibh Skelly"Grian is Gealach le chéile"Final Duel13
02Katie O'Connor"Creidim i nGrá"Eliminated11
03Jessica Doolan"Aisling"Final Duel15
04Faith Robinson"Damhsa"Eliminated11
05Grace O'Dwyer"Ár nDomhan Beag"Eliminated11
06Na Dynamos"Fan Liom"Eliminated11
07Kailen Garrett"Mo Chuid Féin"Eliminated11
Saibh Skelly and Jessica Doolan both advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Jessica Doolan as the winner of this semi-final and she advanced to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 2

The second semi final was broadcast on 21 October 2018, in which Linda Martin was the guest judge and Aimee Banks was the opening act.

DrawArtistSongResultNumber of stars
01Cailíní K.L.L."Grá go deo"Eliminated10
02Sarah Kenny"Áit ar bith eile ach anseo"Final Duel13
03Julie Cole"Fadhb"Eliminated12
04David Bradley"Bí cróga"Eliminated12
05Kerry Ann McCreery"Tóg mo lámh"Final Duel13
06Ellen Keane"Tusa amháin"Eliminated12
07Erín Ní Rosach"Cuireann tú isteach orm"Eliminated10
Sarah Kenny and Kerry Ann Mc Creery advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Kerry Ann McCreery as the winner of this semi-final, making her advance to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 3

The third semi-final was broadcast on 28 October 2018, in which Brian Kennedy was the guest judge and Zena Donnelly was the opening act.

DrawArtistSongResultNumber of stars
01Saoirse Lynch"Ar aghaidh linn"Eliminated11
02Jemma Seery"Níos láidre le chéile"Eliminated11
03Anna and Ava"Táimid le chéile"Final Duel, Wildcard13
04Skye Murphy Darrer"Dúchas"Eliminated12
05Cora Harkin"Cibé saol atá romham"Final Duel15
06Taylor Lily Bulter"D'amhrán"Eliminated10
07Ciara Doherty"Creid"Eliminated11

Anna and Ava and Cora Harkin advanced to the final duel stage and performed their songs for the second time. After their second performances, the jury members selected Cora Harkin as the winner of this semi-final, making her advance to the grand final on 11 November.

Semi Final 4

The fourth semi-final was broadcast on 4 November, in which Dustin the Turkey was the guest judge and Muireann McDonnell was the opening act.

DrawArtistSongResultNumber of stars
01Taylor Hynes"I.O.U."Final Duel, Wildcard13
02Aoibhinn Ní Craoibhínn"Misneach"Eliminated12
03Aisling Mullarkey"Is Déagóir Mé"Eliminated12
04Shaniah Llane Rollo"Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí"Final Duel15
05Fia Lynn"Éist Linn"Eliminated10
06Ella Meakin Griffin "Samhlaigh Liom"Eliminated12
07Aoife McNerney"Mo Ghrá, Mo Shaol"Eliminated11
Taylor Hynes and Shaniah Llane Rollo advanced to the final duel of the show. After performing for a second time, the judges decided that Shaniah would advance to the final.

Final

The grand final was broadcast on 11 November. Niamh Kavanagh was the guest judge for this round. For the final, a sing-off was introduced between the top two contenders.

DrawArtistSongResult
01Jessica Doolan"Aisling"Eliminated
02Taylor Hynes"I.O.U."Final Duel
03Cora Harkin"Cibé saol atá romham"Eliminated
04Shaniah Llane Rollo"Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí"Final Duel
05Anna and Ava"Táimid le chéile"Eliminated
06Kerry Ann McCreery"Tóg mo lámh"Eliminated
DrawArtistSongResult
01Shaniah Llane Rollo"Cuimhnigh ar na Réaltaí"Runner-up
02Taylor Hynes"I.O.U."Winner

Artist and song information

Taylor Hynes
Origin:Dublin, Ireland
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2016-present
Birth Date:7 February 2004
Junior:yes
Song: "IOU"
Year:2018
Country:Ireland
Artist:Taylor Hynes
Language:Irish
Composer:Niall Mooney
Jonas Gladnikoff
Taylor Hynes
Lyricist:Niall Mooney
Jonas Gladnikoff
Taylor Hynes
Place:15th
Points:48
Prev Year:2017
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Taylor Hynes

Taylor Hynes (born 7 February 2004) is an Irish child singer. He represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "IOU". He previously entered Junior Eurovision Eire in 2016, where he failed to make the final. He returned to the selection in 2018 and came second in his heat, however a day after his heat was broadcast, he was leaked by Belarusian TV as Ireland's Junior Eurovision entrant. He was born in Dublin, but currently lives in Clonee.

IOU

IOU is a song by Irish child singer Taylor Hynes. It represented Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The music video clip features Hynes alongside Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and 2018 Irish entrant Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Ireland was drawn to perform ninth on 25 November 2018, following Belarus and preceding Serbia.[6]

Voting

Detailed voting results

+
DrawCountryJuror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror EAverage RankPoints Awarded
0136212665
02171211111215
0377133374
0416161765101
058812171814
06181916181318
071055131183
086109141092
09
101515148711
1122378210
1211474147
1313114112
14121310191916
155945256
161414159912
1791718161717
18191819101419
1941621638
2013118151513

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ireland: Debuts At Junior Eurovision. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 23 March 2015. 23 March 2015. Granger. Anthony.
  2. Web site: Ireland: TG4 Fails To Get BAI Funding For JESC. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 22 May 2014. 22 May 2014. Granger. Anthony.
  3. Web site: Farren. Neil. Ireland: TG4 Confirm Junior Eurovision 2016 Participation. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 29 August 2017. 28 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Herbert. Emily. Ireland: Junior Eurovision 2018 Participation Confirmed. Eurovoix. 12 June 2018. 12 June 2018.
  5. News: Ireland: Junior Eurovision Éire 2018 Starts on October 14 - Eurovoix. 2018-09-05. Eurovoix. 2018-09-05. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Zwart . Josianne . Running order of Junior Eurovision 2018 revealed . European Broadcasting Union . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181119214522/https://junioreurovision.tv/story/running-order-2018 . 19 November 2018 . 19 November 2018 . live.
  7. Web site: Results of the Final of Minsk 2018 . European Broadcasting Union . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601134812/https://junioreurovision.tv/event/minsk-2018/final/results/ireland . 1 June 2021 . live.

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