The long awaited news of the Irish entry finally arrived. The Irish broadcaster RTE made an internal choice as in the past years, but not always the internal choices have been successful. Ireland has always been one of the strongest contenders in Eurovision with seven victories, but at a certain point the enthusiasm was over and Irish ballads and ethnic music did not bring any good placings anymore.

The long awaited news of the Irish entry finally arrived. The Irish broadcaster RTE made an internal choice as in the past years, but not always the internal choices have been successful. Ireland has always been one of the strongest contenders in Eurovision with seven victories, but at a certain point the enthusiasm was over and Irish ballads and ethnic music did not bring any good placings anymore.

Maybe 2020 is the year how Ireland can shift this trend to another direction. Lesley Roy a singer and songwriter is the new hope for Ireland. She lives in New York, but born in Dublin. With a fresh and quirky song called “Story Of My Life”, the Irish can dream that the good old times come back.

Watch the Irish song 2020

Author: Jens PetersenEmail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Editor in Chief of eurovisionlive.com

About me:
Due to the fact that my parents are musicians, I have a gained a great enthusiasm for music. Since 1979 my interest in the Eurovision Song Contest has grown enormously. My first ESC I joined was in Dublin 1995. Six years later I founded the website eurovisionlive.com in the year 2001. The most fascinating part for me is the original idea of the Eurovision Song Contest – the peaceful contest of the European countries. I am very happy that I have the chance to contribute my little part for the greatest music show in the world.