Eurosong 2008
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Eurosong 2008 took place on February 23, 2008 at the National University Hall in Limerick, Ireland. It was Ireland's national selection process for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, to be held between May 20 and May 24 in Belgrade, Serbia. The presenter was Ray D'Arcy.
After a disappointing last place result in the 2007 contest, RTÉ assembled a committee of music and media professionals, including 1992 Eurovision winner Linda Martin, to review the broadcaster's strategy for selecting an entry for the 2008 entry. The committee's suggestions prompted RTÉ to organize a new competition, to be entitled Eurosong 2008. While similar in structure to the National Song Contest which selected some of Ireland's Eurovision entries in the past, the new Eurosong 2008 also took "visual presentation" into consideration when selecting entries.
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[edit] Panel
There were three music related stars on the panel, who gave their opinions of each act after they performed.
- Louis Walsh, a music manager and judge on the ITV show The X Factor.
- Dana, an Irish singer and Irish winner in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with the song All Kinds of Everything.
- Marija Šerifović, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song Molitva. She also sang her winning song to close the show.
[edit] Entries
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donal Skehan | Double Cross My Heart |
| 2 | Dustin the Turkey | Irelande Douze Pointe |
| 3 | Maja Slatinšek | Time to Rise |
| 4 | Leona Daly | Not Crazy After All |
| 5 | Liam Geddes | Sometimes |
| 6 | Marc Roberts | Chances |
[edit] Trivia
- Marc Roberts represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, and came second.
- Maja Slantinšek was one of the backing singers for Slovenia in 2006.
