Ireland finally has a winner...or is it? For Copenhagen, it is Can Linn (pictured) with "Heartbeat."
"Heartbeat"--Can Linn's collaboration with Kasey Smith--has a great beat, with Celtic folk vibes. Some said it was similar to the winning song from 2013, "Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Not me, not that close. Her vocals are great as well. She will perform in the second semifinal on Thursday, the 8th of May. She will qualify for the grand final. End of story.
It is also a good sign that Ireland is coming back. Way back into the ESC frame. Some of you remember that Johnny Logan is a two time ESC champion in 1980 (with "What's Another Year") and in one of the greatest ESC's of all time in 1987 (with "Hold Me Now"). Johnny Logan aka Mr. Eurovision. Between those two wins by Johnny Logan, saw a couple great songs from Ireland--the Duskeys "Here Today Gone Tomorrow" (1982) & Linda Martin "Terminal 3" (1984). Since 1987, saw some very interesting songs from Ireland in ESC, including the McCaul's "Love?" (2005) just to name a few. Those are some of the great ESC songs from Ireland that come off the top of my head. It was sad in 2011 and 2012 when JEDWARD was there in both Dusseldorf and Baku with terrible entries that should've got nul points in the semifinals, simply because the Grimes twins were garbage (and still are). And after Timothy (?) Dolan's "Love Will Survive" from Malmo, Ireland has risen from the phoenix. This is Ireland in ESC, and this is what is done.
Up next: Mei Finegold "Same Heart."
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