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Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015

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Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Country Ireland
National selection
Selection processJunior Eurovision Éire 2015
Selection date(s)Semi-final
11 October 2015
18 October 2015
25 October 2015
1 November 2015
Final
8 November 2015
Selected artist(s)Aimee Banks
Selected song"Réalta na mara"
Finals performance
Final result12th, 36 points
Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2015 2016►

Ireland selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry through Junior Eurovision Éire. The competing songs were broken down into four semi-finals. On 23 March 2015 it was announced that Ireland would debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1]

Junior Eurovision Éire was won by Aimee Banks, who sang "Réalta na mara" for Ireland at the contest. She placed 12th with 36 points.

Before Junior Eurovision

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Junior Eurovision Éire

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The jury members in the first edition of Junior Eurovision Éire were Stiofán Ó Fearail (singer, songwriter, musician and television presenter), Niamh Kavanagh (singer, Eurovision Song Contest 1993 winner), and Brian Kennedy (singer, Irish representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006).

Semi-final 1

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Draw Artist[2] Song[2] Songwriter(s) Result
1 Lisa-Rose McMahon "Bris amach" Lisa-Rose McMahon, Brendan McCaughey, Carmel McGivney Final Duel
2 Jessica Doolan "Mise sa todhchaí" Jessica Doolan, Hugh Doolan Eliminated
3 David Kennedy "Fuar" David Kennedy, Emma O'Reilly Final Duel
4 Eva Roantree "Geallaim duit" Eva Roantree, Gary Burke Eliminated
5 Eva Campbell "I mo fhéileacán" Eva Campbell, Leo Capper Eliminated
6 Katie O’Donoghue "Síscéal" Katie O'Donghue, Elsa Joyce, Jamie O'Donoghue, Ruby Fairclough Eliminated
7 Amy Meehan "Gan tú" Amy Meehan, Tommy Conway, Geraldine Galligan Eliminated
8 Ellen McAteer "Dubh agus bán" Ellen McAteer Eliminated
Artist[2] Song[2] S. Ó Fearail N. Kavanagh B. Kennedy Votes Result
David Kennedy "Fuar" X X 2 Advanced
Lisa-Rose McMahon "Bris amach" X 1 Eliminated

Semi-final 2

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Draw Artist[3] Song[3] Songwriter(s) Result
1 Aimee Banks "Réalta na mara" Aimee Banks, Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Brendan McCarthy Final Duel
2 Na Cork Rappers "Is maith liom é" Na Cork Rappers, GMC Beats, Webwise, YWIC Eliminated
3 Ellie Power "Mo ghrá" Ellie Power Eliminated
4 Kelly Irwin "Fíor chairde" Kelly Irwin, Greg French Final Duel
5 Ashley Tubridy "Múr samhraidh" Ashley Tubridy Eliminated
6 Ruby Buckley "Síocháin" Ruby Buckley, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson Eliminated
7 Ellie Quinlan "Ag taisteal an domhain" Ellie Quinlan Eliminated
8 Maude Adams "Dubh ’is gorm" Maude Adams Eliminated
Artist[3] Song[3] S. Ó Fearail B. Kennedy Votes Result
Aimee Banks "Réalta na mara" X X 2 Advanced
Kelly Irwin "Fíor chairde" 0 Eliminated

Semi-final 3

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Draw Artist[4] Song[4] Songwriter(s) Result
1 Aislí Moran "Aisling" Aislí Moran, Greg French, Miss Ali Final Duel
2 Muireann Vaughan "Miongháire" Muireann Vaughan Final Duel
3 Adam Moloney "Lá ámháin" Adam Moloney Eliminated
4 Aoibhín Walsh "Féileacán i mo shaol" Aoibhín Walsh, Brendan Keeley Eliminated
5 Rachel Galvin "Bhíomar i ngrá" Rachel Galvin, Dearbhla Collins Eliminated
6 Revolutionary "Splancacha" Ellen McGroary, Aoife Breslin, Síofra Mauerhofer, Aoibhín Woods Eliminated
7 Leah Kavanagh "Tusa agus mise" Leah Kavanagh, Daire McGabhann, Áine Mulvey, Natasha Senanayake Eliminated
8 Amy Scollard "Grá go deo" Amy Scollard, Elaine McCabe Cudden Eliminated
Artist[4] Song[4] S. Ó Fearail N. Kavanagh B. Kennedy Votes Result
Aislí Moran "Aisling" X 1 Eliminated
Muireann Vaughan "Miongháire" X X 2 Advanced

Semi-final 4

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Draw Artist[5] Song[5] Songwriter(s) Result
1 Zena Donnelly "I d’aonair" Zena Donnelly Final Duel
2 Sophie Halligan "Caillte gan tú" Sophie Halligan, Paddy Reilly Final Duel
3 Sceitimíní "Sé seo mo ghuí" Sceitimíní, Blue Ribbon Arts Eliminated
4 Paddy Heneghan "Rún" Paddy Heneghan, Kate Heneghan, Art O’Suilleabhan Eliminated
5 Katie Ball "Ag damhsa liomsa" Katie Ball, Greg French Eliminated
6 Jane Breathnach "An chéad uair" Jane Breathnach, Kevin Breathnach, Billy Larkin Eliminated
7 Lillie Foley "Tóg mó lámh" Lillie Foley, Flossie Plain Eliminated
8 Olivia Emade "Seo í an oíche" Olivia Emade, Michael English Eliminated
Artist Song S. Ó Fearail N. Kavanagh B. Kennedy Votes Result
Sophie Halligan "Caillte gan tú" X 1 Eliminated
Zena Donnelly "I d’aonair" X X 2 Advanced
Final

Along with the winners from the four heats, two wildcard acts were entered into the final. They were Lisa-Rose McMahon who came second in week 1 and Aislí Moran who came second in week 3. For the final, a sing-off was introduced between the top two contenders.

Draw Artist Song Result
1 Zena Donnelly "I d’aonair" Final Duel
2 Lisa-Rose McMahon "Bris amach" Eliminated
3 Muireann Vaughan "Miongháire" Eliminated
4 Aimee Banks "Réalta na mara" Final Duel
5 David Kennedy "Fuar" Eliminated
6 Aislí Moran "Aisling" Eliminated
Draw Artist Song S. Ó Fearail N. Kavanagh B. Kennedy Votes
1 Aimee Banks "Réalta na mara" X X 2
2 Zena Donnelly "I d’aonair" X 1

Artist and song information

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Republic of Ireland"Réalta na Mara"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Aimee Banks
Languages
Composer(s)
Aimee Banks, Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Brendan McCarthy
Lyricist(s)
Aimee Banks
Finals performance
Final result
12
Final points
36

Aimee Banks

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Aimee Banks (born 14 February 2002)[6] is a young soprano from Moycullen, in County Galway. She represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "Réalta na Mara", (lit. Star of the sea), a song which she co-wrote and composed with Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff and Brendan McCarthy.

Réalta na Mara

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"Réalta na Mara" (English: Star of the Sea) is a song performed by Aimee Banks, which represented Ireland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, placing 12th in a field of 17 countries.

At Junior Eurovision

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Aimee Banks at stage of JESC 2015

At the running order draw which took place on 15 November 2015, Ireland were drawn to perform seventh on 21 November 2015, following Australia and preceding Russia.[7]

Final

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The staging consisted of a deep purple background with a multitude of stars. The 'star of the sea' also appeared in bright light towards the end of the song. The other important notice was that the waves in the sea behind Aimee were less rough, becoming as the song progressed to match with the lyrics. The stage for the performance was covered in dry ice, giving a mystical effect to the performance.

At the end of the voting, Ireland finished 12th with 36 points.[8]

Voting

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The voting during the final consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released one month after the final.

Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that Ireland had placed 10th with the public televote and 14th with the jury vote. In the public vote, Ireland scored 43 points, while with the jury vote, Ireland scored 19 points.[9]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Ireland and awarded by Ireland in the final and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the final.

Detailed voting results

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The following members comprised the Irish jury:[11]

  • Caitríona Ní Cheannabáin
  • Gearóid Ó Murchú
  • Aoife Scott
  • Morgan Cooke
  • Keith Ó Briain
Detailed voting results from Ireland[11]
Draw Country C. Ní Cheannabáin G. Ó Murchú A. Scott M. Cooke K. Ó Briain Average Jury Points Televoting Points Points Awarded
01  Serbia 4 2 6 1 3 4 3
02  Georgia 6 10 4
03  Slovenia 2 6 5 8 5 7 6
04  Italy 1 5 4 1
05  Netherlands 3 1 5
06  Australia 5 3 6 4 2
07  Ireland
08  Russia 1 2
09  Macedonia 3 3 4 1 2
10  Belarus 12 7 7 8 3 7 6 7
11  Armenia 10 8 10 12 12 12 5 8
12  Ukraine 2 1
13  Bulgaria 7 4 4 7 6 12 12
14  San Marino 2 1
15  Malta 8 10 8 10 10 10 8 10
16  Albania 6 12 12 7 5 8 3 5
17  Montenegro 2

Notes

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  1. ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

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  1. ^ Granger, Anthony (23 March 2015). "Ireland: Debuts At Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d Granger, Anthony (11 October 2015). "Tonight: Ireland Starts Their Junior Eurovision Selection". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Mulhall, Garrett (14 October 2015). "Ireland : Heat 2 Sunday October 18th – Song Details for Junior Eurovision Search". eurovisionireland.net. Eurovision Ireland. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d "Junior Eurovision: Programme 3". tg4.ie. TG4. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Junior Eurovision: Programme 4". tg4.ie. TG4. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ Participant profile
  7. ^ James-Fisher, Luke (15 November 2015). "Running order for Junior Eurovision 2015". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Full split results of Junior Eurovision 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Sofia 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.