Summary
Ireland was represented by The Swarbriggs, with the song "That's What Friends Are For", at the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 22 March in Stockholm. "That's What Friends Are For" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 9 February.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1975 | ||||
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| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 February 1975 | |||
| Selected entrant | The Swarbriggs | |||
| Selected song | "That's What Friends Are For" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 68 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision edit
National Song Contest edit
Competing Entries edit
RTÉ internally selected The Swarbriggs in October 1974 and opened song submissions.[1] They received 335 entries from public submissions, 295 in English and 40 in Irish. RTÉ chose seven entries from the public submissions and another song was required to be composed by Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, which was "That's What Friends Are For".[2]
Final edit
The eleventh National Song Contest was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Mike Murphy. This was the first edition of the National Song Contest to be broadcast in colour.[3] For a second year, RTÉ pre-selected their representatives and The Swarbriggs performed eight songs which were voted on by ten regional juries.[4]
| Draw | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This Is Our Very Own Song" | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | "Butterfly Morning" | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | "Bláithín" | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | "Lady in Blue" | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | "Come and Keep Me Warm" | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | "That's What Friends Are For" | 36 | 1 |
| 7 | "Baberó Dederó" | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | "Goodbye to Goodbye" | 22 | 2 |
At Eurovision edit
On the night of the final The Swarbriggs performed second in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding France. At the close of voting "That's What Friends Are For" had picked up 68 points (including a maximum 12 from Belgium), placing Ireland 9th of the 19 entries.[5][6]
Voting edit
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References edit
- ^ "Brothers Chosen For Song Contest". The Irish Times. 5 October 1974. p. 1.
- ^ "R.T.E. Stays Quiet On Song Contest Costs". The Irish Times. 20 January 1975. p. 6.
- ^ "Swarbriggs win with own song". The Irish Times. 10 February 1975. p. 1.
- ^ ESC National Finals database 1975
- ^ "Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Ireland 1975
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Stockholm 1975". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.