Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 explained

Year:1985
Country:Ireland
Preselection:National final
Preselection Date:27 March 1985
Entrant:Maria Christian
Song:Wait Until the Weekend Comes
Final Result:6th, 91 points

Ireland was represented by Maria Christian, with the song "Wait Until the Weekend Comes", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" was chosen as the Irish entry at the national final on 27 March.

Before Eurovision

National final

The final was held at the studios of broadcaster RTÉ in Dublin, hosted by Gay Byrne. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries. One of the contenders was Marion Fossett, who was a member of Ireland's 1981 representatives Sheeba.[1]

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Carol Ann"Two Hearts"202
2Marion Fossett"Only a Fantasy"76
3Jody McStravick"Couldn't Live My Life"154
4Jacinta Whyte"The Circus Song"67
5Jane Cassidy"Long Before"163
6Mike Sherrard"Hearts"38
7Trish O'Brien"Hold Her Now"154
8Maria Christian"Wait Until the Weekend Comes"281
Detailed Regional Jury Votes
DrawSong
1"Two Hearts"2314114420
2"Only a Fantasy"32117
3"Couldn't Live My Life"6134115
4"The Circus Song"211116
5"Long Before"1173416
6"Hearts"33
7"Hold Her Now"1124222115
8"Wait Until the Weekend Comes"1325641628

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Christian performed first in the running order, preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" had picked up 91 points, placing Ireland 6th of the 19 entries.[2] Only the two final juries, Greece and Luxembourg failed to award the song any points at all. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway.[3]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. http://natfinals.50webs.com/70s_80s/Ireland1985.html ESC National Finals database 1985
  2. Web site: Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416073301/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final . 16 April 2021 . live.
  3. http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=527 ESC History - Ireland 1985
  4. Web site: Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985 . European Broadcasting Union . 16 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416074143/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final/results/ireland . 16 April 2021 . live.