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Ireland in 1998
Dawn
Song
Is always over now?
Composer(s)
Gerry Morgan
More information
Biography
Dawn Martin is just 21 years old and comes from Dundalk, Co. Louth. She was involved in choirs at various schools. On leaving school she became a hairdresser but continued her music work in cabaret. She later became a member of the band A Good Choice. She appeared on The George Jones Show on BBC Radio Ulster a year ago and was heard by the composer of Is Always Over Now? He rang Dawn, with the result that she is singing the song for Ireland in Birmingham.
Gerry Morgan was a member of the showband Deirdre & The Defenders in the 60s, appearing on the British talent show Opportunity Knocks three times, once as a winner. More recently Gerry has performed in cabaret in Europe and America. His son David is playing guitar in the band backing Dawn.
Noel Kelehan has been involved with the Eurovision Song Contest for 30 years. This year marks the 25th occasion he has conducted the Eurovision Orchestra for Ireland. He is staff conductor and arranger with Radio Telefís Éireann and studied music in Dublin and New York. Commissions for Noel's compositions have ranged from string quartets to jazz groups and symphony orchestras. As a pianist Noel has accompanied many leading jazz soloists, including Zoot Zims, Pepper Adams and Ronnie Scott. [Notes from the Official 1998 Programme by the BBC]
Country profile
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History
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All Participations for Ireland
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2008 | Dustin the Turkey | Irlande, douze pointe | 22 | 15 |
| 2007 | Dervish | They can't stop the spring | 5 | 24 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 93 | 10 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 79 | 9 |
| 2005 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | Love? | 53 | 14 |
| 2004 | Chris Doran | If my world stopped turning | 7 | 23 |
| 2003 | Mickey Harte | We’ve got the world | 53 | 11 |
| 2001 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | Without your love | 6 | 21 |
| 2000 | Eamonn Toal | Millennium of love | 92 | 6 |
| 1999 | The Mullan's | When you need me | 18 | 18 |
| 1998 | Dawn | Is always over now? | 64 | 9 |
| 1997 | Marc Roberts | Mysterious woman | 157 | 2 |
| 1996 | Eimear Quinn | The voice | 162 | 1 |
| 1995 | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | 44 | 14 |
| 1994 | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan | Rock 'n' roll kids | 226 | 1 |
| 1993 | Niamh Kavanagh | In your eyes | 187 | 1 |
| 1992 | Linda Martin | Why me | 155 | 1 |
| 1991 | Kim Jackson | Could it be that I'm in love | 47 | 10 |
| 1990 | Liam Reilly | Somewhere in Europe | 132 | 2 |
| 1989 | Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers | The real me | 21 | 18 |
| 1988 | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 79 | 8 |
| 1987 | Johnny Logan | Hold me now | 172 | 1 |
| 1986 | Luv Bug | You can count on me | 96 | 4 |
| 1985 | Maria Christian | Wait until the weekend comes | 91 | 6 |
| 1984 | Linda Martin | Terminal '3' | 137 | 2 |
| 1982 | The Duskeys | Here today, gone tomorrow | 49 | 11 |
| 1981 | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 105 | 5 |
| 1980 | Johnny Logan | What's another year | 143 | 1 |
| 1979 | Cathal Dunne | Happy man | 80 | 5 |
| 1978 | Colm T. Wilkinson | Born to sing | 86 | 5 |
| 1977 | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | It's nice to be in love again | 119 | 3 |
| 1976 | Red Hurley | When | 54 | 10 |
| 1975 | The Swarbriggs | That's what friends are for | 68 | 9 |
| 1974 | Tina | Cross your heart | 11 | 7 |
| 1973 | Maxi | Do I dream? | 80 | 10 |
| 1972 | Sandie Jones | Ceol on ghrá | 72 | 15 |
| 1971 | Angela Farrell | One day love | 79 | 11 |
| 1970 | Dana | All kinds of everything | 32 | 1 |
| 1969 | Muriel Day and the Lindsays | The wages of love | 10 | 7 |
| 1968 | Pat McGeegan | Chance of a lifetime | 18 | 4 |
| 1967 | Sean Dunphy | If I could choose | 22 | 2 |
| 1966 | Dickie Rock | Come back to stay | 14 | 4 |
| 1965 | Butch Moore | I'm walking the streets in the rain | 11 | 6 |
