Born To Sing (song)

Born To Sing (song)

Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Ireland Born To Sing


caption =
year = 1978
country = Ireland
artist = Colm C. T. Wilkinson
as =
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Colm C. T. Wilkinson
lyricist = Colm C. T. Wilkinson
conductor = Noel Kelehan
place = 5th
points = 86
place_semi =
points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1978ie from Diggiloo Thrush]
clip =
prev = It's Nice To Be In Love Again
prev_link = It's Nice To Be In Love Again
next = Happy Man
next_link = Happy Man

Born To Sing was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in English by Colm C. T. Wilkinson (the only Contest entrant to be known by his middle initials).

The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Wilkinson explaining that "And a man is born to do one thing and I was born to sing". He goes on to describe a story of heartbreak caused by his itinerant lifestyle, as his lover did not travel with him. He seems, however, to accept this as a fact of life and be prepared to live with it.

The song was performed first on the night (preceding Norway's Jahn Teigen with Mil Etter Mil). At the close of voting, it had received 86 points, placing 5th in a field of 20.

It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1979 Contest by Cathal Dunne with Happy Man.


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