- Somewhere In Europe
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Ireland "Somewhere In Europe"
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year = 1990
country = Ireland
artist = Liam O'Reilly
as = Liam Reilly
with =
language = English
languages =
composer = Liam Reilly
lyricist = Liam Reilly
conductor =Noel Kelehan
place = 2nd
points = 132
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1990ie from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = The Real Me
prev_link = The Real Me (song)
next = Could It Be That I'm In Love
next_link = Could It Be That I'm In Love"Somewhere In Europe" was the Irish entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 , performed in English byLiam Reilly .The song is a
ballad , in which Reilly sings about his desire to meet a former lover once again. He sings that he is "back in Ireland", which implies that the romance took place during a trip throughEurope . He then reminisces about the relationship they had (in places such asBrussels ,Amsterdam and theBlack Forest ), as well as begging the former lover to "meet me inParis " among other locations in order to rekindle the romance.The song was performed seventeenth on the night (following
Portugal 'sNucha withHá Sempre Alguém and precedingSweden 'sEdin-Ådahl withSom en vind ). At the close of voting, it had received 132 points, tieing for 2nd place in a field of 22.It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1991 Contest by
Kim Jackson withCould It Be That I'm In Love .
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