Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

ESC National Year
Year = 1991
Country = IRL
Preselection = National Final
Preselection date = 30 March 1991 | Entrant = Kim Jackson
Song = Could It Be That I'm In Love
SF result = N/A
Final result = Shared 10th of 22 (47 points)

For the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest in Rome, the song "Could It Be That I'm In Love," written and composed by Liam Reilly and performed by Kim Jackson, was chosen to represent Ireland after it won the national final selection. Held on 30 March at the RTÉ television centre in Dublin, the event was hosted by Pat Kenny. Origially, eight songs were set to compete, but one was withdrawn the week before the contest, bringing the number of songs to seven. The winner was selected by ten regional juries. [ [http://www.geocities.com/national_finals_90s_00s/Ireland1991.html IRISH NATIONAL FINAL 1991 ] ]

After the regional juries had voted, songs 5 and 7 were tied. A special tiebreak jury was called to determine the winner. Composer Liam Reilly represented Ireland in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb, coming in second place with his own composition. Kim Jackson also provided backing vocals for that entry.

"Could It Be that I'm in Love?" was performed eleventh in the running order on the night of the contest, following Turkey and preceding Portugal. At the close of the voting sequence, Ireland had 47 points, tying them with the United Kingdom for tenth place. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1991]

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