Friday, 20 February 2009

Pat Kenny presents the Eurosong Special where the public decide which song will represent Ireland at the Eurovision finals in Moskow in May.

Part 1

Pat talks to Jerry Springer about his now world famous chat show, his former career as a politician and journalist and his own singing career, which was a well-kept secret.
Joining Jerry will be former Eurovision winner Linda Martin and Eurovision Commentator Marty Whelan to talk about previous Eurovision entries and what Ireland needs to do to secure it's previous glory as Eurovision winners.

Part 2

Song 1: Flying
Performers: MNA
Composer: Ronan McCormack
 
Song 2: "Out of Control"
Performers: Laura Jayne hunter
Composer: Derry O'Donovan
 
Song 3: "So What"
Performers: Lee Bradshaw
Composer: Billy Larkin and Kevin Breathnach

Part 3

Song 4: "Amazing"
Performers: Johnny Brady
Composer: Tony Adams Rosa
 
Song 5: "I wish I could Pretend"
Performers: Kristina Zaharova
Composer: Lauris Reiniks and Gordon Pogoda
 
Song 6:  "Et Cetera"
Performers: Sinéad Mulvey & black daisy
Composer: Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff, Daniele Amoretti & Christina Schilling.
 

Part 4

Paul G Sheridan joins Pat, Linda Jerry and Marty to look back over some Eurovision Highlights from down through the years.
 
The winner will be decided by both jury and viewer votes, in a 50/50 ratio which reflects the reformed voting rules for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest Final itself. The national juries will be based in Cork (presented by Ice's Sinead Kennedy), Sligo (presented by News2day's Paddy McKenna), Limerick (presented by Den Tots' Emma O'Driscoll) and Dublin (presented by Kazoo's Kathryn McKiernan).

Click here to view more information on the Euro Song Finalists...