Ireland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Wait Until the Weekend Comes", written by Brendan Graham, and performed by Maria Christian. The Irish participating broadcaster, Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), selected its entry through a national final.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) | |||
| Country |  Ireland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 March 1985 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Maria Christian | |||
| Selected song | "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Brendan Graham | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 6th, 91 points | |||
| Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
National final; 20th National Song Contest
Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) held the national final on 27 March 1985 at its studios in Dublin, hosted by Gay Byrne. Eight songs took part, with the winner chosen by voting from 11 regional juries. One of the contenders was Marion Fossett, who was a member of Ireland's 1981 representatives Sheeba.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Ann | "Two Hearts" | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Marion Fossett | "Only a Fantasy" | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Jody McStravick | "Couldn't Live My Life" | 15 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacinta Whyte | "The Circus Song" | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Jane Cassidy | "Long Before" | 16 | 3 |
| 6 | Mike Sherrard | "Hearts" | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Trish O'Brien | "Hold Her Now" | 15 | 4 |
| 8 | Maria Christian | "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" | 28 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | Dublin Regional |
Castleblaney |
Donegal |
Westport |
Galway |
Birr |
Limerick |
Kenmare |
Cork |
Waterford |
Dublin Central |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Two Hearts" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 2 | "Only a Fantasy" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | "Couldn't Live My Life" | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | ||||||
| 4 | "The Circus Song" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 5 | "Long Before" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | ||||||
| 6 | "Hearts" | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 7 | "Hold Her Now" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | |||
| 8 | "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
At Eurovision
On the night of the final Christian performed first in the running order, preceding Finland. At the close of voting "Wait Until the Weekend Comes" had picked up 91 points, placing Ireland 6th of the 19 entries.[2] Only the two final juries, Greece and Luxembourg failed to award the song any points at all. The Irish jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Norway.[3]
Voting
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References
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