Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
Ireland originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Story of My Life", performed by Lesley Roy and written by herself, Catt Gravitt, Robert Marvin, and Tom Shapiro. The song and the singer were internally selected on 5 March 2020 by the Irish broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) to represent the nation at the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the contest was cancelled.
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Country | Ireland | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | 5 March 2020 | |||
Selected entrant | Lesley Roy | |||
Selected song | "Story of My Life" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
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Ireland was drawn to compete in the first half of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which would've taken place on 12 May 2020.
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