Everything about Every Song Is A Cry For Love totally explained
Every Song Is A Cry For Love was the
Irish entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006, which was written and sung by
Brian Kennedy in
English. He came 10th in the final, and his performance in the semi-final marked the 1000th Eurovision song of all time. He wore a black suit and was backed by Callum McColl on an acoustic guitar and singing and three specialist singers: Una Healy, Fran King and Paula Gilbert, who wore maroon dresses and black shirts and suits. The gentle ballad didn't involve any dancing.
Kennedy was selected to represent Ireland at the discretion of national broadcaster
RTÉ who then allowed the general public to choose the song during an edition of
The Late Late Show in February, which involved Kennedy singing two other songs which were not submitted by himself. After
Every Song Is A Cry For Love garnered 47% of the vote, it was selected. A fourth song had earlier been disqualified by RTÉ, whose panel of judges Brendan Graham, Paul Brady and Shay Healy had shortlisted for the final. It was marred by controversy, as his own song was included after the judging panel had called for additional songs, leading to claims that he'd gained an unfair advantage.
The song was released on April 21, and eventually peaked at Number 4.
It was performed eighth in the semi-final (following
Belgium's
Kate Ryan with
Je t'Adore and preceding
Cyprus'
Annette Artani with
Why Angels Cry), the 1000th Eurovision song ever according to the
European Broadcasting Union, after Ireland was forced to qualify due to its failure to make the final the previous year, and came 9th with 79 points, thus becoming one of ten songs to qualify from the semi-final.
BBC commentary during the semi-final set Kennedy's task up as "saving Ireland's Eurovision soul" (a reference to his country's dominant performance of the early 1990s before it fell away later that decade). Indeed, after Ireland was announced as a qualifier, television footage clearly showed Kennedy mouthing "thank God" in the green room backstage.
The song was performed twenty-first in the final (following
Croatia's
Severina with
Moja štikla and preceding
Sweden's
Carola with
Invincible). At the close of voting, it had received 93 points, placing 10th in a field of 24, thus giving Ireland an automatic berth in the final at the next edition of the Contest.
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