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Anna Kearney part of ‘Frozen’ themed performance on Late Late Toy Show in Ireland

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Fresh from representing Ireland at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her song Banshee, Anna Kearney was straight back on the stage where she was part of a ‘Frozen’ movie themed performance on the special edition, Late Late Toy Show on RTÉ One.

Anna was in the role of Elsa and she was joined on stage by singers, Cleo Griffin as Anna and Ryan Tubridy as Olaf and members of the Spotlight Theatre Group.

Anna charmed many in Poland during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest with her charming and bubbly personality. She performed the song Banshee excellently and gained a lot of admirers.

You can see the ‘Frozen’ staging and also Anna’s Junior Eurovision performance below.

Source: ESC Covers – photos@RTÉ, Junior Eurovision Song Contest

 

Ireland: Muireann wins songwriting competition in Belfast

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Muireann McDonnell@copyright: Jim Heal (collingsandheal.com)

Muireann McDonnell has won an important songwriting competition in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She won in the U17s category at the Forestside Live Sessions competition.

Muireann is doing really well with her songwriting skills and live performances. She represented Ireland at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with Súile Glasa.

You can see Muireann perform an original composition below, The Stars Don’t Shine, at a recent event at Forestside Shopping Centre.

Source: ESC Covers

Ireland: Anna Kearney charms the press in Poland

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Anna Kearney @esccovers.com

Anna Kearney has been a breath of fresh her with her charming personality here in Poland at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Anna gave a first class performance at her second rehearsal for Ireland where she will be singing Banshee.

Check out Anna’s first rehearsal video below.

Source: ESC Covers

Ireland: Anna Kearney in Katowice, Poland

 

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Anna Kearney @esccovers.com

ESC Covers caught up with the bubbly Anna Kearney from Ireland,who will sing Banshee at the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

Anna is enjoying every minute of her time so far in Poland. She is making new friends and is  loving being on the big stage.

You can see Anna sing Banshee at the first rehearsal below.

Source: ESC Covers

Éire/Ireland selects Anna Kearney for Junior Eurovision

The Éire/Ireland national selection for Junior Eurovision 2019 came to a conclusion this evening.

Resident judges Chris Greene and Grainne Bleasdale were joined by guest judges  Eurovision 1992 winner Linda Martin and Hothouse flowers vocalist Fiachna Ó Braonáin.

Anna Kearney Banshee

After a first round in which the 3 finalists  Anna Kearney, Orla McDermott and Savannah Phoenix-Munroe performed a cover song of their own choosing, the second round saw them each perform a famous Irish Eurovision entry.

Anna Kearney and Savannah Phoenix-Munroe were then chosen by the judges to go into a final sing off where Anna Kearney emerged  victorious.

The show concluded with a video of the winner performing ‘Banshee’, the song which will represent Ireland in the final in Gliwice, Poland on November 24th.

 

Ireland Junior Eurovision selection – The final three

Ireland came a step closer to selecting its artist for Junior Eurovision 2019 earlier this evening as the selection show reached the Semi Final stage.

Eight acts; in two groups of four, performed with one act from each group being chosen by the judges to automatically go through to the final and two further artists facing a ‘sing off’ for the third place in the final.

Judges Chris Greene and Grainne Bleasdale were joined by guest judge,  Eurovision 1993 winner Niamh Kavanagh.

The first four acts to perform were:

Anna Kearney
Alison McGrath
Caoimhe McBride
Seisear Séiseach

Anna Kearney was chosen to go through to the final.

The second group consisted of:

Savannah Phoenix-Munroe
Arabella Dolan
Orla McDermott
Skye Murphy Darrer

With Savannah Phoenix-Munroe getting the judges vote to progress to the final.

Alison McGrath and Orla Mcdermott were chosen to take part in the sing off with Orla Mcdermott coming out victorious by two votes to one to also progress.

The Final will take place next Sunday when the winner will be chosen.  A song will be specially written for the winner and will be revealed at a later date.

 

 

 

WHAT’S ANOTHER YEAR – OG3NE

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OG3NE {copyright: og3ne.com}

Dutch group OG3NE, who represented the Netherlands at the 2017 Eurovision song contest in Kiev with Lights And Shadows, covered the 1980 Eurovision winner, WHAT’S ANOTHER YEAR by Johnny Logan from Ireland.

The cover of What’s Another Year is part of the Beste Zangers Songfestival.

OG3NE are Lisa, Amy and Shelley. They are currently engaged in a long tour covering this year and 2019 in the Netherlands.

You can hear OG3NE sing What’s Another Year below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

Muireann McDonnell impresses in gigs at Temple Bar, Dublin

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Muireann McDonnell {copyright: Instagram/muireann.mcd.music}

Muireann McDonnell has been a busy girl performing at many gigs including the Trad Fest at the famous Temple Bar area in Dublin, Ireland. At just 13 years old she has impressed many with her own compositions and unique cover versions of songs.

Muireann performed Linger by the Cranberries and also the song Too Long that she originally recorded when she was 11 years old at the Declan Sessions.

It was at the Rhythm & Roots at the Beardfire Studios that Muireann showed her versatility with the song A Little More with Rohan and Al.

Muireann represented Ireland at the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Georgia with Súile Glasa.

You can see Muireann perform Linger and A Little More below.

Source: ESC Covers

 

Taylor Hynes to represent Ireland at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest …and some familiar faces in the video clip!

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Taylor Hynes {copyright: TG4}

Taylor Hynes has been selected to represent Ireland at the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with the song IOU. He has also released the official music video featuring a couple of well known faces to the Eurovision world!

In the video clip for IOU we see former Eurovision winner from 1993 for Ireland, Niamh Kavanagh, and the Irish ESC representative in Lisbon, Ryan O’Shaughnessy.

IOU is composed by Niall Mooney, Jonas Gladnikoff and Taylor Hynes.

You can see the video for IOU below.

Source: ESC Covers; junioreurovision.tv; TG4

Brendan Murray makes it to the X Factor UK live shows

Brendan Murray {copyright: ITV}
Brendan Murray {copyright: ITV}

Brendan Murray impressed his mentor, Louis Tomlinson, and his guest judges, Liam Payne and Nile Rodgers, at the Judges Houses phase of the X Factor UK.  He has earned himself a place in the live finals beginning tonight.

Brendan performed the Sinead O’Connor 90s song, Nothing Compares 2 U.

It was in 2017 that Brendan represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine.

You can see Brendan perform Nothing Compares 2 U below.

Source: ESC Covers