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Jump The Gun

Group members:Peter Eades
Roy Taylor
Brian O’Reilly
Eric Sharpe
Ciaran Wilde
Established:1985
Nationality:Irish
   
National Finals:Irish National Song Contest 1988
ESC Entries:Take him home (1988)
   
Website:facebook.com/Jump-The-Gun

Biography

Jump The Gun is an Irish band, who rose to fame when they won the Irish National Song Contest in 1988, and therefore represented host country Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. They released a total of four singles. Jump The Gun was built around singer/composer Peter Eades. Although a real breakthrough never really happened, the band is still active: nowadays it’s a three man live band, excisting of Peter Eades, Roy Taylor and Brian O’Reilly.

Entries

Country:Ireland
Year:1988
Language:English
   
Artist:Jump The gun
Song:Take him home
Lyrics:Peter Eades
Composer(s):Peter Eades
Conductor:Noel Kelehan
   
Backings:
Results 
Points:79
Position:8
Running order:10