Again sad news, just at the start of 2021: Liam Reilly passed away at age 65. Liam Reilly was the Irish participant in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest and became 2nd with the song “Somewhere in Europe”.
Liam Reilly, was an Irish singer/songwriter and musician . He was a member of the group Bagatelle. He left the group in the mid-1980s and moved to the USA. There he started a solo career and recorded his first album “Savannah Serenade”. In 1988 he took part in the Irish National Song Contest, the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Lifeline”. He became 2nd but came back to win the event in 1990. As a composer, Reilly returned to Eurovision in 1991 when he wrote Kim Jackson’s entry “Could it be that I’m in love”.
Liam Reilly also produced cassette ‘Throwing Caution to the Wind’. All songs were written by him except ‘Georgia on My Mind’ and ‘Moonriver’.
Reilly passed away “suddenly and peacefully” at his home on 1 January 2021. May he rest in peace.
🇦🇹 Hostcountry Austria selects a song
Hostcountry Austria will select a song tonight. The country will do so via the show ‘Vienna Calling – Wer singt für Österreich”. Twelve songs will compete. A jury and televote will decide the winner. The show starts tonight at 20:15 CET and you can watch it at ORF1 and on YouTube. final date: 20 FebruaryPlace: ORF-Zentrum Kuniglberg, ViennaHosts: Alice Tumler & Cesár Sampson * Anna-Sophie Superhuman l & m: Anna-Sophie Heibl, Guiliano Sannicandro & Jonas Strondl * Bamlak Werner We Are Not Just One Thing l: Bamlak Werner & Dominik Wendl m: Bamlak Werner & Elias Stejskal * Cosmó Tanzschein l & m: Benjamin Gedeon (Cosmó), Elias Stejskal & Ella Stern * David Kurt Pockets Full Of Snow l: David Kopelent (David Kurt) m : David Kopelent & Fabian Hainzl * Frevd Riddle l & m: Alvin Ehrnberger, Andreas Wöckinger, Christopher Stummer, Florian Rauscher & Lukas Mantsch * Julia Steen Julia l & m: Bob Inski, Danielle Lamb, Ela Steinmetz & Julia Wastian * Kayla Krystin I brenn l & m: Gregor Glanz, Kayla Krystin & Manuel Stix * Lena Schaur Painted Reality l: Lena Schaur m: Lena Schaur, Michael Oberhauser & Thomas Tolloy * Nikotin Unsterblich l: Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga m: Dominic Muhrer, Nikotin, Richardo Bettiol & Tamara Olorga * Philip Piller Das Leben ist Kunst l & m: Julia Kautz, Lukas Hillebrand & Philip Piller * Reverend Stomp Mescalero Ranger l: Christoph Mooser m: Christoph Mooser, Florian Strober, Franz Gies & Tobias Voges * Sidrit Vokshi Wenn ich rauche l & m: David Slomo, Sidrit Vokshi & Thomas Kröss
