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.
🇱🇺 Luxembourg sends Eva Marija to Vienna
Luxembourg has decided! Tonight the Luxembourgish national final took place at the Rockhall in Esch-sur-Alzette. Eight artists fought for the golden ticket to Vienna, but only one succeeded. Eva Marija won the Luxembourg Song Contest with the song “Mother Nature”. She will represent Luxembourg at the Eurovision Song Contest in the second Semi-Final. final date: 24 januaryPlace: Rockhall, Esch-sur-AlzetteHosts: Hana Sofia Lopes, Loïc Juchem & Raoul Roos 1 Steve Castile Sweet Tooth l & m: Abigail F. Jones, Simon Davis & Steve Calçada 2 Luzac Prison dorée l & m: Lucas Zagdoudi, Sam Ray, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen 3 Daryss Melusina l & m: Alexandre Finkin, Antoine Barrau, Boban Apostolov & Daria Sokova 4 ShiroKuro Eye To Eye l & m: Louis Comblin, Matias Pollicino & Nathanaël Paulis 5 Andrew Martian I’m the Martian l & m: André Baptista, Rūdolfs Budze, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman, Ynke Dingenen 6 Hugo One Born Again l & m: Albin Fredy Ljungqvist, Edson Pires Domingos, Emil Lei & Hugo Dejean 7 Eva Marija Mother Nature l & m: Eva Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg & Thomas Stengaard 8 Irem Bad Decisions (Hush Hush) l & m: Irem Sosay, Maria Broberg & Remy Cooper Superfinal Eva Marija Mother Nature 221 1 l & m: Eva Puc, Julie Aagaard, Maria Broberg & Thomas Stengaard Steve Castile Sweet Tooth 136 2 l & m: Abigail F. Jones, Simon Davis & Steve Calçada Irem Bad Decisions (Hush Hush) 122 3 l & m: Irem Sosay, Maria Broberg & Remy Cooper
