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.
nationals: What to watch where
This weekend is a busy weekend again. We of Eurovision Universe make it a little bit more easy for you, with an overview of what to watch where. 27 February Lithuania Final 18:00 LRT and YouTube LRT Italy 4th night 20:40 RaiPlay 28 February Norway Final 19.45 NRK Bulgaria Song selection 20:00 BNT and Escplus Sweden 5th heat/fq 20:00 SVT Play Finland Final 20:00 YLE and YLE (English commentary) Germany Final 20:00 Eurovision.de and Das Erste Italy Final 20:40 RaiPlay Serbia Final 21:00 RTS Pesma Evrovizija on YouTube Portugal 2nd semifinal 01:00 RTP1 and RTPinternacional Wanna know all about the songs and artists or just view the most recent new entries? You can have a look at our 2026 page for a complete overview! Lyric descriptions, biographies and more. Enjoy this weekend, enjoy Eurovision!!
