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.
National: Croatia starts with Dora 2026
Tonight is the night DORA, the national final of Croatia, will start. The show will have two semifinals of 12 songs each, eight of which will head to the final. Tonight, the show will start at 20.15 CET. You can watch the show on YouTube. 1st semifinal date: 12 februaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić 1 Lima Len Raketa l & m: Alen Kozić & Damir Božanić 2 Jasmina Makota Higher l: Jasmina Makota m: Jasmina Makota & Marin Hraščanec 3 Ananda Dora l: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen m: Ananda Đuranović, Diogo Guerra, Dora Pejačević, Tchiah Ommar Abdulrahman & Ynke Dingenen 4 Tony Sky O Ne! l & m: Toni Volar 5 Fran Uccellini Ako bolje bude sutra l & m: Fran Uccellini 6 Ema Bubić Vrijeme za nas l & m: Lara Pilepić 7 Noelle Uninterrupted l: Bonnie Max, Ivana ‘Noelle’ Crnković, Larissa Tormey & Rebecca Lane m: Bonnie Max, Filipe Nicolau, Larissa Tormey, Rebecca Lane 8 Alen Đuras From Ashes To Flame l & m: Alen Đuras & Siniša Reljić 9 Fenksta Momento Mori l: Abby Dank, Emma Louise Gale & Saša ‘Fenksta” Stević m: Abby Dank & Saša ‘Fenksta’ Stević 10 Cold Snap Mucho Macho l: Jan Kerekeš m: Jan Kerekeš & Josip Novak 11 ToMa Ledina l: Tomislav Marić m: Jan Jakovljev & Tomislav Marić 12 Lelek Andromeda l: Tomislav Roso m: Filip Lacković, Lazar Pajić & Zorja Pajić 2nd semifinal date: 13 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić 1 Ritam Noir Profumi Di Mare l & m: Moris Orbanić 2 Irma Ni traga l & m: Anja Grabovac & Jan Jakovljev 3 Gabrijel Ivić Light Up l & m: Gabrijel Ivić & Jun Ishida 4 Zevin My Mind l & m: Jernej Drnovšek, Nives Cilenšek 5 Ivan Sever Crying Eyes l & m: Aidan O’Connor, Ivan Sever & John Doherty 6 Lana Mandarić Tama l: Zorana Mandarić m: Zorana Mandarić & Lana Mandarić 7 Stela Rade Nema te l & m: Anja Grabovac & Jan Jakovljev 8 Devin Over Me l & m: Devin Juraj 9 Kandžija 3 ujutro l & m: Stjepko ‘Kandžija’ Galović 10 Marko Kutlić Neotuđivo l & m: Marko Kutlić 11 Sergej Scream l: Laura Sučec, Matej Magdić & Sergej Božić m: Laura Sučec 12 Lara Demarin Mantra l: Ananda Đuranović, Lara Demarin & Luka Demarin m: Ananda Đuranović, Lara Demarin, Robert Aralica final date: 15 FebruaryPlace: HRT Studios, Prisavlje, ZagrebHosts: Barbara Kolar, Duško Čurlić, Ivan Vukušić & Iva Šulentić * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
