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Ireland in 1989
Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers
Song
The real me
Composer(s)
Kiev Connolly
More information
Biography
Kiev ConnoIly founded "The Missing Passengers" in 1985. Mary Mulcahy (vocals) is a performer whose musical versatility ranges from light music and rock to opera. Paul Seymour (keyboards) has been a choral master and musical director for several years. He began playing rock in 1983 and has since been in demand for live and session studio work. Martin Dunlea (lead guitar) is self taught, and gained experience playing many styles including rock, jazz, traditional and blues. Victor Coughlan (bass) has been in the music business since leaving school. Having built his own studio, he then concentrated on live sound engineering, studio engineering and playing bass and acoustic guitar. Des Field is a versatile drummer whose range includes jazz, rhythm 'n' blues, soul and rock.
Kiev Connolly comes from Cork, Ireland and has been writing songs and singing since leaving school. In 1978, he emigrated to Germany, playing his songs in folk pubs. He then moved to West Berlin as studio session musician, synthesizer programmer and producer. In 1985, he formed his band which signed with Ariola/RCA Germany. They toured Europe extensively, appearing on TV with major stars. He returned to Ireland in 1987 and now concentrates on producing new material.
Noel Kelehan is conductor/arranger with Radio Telefis Éireann. He studied music in Dublin and New York. First broadcast as a pianist at the age of 19, he has since been involved in stage, radio and TV as performer, arranger and conductor. He directed the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin in 1971, 1981 and 1988 and also composed the opening theme music in 1971 and 1981. [Notes from the Official 1989 Programme]
Country profile
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History
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All Participations for Ireland
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 2008 | Dustin the Turkey | Irlande, douze pointe | 22 | 15 |
| 2007 | Dervish | They can't stop the spring | 5 | 24 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 93 | 10 |
| 2006 | Brian Kennedy | Every song is a cry for love | 79 | 9 |
| 2005 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | Love? | 53 | 14 |
| 2004 | Chris Doran | If my world stopped turning | 7 | 23 |
| 2003 | Mickey Harte | We’ve got the world | 53 | 11 |
| 2001 | Gary O'Shaughnessy | Without your love | 6 | 21 |
| 2000 | Eamonn Toal | Millennium of love | 92 | 6 |
| 1999 | The Mullan's | When you need me | 18 | 18 |
| 1998 | Dawn | Is always over now? | 64 | 9 |
| 1997 | Marc Roberts | Mysterious woman | 157 | 2 |
| 1996 | Eimear Quinn | The voice | 162 | 1 |
| 1995 | Eddie Friel | Dreamin' | 44 | 14 |
| 1994 | Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan | Rock 'n' roll kids | 226 | 1 |
| 1993 | Niamh Kavanagh | In your eyes | 187 | 1 |
| 1992 | Linda Martin | Why me | 155 | 1 |
| 1991 | Kim Jackson | Could it be that I'm in love | 47 | 10 |
| 1990 | Liam Reilly | Somewhere in Europe | 132 | 2 |
| 1989 | Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers | The real me | 21 | 18 |
| 1988 | Jump the Gun | Take him home | 79 | 8 |
| 1987 | Johnny Logan | Hold me now | 172 | 1 |
| 1986 | Luv Bug | You can count on me | 96 | 4 |
| 1985 | Maria Christian | Wait until the weekend comes | 91 | 6 |
| 1984 | Linda Martin | Terminal '3' | 137 | 2 |
| 1982 | The Duskeys | Here today, gone tomorrow | 49 | 11 |
| 1981 | Sheeba | Horoscopes | 105 | 5 |
| 1980 | Johnny Logan | What's another year | 143 | 1 |
| 1979 | Cathal Dunne | Happy man | 80 | 5 |
| 1978 | Colm T. Wilkinson | Born to sing | 86 | 5 |
| 1977 | The Swarbriggs Plus Two | It's nice to be in love again | 119 | 3 |
| 1976 | Red Hurley | When | 54 | 10 |
| 1975 | The Swarbriggs | That's what friends are for | 68 | 9 |
| 1974 | Tina | Cross your heart | 11 | 7 |
| 1973 | Maxi | Do I dream? | 80 | 10 |
| 1972 | Sandie Jones | Ceol on ghrá | 72 | 15 |
| 1971 | Angela Farrell | One day love | 79 | 11 |
| 1970 | Dana | All kinds of everything | 32 | 1 |
| 1969 | Muriel Day and the Lindsays | The wages of love | 10 | 7 |
| 1968 | Pat McGeegan | Chance of a lifetime | 18 | 4 |
| 1967 | Sean Dunphy | If I could choose | 22 | 2 |
| 1966 | Dickie Rock | Come back to stay | 14 | 4 |
| 1965 | Butch Moore | I'm walking the streets in the rain | 11 | 6 |
