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: Bulgaria chose for Dara
Bulgaria will be represented by Dara. She was chosen out of eight finalists to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 28 February, out of three songs, one will be selected as her Eurovision Song. final date: 31 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) 1 Roksana Kalimanku Denku 16 1 17 8 2 Mona Sila 17 6 23 3 3 Preyah Edelweiss 18 3 21 5 4 Mihaela Marinova Under pressure 19 7 26 3 5 Molec Vyatura 17 4 21 6 6 Dara Thunder 22 8 30 1 7 Innerglow Znak 16 2 18 7 8 Kerana & Cosmonauts Nyama 18 5 23 4 semifinal date: 24 JanuaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara 25 14 39 1 * Dara Ekimova 21 4 25 12 * Dia 18 3 21 13 * Elizabet 18 1 19 15 * Fiki 21 7 28 9 * Innerglow 22 9 31 7 * Kerana & Cosmonauts 23 10 33 6 * Mihaela Fileva 22 6 28 9 * Mihaela Marinova 24 13 37 2 * Molec 24 12 36 3 * Mona 19 15 34 5 * Preyah 24 11 35 4 * Roksana 23 8 31 7 * Vall 19 2 21 14 * Veniamin 21 5 26 11 The selected artist for Bulgaria sings 3 songs. A combined 5 member jury and an online voting decide who represents Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The show starts at 20.00 CET and you can watch it at BNT. final date: 28 februaryPlace: BNT Studio 1, SofiaHosts: Georgi Lyubenov, Boryana Gramatikova & Vladimira Ilieva (backstage) * Dara * Dara * Dara
