Irelande Douze Pointe
 "Irelande Douze Pointe" |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry | |
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| Lyricist(s) |
Darren Smith,
Simon Fine, Dustin the Turkey |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result |
15th
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| Semi-final points |
22
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "They Can't Stop The Spring" (2007) | |
| "Et Cetera" (2009) ► | |
"Irelande Douze Pointe" [sic] is a parody song by the puppet act Dustin the Turkey. The song was composed by Darren Smith and Simon Fine for the competition to select the Irish submission for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. On February 23, 2008, it won against five other entries in Eurosong 2008, held at the University of Limerick. The song represented Ireland in the semi-finals of the song contest on May 20, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, but failed to qualify for the final.
Despite the French song title, the lyrics of the song are mainly in English. The title refers to the Eurovision Song Contest's voting procedure, where all voting results are read in both English and French, and where a score of twelve (French: douze) is the highest possible result. If Ireland were to win 12 points, the result would have been read as 'Irlande douze points' in French. The voting procedure has become notorious over the years due to supposed geopolitical voting, especially in Eastern countries. The word pointe is a misspelling because it is points in French, being a plurality of 12 points. Irelande is also misspelt as the French for Ireland is Irlande.
The song was performed at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade, Serbia. Here it was performed 11th in the running order, following Poland's Isis Gee "For Life" and preceding Andorra's Gisela with "Casanova". It received a total of 22 points, placing 15th in a field of 19 and failing to qualify for the final.
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