Red Hurley He is still having chart hits in the 21st century giving him one of the longest chart careers in Irish show-business history. In 1976 Hurley represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Though one of the early favourites to win the contest, his song was beaten on the night by the strong UK entry "Brotherhood of Man" with their song, "Save Your Kisses for Me". Red's song "When" became a major chart hit in Ireland and is still popular today with Eurovision fans and regularly included in Red's live shows. 'When' was written by Brendan Graham, who subsequently composed two
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 Eurovision Song Contest 2000 The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's win at the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven". The contest was held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The contest was the second to be held in Stockholm, and the fourth held in Sweden. The presenters were Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin, and the contest was won