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
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 more songs from which the rest 8 songs were chosen. Riva was the twenty-second and last performer on the night of the Contest, following Germany. Their song "Rock Me" won the contest with a score of 137 points. However, according to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History" it was a very unexpected win and BBC TV commentator Terry Wogan described it as "the death knell" for the contest. Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 Yugoslavia was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, and won the