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Jedward
Jedward sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2011 and 2012, for Ireland. The best result was 8th place in 2011, with “Lipstick”.
- what
- Irish musical duo
- formed
- 2009, Ireland
- contests
- 2011, 2012
- best result
- 8th, 2011
- music
- pop
- active
- since 2009
- record labels
- Sony Music, Universal Music Group
- members
- Edward Grimes, John Grimes past and present
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Jedward are the Irish twins John and Edward Grimes, entertainers and singers who first appeared in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009. The two sang for Ireland two years running: “Lipstick” finished eighth in Düsseldorf in 2011, and “Waterline” finished 19th in Baku in 2012.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jedward”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2011 Düsseldorf
“Lipstick”
8th of 25 Finished 8th of 25 in the final, with 119 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson, Daniel Priddy
- Running order
- 6th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 8th of 19, 68 points
- Won that year
- Azerbaijan: Ell and Nikki, “Running Scared”
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
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2012 Baku
“Waterline”
19th of 26 Finished 19th of 26 in the final, with 46 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Nick Jarl, Sharon Vaughn
- Running order
- 23rd of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 6th of 18, 92 points
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”
The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny
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