eurovision 1988
Jump the Gun
Jump the Gun represented Ireland at Eurovision 1988 in Dublin with “Take Him Home”, finishing 8th of 21.
Ireland
1988
- what
- Irish pop and rock band
- contest
- 1988
- best result
- 8th, 1988
- music
- pop rock
- active
- since 1987
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Jump the Gun were an Irish pop and rock band, best known for the 1988 contest. “Take Him Home” was the host country’s song in Dublin and finished eighth with 79 points.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jump the Gun (band)”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1988 Dublin
“Take Him Home”
8th of 21 Finished 8th of 21, with 79 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Peter Eades
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 10th of 21
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Céline Dion, “Ne partez pas sans moi”
The story of Eurovision 1988: Céline Dion, by one point, on the last vote
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