eurovision 1989
Kiev Connolly
Kiev Connolly represented Ireland at Eurovision 1989 in Lausanne with “The Real Me”, finishing 18th of 22.
Ireland
1989
- who
- Irish singer
- contest
- 1989
- best result
- 18th, 1989
- music
- rock
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
Kiev Connolly is an Irish songwriter, producer and musician. Connolly’s group, Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers, sang “The Real Me” for Ireland in Lausanne in 1989 and finished 18th.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Kiev Connolly”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1989 Lausanne
“The Real Me”
18th of 22 Finished 18th of 22, with 21 points.
- Billed as
- Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Kiev Connolly
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 3rd of 22
- Won that year
- Yugoslavia: Riva, “Rock Me”
The story of Eurovision 1989: Two children, a crossbow and Yugoslavia's only win
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