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The Swarbriggs
The Swarbriggs sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1975 and 1977, for Ireland. The best result was 3rd place in 1977, with “It's Nice to Be in Love Again”.
Ireland
1975 · 1977
- what
- Irish musical group
- contests
- 1975, 1977
- best result
- 3rd, 1977
- sang for
- Ireland
Biography
The Swarbriggs are Tommy and Jimmy Swarbrigg, Irish music promoters who used to be pop musicians. The two sang for Ireland twice: “That’s What Friends Are For” finished ninth in Stockholm in 1975, and “It’s Nice to Be in Love Again”, billed as The Swarbriggs Plus Two, third in London in 1977.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “The Swarbriggs”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1975 Stockholm
“That's What Friends Are For”
9th of 19 Finished 9th of 19, with 68 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Jimmy Swarbrigg, Tommy Swarbrigg
- Conductor
- Colman Pearce
- Running order
- 2nd of 19
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teach-In, “Ding-a-dong”
The story of Eurovision 1975: Twelve points arrive, and Sweden regrets winning
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1977 London
“It's Nice to Be in Love Again”
3rd of 18 Finished 3rd of 18, with 119 points.
- Billed as
- The Swarbriggs Plus Two
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Jimmy Swarbrigg, Tommy Swarbrigg
- Conductor
- Noel Kelehan
- Running order
- 1st of 18
- Won that year
- France: Marie Myriam, “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant”
The story of Eurovision 1977: A strike, a five-week delay and no postcards
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