Ryan O’Shaughnessy song ‘Together’
Ireland’s entry in Eurovision 2018 is a ballad ‘Together’ by singer/songwriter Ryan O’Shaughnessy. The song is written by Ryan, Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes. Ireland, which is Eurovision’s most successful country with seven wins, last saw Ryan Dolan, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, make it to the final in Eurovision 2013 in Malmo, Sweden. Earlier RTE had announced that 25 year old Ryan’s ‘Together’ would be Ireland’s entry in the song contest hosted at Lisbon, Portugal.
Ryan, and co- writers Mark and Laura work together in The Nucleus in Dublin, a hub of songwriters founded by Hamlet Sweeney. Ryan, from Skerries, Dublin, is already a known actor for portraying the character of ‘Mark Halpin’ in RTÉ’s popular TV series ‘Fair City’. He played this role for 9 years, from 2001 to 2010. In 2012, he appeared in ‘The Voice of Ireland’ broadcast in RTE One. He was also a finalist in Britain’s Got Talent where he performed ‘No Name’, a song he wrote about a girl he had a crush on. Ryan’s uncle Gary O’Shaughnessy also represented Ireland in Eurovision 2001, its 46th edition in Stockholm, Denmark, with the song ‘Without Your Love’.
Mark Caplice from Baltinglass, popularly known as Cappy, performs as a member of the band Kolumbus and travels all over Ireland and abroad performing gigs. In 2015, his single ‘You know its Christmas’ hit number one in the Google Play Christmas charts in Ireland. This success helped him to contribute to the Inner City Helping Homeless and Baltinglass Lions Christmas appeal.
Ireland’s entry in Eurovision 2018 is a ballad ‘Together’ by singer/songwriter Ryan O’Shaughnessy. The song is written by Ryan, Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes. Ireland, which is Eurovision’s most successful country with seven wins, last saw Ryan Dolan, from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, make it to the final in Eurovision 2013 in Malmo, Sweden. Earlier RTE had announced that 25 year old Ryan’s ‘Together’ would be Ireland’s entry in the song contest hosted at Lisbon, Portugal.
Ryan, and co- writers Mark and Laura work together in The Nucleus in Dublin, a hub of songwriters founded by Hamlet Sweeney. Ryan, from Skerries, Dublin, is already a known actor for portraying the character of ‘Mark Halpin’ in RTÉ’s popular TV series ‘Fair City’. He played this role for 9 years, from 2001 to 2010. In 2012, he appeared in ‘The Voice of Ireland’ broadcast in RTE One. He was also a finalist in Britain’s Got Talent where he performed ‘No Name’, a song he wrote about a girl he had a crush on. Ryan’s uncle Gary O’Shaughnessy also represented Ireland in Eurovision 2001, its 46th edition in Stockholm, Denmark, with the song ‘Without Your Love’.
Mark Caplice from Baltinglass, popularly known as Cappy, performs as a member of the band Kolumbus and travels all over Ireland and abroad performing gigs. In 2015, his single ‘You know its Christmas’ hit number one in the Google Play Christmas charts in Ireland. This success helped him to contribute to the Inner City Helping Homeless and Baltinglass Lions Christmas appeal.
Known for her unique voice, Laura
Elizabeth Hughes released her first EP in 2014 and has since captured the
hearts of everyone. The Dublin singer/songwriter has made a mark in the singing
world and her success is not a surprise to many as her singing ability and
songwriting ability has carved herself a much sought-after fanbase.
The video for ‘Together’ is directed by Christian Tierney, an experienced director who has worked with James Bay, The Weeknd, Demi Lovato, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore. Choreography was done by Ciaran Connolly whose works can boast of collaborations with various artists like Robbie Williams, Darcey Bussell, Take That, Cheryl Cole, Girls Aloud and Will Young.
The video for ‘Together’ is directed by Christian Tierney, an experienced director who has worked with James Bay, The Weeknd, Demi Lovato, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore. Choreography was done by Ciaran Connolly whose works can boast of collaborations with various artists like Robbie Williams, Darcey Bussell, Take That, Cheryl Cole, Girls Aloud and Will Young.
The video shows two happy young men
enjoying their evening and dancing through the streets of Temple Bar, a major
tourist attraction in Dublin. The dancers are Alan McGrath and Kevin O’Dwyer.
Alan was a supporting dancer/drummer for Ryan Dolan’s ‘Only Love Survives’
Eurovision performance in Malmo in 2013.
While the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is on May 12, the semi finals take place on May 8
and May 10.
All the best to Team Ireland!
Picture of Ryan O’Shaughnessy at Eurovision (source: Jose Sena Goulao/EPA)
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| Picture of Ryan O’Shaughnessy (source: Jose Sena Goulao/EPA) |
Official
music video of ‘Together’ by Ryan O’Shaughnessy in Youtube
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