Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Irish Kasey Smith was also performing in the EuroClub on May 3, 2014 her Heartbeat.

We can hear her Heartbeat, and it beats for San Marino. Maybe. Good luck Ireland!

  Ireland sends Kasey Smith (23) with Can-Linn, a traditional Irish music act. Kasey herself started with  a girlband Wonderland before moving to Nashville to prepaire for a solo career. She tried to get to Eurovision already last year with Kiss me . Good for her she didn't win as she's so much better a year after.... Robert: In the Irish preselection of this year, there was no clear favourite and it could have been anyone for me. None of the songs was bad but also none was really good. The songs by Andrew Mann , Laura O'Neill and Eoghan Quigg were slightly better for me than the winning song Heartbeat . The song is not a finalist for me.  Blogilkar : I do like Heartbeat . On the other hand it's very calculated and Eurovision by numbers (no wonder when looking at the authors) and the presentation in the Irish national final was a mess. Those dancers must go - or put them in to catwalk and show them every now and then, not ALL the time jumping behind her! She...

It was a three horse race just like I predicted and Can-Linn feat Kasey Smith won in the end with Heartbeat .The entertainment moment of the night was provaded by Linda Martin's outburts while Johnny Logan and Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan who all performed their winning entries of the past. 1. Can-Linn feat Kasey Smith - Heartbeat (54+60) 114 2. Eoghan Quigg - The movie song (52+50) 102 3. Laura O'Neill - You don't remember me (44+40) 84 4. Patricia Roe - Don't hold on (24+30) 54 5. Andrew Mann - Be mine (26+20) 46

Ireland, once the power state of Eurovision, is looking for their winning entry this Friday. Like in the previous years five acts chosen by as many mentors. The field is wide open this year as Jedward is not taking part this year either. Five quite pleasant songs and I must admit I have no clue who will win in the end.   Heartbeat is the big fan favorite but will regular TV-viewers buy it? I think it's quite good. I wished they would have dared more in the production and arrangements, now it's a bit bland. Promising but not delivering. Don't hold on is oldfashioned but a good solid song sung well. The movie song I like a lot. Apparently Eoghan isn't loved much as a person (but what do we European voters know about that?) so it might play against him, which is a shame. Be mine makes me think of Bon Jovi for some reason. Also very catchy after a couple of listenings which means he might be lost in the crowd. Laura thinks I don't remember her but hey, I do. Si...