| Artist: | Sinéad Mulvey & Black Daisy |
| Song title: | Et Cetera |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Place: | 11th in the second Semi Final |
Although Ireland appears in this list a few times we have already seen the only entry that I have included which actually won, the rest didn't win the contest itself, including this entry which finished 11th in the second semi final failing to qualify for the final. I have included it because I feel it highlights one of the problems with the semi final structure that Eurovision uses now. This track was beaten to the final by 10 other entries above it, but it could have done much better in the actual final if it had made it. The problem with semi finals is that you compete against a subset of entries and not all entries together. The downside is that there are often tracks that don't make it to the final. You also have the issue that not all viewers of the contest who would vote in the final actually watch the semi finals so you rely on the ones that do to get you through. The two audiences can be quite distinct.
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