Ireland: Eddie Friel passes away aged 64

The 1995 Irish Eurovision representative, Eddie Friel, has passed away aged 64  in Innsbruck, Austria.

Eddie Friel was crowned the winner of Eurosong 1995 and won the golden ticket to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 on home soil with his entry ‘Dreaming’. The 1995 Eurovision Song Contest was held in Dublin, Ireland hosted the event for the third consecutive time. Eddie achieved a 14th place in the competition.

Eddie Friel was born in Belfast (Northern Ireland) and raised in Donegal.

The ESCToday Team would like to convey our deepest condelences and sympathies to Eddie Friel’s family and friends in these distressful times. RIP.