Ireland: Henry Girls eliminated

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In tonight's edition of “You're A Star”, the series which will select Ireland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Henry Girls were knocked out after receiving the least amount of votes from the public. Donna and Joseph McCaul topped the poll ahead of Jade and both acts now go into Sunday's grand final.

While the audience was familiar with the various performers from the series over the last few months, tonight was the first time that the songs had been showcased.

The three final Eurovision songs were as follows:

Jade Pink Champagne by Ray Traynor.
The Henry Girls Dreaming by Fran King and Larry Hogan
Donna and Joseph McCaul Love by Karl Broderick.

Guest judge on tonight's show was Dana, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1970 for Ireland with All Kinds Of Everything. Meanwhile judge Hazel Kaneswaren was extremely positive about the song of Donna & Joseph McCaul, and said she “would collapse in shock if it does not win!”.

Their rivals Jade have yet to top the poll in the entire series, so they wll have to achieve it for the first time tomorrow night if they are to win the series. The live show commences at 18.30 on Sunday when both acts will perform their Eurovision entry. The programme will also be include celebrity guests and songs.

Following tonight's results show, the phone lines re-opened and will remain open until 21.00 tomorrow night. The winner will be announced on the Results Show on RTE One at 21.25 on Sunday.

The winner will represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest semifinal on May 19th in Kiev.