Conductor Winning performance Noel Kelehan

1935-2012

Musical director of the Eurovision Song Contest on five occasions when it was hosted in Ireland: 1981, 1988, 1993, 1994 and 1995.

YearCountrySongRole
1998Ireland Is Always Over Now? Conductor conductor
1996Ireland The Voice [Winning song] Conductor conductor
1995Ireland Dreamin' Conductor conductor
1995Poland Sama Conductor conductor
1994Greece Diri Diri Conductor conductor
1994Poland To nie ja! Conductor conductor
1994Romania Dincolo de Nori Conductor conductor
1993Bosnia & Herzegovina Sva Bol Svijeta Conductor conductor
1993Ireland In Your Eyes [Winning song] Conductor conductor
1992Ireland Why Me [Winning song] Conductor conductor
1991Ireland Could It Be That I'm In Love Conductor conductor
1990Ireland Somewhere In Europe Conductor conductor
1989Ireland The Real Me Conductor conductor
1988Ireland Take Him Home Conductor conductor
1987Ireland Hold Me Now [Winning song] Conductor conductor
1986Ireland You Can Count On Me Conductor conductor
1985Ireland Wait Until The Weekend Comes Conductor conductor
1984Ireland Terminal 3 Conductor conductor
1982Ireland Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Conductor conductor
1981Ireland Horoscopes Conductor conductor
1980Ireland What's Another Year [Winning song] Conductor conductor
1978Ireland Born To Sing Conductor conductor
1977Ireland It's Nice To Be In Love Again Conductor conductor
1976Ireland When Conductor conductor
1971Ireland One Day Love Conductor conductor
1969Ireland The Wages Of Love Conductor conductor
1968Ireland Chance Of A Lifetime Conductor conductor
1967Ireland If I Could Choose Conductor conductor
1966Ireland Come Back To Stay Conductor conductor
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