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Together was the Irish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon performed by Ryan O'Shaughnessy.

The song's music video and live performance featured dancers portraying a same-sex couple, said to be the first depiction of such a couple in the contest's history.

It qualified from the first semifinal in 6th place, ending Ireland's 4-year non-qualification streak. In the final, it was performed 24th following the Netherlands and preceding Cyprus. At the close of voting, it finished in 16th place with 136 points, the country's best result in 7 years.

Lyrics[]

We were drifting like two icebergs out on the ocean
I was doing all I could to keep you close
There were troubles in the water, you swore it was nothing
You said that we would always stay afloat

Why would you, look, look me
In the eye and lie, lie?

I thought we’d be together till we died
I’ll forever wonder why
I thought we’d be together till we died
I’ll forever wonder why

Have you been coming home so late in the evening?
Is there someone else that I should know about?
Stays a smile on your face that I haven’t seen
Since we started going on

How could you, look, look me
In the eye and lie, lie?

I thought we’d be together till be died
I’ll forever wonder why
I thought we’d be together till we died
I’ll forever wonder why

You said “Until death do us part”
And then you chose to break my heart
Remember, rock back to the start
We said we’d be together till we died

I’ll forever wonder why
I thought we’d be together till we died
I’ll forever wonder why
You said we’d be together till we died

I’ll forever wonder why
I thought we’d be together till we died
I’ll forever wonder why

Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Participants
Semi Final 1
Flag of AzerbaijanAiselFlag of IcelandAri ÓlafssonFlag of AlbaniaEugent BushpepaFlag of BelgiumSENNEKFlag of Czech RepublicMikolas JosefFlag of LithuaniaIeva ZasimauskaitėFlag of IsraelNettaFlag of BelarusAlekseevFlag of EstoniaElina NechayevaFlag of BulgariaEquinoxFlag of MacedoniaEye CueFlag of CroatiaFrankaFlag of AustriaCesár SampsonFlag of GreeceGianna TerziFlag of FinlandSaara AaltoFlag of ArmeniaSevak KhanagyanFlag of SwitzerlandZibbzFlag of IrelandRyan O'ShaughnessyFlag of CyprusEleni Foureira
Semi Final 2
Flag of NorwayAlexander RybakFlag of RomaniaThe HumansFlag of SerbiaBalkanikaFlag of San MarinoJessika ft. Jenifer BreningFlag of DenmarkRasmussenFlag of RussiaJulia SamoylovaFlag of MoldovaDoReDosFlag of The NetherlandsWaylonFlag of AustraliaJessica MauboyFlag of GeorgiaIriaoFlag of PolandGromee ft. Lukas MeijerFlag of MaltaChristabelleFlag of HungaryAWSFlag of LatviaLaura RizzottoFlag of SwedenBenjamin IngrossoFlag of MontenegroVanja RadovanovićFlag of SloveniaLea SirkFlag of UkraineMelovin
Final
Flag of FranceMadame MonsieurFlag of GermanyMichael SchulteFlag of ItalyErmal Meta & Fabrizio MoroFlag of PortugalCláudia PascoalFlag of SpainAlfred & AmaiaFlag of United KingdomSuRie
Songs
Semi Final 1
Flag of AzerbaijanX My HeartFlag of IcelandOur ChoiceFlag of AlbaniaMallFlag of BelgiumA Matter of TimeFlag of Czech RepublicLie to MeFlag of LithuaniaWhen We're OldFlag of IsraelToyFlag of BelarusForeverFlag of EstoniaLa ForzaFlag of BulgariaBonesFlag of MacedoniaLost and FoundFlag of CroatiaCrazyFlag of AustriaNobody But YouFlag of GreeceOneiro MouFlag of FinlandMonstersFlag of ArmeniaQamiFlag of SwitzerlandStonesFlag of IrelandTogetherFlag of CyprusFuego
Semi Final 2
Flag of NorwayThat's How You Write a SongFlag of RomaniaGoodbyeFlag of SerbiaNova decaFlag of San MarinoWho We AreFlag of DenmarkHigher GroundFlag of RussiaI Won't BreakFlag of MoldovaMy Lucky DayFlag of The NetherlandsOutlaw In 'EmFlag of AustraliaWe Got LoveFlag of GeorgiaSheni GulistvisFlag of PolandLight Me UpFlag of MaltaTabooFlag of HungaryViszlát NyárFlag of LatviaFunny GirlFlag of SwedenDance You OffFlag of MontenegroInjeFlag of SloveniaHvala, ne!Flag of UkraineUnder The Ladder
Final
Flag of FranceMercyFlag of GermanyYou Let Me Walk AloneFlag of ItalyNon mi avete fatto nienteFlag of PortugalO jardimFlag of SpainTu canciónFlag of United KingdomStorm

Trivia[]

  • The song was originally written for Ryan's Eurovision predecessor Brendan Murray, but Brendan's manager Louis Walsh did not like it.

Censorship[]

  • The semi-final performance was skipped in the Chinese broadcast due to the portrayal of a same-sex couple, as LGBT themes in the media are censored in China[1], where same-sex relationships are not officially recognized.
    • Due to this, as well as the censoring of Albania's performance due to laws against performers displaying tattoos, the Chinese broadcaster was banned from broadcasting the remainder of the 2018 contest as well as future editions by the EBU.
  • However in Russia, where a law prohibits the dissemination and promotion of LGBT content, the Russian commentator interpreted the couple as "male friends", as the broadcaster could neither skip nor censor the performance (due to Russia being a full EBU member and a participant that year).

Videos[]

References[]

  1. China bans same-sex romance from TV screens (en). CNN (3 March 2016). Retrieved on 30 December 2021.
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