Sinead Mulvey Black Daisy, Ireland’s 2009 Eurovision act, failed to advance from tonight’s semi-final of the competition.
The four-member girl group, singing the up-tempo pop-rock number Et Cetera, performed second of 18 acts in tonight's competition.
Et Ceterawas one of only two straightforward pop-rock numbers tonight; the other, coincidentally, is Dutch entry Believe Again, co-written by Ronan Keating.
Mulvey, a 21-year-old Dubliner, wore a hot pink and black outfit and long hair extensions giving her a “rock chick” for the performance.
The simple staging of the Irish song was in distinct contrast to many of tonight’s acts, in what is one of the most over-the-top line-ups in recent Eurovision memory. Ukraine has contributed a sexed-up pyrotechnical spectacular, while the climax of Greek mega-star Sakis Rouvas’s performance sees him lifted high above the stage on an illuminated plinth.
Azerbaijan, Croatia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Albania, Moldova, Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Greece will join the 10 successful acts from Tuesday night’s semi-final and the five automatic qualifiers (France, Germany, Spain, the UK and host country Russia) in Saturday night’s final.