Ryan Dolan

Ryan Dolan at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Ryan Dolan (born July 22, 1985 in Strabane , Northern Ireland ) is a British pop singer and songwriter , who was best known for his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 .

Career

Music career before the ESC 2013

Ryan Dolan was born in Strabane in 1985 . At a young age he began to make a name for himself in the music world as a songwriter, singer, dancer and producer. He also uploaded all kinds of cover songs and new interpretations by artists such as Adele , Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars to his YouTube channel.

His first single was released on August 7th 2011 together with the Irish, dance and dubstep trio Zenemy DJz on their own label. It is titled The Secret (Get Out Of My Head) and was written by Dolan alone. However, the song was unsuccessful. Since this cooperation, the entertainment of Zenemy DJz has been responsible for the visual and audiovisual presentation of its productions.

On May 13, 2013, the record label JM13 released his first studio album. The tracks were all by the British DJ duo Loverush UK! mixed and produced by David Hayes, Wez Devine and Ryan Dolan. It contains eight titles, but could not reach any chart positions.

In an interview with "Oikotimes", an online magazine that publishes news about the ESC, he said that his role models include pop singers like Michael Jackson or Bruno Mars , as well as dance and club musicians like the Swedish House Mafia or David Guetta . They all inspired him on the genre his music represents.

Participation in the ESC 2013

In 2013 he took part in the Irish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 . He was the only candidate who presented his own composition in the national preliminary round. There he was able to prevail against four other candidates and was thus allowed to compete in the competition in Malmö with the pop song Only Love Survives for Ireland. He performed the song in the first semifinals in the Malmö Arena and made it to the final. There he took the last (26th) place. He received special support from producer and choreographer Stuart O'Connor, who has already accompanied the Jedward brothers on their live tours.

Ryan Dolan live in the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Music career after the ESC 2013

After his performance, Ryan said that he definitely wanted to keep making music and that he would quickly get over his defeat at the Eurovision Song Contest. He got a lot of positive feedback from this song and various record labels showed interest, including Universal Music .

Only Love Survives entered the download charts of a total of seven different countries. However, the singles could ultimately only achieve a placement in Ireland in the official singles chart. There she worked her way up from number 94 to number 13.

Private life

In February 2014, Ryan came out as gay.

Discography

Albums

• 2013: Frequency (first published May 13, 2013)

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	IE
2011	The Secret (Get Out Of My Head)	-	-	-	-	First published: August 7, 2011 feat. Zenemy DJs
2013	Only Love Survives Frequency	-	-	-	IE13 (5 weeks) IE	First published: February 8, 2013
2014	Start again	-	-	-	IE71 (2 weeks) IE	First published: March 2014
	Fall to the floor	-	-	-	IE88 (1 week) IE	First published: June 2014

More singles

• 2014: Thinking out Loud (first published November 2014)

Web links

Commons : Ryan Dolan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage
• Ryan Dolan at Discogs (English)

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1. ↑ Amanda Poole: Ryan Dolan's Swede music wins a place at Eurovision contest , Belfast Telegraph, February 25, 2013
2. ↑ Tip Of The Week: Zenemy DJz & Ryan Dolan - The Secret (Get Out Of My Head) - article on BBC
3. ↑ Interview with Ryan Dolan ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Ryan Dolan to represent Ireland in Malmö eurovision.tv
5. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 26, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final? . Eurovision. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
7. ↑ Article on Dolan's live performance
8. ↑ ^{a b} Interview with Ryan Dolan after the ESC 2013
9. ↑ Independent: Eurovision star Ryan Dolan comes out as gay