Kiev Connolly
Kevin "Kiev" Connolly (born 5 April 1956)[citation needed] is an Irish songwriter, producer and musician. His group, Kiev Connolly and The Missing Passengers, represented Ireland at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Ballymote, County Sligo, Connolly attended school in Cork.[citation needed] He moved to Germany in 1978, and worked as a studio musician and producer in West Berlin.[2]
Career
Connolly formed the pop group "The Missing Passengers" in 1985.[2] The group secured a recording contract with Ariola/RCA in Germany and "toured Europe extensively".[2] In 1985, the group performed Connolly's song "Did She Tell You" on both the Extratour program Radio Bremen/ARD, and the Musik Convoy program on WDR/ARD.[citation needed] Connolly returned to Ireland in 1987.[2]
In 1989, Kiev Connolly and The Missing Passengers represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne, Switzerland with Connolly's song The Real Me.[3][4] The song reached number 17 in the Irish Singles Chart in May 1989.[5] Yugoslavia won the Eurovision Song Contest that year.
In 2000, Connolly established Feature Music Studios.[citation needed] Connolly was involved in arranging and producing several live performances and albums of The Wolfe Tones. This included credits on the Wolfe Tones' 2001 album "You'll Never Beat the Irish".[6] He also occasionally supported the Wolfe Tones, in performances, on keyboards and guitar.[7]
References
- ^ "Participant - Kiev Connolly and The Missing Passengers". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Ireland in 1989 - Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers - Biography". esctoday.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006.
- ^ Roddy, Laura (1 January 2020). "Inside 1989: What Irish business looked like 30 years ago". Fora.ie. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "RTÉ Archives - Ireland's Eurovision Entry - 30 April 1989". rte.ie. RTÉ. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Search - Artist - Kiev Connolly". irishcharts.ie. Irish Music Rights Association. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
- ^ "The Wolfe Tones - You'll Never Beat The Irish". theballadeers.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Fell, Alex (26 July 2018). "The Wolfe Tones now". irishecho.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
They [The Wolfe Tones] are assisted occasionally by [..] Kiev Connolly on keyboards and additional guitar. He is seen on stage from time to time, as well as working behind the scenes with the arrangements
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Jump the Gun with "Take Him Home" | Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 (with The Missing Passengers) | Succeeded by Liam Reilly with "Somewhere in Europe" |
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- Eurosong
- You're a Star
- Discography
- Bambie Thug
- Black Daisy
- Brooke
- Nicky Byrne
- Can-linn
- Maria Christian
- Kiev Connolly
- Dana
- Muriel Day
- Dervish
- Ryan Dolan
- Donna and Joe
- Chris Doran
- Cathal Dunne
- Sean Dunphy
- The Duskeys
- Dustin the Turkey
- Angela Farrell
- Eddie Friel
- Paul Harrington
- Mickey Harte
- Red Hurley
- Kim Jackson
- Jedward
- Sandie Jones
- Jump the Gun
- Niamh Kavanagh
- Brian Kennedy
- The Lindsays
- Johnny Logan
- Luv Bug
- Dawn Martin
- Linda Martin
- Maxi
- Pat McGeegan
- Charlie McGettigan
- Sarah McTernan
- The Missing Passengers
- Butch Moore
- The Mullans
- Sinéad Mulvey
- Brendan Murray
- Gary O'Shaughnessy
- Ryan O'Shaughnessy
- Eimear Quinn
- Liam Reilly
- Tina Reynolds
- Marc Roberts
- Dickie Rock
- Lesley Roy
- Sheeba
- Kasey Smith
- Molly Sterling
- The Swarbriggs
- Eamonn Toal
- Wild Youth
- Colm C.T. Wilkinson
- "22"
- "All Kinds of Everything"
- "Born to Sing"
- "Ceol an Ghrá"
- "Chance of a Lifetime"
- "Come Back to Stay"
- "Could It Be That I'm in Love"
- "Cross Your Heart"
- "Do I Dream"
- "Doomsday Blue"
- "Dreamin'"
- "Dying to Try"
- "Et Cetera"
- "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
- "Happy Man"
- "Heartbeat"
- "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
- "Hold Me Now"
- "Horoscopes"
- "If I Could Choose"
- "If My World Stopped Turning"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "Irelande Douze Pointe"
- "Is Always Over Now?"
- "It's for You"
- "It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
- "Lipstick"
- "Love?"
- "Maps"
- "Millennium of Love"
- "Mysterious Woman"
- "One Day Love"
- "Only Love Survives"
- "Playing with Numbers"
- "The Real Me"
- "Rock 'n' Roll Kids"
- "Somewhere in Europe"
"Story of My Life"- "Sunlight"
- "Take Him Home"
- "Terminal 3"
- "That's Rich"
- "That's What Friends Are For"
- "They Can't Stop the Spring"
- "Together"
- "The Voice"
- "The Wages of Love"
- "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"
- "Walking the Streets in the Rain"
- "Waterline"
- "We Are One"
- "We've Got the World"
- "What's Another Year"
- "When"
- "When You Need Me"
- "Why Me?"
- "Without Your Love"
- "You Can Count On Me"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Ireland did not compete
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