Ryan Dolan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ryan Dolan
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Ryan Dolan at a press conference four days before the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
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| Born | 22 July 1985 Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Ryan Dolan was born on July 22, 1985, in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He is a pop singer from Ireland. Many people know him for representing Ireland in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Only Love Survives".
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About Ryan Dolan's Music Career
Representing Ireland at Eurovision
Ryan Dolan's song "Only Love Survives" won a contest called Eurosong 2013 in Ireland. This win meant he would represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The big event took place in Malmö, Sweden.
He sang his song in the first semi-final on May 14, 2013. He did well enough to make it to the final round. In the final, held on May 18, 2013, Ryan Dolan finished in last place. He received five points from three different countries.
Releasing His First Album and New Songs
Ryan Dolan released his first album, called Frequency, on May 13, 2013. Later, on March 7, 2014, he released a new song titled "Start Again". This song became very popular online, being watched over a million times on YouTube.
On June 20, 2014, he released his third song, "Fall to the Floor". This song reached number 88 on the Irish music charts.
Eurovision Jury and Cover Songs
In the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, Ryan Dolan was part of the Irish jury. This group helped decide the scores for the other countries.
On November 20, 2015, he released his fourth song, "Uptown Downtown". He also started uploading cover songs to YouTube. He covered popular songs like "Hello" by Adele and "Pillowtalk" by Zayn Malik. On February 19, 2016, he released an album of these cover songs called Under the Covers, Vol.1.
Ryan Dolan's Personal Life
In February 2014, Ryan Dolan spoke about his personal life during an interview. He shared that he had found it difficult growing up. He mentioned that he was confused about himself in school. He said it was hard to talk about his feelings back then.
In November 2019, Ryan Dolan bought a pub in County Tyrone. He bought it with SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan.
Ryan Dolan's Music Releases
Albums
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| Frequency |
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| Under the Covers, Vol.1 |
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| Under the Covers, Vol.2 |
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| Deep Covers |
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Singles
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BEL (Fl) |
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| "Only Love Survives" | 2013 | 17 | 67 | 33 | Frequency | ||||||||||||||
| "Start Again" | 2014 | 71 | — | — | TBA | ||||||||||||||
| "Fall to the Floor" | 88 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Uptown Downtown" | 2015 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the charts or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Ryan Dolan para niños
