It's Nice to Be in Love Again

"It's Nice to Be in Love Again"
Eurovision Song Contest 1977 entry
Country	Ireland
Artist(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg, Nicola Kerr, Alma Carroll
As	The Swarbriggs Plus Two
Language	English
Composer(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg
Lyricist(s)	Tommy Swarbrigg, Jimmy Swarbrigg
Conductor	Noel Kelehan
Finals performance
Final result	3rd
Final points	119
Appearance chronology
◄ "When" (1976)
"Born to Sing" (1978) ►

"It's Nice to Be in Love Again" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in English by The Swarbriggs Plus Two.

The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with the band singing about the joy felt by someone in love again. The lyrics imply that none of the singers have been in this position very recently, as they sing about "That old familiar feeling".

Following on from The Swarbriggs' first appearance at the Contest, another strong colour was chosen for this performance. On this occasion, each of the four performers wore a dark blue outfit, with the two men wearing their blazers of that colour over white suits.

The song was performed first on the night (preceding Monaco's Michèle Torr with "Une petite française"). At the close of voting, it had received 119 points, placing 3rd in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Irish representative at the 1978 Contest by Colm C. T. Wilkinson with "Born to Sing".

Chart

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[1]	1

Eurovision Song Contest 1977

Countries

Final (by final results)	France (winner) United Kingdom Ireland Monaco Greece Switzerland Belgium Germany Spain Finland Israel Netherlands Italy Portugal Norway Luxembourg Austria Sweden

Withdrawn	Tunisia

Artists

Final (by final results)	Marie Myriam Lynsey De Paul and Mike Moran The Swarbriggs Plus Two Michèle Torr Paschalis, Marianna, Robert & Bessy Pepe Lienhard Band Dream Express Silver Convention Micky Monica Aspelund Ilanit Heddy Lester Mia Martini Os Amigos Anita Skorgan Anne-Marie B Schmetterlinge Forbes

Songs

Final (by final results)	"L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Rock Bottom" "It's Nice to Be in Love Again" "Une petite française" "Mathima Solfege" "Swiss Lady" "A Million in One, Two, Three" "Telegram" "Enséñame a cantar" "Lapponia" "Ahava Hi Shir Lishnayim" "De mallemolen" "Libera" "Portugal no coração" "Casanova" "Frère Jacques" "Boom Boom Boomerang" "Beatles"

(Note: All information are in order of appearance)

References

↑ "Ireland singles charts". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2014-05-13.

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