"When You Need Me" was the Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...

, performed in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 by The Mullans.

The song is a ballad, sung from the perspective of a woman whose lover has ended their relationship. She explains that she realises that they had not connected ("But the fool that I am/Never tried to understand") and pleads with him for another chance, promising that "When you need me I'll be there".

The song was performed seventeenth on the night, following Portugal

Portugal

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's Rui Bandeira

Rui Bandeira

Rui Pedro Neto de Mello Bandeira is a Portuguese singer best known for representing his country in the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Como tudo começou. He placed 21st with 12 Points.-References:...

 with "Como tudo começou

Como Tudo Começou

"Como tudo começou" was the Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Portuguese by Rui Bandeira....

" and preceding Austria

Austria

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's Bobbie Singer

Bobbie Singer

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 with "Reflection". At the close of voting, it had received 18 points, placing 17th in a field of 23.

It was succeeded as Irish representative

Republic of Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Ireland first participated in the Eurovision Song Contest at the 1965 Contest in Naples, participating in every subsequent Contest but two: the 1983 Contest in Munich and the 2002 Contest in Tallinn...

 at the 2000 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 2000

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

 by Eamonn Toal with "Millennium of Love

Millennium Of Love

"Millennium of Love" was the Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by Eamonn Toal.The song is a dramatic ballad, inspired by the coming of the new Millennium...

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