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In the final, held on 18 May 2013, Dolan finished last in the final, receiving only five points from three different countries.
In the final, held on 18 May 2013, Dolan finished last in the final, receiving only five points from three different countries.
He is known for representing Ireland in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with "Only Love Survives". 2013-2014: Eurovision Song Contest and Frequency
He performed the song in the first semi-final at Malmö Arena on 14 May 2013, and qualified for the final after finishing in the top ten. He released his debut album Frequency on 13 May 2013.
On 7 March 2014, he released his second single Start Again after his coming out on Raidió Teilifís Éireann Radio 1.
Its music video is a story of suicide of a gay boy. lieutenant"s been watched more than 1 million times on YouTube so far.
He gained attention from LGBT communities and sang in some pride festivals including Pride In Newry 2014 and Bristol Pride 2015. On 20 June 2014, he released his third single Fall to the Floor.
lieutenant performed moderately in music chart, charted at 88 on Irish Recorded Music Association.
2015-present: Eurovision Song Contest 2015 and Under the Covers, Volume(s).1
On 20 November 2015, he released his fourth single Uptown Downtown. He uploaded his cover of "Hello" by Adele on YouTube on 18 December 2015 and from then, he"s uploading several cover songs like "Pillowtalk" by Zayn Malik and "Hands to Myself" by Selena Gomez. On 19 February 2016, he released a cover album "Under the Covers, Volume(s).1".
During an interview on Raidió Teilifís Éireann Radio 1 in February 2014, Dolan came out as gay.
He said, "In school I was confused about who I was, and it was really hard for me growing up because of that. lieutenant was hard to deal with because I knew that I was gay, but I couldn"t get the courage to talk to someone about it".
In the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, he was one of the five members of the Irish jury.
