On 10 February RTÉ revealed the names of the five Eurosong 2010 participants . The line-up was a star-studded and international one , which included Mikey Graham of Irish boyband Boyzone and Niamh Kavanagh , Eurovision Song Contest 1993 winner for Ireland . Other participants included Bosnian singer Monika Ivkic , participant in the fifth season of the German version of American Idol '' Deutschland sucht den Superstar '' ; Leanne Moore , winner of the last season of Irish talent show You 're a Star ; and Lee Bradshaw , who placed fourth in last year 's Eurosong contest The songwriting teams were also international , and also included many with Eurovision experience : Irish columnist John Waters and Tommy Moran were known for writing the 2007 entry , " They Ca n't Stop the Spring " , performed by Dervish , and infamously came last at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 . Marc Paelinck , a Belgian composer , had written three past Eurovision songs - Belgium in 2002 and 2004 , and Malta in 2009 . Niall Mooney and Jonas Gladnikoff were part of the team behind last year 's Irish entry " Et Cetera " , as well as various national final entries across Europe . They were joined by successful Swedish songwriters Mårten and Lina Eriksson . German songwriters Ralph Siegel and John O'Flynn , aka Bernd Meinunger , had written 16 Eurovision entries together over 4 countries , including Germany 's only Eurovision winner " Ein bißchen Frieden "
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010