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| song = Born To Sing |
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| year = 1978 |
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| country = Republic of Ireland |
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| artist = Colm C. T. Wilkinson |
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| language = English |
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| composer = Colm C. T. Wilkinson |
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| lyricist = Colm C. T. Wilkinson |
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| place = 5th |
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| points = 86 |
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'''Born To Sing''' was the ] entry in the ], performed in ] by ] (the only Contest entrant to be known by his middle initials). |
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The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Wilkinson explaining that "And a man is born to do one thing and I was born to sing". He goes on to describe a story of heartbreak caused by his itinerant lifestyle, as his lover did not travel with him. He seems, however, to accept this as a fact of life and be prepared to live with it. |
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The song was performed first on the night (preceding ]'s ] with ]). At the close of voting, it had received 86 points, placing 5th in a field of 20. |
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It was succeeded as ] at the ] by ] with ]. |
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