Every Song Is a Cry for Love was the Irish entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens performed by Northern Irish singer Brian Kennedy. His performance in the semi-final marked the 1000th Eurovision song of all time. The song qualified from the semifinal in 9th place. In the final, it was performed 21st following Croatia and preceding Sweden. At the close of voting, it finished in 10th place with 79 points, giving Ireland an automatic berth in the 2007 final.