{{Short description|Songwriting competition for young people in Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox award | name = 2FM Song Contest | current_awards = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | awarded_for = best new song from entries submitted by writers aged 20 and under<ref name="Perri"/> | presenter = [[RTÉ 2fm]] | country = Ireland | location = | year = {{Start date and age|1982}} | year2 = {{End date and age|2017}} | website = }} The '''2FM Song Contest''', known for sponsorship reasons as The '''Jacobs/2FM Song Contest'''<ref name="JacobsSearch"/> or '''2fm/Perri Song Contest'''<ref name="Perri">{{Cite web |publisher=[[RTÉ 2fm]] |url=http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1241 |title=RTÉ 2fm/Perri song contest |website=[[RTÉ.ie]] |via=SuperAnnRte.ie |access-date=20 June 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620142802/http://www.superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1241 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an annual song writing competition for young people in Ireland.<ref name="Perri"/> Created by producer/presenter [[Kevin Hough]], it was run by national broadcaster [[RTÉ 2fm]] from 1982 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Going for a song comes of age ...|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/going-for-a-song-comes-of-age--26039307.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=[[Independent.ie]]|language=en|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110221045/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/going-for-a-song-comes-of-age--26039307.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2006-08-17|title=25th RTÉ 2fm Song Contest launched|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2006/0817/407629-2fmsongcontest/|language=en|website=[[RTÉ TEN]]|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110232200/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2006/0817/407629-2fmsongcontest/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2fm bosses scrap song contest after 25-year run. |first=Andrea |last=McCullagh |work=[[Irish Daily Mail]] |date=22 January 2008 |page=17 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A173694465}}}}</ref>
==Legacy== Winners included [[Naimee Coleman]],<ref name="CareerOnSong">{{cite news |title=Contest victory put my career on song |work=[[Irish Sun]] |date=8 October 1998 |page=7 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A70222610}} |first=Richie |last=Taylor}}</ref> Elaine Hearty,<ref>{{Cite web |website=[[RTÉ Archives]] |title=Launch of 1999 RTÉ 2fm/Jacob's Song Contest (1998) |date=October 1998 |url=https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2362/077.html |access-date=21 June 2022 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610013617/https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2362/077.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Laura Izibor]],<ref>{{cite news |title=YET another home-grown musical star; TALK OF THE TOWN. |work=[[Irish Daily Mail]] |date=7 April 2009 |page=21 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A197367685}}}}</ref> Sarah Packiam,<ref name="SearchOn">{{cite news |title=Search on for songwriters from Ireland |work=[[The Sunday People|The People]] |date=24 August 2003 |page=5 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A106840022}}}}</ref> [[RuthAnne]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Pussycat Doll and J-Lo up next for Irish songwriting sensation |work=[[Evening Herald]] |date=16 March 2007 |page=27 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A160647309}}}}</ref> [[David Geraghty|Dave Geraghty]]<ref name="JacobsSearch">{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/entertainment/rte-jacobs-begin-search-for-talented-songwriters-27773202.html |title=RTÉ, Jacob's begin search for talented songwriters |access-date=2022-01-10 |work=[[Fingal Independent]] |via=[[Independent.ie]] |language=en |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111094511/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/entertainment/rte-jacobs-begin-search-for-talented-songwriters-27773202.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2008 [[Karaoke World Championships#Previous winners|Karaoke World Championships]] runner-up Elaine O'Halloran.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OUR SHOT AT THE BIG time; 10 wannabees battle for 2FM Song Contest title |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/OUR+SHOT+AT+THE+BIG+time;+10+wannabees+battle+for+2FM+Song+Contest...-a083272815 |website=[[TheFreeLibrary.com]] |access-date=20 June 2022 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610013624/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/OUR+SHOT+AT+THE+BIG+time;+10+wannabees+battle+for+2FM+Song+Contest...-a083272815 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Damien Dempsey]] was once a runner-up in the competition,<ref>{{Cite web|website=TheJournal.ie|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/damien-dempsey-interview-documentary-vicar-st-love-yourself-today-5598343-Nov2021/|title=Damien Dempsey: 'I feel lucky that I do what I do - and other people get a lift from it'|first=Aoife|last=Barry|access-date=20 June 2022|archive-date=29 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429081136/https://www.thejournal.ie/damien-dempsey-interview-documentary-vicar-st-love-yourself-today-5598343-Nov2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> and other contestants have included [[21 Demands]] (Kodaline).<ref>{{cite news |title=Demand refused; Television. |work=[[News of the World]], Irish edition |date=11 February 2007 |page=38 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]]|id={{Gale|A160758154}}}}</ref> The 2005 winner won €8,000 of musical equipment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gerry back for encore |work=[[Irish Sun]] |date=31 August 2004 |page=12 |via=[[Gale OneFile: News]] |id={{Gale|A124114728}} |first=Richie |last=Taylor}}</ref><ref name="SearchOn"/>
Laura Izibor's, winning song "Compatible", received constant [[airplay]] after she won the competition and RTÉ filmed a documentary of Izibor after winning the competition.<ref name="Sligo">{{cite web|url=http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story/?trs=cwgbidkfsn |title=Laura brings her talented soul to Sligo|date=28 February 2006|work=[[Sligo Weekender]]|publisher=Sligo Weekender Limited|accessdate=15 October 2009}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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