By this time Rodgers had become a TV star and household name. In 1970 she was asked to represent the in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. According to John Kennedy O'Connor's "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History", part of the reasoning behind the BBC's invitation was their concern over the reaction the UK entrant would get on the stage from the Irish public. As a Catholic Northern Irishwoman, she received death threats from the IRA, who regarded her as a traitor, as a result of her appearing for the UK.