Ιreland: Bambie Thug will represent the country in Malmö with “Doomsday Blue”!
Just a while ago, Eurosong 2024, the Irish national selection for Eurovision 2024, was concluded. Eurosong 2024 served for another year as the country’s selection method for Eurovision and was hosted during a special edition of The Late Late Show, on RTÉ’s studio live from Dublin.
Hosted by Patrick Kielty and following the combination of votes from an international jury, a national jury and public televoting, Bambie Thug was crowned as the winner with their song “Doomsday Blue“.
378 entries were submitted to the Irish broadcaster, out of which six entries were advanced to the televised final aiming for the Irish representation in Malmö. The six competing songs were revealed from January 8 to January 12 on “The Ray D’Arcy Show” and are the following:
- Isabella Kearney – “Let Me Be the Fire”
- Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue”
- JyellowL ft. Toshín – “Judas”
- Alisha – “Go Tobann” (Suddenly)
- Next in Line – “Love Like Us”
- Erica-Cody – “Love Me Like I Do”
Eurosong 2024 – in detail
Isabella Kearney – “Let Me Be the Fire”
A nice opener overall. It didn’t feel as the strongest vocal performance of the night. The song is not that memorable too. Nice try with the stage performance, though!
Bambie Thug – “Doomsday Blue”
100% honest. It is a complete chaos. The song is confusing itself and I actually caught myself confused by watching the performance and not in a good way. At least, their vocals were okay and the theatrical expressions on point. I guess you will either love or hate “Doomsday Blue”.
JyellowL ft. Toshín – “Judas”
The song is not that catchy itself and it simply does not give Eurovision vibes. The rap part was not bad at all, while the singing part was not good either. Same with the stage presentation. What both the song and the performance missed was that Eurovision vibe.
Alisha – “Go Tobann”
The song has a nice ethnic vibe. However, the vocal performance was not strong, while the staging felt really messy. The performance needs to be massively elevated for Eurovision stage.
Next in Line – “Love Like Us”
The cheesiest song of the selection. They don’t harmonize good enough and it sounds out of tune. The performance looked like it just came out of a talent-show. The energy is not present either and there is no chemistry between the group members. Personally, I’m not convinced.
Erica-Cody – “Love Me Like I Do”
A song that screams Eurovision. It’s fun, it’s catchy and it has a key-change. The performance was okay bearing in mind the production of the show, as well as Erica’s vocals – except that final high note. Personally, I think that “Love Me Like I Do” would be Ireland’s best choice, although I’m not quite sure whether it would be enough for a spot in the Grand Final.
The voting procedure
An international jury along with a national jury and the public audience vote decided in equal shares who would fly the Irish flag in Malmö.
International Jury
The international jury voted as following:
12 points – “Love Like Us”
10 points – “Love Me Like I Do”
8 points – “Doomsday Blue”
6 points – “Go Tobann”
4 points – “Judas”
2 points – “Let Me Be the Fire”
Next in Line topped the international jury voting, with Erica Cody and Bambie Thug following in the second and third place respectively.
National jury
The national jury voted as following:
12 points – “Doomsday Blue”
10 points – “Go Tobann”
8 points – “Judas”
6 points – “Love Me Like I Do”
4 points – “Let Me Be the Fire”
2 points – “Love Like Us”
Bambie Thug topped the national jury voting, with Alisha and JyellowL ft. Toshín following in the second and third place respectively.
Audience’s vote
The TV audience voted as following:
12 points – “Doomsday Blue”
10 points – “Love Like Us”
8 points – “Go Tobann”
6 points – “Love Me Like I Do”
4 points – “Judas”
2 points – “Let Me Be the Fire”
Bambie Thug won the public voting, followed by Next in Line and Alisha.
The winner
Following the combination of the above and with a total of 32 points, Bambie Thug was crowned as the winner of Eurosong 2024 and will therefore serve as the country’s representative in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Malmö in May.
You can also check out the interview Bambie Thug gave exclusively to EurovisionFun, below:
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