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Ireland: Guest act and studio panel for Eurosong 2025 revealed!

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The big moment for Ireland is approaching, as on Friday 7 February the country will choose its representative for Eurovision 2025. Eurosong 2025 will take place as part of the Late Late Show, during which six contestants will give their best to win the coveted ticket to Basel. The competing entries are as follows:

  • Bobbi Arlo – “Powerplay”
  • Reylta – “Fire”
  • Adgy – “Run into the Night”
  • Samantha Mumba – “My Way”
  • Emmy – “Laika Party”
  • NIYL – “Growth”

RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, has revealed the studio panel and guests for Eurosong 2025. Like last year, the studio panel will give their thoughts on each performance, but will have no say in the final results. The members of the studio panel are as follows:

  • Bambie Thug (Ireland’s representative at Eurovision 2024)
  • Donal Skehan (former singer, critic, cook, Eurosong 2008 participant)
  • Laura Fox (RTÉ 2fm presenter)
  • Arthur Gourounlian (dancer, choreographer, dancer in the Turkish Eurovision 2006 entry)

RTÉ also announced that three former Eurovision winners will perform during the show. Linda Martin (Eurovision winner 1992), Niamh Kavanagh (Eurovision winner 1993) and Eimear Quinn (Eurovision winner 1996) will perform a special version of “Tattoo“, the winning entry for Eurovision 2023.

Bambie Thug was crowned winner of last year’s country selection and represented Ireland in Malmö with “Doomsday Blue”, where they not only managed to bring the country back to the Grand Final, but also finished sixth in the leaderboard.

Source: RTÉ

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Ireland: Samantha Mumba and EMMY as the next artists in Eurosong 2025!

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Samantha Mumba and EMMY have been announced as the fourth and fifth of six acts competing to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

Earlier today, RTÉ revealed two more artists this morning who are competing in Eurosong 2025, the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Samantha Mumba will be competing with “My Way”, meanwhile EMMY will compete with “Laika Party”.

Samantha Mumba, an Irish singer-songwriter is well known to Irish viewers since her debut single “Gotta Tell You” in 2000 which was high charting in Ireland, New Zealand, UK, Australia and even the US. After a flurry of hits in Ireland, Samantha took a break from music after her last single in 2002 before returning to the music scene in 2013.

EMMY despite being only 24 is no stranger already to Eurovision. A Norwegian singer-songwriter she has already previously attempted to represent her home country of Norway back in 2021 with the song “Witch Woods” that made the final of Melodi Grand Prix that year. She had also previously participated in Junior Melodi Grand Prix back in 2015.

The Irish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place on 7 February, while the remaining artists taking part in Eurosong 2025 will also be announced later in the week.

source: RTÉ

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Ireland: One of the Six Eurosong 2025 Contestants Directly Invited by RTÉ!

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The Irish Head of Delegation, Michael Kealy, has revealed that one of the six artists competing in Eurosong 2025 was directly invited by RTÉ.

Speaking on Thursday’s “Ray D’Arcy Show,” Michael Kealy explained that one of the six acts competing in Eurosong 2025 is the ‘RTÉ Wildcard.’ He noted that the quality and variety of songs submitted this year have improved, thanks to Ireland’s best result in 24 years.

Explaining the decision to invite an artist directly, Mr. Kealy stated:

As you know, in recent years, we have reserved the right to fast-track entries to the Eurosong final that we think are exceptional or are artists we know well and believe can perform well in the competition… So, we have one artist we have invited to participate in our Eurosong.

Mr. Kealy added that the public will recognize the invited artist, as they have an international profile.

The six songs competing in Eurosong 2025 will be unveiled starting January 20 on “The Ray D’Arcy Show,” airing weekdays from 3 pm.

The Irish national final for Eurovision 2025, “The Late Late Show Eurosong Special,” is scheduled for February 7.

Last year, Bambie Thug won the national selection and represented Ireland in Malmö with “Doomsday Blue.” Bambie not only brought Ireland back to the Grand Final but also secured sixth place in the standings.

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Source: RTE

Ireland: Eurosong 2025 will take place on February 7th!

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In recent news, Éirevision podcast confirmed that the Irish national selection for Eurovision 2025 will once again take place as part of The Late Late Show. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the popular talk show will host the special edition of Eurosong, with the event scheduled for Friday, February 7th, 2025.

Eurosong 2025

Six acts will compete for the Irish representation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Given the success of last year’s representative, Bambie Thug, expectations are high for a highly competitive edition.

RTÉ also addressed the possibility of introducing a separate, standalone national selection for Eurovision in the future. However, due to financial constraints, this plan has been delayed, with the broadcaster citing instability in funding as the primary reason. Despite this, the Irish delegation remains optimistic about implementing such a format in the coming years.

While further details about the artists and songs competing in Eurosong 2025 have not yet been revealed, snippets of the rumored Eurosong acts have started circulating on social media.

Bambie Thug triumphed in last year’s Eurosong with their song “Doomsday Blue”, securing Ireland’s spot in the Grand Final for the first time in six years, ultimately finishing in the sixth place.

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Source: Éirevision