Just when we thought that we were only going to hear one new Junior Eurovision 2022 entry, another entry was suddenly revealed. This time, its from Ireland, as TG4 reveals Sophie Lennon’s entry for Yerevan titled “Solas”.
“You will always find the light inside you”
Compared to last year’s entry, Ireland opted for a ballad for this year’s competition, sung entirely in Irish (in line with their Junior Eurovision entries), we see the track start off slowly and build tempo as the song progresses, and as Sophie has shown during her participation in Junior Eurovision Eire, we should expect some vocal power in their live performance in Yerevan.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The 2022 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Yerevan, following Malena’s win in the 2021 Junior Eurovision Song Contest with “Qami Qami“, with the competition set to take place on the 11th of December. The competing countries in this year’s competition are as follows:
- Albania – Kejtlin Gjata
- Armenia – Nare
- France – Lissandro
- Georgia – Mariam Bigvava
- Ireland – Sophie Lennon
- Italy – Chanel Dilecta
- Kazakhstan – David Charlin
- Malta – Gaia Gambuzza
- The Netherlands – Luna
- North Macedonia – Lara, Irina & Jovan
- Poland – Laura Bączkiewicz
- Portugal – Nicolas Alves
- Serbia – Katarina Savić
- Spain – Carlos Higes
- Ukraine – Zlata Dziunka
- United Kingdom – Freya Skye
To keep up to date with our coverage of the 2022 Junior Eurovision coverage, you can do so by clicking right here.
Ireland’s Junior Eurovision Journey
Ireland first participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. DĂ©buting alongside Australia, Ireland was represented by Aimee Banks singing ” RĂ©alta na Mara”. At the close of voting, Ireland finished in 12th place – receiving 36 points. Ireland has since participated a further six times. Their best placement came in 2016, when Zena Donnelly finished in tenth place with her song “BrĂce ar BhrĂce”.
In 2021, MaiĂş Levi Lawlor represented Ireland in Paris with his song “Saor (Disappear)”. Ireland’s most recent participation, he finished 18th in a field of 19, earning 44 points. Of these, 5 came from professional juries, whilst the remaining 39 were from the online vote.
What do you make of Ireland’s entry for this year’s contest? Do you think Ireland will get its best result in Yerevan? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tiktok as we prepare for the Junior Eurovision 2022!
News Source: TG4
Photo Credit: Adare Productions
