We’re less than a day out from knowing who could possibly be representing Ireland at Eurovision 2025, and Ireland’s RTÉ have announced there will be a ‘wildcard’ competing.
Eurosong Wildcards
The six acts that will be announced by Ireland’s public broadcaster RTÉ on the 20th of January. Ireland had opted to continue having an open selection process for Eurosong, but described their ‘wildcard’ as being more akin to a fast tracking of established acts. On The Ray D’Arcy radio show it was announced that that would happen again for this year.
What is Eurosong?
Eurosong is the Irish national selection for Eurovision. The selection show often takes place on Ireland’s Friday night chat show “The Late Late Show”. It first started selecting Ireland’s Eurovision representative in 2006. In 2016 Ireland went internal with their Eurovision selection. In 2022 Eurosong returned as the selection method for Eurovision in Ireland.
Ireland’s Eurovision Journey
In 1965, Ireland made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest with Butch Moore and the song “Walking the Streets in the Rain”, which managed to place 6th. Since their debut, Ireland has participated 57 times (making the Grand Final 46 times), and has won the competition seven times, which is currently tied for the record of most wins.
Ireland’s latest Eurovision participation saw them being represented by Bambie Thug, with their song “Doomsday Blue”. They placed 6th in the Grand Final, receiving 278 points in total, 138 of which were from televoters and 142 were from the national juries. This is Ireland’s best result in the 21st century.
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News Source: RTÉ
Photo credit: Corinne Cumming / EBU
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