Today RTÉ has announced the 5 hopefuls that will participating in the Irish national final this year. They are :
- Patricia Roe who is being mentored by her sister Valerie. She will be singing “Don’t Hold On”.
- Eoghan Quigg who is being mentored by Mark Murphy. He will singing “The Movie Song”.
- Cann – Linn featuring Kasey Smith are being mentored by Hazel Kaneswaran. They will sing “Heartbeat”.
- Andrew Mann who is being mentored by Cormac Battle. He will sing “Battle’s Be Mine”.
- Laura O’Neill who is being mentored by Bill McGuinness. She will sing “You Don’t Remember Me”.
Just like previous years Ireland’s Eurovision entry will be selected by a combination of public vote and regional jury vote.
All 5 songs will will be played for the first time tomorrow Thursday February 6th on RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm. Once they have been aired and links become available we will post them here so you can listen to them!
*Update*
Click here to listen to each of the songs!
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