RTÉ has announced that Ireland’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will again be selected through an episode of the Late Late Show. The special episode, ‘The Eurosong Late Late Special,’ will air live in early 2023. In their announcement, RTÉ outlines what they are seeking in an entry: A “contemporary” artist who is “an accomplished songwriter with a …
Each week we appear to get Eurovision news from the Emerald Isle, this time from a local Dublin band interested in Eurovision 2023. On Friday, June 3rd band member of Wild Youth tweeted: “Can I write the Eurovision for 2023 and can @bandwildyouth perform please.” To ensure it was noticed, they even tagged Head of Delegation Michael Kealy. Can I …
Tomorrow is a big day in the Eurovision calendar, so we’ll have a warm-up day, later today. Later tonight, we will know another two songs and artists that will take the trip to Turin this upcoming May, as well as being one step closer to know, who will represent the host nation. This is the guide for #YOU tonight and …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the opinions of ESCUnited as a whole. Ireland has participated in Eurovision since 1965 and currently holds the record for most wins in contest history – an amazing seven wins, with three being consecutive (1992, 1993, and 1994). Their seventh and final win came in …
Dublin 21 January 2022 Irish Broadcaster RTÉ have revealed the sixth and final Eurosong 2022 participant. Miles Graham’s “Yeah We’re Gonna Get Out of It” is the last hopeful competing to represent the Emerald Isle in Turin. The song, written by Graham, Justin Broad and Paul Herman, is intended as a message of hope to anyone in a repressed social …
RTÉ have begun their process for Eurovision 2022 earlier than usual, and have this Friday evening confirmed that they would return to “musical democracy in action” – that’s right, The Late Late Show returns as the Irish selection process for 2022! Ireland's 2022 entry will be selected on a Eurovision #LateLate Show Special 💚⭐️🇮🇪✨🎤 Got what it takes? Go to …
RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster, reconfirmed Lesley Roy as countries representative for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest and last week it was revealed that she will sing Maps in Rotterdam this May. This morning during the morning radio show the song was premiered and now it is available on all streaming platforms and on YouTube. Lesley wrote her song in collaboration with Lukas …
We may have had the Irish entry’s title leaked, if lyric site Genius is anything to go by – the website lists “Maps” as an unreleased track by Lesley Roy that appears on the Eurovision 2021 album! The song is marked as ‘unreleased’ among a number of other entries from this year’s contest, including Cyprus’ “El Diablo”, Greece’s “Last Dance”, …
Today a post surfaced on The Irish Sun website that declared that The Rua are being considered for Eurovision 2020, quoting an anonymous source and using personal deduction. While we don’t know if this claim is factual or not, the site itself made a strong claim for why the band should be in Rotterdam. For readers who are unfamiliar with …
Eurovision has been a big platform for artists to kickstart their careers in the past. This is a beautiful thing in our eyes and we would like to make a contribution of our own. In our wishlist series, we want to put the focus on smaller intriguing artists to give them the spotlight that they deserve. We will go by …
