The results are in — Ireland has chosen Wild Youth’s We Are One to represent the country in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.
The band emerged triumphant in The Late Late Eurosong Special, in which Ireland’s entry was selected by a televote alongside the votes of international and national juries.
You can check out the song here:
Per RTÉ: “Wild Youth are a four-piece band from Dublin, who have a string of top hits in Ireland and have toured with names including Niall Horan, Lewis Capaldi, and Westlife. On top of their own sold-out tours of Ireland and the UK, Conor O’Donohoe from the band has also written a string of top hits for other artists and co-written with Moncrief and The Script.”
The results of The Late Late Eurosong Special were as follows:
INTERNATIONAL JURY:
- 2 points Wild
- 4 points Down in the Rain
- 6 points Hawaii
- 8 points Too Good For Your Love
- 10 points We Are One
- 12 points Midnight Summer Night
NATIONAL JURY:
- 2 points Wild
- 4 points Too Good For Your Love
- 6 points Hawaii
- 8 points Down in the Rain
- 10 points Midnight Summer Night
- 12 points We Are One
TELEVOTE:
- 2 points Wild
- 4 points Too Good For Your Love
- 6 points Hawaii
- 8 points Down in the Rain
- 10 points Midnight Summer Night
- 12 points We Are One
OVERALL:
- Wild Youth – We Are One
- CONNOLLY – Midnight Summer Night
- K Muni and ND – Down in the Rain
- Public Image Limited – Hawaii
- ADGY – Too Good For Your Love
- Leila Jane – Wild
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