Big announcement coming tomorrow! 🇮🇪 https://t.co/QLTXiDuaWp
— Ryan O’Shaughnessy (@Ryan_Acoustic) January 30, 2018
Frank Yoka writes:
We’ll find out today who Ireland’s sending to Eurovision 2018. Ryan O’Shaughnessy (above) may be hinting it’s him…
The Sun claims Heathers were approached first but refused to sing a song by other songwriters…
Fight!
Update:
Via RTÉ
RTÉ is delighted to announce the ballad Together penned by Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Mark Caplice and Laura Elizabeth Hughes as Ireland’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Singer-songwriter Ryan O’Shaughnessy will perform the ballad in the first Eurovision Semi Final in Lisbon on Tuesday May 8….
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Here’s a thought: why not send someone like Heathers and let them sing their own song?
that Get Away from Everything song of theirs is fantastic
Hey I just checked that out nice one
keep the recommendations coming :)
+1
They’ve a great sound. Very enjoyable.
+1.
Real singers with real songs.
Yeah that is great music.
Fluffy!?!?!?!?
ghe’ out’ve bed would ya
ffs
Yes tis yer man RTE are sending into Euroviruson
Fluff is taking the announcement badly
I hope fluffy goes full Wogan and gives us the Eurovision experience we deserve.
We punch way above our weight when it comes to music and the country is awash with talent but no doubt it will be the usual bland drivel no matter who they pick.
Oh and who is ‘they’ btw? I mean who actually decides? Name and shame please.
Louuuuiiiieeeee probably.
it’s a sham. Countries vote for English-language songs of the neighbours that they either like or are afraid of (cough…Russia..cough..cough).
The only reason we won so much[1] in the past was (a) our songs were in English, (b) everyone liked us and (c) Russia wasn’t in it.
[1] my personal view.
well I’d have to row in behind Wogan’s opinion on why we did so well there for a bit
The Irish didn’t invade anyone
Ryan was very good on the X-Factor a few years ago, singing his own song, ‘No Name’. Good luck to him, he has a lovely voice.
Yes he has but his material is well, dull. Let’s hope this song has something memorable in it.
*sigh* You do no Russia have one ONCE in 20 years don’t you? It’s sad Ireland decided to give up after Jedward and blame political voting while countries like Portugal who have never won can come along and win.
I agree with your second point- most of the Irish songs that won were pretty crap and not well regarded in the Eurovision fan community- there seems to be a special hatred for Why Me? and The Voice.
Sure – but they came in the top three on 8 of their last 16 contests!
I watched Linda Martin on da telly recently saying that we need a ballad for Eurovision. No love, we need to get rid of leeches like you and that bum sore called Louis Walsh.
Winning is secondary. Showcasing Irish talent is the goal.
What.?. It was a medical term.