Ireland opens song-submission window for Basel 2025
23 September 2024 at 07:00 CEST
Bambie Thug performing Doomsday Blue for Ireland at the Grand Final at Malmö Arena
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Broadcaster RTÉ has started the search for the Irish entry to the 69th Eurovision Song Contest.
After the impression that Bambie Thug left in Malmö, it's a tough act to follow with some big boots to fill. But the application process to be Ireland's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 is now open.
Music talents have got an 8-week window to submit their song to RTÉ, from Monday 23 September to 18:00 CET on Monday 18 November.
The Irish broadcaster achieved not only a great result at the 2024 Contest in May, but also widespread acclaim for contributing a song and performance that was something a little bit different for Eurovision audiences around the world.
Understandably, RTÉ's Eurovision Head of Delegation Michael Kealy has Ireland's Malmö moment in focus when calling on songwriters from around Ireland to submit their candidate to be Doomsday Blue's follow-up entry:
“Our 2024 entry Bambie Thug bewitched audiences and came sixth at the Eurovision in May in Malmo – it was Ireland’s best result since 2000. Bambie’s song 'Doomsday Blue' has had over 24 million streams to date on Spotify. Their performance at the Grand Final has had 9.4 million views on Eurovision's official You Tube channel.
Eurovision is an amazing opportunity for any Irish act to catapult themselves onto the world stage. Bambie Thug performed at Electric Picnic in August and is currently on a 30-date tour across Europe with sold out shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Cologne, Helsinki, Dublin and Galway.
Representing your country and performing at Eurovision is an experience unlike any other and can open doors beyond your imagination. If you think you have what it takes to be our Irish representative in Basel next year we’d love to hear from you!”
Further information on submitting songs, including terms and conditions, is available right here.
