It’s been a month since the submission deadline for Ireland’s Eurosong 2015. That’s an eternity in the world of Eurovision, but even so RTÉ have revealed practically nothing regarding next year’s selection show. While the national broadcaster has been keeping schtum, several of the 400 plus entries have been busy self promoting. We already know that Ryan Dolan, Mary Byrne, Nikki Kavanagh and several more have thrown their names into the Euro-hat. But they’re not the only ones hoping to fly the tricolour in Vienna.
Lamph ft. Jack Kennedy
If Valentina Monetta‘s relative success proves anything, it’s that Eurofans love a trier. And you’d certainly stuggle to find a pair who’ve tried harder than Lamph. The duo have attempted to enter Ireland’s selection process on three occasions – 2004, 2009, 2010 – but with little luck. Upon hearing them in 2004, Linda Martin declared “Not good. Waste of time. Goodbye”. This year they’ve drafted in Jack Kennedy. You can hear a snippet of their entry in this promo video. Readers of a sensitive disposition should be warned that the clip contains enough bombast to make even Krystal Mills blush.
Lamph ft. Holly Ryan
And in case Jack doesn’t do the business, they’ve also submitted a song with Holly Ryan.
Velvin Lamont
After Andrew Mann and Kim Hayden, Velvin becomes the latest Voice of Ireland alum to enter the race to Vienna. The American native was eliminated during the first live show, but the knock-back hasn’t dented his desire to win. His Eurosong entry is titled “Welcome To The Revolution”.
Ralfi
Dedicated followers of the Swiss national selection may recognise Ralfi, also known as Darragh Reck. His track “The Man Who Won The Lottery For The Moon” may have been snubbed by SRF, but Darragh remains undeterred and he has decided to submit it for consideration by RTÉ. He has also sent in a second track “Factory Hearts”.
Kasey Smith
Kasey, Kasey, Kasey. Before the 2014 contest, Can-Linn’s leading lady topped our polls and wowed our jury. However, once she arrived in Copenhagen everything went wrong. A week of rehearsal mishaps, dodgy camera angles, even dodgier dancers and ropey vocals led to her elimination in the second semi. But just like Ryan Dolan, she’s hoping for a comeback. This time sans Can-Linn.
UPDATE: Despite initial reports, it turns out that Kasey Smith has NOT submitted an entry.
Olwyn Murray
Adding to the reality tv contingent is Olwyn Murray. She came fourth on the 2010 series of The All Ireland Talent Show, RTÉ’s attempt at creating a rival format to the Got Talent franchise. Since then she’s released a handful of singles, her most recent being “Falling In Love Again”. She has submitted two songs.
Cathal Dunne
Kasey and Ryan aren’t the only former Eurovision stars hoping for a comeback. But we have to travel back to a time before Jedward, before Linda Martin, before even Johnny Logan – 1979. That year Cathal Dunne represented Ireland with “Happy Man”. Despite coming a respectable fifth, he disappeared from the public eye and emigrated to America. However, this year’s open selection appears to have lured him back for another shot at Euro-glory.
Earth Singers
Someone, somewhere came up with the brilliant idea to submit a “do-gooder” song, sung by a multi-national group. The song is “A Day Of Love”. The group is the Earth Singers. We recommend they research the fate of Switzerland’s Six4One.
Michael James
The Northern Irish man is a veteran of the national final circuit . He’s written songs for Latvia’s Samanta Tina and Moldova’s Boris Covali, while this year he entered the Swiss process with “Boom”. So far all his efforts have failed. He has submitted two tracks to RTÉ
Coco De Áine
Coco De Áine will probably be a new name for y’all. But you’re sure to be familiar with the work of the team behind her – Machopsycho. Ever heard of P!nk’s “Stupid Girls”? Or perhaps Margaret Beger’s “I Feed You My Love”? Machopsycho had a part to play in both those hits, and many more. Safe to say we’re already excited.
Coco De Aine is a*m*a*z*i*n*g!!! #1 all the way.
COCO DE ÁINE all the way. Even without hearing a song she’s miles better than all the others put together!
I see Coco de Aine with an artist with lots of versatility and I can see her doing extremely well with the juries and televoters all across Europe. Provided that she has the perfect song and presentation. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Ireland as one of the firm favourites to win if we send her because she has that hit potential and has the songwriting team to go all the way in Eurovision. I know it sounds biased of me, but so far, if CdA does go on to represent Ireland at ESC 2015, I would be very excited… Read more »
That Nobody’s Perfect cover is in fact, perfect! Coco for Ireland!
it is dissappinting that its most likely another year without a Gaelic language song for Ireland ..
Like Deven said,
Coco De Aine or LIIR have the best chance but, typical of rte, there isn’t really much to choose from all just seems to be returning ESC contestants who failed miserably the last time (eg Ryan Dolan) or someone who isn’t particular current musically (eg Mary Byrne)
If I am honest, I think Coco de Aine or LIIR will win the ticket to Vienna. I get the feeling that if we send CdA, it will be like Lena Meyer Landrutt for Germany all over again. But this time for Ireland. I really think she could bring Eurovision into the pop mainstream. If her 1st promotional picture is anything to go by, this girl has star quality written all over hear.
coco de aine seems like the only decent one so far