Wild Youth

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EXCLUSIVE! Conor O'Donohoe reveals what it would mean to Wild ... (Goss.ie)

Conor O'Donohoe has revealed what it would mean to Wild Youth to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The 67th annual music competition ...

Wild Youth are hoping to represent Ireland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with their song We Are One. Speaking exclusively to Goss.ie ahead of the Eurosong special, Conor revealed what it would mean to Wild Youth to represent their country at the renowned contest. The winner, who will be chosen at the end of the show, will go on to represent Ireland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

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Dublin band Wild Youth in running to represent Ireland at Eurovision ... (Dublin Live)

Wild Youth and their song 'We Are One' are one of six possibilities for the Irish Eurovision entry this year.

[The Late Late Show](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/the-late-late-show) on Friday, February 3 and the winner will be selected through a combination of public votes and International jury. The song is described as described as "a pensive, personal yet universal love song that will resonate with many" and is also "dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most". The four other acts that are in the running to represent Ireland at the 67th Eurovision contest are ADGY, Leila Jane, K Muni & ND (Kofi Appiah and Nevlonne Dampare) and Jennifer Connolly. Their song 'We are one' was written with Grammy nominated songwriter Jörgen Elofsson and the band say they "hope that everyone loves the song that we’ve written and believe we can be the band to represent Ireland this year." [The Script](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/the-script). [Eurovision](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/eurovision-song-contest).

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It's Wild Youth for Ireland! – ESCXTRA.com (ESCXTRA.com)

Wild Youth has won the Irish National Final 'Eurosong' and will fly the Irish flag in Liverpool! In a nail biting final that saw five other entries perform, ...

Also, be sure to follow us [on Spotify](//open.spotify.com/user/escxtra) and [YouTube](//www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Hn11mzJegGBw6YHtXcZHw) to see our reactions to the news in the run up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which is due to take place in Turin, Italy! Ireland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and has won the competition a record 7 times (1970, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996). You can see below for a breakdown of the voting:

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Ireland: Wild Youth are selected for Liverpool with 'We Are One' (Eurovision.tv)

On Friday night, Ireland selected its entry to the 67th Eurovision Song Contest. Wild Youth will fly the Irish flag in Liverpool in May, with the song 'We ...

Ireland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965. Ireland has won the Eurovision Song Contest a record 7 times in total. Logan became the only singer to win the contest twice as a singer, a record he still holds. We Are One took the Eurosong 2023 victory with 34 points, beating second-place Midnight Summer Night by Connolly by just 2 points. Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest Ireland will perform in the First Semi-Final at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in May.

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Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 (Eurovisionworld)

Tonight, the Irish entry was chosen during Eurosong 2023: The group Wild Youth will be representing Ireland with the song "We Are One"

Six of these victories were in the '80s and '90s: Six acts competed to represent Ireland in Liverpool on the Eurovision stage. The winner was chosen by an international as well as a national jury and the televote results.

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Lydon's hopes dashed as Wild Youth to represent Ireland in ... (Irish Examiner)

Dublin band Wild Youth will represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023. The group will perform their track We Are One at the competition in Liverpool this May. Also ...

"Obviously thank you to everyone who voted for us. "We hope everyone gets behind the song and we hope everyone gets behind us. His entry, Hawaii, was dedicated to his wife of nearly five decades, Nora, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 (RTE.ie)

Wild Youth were crowned champions on Friday night's Late Late Show Eurosong special and will now represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in ...

It was such a joy." it was really polished." Celine Byrne said: "I think it is one for the Eurovision – every element of it was brilliant. Celine said: "I think it was a solid performance. Gemma said: "It was a really confident performance. Gemma said: "It is super popular now. Next, it was the turn of CONNOLLY who shared that she has a "biased opinion about Eurovision as it was a big part of my growing up". They also explained that the inspiration for their song "came from a conversation about Eurovision and how everyone should feel free to be themselves". She added: "I just worry that when it gets higher he might struggle a little bit and when you are on the big stage you need to be there 100 per cent." I think it's good because it has a dance-pop vibe which is really commercial at the moment, it's very radio-friendly." She is giving me Sia vibes, and I think it was very strong." I wanted to get up and dance."

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Dublin's Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision (BreakingNews.ie)

Competing for the chance to represent Ireland at the competition in Liverpool this May, the band saw off rival songs from former sex pistols front man John ...

Other entrants were Donegal songwriter ADGY, Grafton Street busker Leila Jane and Longford duo Wild and K Muni & ND had also been in the running. We want to thank all of our families, they have supported us from day one.” His entry, 'Hawaii', was dedicated to his wife of nearly five decades, Nora, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease.

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John Lydon loses out on Eurovision selection as Wild Youth chosen ... (The Guardian)

The possibility of Lydon's post-punk band, Public Image Ltd, representing Ireland at the 67th Eurovision song contest in Liverpool in May had attracted ...

“There’s a sense of, ‘We wish you and your wife the best, but your comments are just too insulting.’” “People go on about Ireland winning Eurovision more than any other country, but those glory years unfolded in a jury-only system. Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, irked some Eurovision fans when he called the contest “awful” and “phoney” in a recent radio interview. Each awarded Lydon six points for a total of 18, putting him in the middle of the table. Wild Youth’s singer, Conor O’Donohoe, said the band was overwhelmed. “No I have not, but that’s not the point.”

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Wild Youth selected for Eurovision, beating former Sex Pistols ... (Newstalk)

Dublin band Wild Youth has been chosen to represent Ireland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

Unlike other years, the national juries have been scrapped for the semi-finals, meaning only viewers at home will get to vote on who advances to the final. After beating out five other acts, the boyband will get to perform their song 'We are One' at the event in Liverpool in May. Dublin band Wild Youth has been chosen to represent Ireland in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest.

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Wild Youth to represent Ireland at Eurovision as Donegal acts miss out (Donegal Daily)

Dublin band Wild Youth were selected to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest after winning the Eurosong on the Late Late Show.

The UK is hosting the show for Ukraine, who were the Eurovision 2022 winners, but cannot host the event due to the Russian invasion. Two Donegal artists were in the running to represent Ireland in Liverpool, but in the end it was not meant to be. Dublin band Wild Youth were selected to represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after winning the Eurosong on the Late Late Show.

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