Ireland: RTE launches Eurosong 2023 selection process
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The Irish national broadcaster, RTE, has kicked off the process for the country's national selection for Eurovision 2023.
RTE is sticking with last year's format for selecting their Eurovision hopeful and will be holding the televised national final 'Eurosong 2023' which will be aired during the Late Late Show on RTE 1.
The Irish broadcaster has released the terms and rules of the national selection and has opened the submission window which will remain active until October 28, 2022.
Interested acts that ambition to take part in Eurosong 2023 in order to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2023 should send in their songs by filling in the form at the following link. Song should be final versions. no demos and should not have been submitted in other countries' selections. Songwriters and composers can submit only one song.
A special committee made up by music experts and professionals from the Irish music industry along with Eurovision fans will pick out the acts to take part in the natinal final.
Ireland in Eurovision
Ireland is a country of records when it comes to the Eurovison Song Contest. It has participated 54 times since making its debut at the 1965 contest in Naples and has won the competition 7 times, more than any other country. (1970, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996). It is the only country that has won the contest three successive years (1992, 1993, 1994) while Dublin is the only city to have hosted the event two consecutive years. (1994,1995).
During the decade of 90’s the country had a row of 4 vicotries in a 5 year time (1993, 1994, 1995 and 1997) and Dublin became host city three times.Irish act Johnny Logan is the only one to have won the contest twice (1980, 1987).
In 2018 the country selected internally Ryan O’Shaughnessy to represent the country with his song Together, which finished 16th in the grand final, marking the country's first qualification to the final since 2013.
Lesley Roy was selected to represent the nation in Rotterdam for Eurovision 2020 with the song "Story of my life" but never reached the stage as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Lesley was reinvited for the 2021 edition in Rotterdam where she performed "Maps" which sadly finished in the last place of the 1st Semi Final.
This year, Brooke won the national final 'Eurosong 2022' with her song 'That's Rich' which competed in the second semi-final in Turin without achieving to reach the Grand final.
News Source: RTE
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