Final Act for Eurosong Announced

NIYL is the final act to go through to Eurosong 2025 hoping to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2025

First listen and interview on today's Ray D'Arcy Show on RT Radio 1

Limerick born artist NIYL has today been announced as the final act bidding to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest taking place in Basel, Switzerland in May this year.

NIYL's song is entitled Growth.

Tune into The Ray D'Arcy Show from 3pm on RT Radio 1 today as NIYL will join Ray to chat about his entry and hear the first radio play of his Eurosong entry, Growth.

All six finalists have now been confirmed with Bobbi Arlo, Reylta, Adgy, Samantha Mumba, EMMY, and NIYL (full bio information below in notes) hoping to get the opportunity to represent Ireland on the biggest stage and bring home Eurovision 2025.

The contenders will battle it out on The Late Late Eurosong Special on Friday, 7 February at 9:35pm on RT One, where they will face a combination of the National Jury, International Jury, and public vote. Each artist will perform their song, selected from hundreds of entries received by RT following a callout for submissions last year.

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will be held in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland after Nemo took home the trophy for Switzerland in 2024. Two Eurovision Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday 13 and Thursday 15 May with the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final taking place on Saturday 17 May.

Yesterday on The Ray D'Arcy Show, EMMY spoke of her entry to Eurosong. You can listen back here.

Samantha Mumba joined Ray later this afternoon, you can listen to her interview here.

-ENDS-

24 January 2025

RT Communications: Jilly McDonough

Notes to Editor:

Listen to all released songs on The Late Late Show YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@rtelatelateshow

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