Ireland: Lordi to perform at Eurosong 2013

by Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani 2,427 views

Esctoday.com has learned that the 2006 Eurovision Finnish winning rock band Lordi will be performing at the 2013 Irish Eurovision national final, Eurosong 2013 on Friday 22 February.

The 2013 Irish Eurovision final will be held on 22 February and will be aired live during the Late Late Show on RTE 1 at 22:35 CET and will be hosted by Ryan Tubridy. A total of  5 acts will compete for the golden ticket to Malmo; Zoë Alexis Bohorquez, Ryan Dolan, Aimee Fitzpatrick, Inchequin and Kasey. 

You can listen to the potential Irish entries here

MENTOR

SINGER(S)

SONG

COMPOSERS

Mairead Farrell Kasey Kiss me there Drax
Shay Healy Inchequin Son kez/The last time Hugh   O’ Neill,Sinead   BradleyArranged   by Tevfik Kulak
Mark McCabe Aimée Fitzpatrick Crashing down Robert Grace
Niall Mooney ZoeAlexis Bohorquez Fire Lauren White,Niall Mooney,Willie Weeks
Stuart O’ Connor Ryan Dolan Only love survives Wez Devine,Ryan Dolan

The 2013 Irish entry will be selected via a 50/50 jury- televoting deliberation.

Ireland holds the record of winning Eurovision 7 times (1970,1980, 1987,1992,1993,1994 and 1996), they also hold the record of winning and hosting the contest 3 years in a row!

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for more information regarding the 2013 Irish national final.