Ireland: Eurosong 2014 acts and songs revealed

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Eoghan Quigg

Eoghan Quigg was just 16 when he shot to fame in X Factor but his love of singing started much earlier. From the age of two he sang along to Disney films but really discovered his vocal talent performing as part of his school choir. Just a few years later there he was performing live on TV to millions of viewers. Building up strong support along the way he made it to the final but was pipped at the post. He went on the tour with X Factor Live, released his debut self titled album (which reached number 1) and continued doing what he loved best, performing live. Eoghan also supported Boyzone as special guest on their UK and Ireland tour. Then he made a big decision. Having stepping out of school to follow his X Factor dream, he felt it was time to go back and complete his GCSEs.  At the same time Eoghan learned to play acoustic guitar and took up acting but singing and performing continued to be a big part of his life. Now he is looking forward for his next challenge, working with Mark Murphy and hoping to bring The Movie Song, composed by Karl Broderick, all the way to Eurovision.

Karl Broderick is no stranger to Eurovision. His song Love? was the Irish entry in 2005 and spent three months in the charts. In 2011 Karl was involved in the Romanian search for their song for Eurovision too. He has won The Nivita song contest (a competition which was at the time had the highest prize money for any song contest in Europe) and has represented Ireland at both the Alexandria song contest in Egypt and the Cairo song festival. Forthcoming projects include working with top producer Novel (among the artists Novel has worked with are Beyoncé and Leona Lewis).

Mentor Mark Murphy said: Any 15-year-old told ‘You’ve got it’ by Simon Cowell has to have talent and I believe my act Eoghan Quigg has all the qualities needed to represent Ireland at the highest level.  Eoghan has proven he is at ease performing in front of millions of viewers and now at 21 years old I feel it is the right time for him to make Ireland proud and represent our country at Eurovision 2014. The movie song is a timeless pop song and along with Eoghan’s vocal and performance I feel it is a winning combination.

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