There's no question that for one reason or another, Ireland's Eurosong 2008, has become the most discussed and reported on Irish Eurovision selection show in decades and apparently there's a waiting list for returned tickets in Limerick's University Concert Hall, for those that missed them a couple of weeks ago.
Irish Eurovision fans should watch “The Late Late Show” tonight February 15th at 21:30 loal time (22:30 CET), to get a glimpse of the six finalists competing in this year's Irish selection. This will be the first time that the performers have all appeared together in public together, since they were announced by RTÉ, and given the controversy and debate that has happened since, it should be well worth tuning in. While they won't be performing their potential Eurovision entries, all six performers will be interpreting Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest 1980 winner “What's Another Year”.
allkindsofeverything has been told that RTÉ radio has decided to air the six songs competing for the chance to represent Ireland in Belgrade and that they will be aired on Derek Mooney's afternoon radio show on Thursday February 21st which starts at 15:00 local time (16:00 CET), two days before the winner is selected. As most of RTE's radio shows are also hosted on its website, listeners from outside Ireland will also be able to hear the songs.
allkindsofeverything.iealsoreports that it believesthat RTÉ has pulled off a little 'coup', by having 2007 Eurovision Song contestwinner Marija Serifovic in Limerick for the Eurosong 2008show. Given that six other countries are having their Eurovision selections on that evening, it will be quite an achievement by the Irish broadcaster to bring Marija to Ireland.allkindsofeverything believes that as well as performing, Marija may also be joining former Eurovision winner Linda Martin and celebrity pop mogul Louis Walsh on the judging panel. It now appears that Johnny Logan won't be in Limerick, as he will be a special guest in the Croatian final that night.
Finally, one of this year's Eurosong finalists has opened their own website to promote their entry. Dustin the Turkey, has created aspecial pageon Bebo, Ireland's favourite social networking website and in a couple of days he has already gathered over sixteen hundred "friends". The website doesn't reveal much about his song, and even less about the mystery female singer that will accompany him in Eurosong 2008, but a celebrity gossip site is reporting that it could turn out to be Namoi Lynch, a sister of Boyzone member Shane Lynch, and of two of the members of B*Witched. Naomi also tried her hand at a recording career as a member of the short-lived duo Buffalo G.
Watch Irelands Eurosong final on the webat www.esctoday.com next Saturday 23rd February 2008 at 19:00 local time (20:00 CET) and results show at 21:30 local time (22:30 CET).
