Bumby Thug will represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
Held in Ireland euro song, Last night (January 26th) the annual competition to select Eurovision participants took place. Bambie Thug won with his song “Doomsday Blue,” receiving the most votes combined from viewers and national and international judges.
talk to late late show Host Patrick Kielty said after his win that Bumby Thug said:
“I’m at a loss for words. You’d think a lyricist would have more to say, but I’m speechless. I’m so excited and I promise to do you proud.”
The self-proclaimed ‘Ouija Pop’ artist was born in Macroom, County Cork and is currently based in London. They have also written songs with artists such as Cassiet (who has a songwriting credit on “Doomsday Blue”) and Kid Brunswick, and the instrumentals they have written include sex in the city spin-off And that’s exactly what it is.
Last summer they performed at The Great Escape and Download Festival.
among them euro song VT, they said “Doomsday Blue” is a song “about being overlooked and having your potential ignored.” They added that as non-binary people, they represent “a large underrepresented segment of our country.”
Isabella Carney, Erica Coady, AILSHA, J yellowL and Next In Line also represented Ireland at this year’s Eurovision.
The 68th edition of Eurovision will be held in Malmö, Sweden, with the competition’s grand final scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
If Bumby Thug reaches the grand final, he will face Great Britain’s Olly Alexander.
In other Eurovision news, more than 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals signed a petition earlier this month calling for Israel to be banned from this year’s contest.
The petition calls for a ban on alleged “war crimes” in Gaza, it added, calling on public broadcaster Eire to withdraw Finland’s entry if Israel is not removed.