Following Bambi Thug’s victory last night, Late Late Show Eurosong Speciala Eurovision expert said that although the correct song was chosen, RTÉ needed to make further efforts in production and promotion.
The 30-year-old from Cork, real name Bambi Ray Robinson, represents Ireland with his genre-bending track. doomsday blue In May of this year in Malmö, Sweden.
The singer was chosen by a combination of public telephone votes, international jury votes, and national jury votes.
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Commenting on Ireland’s selection for Eurovision, Dr Donal Mulligan from DCU’s School of Communication and Media said: “I think this is genre-agnostic and that can be a good thing. This entry is probably the best of the bunch.” I think it was interesting.” That happened last night.
“I was happy to know that was the choice we made, because I think Eurovision these days is as much about spectacle and expression as this song is.
“The efforts at RTÉ have been made to promote this production in advance and to ensure that the videos that people watch and vote on in the semi-finals and final are interesting enough. It went a little too far. Last night may have been depressing.”
Non-binary artist Bumby Thug’s music has been described by critics as a mixture of electro-rap, confrontational performance art, and frenetic late-night goth pop.
Ireland last reached the Eurovision Grand Final in 2018 and have only reached this far once in the past 10 years.
The last time Ireland won Eurovision was 28 years ago with Emer Quinn. the voice It won first place in 1996.
This is the third time Ireland have won the competition alone in the 1990s, bringing the total number of times Ireland have won the competition to seven, equaling last year’s Eurovision record.
The semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be held on May 7th and 9th, with the grand final taking place on May 11th.