Heartbreak as Emmy's Eurovision dreams crushed after Ireland failing to qualify in intense final
HEARTBREAK struck for Ireland tonight as Emmy
missed out on a spot in the Eurovision grand final.
The Norwegian beauty delivered a knockout performance of her song Laika Party but sadly it wasn't enough.
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Norwegian singer Emmy Kristine, known as Emmy represented Ireland with the song Laika Party
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16 countries put up a fight for a place in the final on Saturday, May 17, but only 10 were lucky enough to nab a spot.
Tonight
competed against Australia, Montenegro, Latvia, Armenia, Austria, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Georgia, Denmark, Czechia, Luxembourg, Israel, Serbia and Finland.
The 10 countries to qualify were Lithuania, Israel, Armenia, Denmark, Austria, Luxembourg, Finland, Latvia, Malta and Greece.
Emmy and the viewers at home waited with bated breath as each country was called out but 'Ireland' was sadly never heard.
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The singer donned a silver metallic look with a dramatic hood and matching thigh high shiny boots.
Emmy rose above the stage on an impressive LED platform while she belted out the tune.
Dancers dressed in similar metallic trousers busted a move to the music, while Emmy's older brother, Erlend stood playing the piano at the front.
RTE presenter Marty Whelan commented on the "disappointing" result saying "Poor Emmy hasn't made it through. I'm just astounded by that tonight, I really am.
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"Between the performance and the reaction and how well received it was - I just assumed.
"That's so, so disappointing but particularly based on the fact that we were very, very sure in ourselves this year. Not cocky but just sure and hopeful and feeling we were okay.
"But proving once again, that you just never know. You kind of get to the stage where you think, 'What do we need to do?'. Bouncing on a ball, that's what we need to do or getting up on top of a microphone."
Last year was the first year since 2018 that Ireland went through to the finals after Bambie Thug wowed viewers with her song Doomsday Blue.
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Ireland's last Eurovision win was 29 years ago when talented Eimear Quinn triumphed with her song The Voice.
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EMMY from Ireland performs the song "Laika Party" during the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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