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The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ireland's Eurovision voting breakdown & Emmy's final place in competition revealed in official stats
IRELAND'S Eurovision voters gave Israel 12 points in the second semi-final and ten points in the Grand Final on Saturday. Details of 5 Emmy and her song Laika Party failed to make the cut for Saturday's final Credit: Andres Poveda LTD 5 A Palestinian flag is held up in the audience during the dress rehearsal for the Grand Final Credit: AP 5 Three Youth Demand supporters have been detained during Israel's performance at the live Eurovision final Credit: Youth Demand And they also showed Ireland got just 28 points and finished in 13th place — in the bottom four — in Our entrant Today it was revealed Ireland got just 28 points on Thursday, drawing with read more on eurovision Israel topped the voting that night with 203 points after getting the maximum 12 points from several countries — including Ireland's televoters. Irish viewers were unable to vote for our own act and had to choose other countries to award our points. We then gave ten points to On Saturday, we again gave Israel a high ten points, though Most read in News TV After that, Ireland's viewers gave The Irish jury of five industry professionals — Dermot McEvoy, Edward Porter, Kofi Appiah, Helen Jordan Guthrie and Tara Murray — awarded Israel seven points in Saturday's final. Remember Monday star Lauren Byrne is last Eurovision contestant standing as she parties until 6am after defeat The panel gave eventual winners Austria the full 12 points, with the On Thursday, Ireland got seven points from the We also got one point from the rest of the world. PRO-PALESTINE PROTEST On Saturday, protests over Israel's participation due the country's ongoing bombardment of Gaza rocked central Basel, as hundreds of pro- Basel police said that during identity checks, a group 'threw firecrackers, injuring three officers who were taken to hospital with suspected blast trauma'. Israeli singer Raphael was left 'shaken and upset' after protesters rushed towards a barrier when she was performing on stage, her team said. 5 Austria's JJ performed the song 'Wasted Love' during the Eurovision grand final Credit: EPA 5 Yuval Raphael represented Israel on the grand final
Extra.ie
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
EMMY gets emotional as she discusses post-Eurovision plans
It's been an emotional few days for EMMY, who is hopeful to reunite with her family following her Eurovision defeat. The Norwegian singer-songwriter took to the stage for the second round of semi-finals with her song, Laika Party, which sadly didn't make the cut with Ireland bowing out ahead of the grand final on Saturday. Speaking with the press following her loss, EMMY got teary-eyed as she praised her team, discussing her plans for life after Eurovision. It's been an emotional few days for EMMY, who is hopeful to reunite with her family following her Eurovision defeat. Pic: Andres Poveda Discussing her performance with she said: ' I couldn't be happier with the staging, the costumes, the team at all. I think it was perfect, exactly my vision and beyond.' Going deeper into how she felt on the night, she added: ' I was very, very excited and nervous. But it was this moment that I knew that like, okay, this is the moment you have been dreaming about since you were seven years old, so I was just so grateful to be there.' ' I danced more than I usually do. This song is like, it's not much time to breathe. I sing basically all the time and even though I did that. I danced. So yeah, if people were expecting more than that, then maybe it was a bit high expectations.' The Norwegian singer-songwriter took to the stage for the second round of semi-finals with her song, Laika Party, which sadly didn't make the cut with Ireland bowing out ahead of the grand final on Saturday. Pic: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images With emotions running high, it's only natural that the young star would get a little teary-eyed, with EMMY finding herself in floods as she discussed reuniting with her family. ' I think we have a family trip planned and I'm very looking forward to seeing my grandparents again,' she remarked, misty-eyed. The stacked semi-finals ended in heartbreak for five other countries alongside Ireland as Armenia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Malta advanced to Saturday's finals. Despite holding the joint record of the most wins throughout the history of the competition, Ireland has only managed to advance to the finals twice in the last ten years. Last year, Bambie Thug finished in sixth place — our best placing in more than 20 years — with Doomsday Blue.
Extra.ie
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Eurovision viewers have their say as EMMY fails to advance to finals for Ireland
The reviews are rolling in following Ireland's failed Eurovision Song Contest bid, with many hitting out at the staging for our entry, EMMY. The Norwegian singer-songwriter took to the stage for the second round of semi-finals on Thursday with her song, Laika Party. Dressed in a silver dress, the singer sang from a rocket where she remained for the duration of the song. The reviews are rolling in following Ireland's failed Eurovision Song Contest bid, with many hitting out at the staging for our entry, Emmy. Pic: Andres Poveda Unfortunately, as catchy as the song was, it didn't make the cut with Ireland bowing out at the semi-final stages. The stacked semi-finals ended in heartbreak for five other countries alongside Ireland as Armenia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Malta advanced to Saturday's finals. Speaking after the semi-finals, Emmy admitted she was feeling 'so many emotions.' Speaking after the semi-finals, Emmy admitted she was feeling 'so many emotions.' Pic: Andres Poveda 'I am a bit sad if I have disappointed Ireland,' the 24-year-old told media, 'But at the same time they have been so nice and supportive and we have received so many beautiful messages.' She added: 'We couldn't be happier, or prouder or more grateful to be representing them, and that they chose us.' Viewers and fans had their say online, with many sad to see Ireland fail to qualify. Ooof. Emmy deserved to qualify. Was head and heels a tougher night than the first semi. Would be happy with Finland, Germany or Spain for the win.#Eurovision #Eurovision2025 — Barry O'Rourke (@orourke28) May 15, 2025 One said: 'Emmy absolutely delivered her performance! Laika would be proud #Eurovision #Eurovision2025.' Another wrote: 'Ooof. Emmy deserved to qualify. Was head and heels a tougher night than the first semi. Would be happy with Finland, Germany or Spain for the win #Eurovision.' A third added: 'Gutted Emmy didn't make it through to the #Eurovision2025 final for Ireland tonight. It'll always be a Laika Party for me.' gutted Emmy didn't make it through to the #Eurovision2025 final for Ireland tonight 😔 it'll always be a Laika Party for me 💚🤍🧡 — lauren ♡︎✨ (@laurenp_xxx) May 15, 2025 Others weren't as on board with Ireland's entry, with one person branding the staging 'poor.' They said: 'While #emmy is a lovely person the staging of the song was very poor! Very little movement and colours were used 2 years back for Brooke! We are just not able to compete! #rte #Eurovision2025.' Another shared: 'I want to say good things about this, but I have to be honest… marty whelan would wanna simmer down 💀 i'm sure emmy is nice and all, but Laika Party was on the irish singles chart for 1 week, and it was at 49… the #Eurovision fans liked it, but clearly it wasn't many people's number 1, or enough to get a vote… — 𝐿𝒜𝒩𝒜 𝑀𝒪𝑅𝒢𝒜𝒩 (@lanasvapejuice) May 15, 2025 'I cannot stand Emmy's voice and this entire performance is extremely static and repetitive even junior #eurovision entries are not this cheap-looking. 'Better luck next time, Ireland.' A third hit out at RTÉ's Eurovision commentator, Marty Whelan, writing: 'Marty Whelan would wanna simmer down. I'm sure Emmy is nice and all, but Laika Party was on the Irish singles chart for 1 week, and it was at 49… 'The #Eurovision fans liked it, but clearly it wasn't many people's number 1, or enough to get a vote…' Despite holding the joint record of the most wins throughout the history of the competition, Ireland has only managed to advance to the finals twice in the last ten years. Last year, Bambie Thug finished in sixth place — our best placing in more than 20 years — with Doomsday Blue. In 2018, Ryan O'Shaughnessy placed 16th overall after getting to the finals with his song, Together.
The Journal
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Ireland are out of the Eurovision after being eliminated in tonight's semi-final
LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago IRELAND HAVE EXITED the Eurovision at the semi-final stage. Malta, Finland and Austria were among the ten acts progressing to the final from tonight's show. Here's how the action played out. 1 hr ago 10:28PM As the credits roll, we'll end the liveblog there – thanks for tuning in! 1 hr ago 10:27PM Disappointment for Emmy and Team Ireland – after Bambie Thug's high-flying performance there'd been hopes the Irish could make it two qualifications in a row. That's not to be this time around. We won't find out where Emmy came in tonight's placings until the full results from the semi-finals are released on Sunday – all that's announced tonight are the ten acts going through, there are no rankings given. 1 hr ago 10:23PM The final slot goes to… Greece! Ireland are out. 1 hr ago 10:20PM Latvia and Malta take the 8th and 9th slots. 1 hr ago 10:20PM Finland, as expected, take a slot. 1 hr ago 10:19PM Luxembourg also making the final – Emmy was in the split screen there, but no joy this time. 1 hr ago 10:18PM Austria are also through. Just five slots left now. 1 hr ago 10:18PM Denmark also through. 1 hr ago 10:17PM Armenia also going through. That could be bad news for Ireland – they were one of the countries we were battling with for one of the final slots. 1 hr ago 10:16PM They're joined by Israel. 1 hr ago 10:16PM First country through is… Lithuania. 1 hr ago 10:15PM Okay the results are on the way… 1 hr ago 10:09PM Some shots of Emmy from the green room area, while the 'interval' acts continue. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda 1 hr ago 10:00PM While we wait, a quick trawl through reaction to the show so far… This is a masterpiece from Latvia #Eurovision — Klaus Freiesleben 🇸🇪 (@Klausfigu) May 15, 2025 She's absolutely bonkers. I'm loving Finland. Explosive performance and a little bit scary. Incredible stuff. #Eurovision #EurovisionSongContest #ESC #Eurovision2025 #EurovisionSongContest2025 #ESC2025 — Andy Gibson (@AndyGibsonTV) May 15, 2025 The stuff you miss on the break #Eurovision2025 — Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) May 15, 2025 1 hr ago 9:51PM The voting section has kicked off. You'll find details of how to cast yours here . Voting in the semi-finals is by viewer votes only – the professional juries don't feature until the Grand Final on Saturday. Once again, the top ten countries tonight will go through – meaning there'll be six disappointed acts. In a change to the show this year, producers will display split-screen shots focused on three countries at at time as the announcements are made. In each sequence, one of the acts shown on screen will qualify and two will have to wait a little longer to hear whether they've made it or not. The tenth announcement will be made by the hosts only, without any split screen. Micheal Kealy, the senior RTÉ producer who's overseen the Irish entry for more than a decade, was asked about the change to the finale by reporters in Basel earlier in the week. However it's handled, he said, the semi-finals are always 'two hours of great fun followed by ten minutes of hell' for the acts involved. 1 hr ago 9:38PM Well that brought the house down in Basel. 1 hr ago 9:34PM Finland have sent some strong acts to Eurovision in recent years – most memorably, perhaps, rapper Käärijä, whose bonkers 'Cha Cha Cha' captured fans' imaginations in the 2023 contest. The country's Erika Vikman has been given the honour of closing tonight's competitive section of the show. The producers tend not to want to end on a boring note. 2 hrs ago 9:28PM There were some reports of booing from fans posting to social media from within the arena, but very little trace of it in the live TV feed. 'Nowhere near as heavy as last year,' one fan near the front of the crowd said on X . 2 hrs ago 9:21PM Israel's Yuval Raphael is set to take to the stage next. The singer's rehearsal performance was met with boos from pro-Palestinian protestors this afternoon. Some audience members also used whistles during her performance. In a statement this afternoon, Swiss broadcaster SRG said that six people, including a family, disrupted the rehearsal with 'oversized flags'. 'Security personnel were able to quickly identify those involved and escort them out of the hall,' SRG said. For the second year running, Israel's participation in the contest has been met with opposition from groups across Europe due to the country's ongoing bombardment of Gaza. 2 hrs ago 9:11PM Denmark's act is very slick but I can't stop looking for specks of sand on stage. If you're not watching along live – yes, this is genuinely a screengrab of the French act. Great performance, sand or no sand. 2 hrs ago 9:07PM We're past the hour mark – this show is flying in. Up next, three acts Ireland could well be battling it out with for the ninth or tenth spot in qualifying tonight – Denmark's Sissal, Czechia's ADONXS and Luxembourg's Laura Thorn. 2 hrs ago 9:07PM There genuinely was a fair bit of sand. Screengrab / EBU Screengrab / EBU / EBU 2 hrs ago 9:02PM France's Louane coming up with her heartfelt ballad 'Maman'. This is another of the automatic qualifiers so you can't vote for her but the performance is apparently well worth catching. We haven't seen any preview footage, but have been told there's a lot of sand involved for some reason – here's some photos from the dress rehearsal of the hosts cleaning the stage afterwards. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo 2 hrs ago 8:57PM Emmy's been out making the diplomatic rounds apparently. Someone get this woman a passport. Wishing EMMY the very best of luck in tonight's Eurovision semi-final! 🍀 We were thrilled to host EMMY and her team, the dedicated Irish fan club, and our vibrant Irish community at our own 'Laika Party' in Basel on Monday evening. 🎉 Go #TeamIreland ! 🇮🇪 — Embassy of Ireland, Switzerland (@IrlEmbBerne) May 15, 2025 2 hrs ago 8:55PM With apologies to our Georgian readers, possibly time for another cup of tea? Do come back for the French though (up next). 2 hrs ago 8:50PM Okay, up after the Pearl Jam-esque stylings of Katarsis from Lithuania we've an act that's already generated a few headlines in the buildup to Eurovision. Malta's Miriana Conte was accused – by some broadcasters at least – of risking offending family viewers with her entry Serving Kant . The song is now simply called 'Serving', reportedly at the request of the BBC. (Kant is Maltese for 'singing' so you can see what they were up to). 2 hrs ago 8:48PM Some pics of tonight's Irish performance just in, from Andres at the arena… Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda Andres Poveda 2 hrs ago 8:44PM In case you're wondering why the UK performed during the semi-finals – yes, the country is still guaranteed an automatic spot in the final, but their act, Remember Monday, got the chance to perform tonight as a warm-up and to generate some of those all-important social media shares to build up buzz and support ahead of the weekend. Until last year, performers from the so-called Big Five countries and the host nation only had a clip from their rehearsals played out during the semi-final broadcasts and didn't perform live until the Saturday night. The format was tweaked last year meaning we saw full live performances from France, Spain, Germany, Italy, the UK and 2024 host nation Sweden during the semi-finals. Producers are sticking with that approach this year. France and Germany also perform tonight while Spain, Italy and host nation Switzerland were on stage on Tuesday. You won't be able to vote for any of the acts, however – we'll see them all on Saturday no matter what. Acts from the Big Five are always guaranteed a spot in the Saturday show as each of the five countries bring a massive TV audience and make proportionally larger contributions to the running of the show compared to smaller nations. The host nation automatically goes through as part of the prize for winning the previous year's contest. 2 hrs ago 8:38PM Wasted Love, which we just heard, from Austria's JJ, was one of the early favourites to win this year's contest and Austria are currently tipped to progress in first place from tonight's semi-final. Ireland's odds have slipped a little in recent days and we're currently two places outside of the qualifying spots , going by the aggregated odds. We're around ninety minutes from finding out whether Emmy will be making a repeat performance on Saturday. The bookies got it pretty wrong on Tuesday night, so don't write our chances off just yet. Back at the contest, here come the UK. 2 hrs ago 8:31PM Some reaction to Emmy's performance – including from Marty Whelan in the RTÉ commentary box. Ah Emmy that was so good!! So proud!!! 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 #Eurovision — Matthew Joyce (@ItsMatthewJoyce) May 15, 2025 Ahh thought Emmy sounded great, really hope that's enough to qualify! 🇮🇪 #Eurovision — Rob // 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇨🇾🇮🇪🇳🇴 (@eurobvision) May 15, 2025 Emmy absolutely delivered her performance! Laika would be proud 🥹🇮🇪 #Eurovision #Eurovision2025 — LUKE PAXLEY (@LukePaxley_) May 15, 2025 G'wan EMMY #Eurovision2025 — Marty Whelan (@martylyricfm) May 15, 2025 3 hrs ago 8:27PM After Tautumeitas from Latvia, fifth in the running order tonight comes another song with an Irish songwriter, Survivor by PARG (Pargev Vardanian). Irish-Czech singer-songwriter Joshua Curran told RTÉ earlier this year that writing a song for Eurovision had been incredible experience – and said he'd always watched it as a child, putting it down to his dad's influence. 'He was always telling us about how successful Ireland had been in the competition and how it was ruined by a turkey, which honestly, I still don't understand. 'Also, the Eurovision episode from Father Ted has always been my favourite.' 3 hrs ago 8:19PM A suggestion of some nerves at the start of that performance, but the rest of it went off pretty flawlessly. Still waiting for someone to explain why the LED screens light up with animations of dancing space cats, during a song about a tragic space dog. The comments on the Youtube feed run the gamut from 'bring back Bambie Thug' to 'I love it'. 3 hrs ago 8:16PM Emmy up on stage after this postcard of her and her brother at CERN. Screengrab / EBU Screengrab / EBU / EBU 3 hrs ago 8:10PM In case anyone was concerned Jedward hadn't shown up – this just in from RTÉ's photographer in the arena Andres Poveda. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda 3 hrs ago 8:06PM Opening act coming up. We won't be doing a twirl-by-twirl report on every act tonight, but if you're just tuning in it's well worth sitting through Milkshake Man – the single entendre-heavy earworm from Australia's Go-Jo. Alongside Estonia's Tommy Cash , he's among the more 'Marmite' of the entries in this year's lineup, but – love it or hate it – there'll certainly be plenty going on on stage. Producers always make sure the opening number is upbeat with plenty of action and try to balance out the running order so we don't see runs of two or three ballads one after another. If you need to make a cup of tea, Montenegro might be the act to skip in the second slot (apologies to our Montenegrin readers!). Emmy is up right after that. Australia's Go-Jo in rehearsals. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo 3 hrs ago 8:06PM The running order, just in case you want to have it handy. Just time for our usual reminder that you're not allowed vote for your own country. 3 hrs ago 8:04PM Well this is quite an outfit. Screengrab / EBU Screengrab / EBU / EBU 3 hrs ago 7:59PM On hosting duties once again tonight are Swiss standup comedian and presenter Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer – a former Eurovision contestant and (according to the press notes) 'grande dame of Swiss entertainment' . Hosts Hazel Brugger and Sandra Studer during dress rehearsals at the St Jakobshalle venue in Basel. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo 3 hrs ago 7:57PM Israel's act, Yuval Raphael, is also likely to progress to the final. Once again, the country's participation in the contest has been met with opposition, and in a change of policy last week RTE's director general called for contest organisers the European Broadcasting Union to allow for a debate on Israel's future inclusion . Each nation's act is managed by the respective national broadcasters in each country, and eligibility is dictated by membership of the EBU. The EBU has defended Israel's inclusion on that basis. Israel perform in the fourteenth slot this evening. The country's dress rehearsal performance was disrupted earlier today, when six people described as carrying 'oversized flags and whistles' obstructed the act. Swiss broadcaster SRG SSR, which is organising the event, said the group was removed from the St Jakobshalle arena. The full semi-final show has already been performed through twice in front of a live audience – last night and this afternoon. Neither of the performances are televised. 3 hrs ago 7:53PM Bienvenue. Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's Eurovision show. If you've somehow managed to avoid hearing much about this year's contest over the last few days, we'll kick off with a wrap of the basics to get you up to speed. We've already had one semi-final this week, on Tuesday . Favourites Sweden were amongst the qualifying acts with the likes of Iceland and the microstate of San Marino managing to defy the bookies' odds and also snatch themselves slots in the Saturday final. Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen will represent Ireland tonight with her song Laika Party. Performing alongside her brother Erlund on keyboards, a troupe of dancers and a large prop spacerocket, Emmy is third in the running order this evening. Austria, Malta and Finland are all safe bets for qualification tonight and perform sixth, ninth and sixteenth, respectively. Ireland's progression tonight is by no means assured, so we could be in for a tense time when the qualifiers are announced at the end of tonight's show. Ireland's entry Emmy and her brother speaking to media earlier today. 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Extra.ie
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Time, channel, odds -- What you need to know about Ireland's Eurovision semi-final
Norwegian singer-songwriter Emmy flies the flag for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest tonight (Thursday, May 15) as she performs her song Laika Party in the second semi-final. The first semi-final took place on Tuesday with 10 out of the 15 performances advancing to Saturday's grand final. 15 more acts will perform on Thursday all vying for a place of their own in Saturday's finals. Norwegian singer-songwriter Emmy flies the flag for Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest tonight (Thursday, May 15) as she performs her song Laika Party in the second Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Here's everything you need to know… The 69th Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Basel, Sweden following Swiss artist Nemo's win with their song The Code last year. The semi-final will be broadcast on RTÉ 2 from 8pm on Thursday with Marty Whelan back for commentating duties. Emmy will perform at number three on the night, following on from Australia and Montenegro. Earlier this week it was revealed that Nicky Byrne would be on hand to deliver the continuity vote for Ireland. It's a role the singer has held for a number of years with this year no different. Emmy during a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Pic: Andres Poveda As well as Australia, Montenegro and Ireland, there are 16 other performances including Germany, the United Kingdom and France who automatically advance to the finals. Latvia, Armenia, Austria, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Georgia, Denmark, Czechia, Luxembourg, Israel, Serbia and Finland all take to the stage hoping to make their way to Saturday's finals. On Tuesday, Norway, Albania, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Estonia, Portugal and Ukraine all advanced to the finals. Spain and Italy automatically advanced as they are part of the Big Five while Switzerland gained immunity also due to winning in 2024. Emmy during a dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Pic: Andres Poveda Last year was the first time since 2018 that Ireland advanced to the finals following Bambie Thug with their chilling performance of Doomsday Blue. The Cork ouija-popstar finished in sixth place in the final, our best finish since 2000 when Eamonn Toal finished sixth with Millennium of Love. While our chances of getting into the final with Emmy and Laika Party are at 8/11, the odds on us extending our (now-tied) record to eight wins are grim, with some markets having us at 250/1. Speaking to media ahead of the semi-finals earlier in the week, Emmy admitted things were beginning to feel 'real' following a few visits to the arena. 'This is a childhood dream so I'm just very grateful and happy to be here and my only goal is to make Ireland proud,' she shared.
