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Ireland's Eurovision chances ‘looking up' after 1st semi-final surprise as Emmy reveals why her parents are missing show

IRELAND'S Eurovision chances are 'looking up' an expert on the singing contest has claimed. Advertisement 4 Emmy's song was inspired by the stray Soviet dog who was sent on a doomed space mission in 1957 Credit: Journalist Collect 4 Emmy has been buoyed by the arrival of so many Irish fans at the contest Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk 4 She will perform in the second Eurovision semi-final which airs at 8pm tomorrow Alex Basmati of the Eirevision Podcast told us: ' Last year Emmy, has been buoyed by the arrival of so many Irish fans at the contest, part of 100,000 arriving in the city for Eurovision. Emmy said: 'They (fans) have been lovely and it's so much fun performing the song. People are singing along, and it's a huge honour and so much fun'. Advertisement Read more on Eurovision However Emmy revealed that her parents had to miss her performance in front of millions at Eurovision, as they have stayed in Norway to mind her pet kitten, Suzy. Speaking to Henry McKean of Newstalk, Emmy said: "My parents are at home watching the kitten because my boyfriend joined me here. "Someone had to watch the kitten. She is called Suzy. We've had her for five months now. She is adorable and I miss her so much". Asked if she thought her Irish entry Laika Party would qualify, Emmy said: "It's a tricky question about the qualifying because all my favourites from the past years went out in the semi-finals, so I am the worst person to ask that question." Advertisement Most read in The Irish Sun Latest Emmy's song was inspired by the stray Soviet dog who was sent on a doomed space mission in 1957. The two-year-old dog's flight to space on November 3, 1957 paved the way for human missions, and despite surviving in orbit, she was soon dead. Judge's blown away by Emmy's performance Reports at the time said she was euthanised after a week, but conflicting stories after the Soviet collapse claimed Laika apparently died of overheating after only a few hours into her journey outside the Earth's atmosphere. However, Emmy ode to the poor pooch imagines a different outcome, hence the positive song title and upbeat music. Advertisement Discussing the story behind the song, Emmy said: "What happened to Laika was extremely sad and heartbreaking, so I wanted to create a scenario where she gets to be happy and alive instead because all animals deserve to be happy and alive, so that's what the song is about." 'SAD STORY' Emmy's dad, Robert, who is also a songwriter, told The Scrimmage, a Norwich City "To write this song about it, without being too depressed. it's a kind of sad party song, Emmy once said, and that covers it." Irish acts who failed to qualify at Eurovision include Advertisement Favourites Emmy will perform in the second Eurovision semi-final which airs at 8pm tomorrow on RTE 2 with The Grand Final this Saturday. 4 Emmy performs in tomorrow night's second Eurovision semi-final Credit: Copyright remains with handout provider