15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘The best', cry fans as beloved Westlife star returns for plum RTE Eurovision role 9 years after he was ‘robbed'
A BELOVED Westlife star is set to return to Eurovision nine years after he was "robbed".
Dublin
man
Ireland
in Stockholm,
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Nicky Byrne represented Ireland at Eurovision 2016
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Nicky performed his own original tune titled Sunlight
Unfortunately, Nicky's tune did not qualify for that year's Grand Final, only earning 46 points.
The Irish
star
managed to secure a 15th-place finish in the first semi-final.
At the time, Nicky expressed major disappointment in
"There's no formula to winning."
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The 46-year-old is set to make his comeback to the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend, but it won't be for his singing.
Byrne has been announced as the host to present
the Irish jury's votes during the Grand Final of
Eurovision 2025.
In a throwback clip posted to
Nicky looked incredible as he bounced around the stage belting out the chorus to Sunlight.
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The then, 35-year-old donned a cool red leather jacket, black skinny jeans and leather
boots
.
He also had his blonde
hair
slicked back and added a set of bangles to his wrist.
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Nicky hit every note as he interacted with screaming fans in the audience.
The star pointed at the camera and gave a smouldering look as he sang out the rest of the song.
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The pop star finished off the tune with a dramatic final pose before giving a big smile to the adorning crowd.
Fans all raced to the comment section to react to Nicky's old Eurovision moment.
'UNDERRATED'
July wrote: "He set the stage on
fire
and the lighting was just amazing."
Amy remarked: "This was so underrated omg!"
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Fiona added: "It was such a good song he was robbed."
Sally said: "You should have won that year. You were magnificent."
And Molly gushed: "The best ever!!"
Sunlight was Nicky's first ever debut single as a solo artist.
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According to Byrne, Sunlight is "essentially a love song and its message is one of positivity.
Tomorrow is a new day and the sunlight shining on your face at the start of any new day should make you smile be fresh and to begin again."
