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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Such a beautiful couple', cry fans as Westlife star Nicky Byrne shares ‘lovely' snap with wife Georgina
WESTLIFE star Nicky Byrne has shared a loved-up snap with his wife Georgina that has left fans gushing. The Uptown Girl singer and his wife Georgina Ahern have been married since 2003. 2 Nicky Byrne had his fans gushing as he shared a photo with his wife Credit: Instagram 2 Together the pair share three kids Credit: Instagram The 46-year-old shared a sweet snap of himself with Jay and Rocco as they celebrated their 18th birthday. The pair appeared delighted as they posed for the photo in their hallway before heading out for the evening. Nicky looked dapper in a grey jumper that he paired with a white shirt and light wash denim jeans. read more on Nicky Byrne While Georgina looked elegant in a stunning Zara beige midi dress that featured button clasps. Unfortunately for anyone looking to copy her style, the dress is currently sold out on Zara's website. Sharing the photo with his followers, Nicky gushed over his wife by captioning the photo with a series of love hearts. Friends and fans took to the singer's comment section to gush over the cute couple. Most read in Celebrity Angela commented: "Such a beautiful couple. Thank you for sharing!" Annika gushed: "Beautiful picture of you and Georgina." Nicky Byrne set to make Eurovision return Emma wrote: "You both look amazing in this picture." Another fan added: "Looking amazing both of you. You're such a lovely couple. Have a great weekend." Earlier last month, Nicky took to his Instagram to gush over his twins as they marked a major milestone. DOTING DAD The 46-year-old shared a sweet snap of himself, Jay and Rocco as they celebrated their 18th birthday. The trio were all smiles as they posed in front of two birthday balloons that had their names printed on them. Nicky was sporting an all black outfit while Jay and Rocco wore grey jeans and a top. He captioned his post: "I remember April 20th 2007 like it was yesterday! My two boys have turned 18. "Happy Birthday @roccobyrne14 @ We are so proud of the men you are becoming."
Irish Times
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Austria named winners of this year's Eurovision Song Contest
Austria has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland. JJ - Johannes Pietsch - took the top prize with the emotional song Wasted Love. The Israeli entry, New Day Will Rise, sung by Yuval Raphael, took second place. The winner was determined by a combination of viewer votes and juries made up of music industry professionals across European countries, who cast their votes based on rehearsals. READ MORE Austria, Switzerland and France were top three countries after the jury votes concluded and before the viewer votes were announced. The Irish jury's 'douze points' were awarded to Austria, as announced by Westlife singer and broadcaster Nicky Byrne. Sweden's failure to take the top prize means it remains tied with Ireland as the most successful country in the competition's history, with seven wins each. Earlier, BBC commentator Graham Norton said there was a 'mixed response' in the arena to the Israeli singer Raphael. The 24-year-old October 7th-attack survivor sang her entry New Day Will Rise, and saw cheers and boos on Saturday evening, said Norton. The performance developed an added edge when a song contest crew member was hit with paint, after two people tried to rush on stage to disrupt Raphael's performance, organisers have said. Israeli singer Yuval Raphael representing Israel with the song New Day Will Rise. Photograph: AFP A spokesman for SRG SSR (Swiss Broadcasting Company) said: 'At the end of the Israeli performance a man and a woman tried to get over a barrier on to the stage. They were stopped. One of the two agitators threw paint and a crew member was hit. The crew member is fine and nobody was injured. The man and the woman were taken out of the venue and handed over to the police.' Israel was awarded 297 points viewer votes and led the leaderboard for a period of time. Before the event began Sweden, Austria and Israel were considered among the favourites in the song contest , final. Ireland failed to make it beyond the semi-final on Thursday night, despite high hopes for the catchy Laika Party performed by Norwegian-born Emmy Kristiansen. Before the final, bookmakers give Sweden's entry, comedy trio KAJ, a 42 per cent chance of winning the world's biggest music event. Latvian group Tautumeitas representing Latvia with the song Bur Man Laimi during the flag ceremony before the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Photograph: Getty Images Albanian duo Shkodra Elektronike representing Albania with the song Zjerm during the flag ceremony. Photograph: Getty Images Other front runners before the contest included Finland's Erika Vikman with the innuendo-laden German language song Ich Komme, France's Louane with Maman, and Dutch singer Claude Kiambe's C'est La Vie. There was also buzz around host country Switzerland's Zoe Me with Voyage, Estonia's Tommy Cash with Italian parody Espresso Macchiato, and Malta's Miriana Conte, who changed her song's title, Kant – due to a complaint about its similarity to a certain English word – to Serving. Finnish Group KAJ representing Sweden with the song Bara Bada Bastu were among the favourites to lift the prize in Basel. Photograph: Getty Images Icelandic duo Vaeb representing Iceland with the song Roa before the contest tonight. Photograph: Getty Images During the week, several pro-Palestinian protests were held in Basel. Protesters have been calling for people to boycott the event because Israel is represented amid the ongoing military bombardment of Gaza. Ukrainian band Ziferblat representing Ukraine with the song Bird of Pray. Photograph: Getty Images The European Broadcasting Union has resisted calls to exclude Israel from the competition. The union previously banned Russia from the Eurovision after it invaded Ukraine in 2022. On Thursday, the Basel government said more than 200,000 people have visited the city so far for the contest, after the competition returned to Switzerland, which first hosted it in 1956 in Lugano. – Additional reporting: PA/Reuters
Extra.ie
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Revealed: Nicky Byrne to return to Eurovision
Nicky Byrne is set to make a return to RTE this week as he delivers the nation's vote for Eurovision. Westlife singer Nicky is a Eurovision fan and he even previously represented Ireland at the competition in Stockholm in 2016 with his song Sunlight. While Nicky didn't qualify for the final and only scored 46 points with his self-penned track, his affection for the annual song fest certainly hasn't dimmed. Pic: Luis Marin/Eyepix Group/Shutterstock For the past couple of years, Nicky has taken on the all-important role of announcing the Irish jury's votes to the watching public during the Grand Final. The Westlife man first took on the role of Ireland's Eurovision spokesperson in 2013 and continued in 2014, and 2015. Pic:Following his participation as a contestant, Byrne returned to his vote deliverer role with great aplomb in 2017 and has continued for the past few years. He is set to return to viewers' screens again on Saturday night to announce Ireland's all-important scores. Emmy. Pic: Corinne Cumming/EBU Ireland's Eurovision act Emmy takes to the semi-final stage on Thursday night hoping to reignite the nation's former Eurovision glory.
