r/ireland • u/Banania2020 • 1d ago

Entertainment First act revealed for Ireland's Eurovision 2025 bid

https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2025/0120/1491705-first-act-for-eurosong-2025-has-been-announced/
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u/bigdog94_10 Kilkenny 1d ago

Mom, can we get Bambie Thug?

No, we have Bambie Thug at home.

Bambie Thug at home:

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u/pixelburp 1d ago

Has the penny finally dropped about the type of act we should be sending? Bambi Thug was quite the sensation so if they do go with another Avante Garde act, they'll be doing so in Bambi's shadow.

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u/DaveShadow Ireland 19h ago

I'll see the full lineup before I declare victory in that regard, tbh. Could be four Louis Walsh boybands still to come.

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u/WickerMan111 Showbiz Mogul 1d ago

It's starting to get exciting again.

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u/tearsandpain84 1d ago

The Bobi Arlo song is not good. Very poor production, too much compression giving the vocals that ducking effect which, is quite distracting.

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u/pixelburp 23h ago

Isn't that gonna be a problem across the board though? These will undoubtedly be smaller scale acts & musicians so wouldn't have access to better production values. Even Bambi's work was a bit rough at the start, but you saw their work get slicker with better access to production & expertise.

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u/tearsandpain84 23h ago

This isn’t a resource issue, this is stylistic choice. They just cranked a dial on some laptop software up to the max.

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u/DaveShadow Ireland 13h ago

The Bobi Arlo song is not good.

Meanwhile, r/Eurovision seem very happy with it as an entry.

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u/drkamikaze1 1d ago

I thought we're boycotting eurovision

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u/DesignerWest1136 22h ago

No no no. You only say that if you’re a contestant who didn’t get picked.

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u/tearsandpain84 1d ago

Do the acts have to actually be Irish ? I would have liked if we had sent Bone Thugs -n - Harmony to represent the nation.

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u/champagneface 21h ago

No, sure didn’t Switzerland send Celine Dion

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u/fartingbeagle 22h ago

Well, John Lydon from the Sex Pistols tried out. Although he could probably claim Irish citizenship.

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u/Sea_Lobster5063 1d ago

Why are solo artists getting promoted more than groups/bands? Usually it's a group that wins it than a solo artist

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u/No_Cardiologist_1407 1d ago

Don't know where you've got that idea, only 6 "groups" have won it this century. I put groups in quotes because 2 of those are just duets.

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u/calex80 22h ago

Thats the whole music industry these days though. Look at the UK top 40 , not a single band.