RTÉ announces search for Ireland's 2025 Eurovision act

RTÉ has announced the search to find Ireland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Basel, Switzerland in May 2025 after singer Nemo's win in this year's Eurovision with their track The Code.

RTÉ wants to hear from artists, performers and songwriters with the talent and ambition to compete and succeed in this highly competitive environment.

This is an invaluable opportunity for performers and songwriters to gain exposure on a worldwide scale - the Eurovision has a global viewing audience of over 160 million people and the rewards for success can be significant.

RTÉ Eurovision Head of Delegation Michael Kealy said, "Our 2024 entry Bambie Thug bewitched audiences and came sixth at the Eurovision in May in Malmo – it was Ireland's best result since 2000.

"Bambie’s song Doomsday Blue has had over 24 million streams to date on Spotify. Their performance at the Grand Final has had 9.4 million views on Eurovision's official You Tube channel.

"Eurovision is an amazing opportunity for any Irish act to catapult themselves onto the world stage. Bambie Thug performed at Electric Picnic in August and is currently on a 30-date tour across Europe with sold out shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Amsterdam, Cologne, Helsinki, Dublin and Galway.

"Representing your country and performing at Eurovision is an experience unlike any other and can open doors beyond your imagination. If you think you have what it takes to be our Irish representative in Basel next year we’d love to hear from you!"

The closing date for submissions is 8 weeks from today - 6pm on Monday, 18 November 2024.

Further information including terms and conditions are available on www.rte.ie/eurovision