Nicky Byrne met a familiar face over in Sweden.
The singer, who is representing Ireland at the Eurovision next week, bumped into Dara O’Briain, who was doing a comedy gig in Stockholm.
“Dara was great. He was on the radio show about a year ago which was fantastic. Lovely guy. He did a great gig himself last night,” Nicky said.
“We had a good catch up and he wished me all the best so exciting times. Nice to get a nod from somebody you admire. He’s obviously brilliant.”
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After landing in Sweden Nicky has been getting used to the Eurovision buzz, and said being over there is like being at the Olympic Games.
“It’s fun. I always knew it was going to be big but it’s enormous – it’s like being at an Olympic Games or a World Cup of songs,” Nicky said.
“I’ve got my flag stuck to the window of my hotel room – it’s over a motorway so it’s great because all the cars passing can see the tricolur and the bottom of the road I can see the arena about half a mile away.
“It’s very exciting – the staging, the size of it, the professionalism, the timing, nothing’s left amiss,” he added.
