The Late Late Show Eurosong 2022 Special airs this Friday night.
Ireland’s six Eurovision hopefuls will take to the stage to perform live, vying for the chance to represent the nation at the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Italy next May.
For the first time in several years, viewers at home will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favourite song and help to decide who will fly the Irish flag at Eurovision.
The winner of Friday night’s Eurosong will then perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, in front of an audience of 180 million people around the world.
Last autumn, RTÉ issued a callout on The Late Late Show for artists and songwriters with the talent and ambition to compete and succeed in this highly competitive environment.
The final six songs, chosen from over 300 entries, will be performed live on RTÉ One on Friday evening.
The winner will be chosen by the combined votes awarded by the public vote, an international jury and a studio jury.
Marty Whelan will be on hand as the Green Room correspondent, capturing all the backstage action throughout the show.
There will also be a very special interval performance from Riverdance, who first performed their iconic dance line at Eurovision back in 1994.
The chosen winner on Friday night will go on to represent Ireland at the competition in Turin in May, with Ireland drawn to perform in the second semi-final of the competition, bidding to qualify.
The Late Late Eurosong Special airs on RTÉ One this Friday, February 4th at 9:35pm.
