Creative Music Production student competing to represent Ireland at Eurovision
The six songs were selected from hundreds of entries received by RTÉ following a callout for submissions last year. All acts will compete on The Late Late Eurosong 2023 Special on Friday 3rd February.
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Midnight Summer Night was written one night during the pandemic when Leitir Meailláin’s Jennifer Connolly was just 17 years old.
Currently, in her 1st year of Creative Music Production at IADT / Sound Training College in Dublin, Jennifer says she has had a passion for music since she was a young child, and that this song plays with themes of nostalgia and the passing of time through her vocals.
“The song conveys confusion and overwhelming detachment, but overall the song implies that nothing bad lasts forever, delivering a sense of hope. To be in with a chance to share my song on such a legendary platform as Eurovision is amazing. It would be nothing less than a dream come true to bring Eurovision back home for Ireland once again.”
Viewers at home will have the opportunity to cast their vote for their favourite song and help to decide who will represent Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The winner of Friday night’s Eurosong will then perform at the Eurovision Song Contest, in front of an audience of 160 million people around the world.
The winner will be chosen by the combined votes awarded by, the Public Vote, an International Jury and a National Jury.
Michael Kealy, RTÉ Eurovision Head of Delegation, said: “I am really impressed by the quality and standard of the six acts we have in our Eurosong final this year. The Eurovision Song Contest is a global phenomenon, and the competition is getting harder every year, but whichever of our six finalists gets to represent Ireland in Liverpool in May, I’ve no doubt they will represent us brilliantly, winning new fans all over the world.”
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey, on behalf of Ukraine, on Saturday 13th May.