Wild Youth were left devastated after Ireland failed to qualify for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest for a fifth year in a row.
Ireland last qualified for the final back in 2018 with Ryan O’Shaughnessy and his track, Together.
But despite lead singer Conor O’Donohoe giving it all with his band Wild Youth, Ireland failed to qualify during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Tuesday night in the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.
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Ireland’s semi-final was always going to be a difficult one – it had already been tagged the “group of death”, due to the fact that it was sandwiched in with the Finnish second favourite and also the overall favourite, Swedish singer Loreen and her Ibiza-like dance track, Tattoo.
Other songs that went down well in rehearsals included Norway’s entry, Switzerland’s Lewis Capaldi-soundalike, and also the Israeli entry, Unicorn by Noa Kirel.
Wild Youth faced pressure to make it through and all the hard work didn't pay off as they took to the stage with an impressive display of pyrotechnics and glittery jumpsuits.
There was even a nod to past Eurovision winners such as Johnny Logan and Dana.
The ten countries to make it through to the final from the first Semi-Final were:
- Croatia
- Moldova
- Switzerland
- Finland
Czechia
Israel
Portugal
Sweden
Serbia
Norway
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