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16/May at 11:52

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Friday May 30th @ 22:30 CET

Eurovision Dance 2008: Ireland - National selection for Glasgow

In the final night of the current series of The Late Late Show hosted by Pat Kenny, on May 30th, the Irish public will get to decide who will represent Ireland in this year's Eurovision Dance Contest.

The 46th season of The Late Late Show comes to the end and once again it's been a hugely successful series with guests such as Bono, Elle McPherson, and Russell Brand appearing on the show along with musical acts such as Leona Lewis and Michael Buble and topical debate about the issues of the day.

In a press release published by RTÉ:

"As always the series plans to finish on a high note and the Friday May 30th show is no exception with a particular Eurovision theme to the show. The Irish puplic will be asked to select Ireland's entry to this year's Eurovision Dance Contest which will take place in September in Glasgow. This is the second year of the contest and last year Ireland succeeded in coming 3rd thanks to a brilliant performance by Nicola Byrne and Mick Donegan.

On the show four couples, each made up of a well-known face and a professional dancer, will battle it out to secure a place in this year's competition, and the public will be asked to vote for their favourite performance."

Show starts at 22:30 CET (21:30 local time) on RTÉ ONE television.

Finally this year's Eurovision Song Contest 2008 winner will be flying in to perform their winning song.


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garry chelsea! [32082]
Sat 17 May 2008 18:32:35

forget dustin check these puppets from west end eurovision http://news.bbc.co.u(...)/england/7405846.stm


Austin Thompson [46414]
Sat 17 May 2008 02:56:36

Please send Dustin, he could win EDC wings down


Mike Strothmann [12216]
Fri 16 May 2008 23:31:32

Hosting is all based on funding as per usual and I am SICK of UK funding this or any part of the Eurovision stable.


deryameydan deryameydan [47277]
Fri 16 May 2008 20:05:24

MOR VE ÖTESİ-(CRAZY) TURKEY
Sounght, the owner of my soul
Did I fall fight into the spot?
Resisting the subject of my passion
Angered and shrunken
Sounght, the owner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, resisting, resisting...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Don’t waste my time
With fake dreams
Sougt, theowner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, the subject of my passion
Angered and shrunken
Soungt, the owner of my soul
Did I fall right into the spot?
Resisting, resisting, resisting...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t deceive me
With fak dereams Half sane, half crazy I am
Sane all around me, crazy, one side of me
Everbady else sane, crazy, only me
Crazy, only me...
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Where is the love
You’re so proud of
Raise me
Don’t make me cry
Don’t waste my time
With fake dreams

video super....




Matthew Eurovision [45451]
Fri 16 May 2008 19:58:22

Helsinki should host, after all they did win.


Pat Schehan [42888]
Fri 16 May 2008 15:18:57

Hmm maybe Podge & Rodge Irish dancing? :P


Night Editor [45546]
Fri 16 May 2008 14:23:23

@ Peter H: I agree with you on the JESC. I've no desire to see vocally-challenged wee poppets mincing around singing about love and homework but I think the Dance Contest is a good idea. It's a lot more entertaining than the extremlely highbrow Eurovision Young Musician of the Year, another from the EBU stable.


DannyT [43795]
Fri 16 May 2008 14:15:18

smothered at birth lol


garry chelsea! [32082]
Fri 16 May 2008 13:30:18

oops heres the clip of the winners of west end eurovision http://www.youtube.c(...)/watch?v=_U9hlMDlxXg


garry chelsea! [32082]
Fri 16 May 2008 13:28:46

a clip of the winners of west end eurovision, if you live in london bbc london news will be showing a special reprt about last nights charity event, here is a clip of the winners ooh ah just a little bit, performed by the cast of WICKED


Jesse Kuiper [17503]
Fri 16 May 2008 13:02:02

The BBC organises the first two editions, that was already decided before the first edition. Last year it was in London already, probably BBC thinks two times in the same city is a little dull.


Peter H186 [24642]
Fri 16 May 2008 12:51:54

Like the JESC, this dance contest should have been smothered at birth.


Willox Willox [32746]
Fri 16 May 2008 12:16:09

ok..................


Belle De Jour [28706]
Fri 16 May 2008 12:11:04

When was it announced that Glasgow was to be the host?


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