Ireland’s entry for Eurovision 2021, ‘Maps’ by Lesley Roy, will be launched today.
The song will be available on Spotify and Apple Music later today, while the first airplay of the tune took place on RTÉ 2FM Breakfast with Doireann & Eoghan this morning at 8.35am.
The video for ‘Maps’ will also be launched at 9pm via Eurovision s YouTube channel at 9am.
Dubliner Lesley will get her second chance to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam this May, following the cancellation of last year’s show due to Covid-19.
Lesley will take to the stage on The Late Late Show tonight for her debut performance of Ireland’s 2021 Eurovision entry followed by an interview with Ryan Tubridy.
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 organizers determined yet realistic on plans for May
3 scenarios still in play for Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Event will definitely take place on 18, 20, 22 May
Health and safety of all participants top priority
With just over 3 months to go, the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 have agreed a determined, yet realistic approach in the final phase of preparations.
In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Dutch Host Broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS and the City of Rotterdam have ruled out that the 65th Contest can take place “as normal” in 2021.
The organizers will now focus their efforts on Scenario B, hosting a socially distanced event with artists performing in Rotterdam, while realistically keeping downscaling options on the table for the weeks to come.
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Eurovision 2021 organizers set determined yet realistic plans for May
03 February 2021 at 13:00 CET
We can now confirm that 1 scenario has been ruled out for the competition leaving 3 potential scenarios still in play for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. This is what we know so far.
Last year, it was announced there’d be 4 potential scenarios in which the Contest could take place in 2021. As the Contest gets closer and closer, it has become apparent which one is no longer viable.
What we do know:
The event will definitely take place on 18, 20, and 22 May. With just over 3 months to go, the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 have agreed upon a determined, yet realistic approach in the final phase of preparations.
Lukas Hallgren has collaborated with Lesley Roy
THE IRISH-born singer who saw her bid to take part in Eurovision dashed earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic will return to represent Ireland in the song contest in 2021.
RTÉ said New York-based Lesley Roy will compete in Rotterdam next May with a brand-new song.
She has spent the last three months in the studio working on a new Eurovision song, which will be revealed in the new year.
The song was written and produced by the Dubliner, along with Eurovision producer Lukas Hallgren, producer/songwriter Philip Strand, Deepend and Emelie Eriksson – known as Eeva.
Irish Eurovision singer for 2021 confirmed
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RTÉ has today announced who will represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam next May with a brand-new song.
Lesley Roy was due to represent Ireland in 2020 and she has been chosen to represent the country again in 2021.
This year’s Eurovision in The Netherlands may not have happened, but Eurovision organisers are determined to make up for it in 2021.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Eurovision was cancelled for the first time in its 65-year history, disappointing hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, meaning Irish-born New York resident Lesley didn’t get the chance to compete with her uplifting pop tune, Story of My Life.