Music
23 Jan 25

Samantha Mumba and EMMY revealed as Ireland's latest Eurovision 2025 hopefuls

Samantha Mumba (L) and EMMY (R)

Their songs will be aired later today on the Ray D'Arcy show

Irish singer-songwriter Samantha Mumba and Norwegian singer EMMY have been confirmed as the next two acts hoping to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest.

The pair are the fourth and fifth Eurosong finalists from a total of six, with Bobbi Arlo, Reylta and Adgy having already been announced.

Mumba will be entering with her song 'My Way', while EMMY enters with 'Laika Party'.

The last of the Eurosong finalists will be unveiled on RTE Radio 1's Ray D'Arcy show on Friday, with the six acts due to compete during the Late Late Eurosong Special on February 7.

Mumba is an Irish singer-songwriter who received international attention at age of 17 with her debut single, 'Gotta Tell You'. The track shot to the top 5 in the charts in Ireland, the UK and US, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. She is also an established actor, and has a recurring role as Paula Kenny in the BBC series Harry Wild.

EMMY meanwhile, is a 24-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter. Her career got a kick-start in 2015 when the then-teenager participated in Melodi Grand Prix Junior, one of the biggest music competitions in her country, for children. Six years later she participated in Melodi Grand Prix, Norway's national selection of a song for Eurovision Song Contest.

She may be familiar to some for her social media presence, boasting a TikTok profile with 1.2 million followers.

Bambie Thug represented Ireland at last year's Eurovision, finishing sixth with their performance of 'Doomsday Blue'. Switzerland's Nemo was the overall winner with their track 'The Code'.

The 2024 edition, which took place in Malmö, Sweden, was also marred in controversy, much of which stemmed from the organisers' decision to allow Israel to take part and prevent pro-Palestinian symbols and messages from being displayed.

The contest was ultimately reviewed by an "independent expert" following the disqualification of the Netherlands' contestant Joost Klein over allegations of making verbal threats to a female production worker.