EUROVISION 2024 IRELAND: BAMBIE THUG - DOOMSDAY BLUE + EUROSONG 2024

Sweden took their 7th win and now share the first place with Ireland. And Ireland, the Eurovision superpower of the 1990's has been struggling big time the past 20 years or so while the frustration has grown. A bit like Finland and then in 2006 we decided to just go all in, sent Lordi and won. Same kind of feeling I got from Ireland this year when they decided not to go safe but went "ok, let's send something weird and wild and see how that goes, as who cares?!" kind of thing and here we have something never seen in Eurovision before: Bambie Thung and their Doomsday blue.

And mind you they wasn't the only wild and bold entry in Eurosong. Incredibly the international jury voted for the dullest, most boring safest entry ever. Shame on them.

Bambie Thug or Bambie Ray Robinson (31) is Irish singer-songwriter born of Swedsih father and Irish mother. Their music has no genre and is inspired by breakups, witchcraft and drug addiction among others. Their career started in school choir, winner of All-Ireland schools choir competition. Originally Bambie wanted to study ballet, then dance but after breaking an arm switched to musical theater. Then they learned to write pop songs and signed with an agency that wanted them to do bubblegum pop. Long story short their credited entrance to recording music was in 2020 with Fike & Fabich's Mean.

The real debut Birthday single came in 2021. Its uncensored music video was released in porn sites. Singles and EPs have been coming in steady flow ever since. They also practice neopagan witchcraft.

So, what do I think? I must admit I wasn't very keen on this first. And it's still a wild ride when I listen to it. I kinda love the airy chorus bits and I'm also learned to digest the verses, too. After all I was a huge Nina Hagen fan back in the day!

In our Home Jury Bambie scored well, one juror even stating this is her favorite of them all!

Eurosong 2024

1. Bambie Thug - Doomsday blue (intl. 8 + jury 12 + tele 12) 32

2. Ailsha - Go Tobann (6 + 10 + 8) 24

2. Next in Line - Love like us (12 + 2+ 10) 24

4. Erica-Cody - Love me like I do (10 + 6 + 6) 22

5. JyellowL feat. Toshin - Judas (4 + 8 + 4) 16

6. Isabella Kearney - Let me be the fire (2 + 4 + 2) 8

*the quality of Late late show's sound and the rest is pretty much unwatchable so there for no videos from there but Bambie Thug.

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