It was not to be for young Dromtarriff/Mallow singer Amy Cotter, who competed in the third heat of the Irish Junior Eurovision competition on Sunday evening. Broadcast on TG4, the 11-year-old singer was a contestant in the third heat of the competition.
Unfortunately, the young singer lost out on a place in the semi-final, but was commended for her performance of ‘These Days’ by Rudimental, sung in the Irish language.
Ellen McGloucghlin from Dublin went straight through to the semi-final with an as gaeilge version of ‘Perfect’ by Eddi Reader, where she was joined by Niamh Beatrix Smith after the sing-off, where she performed ‘Counting Stars’ by One Republic, as gaeilge.
The two young ladies will join Gillian Brennan, Liza O’Neill, Clare Keeley, and Jessica McKean in the semi-finals. Last year, the country was represented by 12-year-old Sophie Lennon from Newry, Co. Down.
She took to the Junior Eurovision stage in Yerevan, Armenia where she competed against 15 other countries with her Irish language song ‘Solas’; unfortunately, the victors in 2022 were France, with young Lissandro singin ‘Oh Mamam’.
