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The previous rumors about potential Eurovision participation of ex-Westlifelid Nicky Byrne this morning were confirmed by the Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Also his song for the Eurovision song contest, Sunlight, was already released.

Irish Independant, the best-selling daily newspaper in Ireland, picked up last week with news that Nicky Byrne to Stockholm mag. Later the message was removed from the website. Nicky Byrne was a member of the popular boy-band Westlife at number fourteen times in the United Kingdom one knew. Also in our country the band scored hits including Uptown Girl and My Love in the early Noughties. The band held to exist in 2012.

Meanwhile, Byrne also developed a career as a presenter. So he has his own radio show on RTÉ 2. He is also voted fifth sexiest man in Ireland. Now he would again plunge into the studio and work on a song for Stockholm. He would then Petra Fellow , moreover, meet for the first time personally after he gave her earlier the Irish points during the song contest in Malmo three years ago. That tasted apparently to more because the past two years, he was also spokesperson for Ireland. More info on Nicky Byrne can be found on our Candidates page.

In a tweet of the RTÉ was officially made the news this morning:

And that’s also the second song immediately for Stockholm. After Përrallë from Albania we get Sunlight from Ireland, now only but in studio version. The first real action we get on Saturday 13 February. In a broadcast of The Ray D’Arcy Show on the RTÉ will Byrne his song live.

Ireland holds the record in terms of the number of Eurovision victories. With seven titles they possess one more than Sweden. Christer Björkman, head of the Swedish delegation, has already indicated that his country but what like to title holder would like to be. For Ireland is the pressure to finally to perform again. Their last win dated from 1996 when Eimear Quinn won The Voice. In Vienna last year knew Molly Sterling with Playing With Numbers to reach the finals.