While all the focus is on Eurosong 2025 this Friday, with Ireland due to choose its Eurovision entry to send to Basel, the Irish Eurovision community will continue to be spoiled into the weekend!
Dancing With The Stars is getting its flags and ‘douze points’ out – as it holds Eurovision Week, with the nine remaining couples dancing to Eurovision hits from across the ages.
Producers have chosen the perfect week to also introduce the first dance-off of the season, meaning couples will get to perform their Eurovision routines again (arguably, to the benefit of the Eurovision fans watching rather than the dancers themselves).
Comedian Gearóid Farrelly and his pro dancer partner Stephen Vincent will perform Contemporary Ballroom to Gearóid’s friend and podcast co-host, Niamh Kavanagh’s 1993 winning Irish entry In Your Eyes. There will be extra pressure on Gearóid, as Niamh plans to watch his performance from the front row in studio!
Olympic gymnast Rhys McClenaghan and his pro partner Laura Nolan will be dancing a Quickstep to Norway’s 2009 winning entry, Fairytale by Alexander Rybak.
Meteorologist Joanna Donnelly and her dance partner Maciej Zieba will perform a Jive to Abba’s iconic winning-entry, Waterloo.
Mrs. Brown’s Boys actor Danny O’Carroll and his pro partner Salome Chachua will dance a Contemporary Ballroom to The Netherlands 2019 winner and viral hit Arcade by Duncan Laurence.
Social media star Kayleigh Trappe and, her partner Ervinas Merfeldas will grace the dance floor with a Samba to the 2018 contest runner-up from Cyprus, Fuego by Eleni Foureira.
Former Miss Universe Ireland, Aishah Akorede and Robert Rowiński will perform the Charleston to the United Kingdom’s 1996 classic, Ooh Aah… Just a Little Bit by Gina G.
Kin actress Yasmin Seky and Simone Arena will dance a Salsa to Armenia’s 2008 contest classic, Qélé, Qélé by Sirusho.
Chef Kevin Dundon and his pro partner Rebecca Scott will dance a Waltz to the 2017 winning song Amar Pelos Dois from Portugal’s Salvador Sobral.
Taekwondo athlete Jack Woolley and his pro dancer, Alex Vladimirov will face a little less stress as they dance a Paso Doble to Finland’s 2023 runner-up, Cha Cha Cha by Käärijä.
There certainly is a wide array of hits to cater for all Eurovision lovers – and it promises to be a truly Unforgettable evening!
Tune in to Dancing with the Stars – Eurovision Week this Sunday February 9th from 6:30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player
