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♬ Laika Party - EMMY

Norwegian singer EMMY was crowned champion on Friday night's Late Late Show Eurosong Special with her track Laika Party and will now represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland this May.

After her win was announced, the 24-year-old singer said: "I'm just in shock, thank you so, so much. This can't be happening."

She added: "I hope I will make you proud. Thank you guys."

EMMY said that she met a songwriter from Ireland at a songwriting camp so "it felt natural to submit the song for Ireland".

She began making her own songs at the age of seven and her career got a kick-start in 2015 when, as a 15-year-old, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix Junior, one of the biggest music competitions in her country, for children.

Six years later, in 2021, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix, Norway's national selection of a song for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Eurosong winner was decided by a combination of public votes, an international jury, and a national jury.

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland after Nemo took home the trophy for Switzerland in 2024.

The Eurovision Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday 13 May and Thursday 15 May with the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final taking place on Saturday 17 May.

Sweden shares the record for most Eurovision wins together with Ireland - with a tally of seven victories each at the contest.

Ireland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and famously won four out of five contests in the 1990s and became the first country to win three years in a row.

About EMMY and her song "Laika Party"

Emmy said that she met a songwriter from Ireland at a songwriting camp so "it felt natural to submit the song for Ireland".

EMMY began making her own songs at the age of seven and her career got a kick-start in 2015 when, as a 15-year-old, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix Junior, one of the biggest music competitions in her country, for children.

Six years later, in 2021, she participated in Melodi Grand Prix, Norway's national selection of a song for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Today, EMMY is especially known for singing on TikTok and has 1.2 million followers around the world.

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