Louis Walsh the manager of Brendan Murray the Irish entrant in Eurovision 2017, has stated he’d love Johnny Logan to write the country’s song.

X Factor Judge and Manager Louis Walsh has stated in an interview with the Irish Mirror that he would love to have Johnny Logan write the Irish entry for Kyiv. Johnny Logan is the most successful artist in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest. Winning the song contest in both 1980 and 1987, before returning as a songwriter in 1992 and writing the winning entry “Why Me?” performed by Linda Martin.

Mr Walsh said with regards to the abilities of Johnny Logan to write a winning song that:

He knows the formula and what works – there’s nobody out there better than him who knows how to win.

He added that:

If he doesn’t, I will get one from England from a great songwriter, I’m confident about that. RTE needs us to qualify this year because they have sent the wrong people in the past. You have to send a great song and a great singer. Every other country in Europe sends their best singer and their best artist and takes it seriously. There’s a global audience now and you can’t get away with sending a half-arsed entry. It’s not rocket science – if you can get a song with a great hook, it can work. Jedward came eighth and if they can do it, anyone can.

Brendan Murray has been internally selected to represent Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. Brendan is a former member of the boy band Hometown, the group was formed in 2014 and to date has had two number one singles within Ireland. Hometown announced earlier this month that they would be splitting to pursue individual projects.

RTE and Louis Walsh have made a call for songs for Brendan to perform. The closing date for entries is 5pm on Monday, the 16th of January, 2017. Entries should be submitted to Eurovision Song Contest 2017, RTÉ Entertainment, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Source: Irish Mirror

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Ireland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1965 and is currently the most successful country to have participated in the contest, winning a total of seven times. During the 1990s Ireland was a powerhouse in the contest becoming the first country to win three years in a row from 1991 to 1994. Since 2000 Ireland has struggled in the contest having qualified from the semi-final into the final just five out of a possible 12 times. Ireland’s best result of the 2000s came in 2011 when Jedward finished 8th in Dusseldorf.

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