We haven't seen very much of Janet Devlin since her 2011 stint on the X Factor, but the Tyrone songstress has been tipped to be Ireland's Eurovision entry for 2019.

The rumour mill got started after the Irish Daily Mail ran with a front-page exclusive today announcing Devlin's role as the Irish Eurovision entry.

The news shocked fans, who were waiting until the official announcement from RTÉ due Friday.

Since the news broke, there has been some confusion as to the validity of the story. Several people claiming to have insider info have spoken out on Twitter saying that Janet would not be the choice once the entry was announced.

Devlin herself dismissed rumours that she would be the Irish Eurovision entry a few weeks ago on Twitter, responding to a report saying it was "too far".


This wouldn't rule her out as an entry per se, as several Eurovision entrants have denied rumours in the build up previously, only to be announced later.

So, what do we think of this rumour? While we can not say for definite until Friday, RTÉ sources that we have spoken to here at Buzz also indicate that Devlin is not the Eurovision entry - even if we think she'd be great!

The rumour-mill will continue for the next few days regardless, and Ireland will finally have its Eurovision entrant confirmed when RTÉ make the announcement on Friday.

Janet Devlin entered the public sphere when she came fifth in the 2011 series of X Factor when she was just 16-years-old.

Nowadays Janet Devlin is a singer-songwriter with a number of EPs in her back catalogue, in addition to her first studio album Running With Scissors, which was released in 2014.

To date Devlin's most popular song on Spotify is a rather lovely and charming cover of The Cure's Friday I'm In Love, which you can give a listen below.


If Janet is selected, it will be the second year in a row that Ireland has sent a reality TV hopeful to the Eurovision.

Last year Ryan O'Shaughnessy took Ireland's place at Eurovision, securing a place in the live finals, and coming 16th overall.