Friday 5 March, 2021
Two first half tries from Rhys O’Donnell and David McCann edged the victory for RBAI.
Sweden’s Loreen powers to victory with ‘Euphoria’, while Jedward fail to make an impact and finish tied for 19th place.
Could Jedward take a surprise victory from Ireland – or would solid songs and friendly neighbours ensure Sweden and Russia ran away with it?
The Grimes twins will be the fourth-last act to perform at the event, which means we can expect to see them on our screens at around 10pm on Saturday night.
John and Edward met some of their fans in Azerbaijan today after their Eurovision success last night.
The Irish duo were the last of ten acts announced this evening as qualifying for the final.
Your essential round-up of the day’s biggest news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed.
The semi-finals begin this evening, with the big finale on Saturday. Will you admit to sneaking a peek?
Azerbaijan is three hours ahead of CET, and four ahead of Ireland – meaning a late night in Baku…
Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know as you kick off your day.
Also, in case you needed to know, Azerbaijan has been renamed ‘Ed-zerbai-john’. Got that?
