Reylta revealed as second Eurosong contestant for Eurovision 2025

Reylta has been announced as the second artist in the running to represent Ireland at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which will commence in Basel, Switzerland, this May.

The Galway singer-songwriter, who was Radio Nova's A New Local Hero finalist in 2023, will go up against five other acts in the Eurosong final on The Late Late Show Eurosong Special on 7 February.

Entering with her song 'Fire', Reylta has already carved out a niche for herself as an alt-folk artist whose music is described as being "rooted deeply in Irish tradition and heritage". She has been performing with her band since 2017 and released her debut single, 'Fools Games', in 2019. In October, she released her debut album Everything Unsaved Will Be Lost. 

Reylta's Eurosong contender 'Fire' will air today on The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 from 3pm.

On Monday, Bobbi Arlo was revealed as the first act in contention to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision.

Bambie Thug represented Ireland at last year's Eurovision, finishing sixth with their performance of 'Doomsday Blue'. Switzerland's Nemo was the overall winner with their track 'The Code'.

The 2024 edition, which took place in Malmö, Sweden, was also marred in controversy, much of which stemmed from the organisers' decision to allow Israel to take part and prevent Palestinian symbols from being displayed. The contest was ultimately reviewed by an "independent expert" following the disqualification of the Netherlands' contestant Joost Klein over allegations of making verbal threats to a female production worker.