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Dervish are to represent Ireland at the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki in May 2007.
The County Sligo-based band will play a song in the final of the competition chosen after a local public competition. Songwriters had until January 8 to submit songs for consideration from which four would be chosen and performed by Dervish on 'The Late Late Show' on Friday 16 February. The public voted on which song would, 'go through' and here's a link where you can watch their performance of the winning song: "They Can't Stop The Spring"
Commenting on Dervish's selection, Kevin Linehan, Commissioning Editor, Entertainment Programmes, RTÉ Television, said: "With the Eurovision now an increasingly complex and competitive competition, RTÉ feels that Dervish's proven experience of delivering exciting performances to mass live audiences around the world makes them an exciting proposition for the Eurovision stage."
Shane Mitchell of Dervish said: "We are honoured to accept RTÉ's invitation to represent Ireland at Eurovision 2007 and look forward to raising the roof of the Areena (sic) in Helsinki."
You can find a list of Dervish's full June 2007 UK tour dates on their Stoneyport page.