Bunbeg man hoping to sing his way to Eurovision Song Contest

Andrew Carr, who goes by his stage name ADGY

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But he's up against a former Sex Pistol among others!

Bunbeg-based singer-songwriter Andrew Carr, who goes by his stage name ADGY, is about to pit his musical wits against a former Sex Pistol among others in a bid to represent Ireland at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

He is one of six acts who will battle it out to represent the country in Liverpool this May.

Andrew's song was selected from hundreds of entries received by RTÉ following a callout for submissions last year.

"I am beyond excited to announce that I am a semi-finalist in this year's Eurosong to compete to represent Ireland in the Eurovision 2023. My song, Too Good For Your Love, is out this Friday, January 13. And a live performance will take place on the Late Late show on RTE 1 on February 3, with the other five semi-finalists.

"I am so excited to be part of this and compete to have the chance to represent my country in the Eurovision," he says.

Described as one of Ireland's upcoming artists who is set to be releasing a number of singles in 2023. ADGY is a prolific songwriter, producer, and performer with influences from Indie-Pop, EDM, and Hip Hop

Too Good for Your Love was written by Andrew as a piano ballad during the lockdown and is a collaboration with producer Boksay. The two artists worked together remotely in creating the final version of this song, which is described as "an upbeat high-tempo dance track".

ADGY whose music career took off in 2020 when he signed a record deal for his release Like You Do with Universal Music Group. Since then, he has released music that has accumulated over 10 million streams globally across streaming platforms and radio.

John Lydon

Perhaps the most interesting of the contenders is a song called Hawaii from the band fronted by former Sex Pistol, John Lydon. His band, Public Image Limited (PiL) has been going for over 40 years now and enjoyed their fair share of chart success over the years.

PiL’s music has earned them five UK Top 20 singles and five UK Top 20 albums. Hawaii is a love letter to John Lydon's wife of nearly five decades, Nora, who is living with Alzheimer’s. Described as "a pensive, personal yet universal love song that will resonate with many", the song sees John reflecting on one of their happiest moments together in Hawaii. According to the band, the emotional ballad is as close as John (whose mother was from Co Cork and father came from Galway), will ever come to bear his soul.

“It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most,” John says. “It’s also a message of hope that ultimately love conquers all."