Ireland's Euro-hope is a turkey
Ireland has chosen a singing puppet called Dustin the Turkey to represent it in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Dustin won a televised vote with his gobbled rendition of Irelande Douze Pointe - a parody of the Eurovision voting system.
He beat off competition from the likes of Dubliner Leona Daly's Not Crazy After All and 17-year-old Liam Geddes's Sometimes, reports the BBC.
Composed by Darren Smith and Simon Fine, the tune draws strongly on the campness of the Eurovision contest, which has become notorious in recent years for its tactical geopolitical voting.
"Shake your feathers and pop your beak, shake it to the west and to the east," the song goes. "Wave Euro-hands and Euro-feet, wave them in the air to the turkey beat."
Dustin will now go on to perform in Eurovision's first semi-final in the Serbian capital Belgrade on 20 May and, if successful, will be aiming for the golden egg of glory in the final four days later.
Dustin became a star of RTE's The Den in 1990 alongside fellow television puppet stars Zig and Zag. His career took off and he was eventually given his own programme, Dustin's Daily News.
He has already released 14 singles and six albums. His last album - Bling When You're Minging - in 2005 featured a duet with Chris De Burgh.
Ireland has chosen a singing puppet called Dustin the Turkey to represent it in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Dustin won a televised vote with his gobbled rendition of Irelande Douze Pointe - a parody of the Eurovision voting system.
He beat off competition from the likes of Dubliner Leona Daly's Not Crazy After All and 17-year-old Liam Geddes's Sometimes, reports the BBC.
Composed by Darren Smith and Simon Fine, the tune draws strongly on the campness of the Eurovision contest, which has become notorious in recent years for its tactical geopolitical voting.
"Shake your feathers and pop your beak, shake it to the west and to the east," the song goes. "Wave Euro-hands and Euro-feet, wave them in the air to the turkey beat."
Dustin will now go on to perform in Eurovision's first semi-final in the Serbian capital Belgrade on 20 May and, if successful, will be aiming for the golden egg of glory in the final four days later.
Dustin became a star of RTE's The Den in 1990 alongside fellow television puppet stars Zig and Zag. His career took off and he was eventually given his own programme, Dustin's Daily News.
He has already released 14 singles and six albums. His last album - Bling When You're Minging - in 2005 featured a duet with Chris De Burgh.
his dude is a national treasure ,yo try watching podge and rodge u will love them :clapping: