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25th Nov 2018

This is Ireland’s entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belarus on Sunday night

Alan Loughnane

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14-year-old Taylor Hynes will represent Ireland at the Junior Eurovision Final in Belarus on Sunday night.

The teenager from Clonee in Meath will perform his song ‘IOU’ through Irish, in front of an estimated audience of 20 million people.

The official music video features former Irish Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh and last year’s entry Ryan O’Shaughnessy.

The European Broadcasting Union picked up the idea for a song contest featuring children following its launch in 2003 and opened the competition to all EBU member broadcasters.

Clip via Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Taylor is in his 3rd year at secondary school in Scoil Pobail Setanta in Ongar.

At the moment he plays Ryan in their school play High School Musical. Taylor joined the local drama society Stagezone and is now in his senior year.

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