{"id":15301,"date":"2022-05-12T17:00:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1634003"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:46:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:46:18","slug":"who-is-irelands-eurovision-2022-act-meet-brooke-scullion","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-irelands-eurovision-2022-act-meet-brooke-scullion\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ireland\u2019s Eurovision 2022 act? Meet Brooke Scullion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rianne Ison\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 12 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Back in the \u201980s and \u201990s, Ireland were the standout country who dominated <\/span><a href=\"&quot;blank&quot;\">Eurovision<\/a> \u2013 even managing a double win with Johnny Logan in both 1980 and 1987.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the years that have followed they\u2019ve failed to reach the same dizzying heights.<\/p>\n<p>So, as the worldwide singing competition returns for 2022 from Italy on <span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Saturday 14th May, their entry Brooke Scullion is hoping she\u2019ll be the girl to change that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">As she goes head to head with the other contestants, Brooke is hoping to bring the title back to Ireland. Here we find out more about her and where you will have seen her before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Who is representing Ireland at Eurovision 2022?<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1634067\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Brooke-Scullion-dcb6738.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Brooke Scullion<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Instagram<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Name:<\/strong> Brooke Scullion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Age:<\/strong> 23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/brookescullion\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@brookescullion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Brooke_Scullion?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@Brooke_Scullion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"&quot;viewer-6silg&quot;\" class=\"&quot;mm8Nw\" _1j-51=\"\" iwv3d=\"\" _1food=\"\" _3m0fe=\"\" aujbk=\"\" public-draftstyledefault-block-depth0=\"\" fixed-tab-size=\"\" public-draftstyledefault-text-ltr=\"\"><span class=\"&quot;_2PHJq\" public-draftstyledefault-ltr=\"\">Brooke Scullion, known as her stage name Brooke, was born in Bellaghy, Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While she\u2019s not got masses of hit records under her belt, Brooke has experienced what it\u2019s like to be under the glare of the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, she entered season 9 of The Voice, where she was picked by coach Meghan Trainor. After being mentored by the US singer, Brooke was voted in third place.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke says the pair are still in touch and that \u201cgood friend\u201d Meghan texted to congratulate her when she heard about her entering Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p>With Meghan and her nearest and dearest\u2019s support, Brooke also released a single called Attention and has plans to showcase more of her material in the future.<\/p>\n<p>On her Instagram account, Brooke describes herself as an \u201cIrish Singer Songwriter and Cat Mom\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Ireland\u2019s Eurovision 2022 song called?<\/b><\/h2>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Brooke\" that=\"\" rich=\"\" ireland=\"\" official=\"\" music=\"\" video=\"\" eurovision=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkHzvy-Pscw?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Brooke penned That\u2019s Rich back in January 2020 when she teamed up with <span class=\"&quot;_2PHJq\" public-draftstyledefault-ltr=\"\">Izzy Warner and Karl Zine \u2013 coincidentally the writers behind the Netflix Eurovision movie.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>From the opening bar, it\u2019s clear the fun pop song is full of her influences, including Blondie and The Gossip, with others saying it has a Dua Lipa feel.<\/p>\n<p>After she won the chance to represent Ireland on The Late, Late Show \u2013 the first public vote since 2015 \u2013 Brooke went on to slightly revamp the tune as she wanted to make sure it became the singalong anthem it is.<\/p> <h2><b>Where did Ireland come in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Ireland have struggled to break through the crowd in recent years, failing to qualify for the Grand Final six times, including two last places in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The same can be said for their 2021 efforts when singer Lesley Roy failed to impress voters with her song Maps. She came in 16th place.<\/p>\n<h2><b>When is Eurovision 2022?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Brooke will be among the contenders hoping to make it to the Eurovision Grand Final on Saturday 14th May.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">If she makes it through, she\u2019ll take to the stage at Italy\u2019s PalaOlimpico Arena in Turin, following the host country\u2019s victory in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">In the meantime, Brooke will be performing in one of the semi-finals on<\/span>\u00a0Thursday 12th May.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch her in action on BBC Three. The Grand Final will air on BBC One.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which countries are taking part in Eurovision 2022?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the other countries competing in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest \u2013 click on each one to find out more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semi-final 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/sheldon-riley-eurovision-2022-australia\/&quot;\">Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/nadir-rustamli-eurovision-2022-azerbaijan\/&quot;\">Azerbaijan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/jeremiemakiese-eurovision-2022-belgium\/&quot;\">Belgium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/andromache-eurovision-2022-cyprus\/&quot;\">Cyprus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/we-are-domi-eurovision-2022-czech-republic\/&quot;\">Czech Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/stefan-eurovision-2022-estonia\/&quot;\">Estonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/therasmus-eurovision-2022-finland\/&quot;\">Finland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/circus-mircus-eurovision-2022-georgia\/&quot;\">Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/israel-eurovision-2022-michael-ben-david\/&quot;\">Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/emma-muscat-eurovision-2022-malta\/&quot;\">Malta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/vladana-eurovision-2022-montenegro\/&quot;\">Montenegro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/andrea-eurovision-2022-north-macedonia\/&quot;\">North Macedonia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ochman-eurovision-2022-poland\/&quot;\">Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/wrs-eurovision-2022-romania\/&quot;\">Romania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/achille-lauro-eurovision-2022-san-marino\/&quot;\">San Marino<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/konstrakta-eurovision-2022-serbia\/&quot;\">Serbia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/cornelia-jakobs-eurovision-2022-sweden\/&quot;\">Sweden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will air on the BBC from Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/tidal.com\/browse\/playlist\/5e111910-a071-4809-b300-7998d9bb3739&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">listen to all of this year\u2019s Eurovision songs on TIDAL<\/a>, while the full album of tracks is\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022\/dp\/B09TMSBP93?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-2022%2Fdp%2FB09TMSBP93%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1635032&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">available on CD<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Eurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL\/dp\/B09V2BYXX1\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-geniuslink=\"&quot;https:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=114542&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FEurovision-Song-Contest-Turin-VINYL%2Fdp%2FB09V2BYXX1%2F%3Ftag%3Dradtim0b-21%26ascsubtag%3Dradiotimes-1635032&amp;dtb=1&quot;\">vinyl<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>You can also check out the full list of<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/eurovision-song-contest-winners\/&quot;\">\u00a0<b>Eurovision winners<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0and<\/b><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/uk-eurovision-winners-how-many-times\/&quot;\">\u00a0<b>how many times the UK has won Eurovision<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0here. 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