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John Lydon out of Eurovision contention for Ireland

Former Sex Pistols frontman had been hoping to represent the Emerald Isle with his song to raise awareness about dementia.

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Irish rockers Wild Youth have been chosen to represent at Ireland at Eurovision this year, ending the hopes of former Sex Pistols frontman, John Lydon to perform his song, Hawaii.

Lydon, 67, had hoped his song about his wife Nora who lives with Alzheimer’s, would bring awareness to the disease.

Wild Youth have previously supported Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan and The Script on tour and with their song We Are One.

Lydon’s group Public Image Ltd – which he formed in 1978 after the Sex Pistols split – was one of six acts who performed on Irish TV’s the Late Late Show.

Dementia UK said: “By choosing to share his experience through this competition and his song Hawaii, more awareness can be raised about dementia.”

Dementia Australia

Source: BBC

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  1. No doubt a nice song and message about his wife and to raise awareness. But to spend the week’s leading up to the national final slagging off Eurovision every time he opened his mouth was an odd way to go around gaining support.

    1. He would not be who he is without voicing his opinion, regardless of his grumbling he is very intelligent, articulate and says it how he sees it (more people could take a leaf out of his book on that score) through his “poetry” as he calls it. Any publicity is better than none when it comes to promoting. Eurovision has “evolved” over the years to stay relevant and is way different to what it was.
      Showing my age but I get him and his rebellious persona going back to the 70s which was groundbreaking at the time just like rock and roll was seen rebellious music in the 50s. Some of the best decades of my life.

  2. Sad John didn’t make it to Eurovision but he’s shared a beautiful song with the world to highlight the disease. That deserves top marks regardless. I love “horrible”.

  3. I thought he had a good chance. It’s a lovely song that he performed. If it was another music contest, the song could’ve won. It sort of didn’t fit into the Eurovision style, or the styles of genre that do well across Europe. It’s difficult to believe such a lovely song can come from a difficult place.

    I like the message about the song as well and giving back to his wife and appreciating what she did for him, now that she has cognitive problems. Even if he didn’t reach a higher level, it’s still one of the top highlights from this year’s Eurovision.

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